diff --git a/ts/change-notetype/tsconfig.json b/ts/change-notetype/tsconfig.json
index 343099dd9..276e90989 100644
--- a/ts/change-notetype/tsconfig.json
+++ b/ts/change-notetype/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 {
     "extends": "../tsconfig.json",
-    "rootDirs": ["../../bazel-bin/ts/change-notetype"],
     "include": ["*"],
     "references": [
         { "path": "../lib" },
diff --git a/ts/components/tsconfig.json b/ts/components/tsconfig.json
index 967d2a2d5..6ef6ea47c 100644
--- a/ts/components/tsconfig.json
+++ b/ts/components/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 {
     "extends": "../tsconfig.json",
-    "rootDirs": ["../../bazel-bin/ts/components"],
     "include": ["*"],
     "references": [{ "path": "../lib" }, { "path": "../sveltelib" }]
 }
diff --git a/ts/congrats/tsconfig.json b/ts/congrats/tsconfig.json
index f9cfbf1f4..156ec7f9f 100644
--- a/ts/congrats/tsconfig.json
+++ b/ts/congrats/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 {
     "extends": "../tsconfig.json",
-    "rootDirs": ["../../bazel-bin/ts/congrats"],
     "include": ["*"],
     "references": [{ "path": "../lib" }]
 }
diff --git a/ts/deck-options/tsconfig.json b/ts/deck-options/tsconfig.json
index ea665bd14..276e90989 100644
--- a/ts/deck-options/tsconfig.json
+++ b/ts/deck-options/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 {
     "extends": "../tsconfig.json",
-    "rootDirs": ["../../bazel-bin/ts/deck-options"],
     "include": ["*"],
     "references": [
         { "path": "../lib" },
diff --git a/ts/editable/tsconfig.json b/ts/editable/tsconfig.json
index d41b14d36..a3fb6b2dc 100644
--- a/ts/editable/tsconfig.json
+++ b/ts/editable/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 {
     "extends": "../tsconfig.json",
-    "rootDirs": ["../../bazel-bin/ts/editable"],
     "include": ["*"],
     "references": [
         { "path": "../components" },
diff --git a/ts/editor/tsconfig.json b/ts/editor/tsconfig.json
index 6321ef2f6..28951ad86 100644
--- a/ts/editor/tsconfig.json
+++ b/ts/editor/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 {
     "extends": "../tsconfig.json",
-    "rootDirs": ["../../bazel-bin/ts/editor"],
     "include": ["*"],
     "references": [
         { "path": "../components" },
diff --git a/ts/html-filter/tsconfig.json b/ts/html-filter/tsconfig.json
index e4fd5bec9..587e87472 100644
--- a/ts/html-filter/tsconfig.json
+++ b/ts/html-filter/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 {
     "extends": "../tsconfig.json",
-    "rootDirs": ["../../bazel-bin/ts/html-filter"],
     "include": ["*"],
     "references": [],
     "compilerOptions": {
diff --git a/ts/lib/tsconfig.json b/ts/lib/tsconfig.json
index 78e6380d6..587e87472 100644
--- a/ts/lib/tsconfig.json
+++ b/ts/lib/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 {
     "extends": "../tsconfig.json",
     "include": ["*"],
-    "rootDirs": ["../../bazel-bin/ts/lib"],
     "references": [],
     "compilerOptions": {
         "types": ["jest"]
diff --git a/ts/reviewer/tsconfig.json b/ts/reviewer/tsconfig.json
index 836b23e94..156ec7f9f 100644
--- a/ts/reviewer/tsconfig.json
+++ b/ts/reviewer/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 {
     "extends": "../tsconfig.json",
-    "rootDirs": ["../../bazel-bin/ts/reviewer"],
     "include": ["*"],
     "references": [{ "path": "../lib" }]
 }
diff --git a/ts/sveltelib/tsconfig.json b/ts/sveltelib/tsconfig.json
index 7e4a1539e..156ec7f9f 100644
--- a/ts/sveltelib/tsconfig.json
+++ b/ts/sveltelib/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 {
     "extends": "../tsconfig.json",
-    "rootDirs": ["../../bazel-bin/ts/sveltelib"],
     "include": ["*"],
     "references": [{ "path": "../lib" }]
 }
diff --git a/ts/tsconfig.json b/ts/tsconfig.json
index ec2df25ab..46ba3b402 100644
--- a/ts/tsconfig.json
+++ b/ts/tsconfig.json
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@
         // "outDir": "dist",
         // "rootDir": "..",
         "rootDir": ".",
+        "rootDirs": [
+            // for VS code
+            "../bazel-bin/ts"
+        ],
         "baseUrl": ".",
         "paths": {},
         "types": [],