diff --git a/extensions/configuration-editing/src/typings/ref.d.ts b/extensions/configuration-editing/src/typings/ref.d.ts
index b4244513676..bc057c55878 100644
--- a/extensions/configuration-editing/src/typings/ref.d.ts
+++ b/extensions/configuration-editing/src/typings/ref.d.ts
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@
  *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 /// <reference path='../../../../src/vs/vscode.d.ts'/>
-/// <reference path='../../node_modules/@types/node/index.d.ts'/>
+/// <reference types='@types/node'/>
diff --git a/extensions/extension-editing/src/typings/ref.d.ts b/extensions/extension-editing/src/typings/ref.d.ts
index b4244513676..bc057c55878 100644
--- a/extensions/extension-editing/src/typings/ref.d.ts
+++ b/extensions/extension-editing/src/typings/ref.d.ts
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@
  *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 /// <reference path='../../../../src/vs/vscode.d.ts'/>
-/// <reference path='../../node_modules/@types/node/index.d.ts'/>
+/// <reference types='@types/node'/>
diff --git a/extensions/git/src/typings/refs.d.ts b/extensions/git/src/typings/refs.d.ts
index 7e5c3cd8aaa..954bab971e3 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/typings/refs.d.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/typings/refs.d.ts
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@
 
 /// <reference path='../../../../src/vs/vscode.d.ts'/>
 /// <reference path='../../../../src/vs/vscode.proposed.d.ts'/>
-/// <reference path='../../node_modules/@types/node/index.d.ts'/>
+/// <reference types='@types/node'/>
diff --git a/extensions/javascript/src/typings/ref.d.ts b/extensions/javascript/src/typings/ref.d.ts
index b4244513676..bc057c55878 100644
--- a/extensions/javascript/src/typings/ref.d.ts
+++ b/extensions/javascript/src/typings/ref.d.ts
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@
  *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 /// <reference path='../../../../src/vs/vscode.d.ts'/>
-/// <reference path='../../node_modules/@types/node/index.d.ts'/>
+/// <reference types='@types/node'/>
diff --git a/extensions/markdown/src/typings/ref.d.ts b/extensions/markdown/src/typings/ref.d.ts
index b4244513676..bc057c55878 100644
--- a/extensions/markdown/src/typings/ref.d.ts
+++ b/extensions/markdown/src/typings/ref.d.ts
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@
  *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 /// <reference path='../../../../src/vs/vscode.d.ts'/>
-/// <reference path='../../node_modules/@types/node/index.d.ts'/>
+/// <reference types='@types/node'/>
diff --git a/extensions/php/src/typings/refs.d.ts b/extensions/php/src/typings/refs.d.ts
index b4244513676..bc057c55878 100644
--- a/extensions/php/src/typings/refs.d.ts
+++ b/extensions/php/src/typings/refs.d.ts
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@
  *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 /// <reference path='../../../../src/vs/vscode.d.ts'/>
-/// <reference path='../../node_modules/@types/node/index.d.ts'/>
+/// <reference types='@types/node'/>
diff --git a/extensions/typescript/src/typings/ref.d.ts b/extensions/typescript/src/typings/ref.d.ts
index b4244513676..bc057c55878 100644
--- a/extensions/typescript/src/typings/ref.d.ts
+++ b/extensions/typescript/src/typings/ref.d.ts
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@
  *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 /// <reference path='../../../../src/vs/vscode.d.ts'/>
-/// <reference path='../../node_modules/@types/node/index.d.ts'/>
+/// <reference types='@types/node'/>
diff --git a/extensions/vscode-api-tests/src/typings/ref.d.ts b/extensions/vscode-api-tests/src/typings/ref.d.ts
index 77913794adb..88a4b528289 100644
--- a/extensions/vscode-api-tests/src/typings/ref.d.ts
+++ b/extensions/vscode-api-tests/src/typings/ref.d.ts
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@
 
 /// <reference path="../../../../src/vs/vscode.d.ts" />
 /// <reference path='../../node_modules/@types/mocha/index.d.ts'/>
-/// <reference path='../../node_modules/@types/node/index.d.ts'/>
+/// <reference types='@types/node'/>
diff --git a/extensions/vscode-colorize-tests/src/typings/ref.d.ts b/extensions/vscode-colorize-tests/src/typings/ref.d.ts
index 6501eb7f5eb..b5848321017 100644
--- a/extensions/vscode-colorize-tests/src/typings/ref.d.ts
+++ b/extensions/vscode-colorize-tests/src/typings/ref.d.ts
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@
  *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 /// <reference path='../../node_modules/@types/mocha/index.d.ts'/>
-/// <reference path='../../node_modules/@types/node/index.d.ts'/>
+/// <reference types='@types/node'/>