diff --git a/extensions/configuration-editing/src/typings/ref.d.ts b/extensions/configuration-editing/src/typings/ref.d.ts
index 9660f58180a..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 types='@types/node'/>
diff --git a/extensions/configuration-editing/tsconfig.json b/extensions/configuration-editing/tsconfig.json
index 8fe6c19e8cc..3fd4b7cd117 100644
--- a/extensions/configuration-editing/tsconfig.json
+++ b/extensions/configuration-editing/tsconfig.json
@@ -6,12 +6,9 @@
 		"lib": [
 			"es2015"
 		],
-		"strictNullChecks": true,
-		"types": [
-			"node"
-		]
+		"strictNullChecks": true
 	},
 	"exclude": [
 		"node_modules"
 	]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/extensions/extension-editing/src/typings/ref.d.ts b/extensions/extension-editing/src/typings/ref.d.ts
index 216911a680e..bc057c55878 100644
--- a/extensions/extension-editing/src/typings/ref.d.ts
+++ b/extensions/extension-editing/src/typings/ref.d.ts
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@
  *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 /// <reference path='../../../../src/vs/vscode.d.ts'/>
+/// <reference types='@types/node'/>
diff --git a/extensions/extension-editing/tsconfig.json b/extensions/extension-editing/tsconfig.json
index 1f4a5a743af..90ac01c2d39 100644
--- a/extensions/extension-editing/tsconfig.json
+++ b/extensions/extension-editing/tsconfig.json
@@ -5,10 +5,7 @@
 			"es2015"
 		],
 		"module": "commonjs",
-		"outDir": "./out",
-		"types": [
-			"node"
-		]
+		"outDir": "./out"
 	},
 	"exclude": [
 		"node_modules"
diff --git a/extensions/git/src/typings/refs.d.ts b/extensions/git/src/typings/refs.d.ts
index 5e95d7a766e..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 types='@types/node'/>
diff --git a/extensions/git/tsconfig.json b/extensions/git/tsconfig.json
index 77471cf3a6c..bed30f8826c 100644
--- a/extensions/git/tsconfig.json
+++ b/extensions/git/tsconfig.json
@@ -7,10 +7,7 @@
 		"module": "commonjs",
 		"outDir": "./out",
 		"strictNullChecks": true,
-		"experimentalDecorators": true,
-		"types": [
-			"node"
-		]
+		"experimentalDecorators": true
 	},
 	"exclude": [
 		"node_modules"
diff --git a/extensions/javascript/src/typings/ref.d.ts b/extensions/javascript/src/typings/ref.d.ts
index 9660f58180a..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 types='@types/node'/>
diff --git a/extensions/javascript/tsconfig.json b/extensions/javascript/tsconfig.json
index 15ec75fbe49..551261ed46d 100644
--- a/extensions/javascript/tsconfig.json
+++ b/extensions/javascript/tsconfig.json
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@
 		"outDir": "./out",
 		"lib": [
 			"es2015"
-		],
-		"types": [
-			"node"
 		]
 	},
 	"exclude": [
diff --git a/extensions/markdown/src/typings/ref.d.ts b/extensions/markdown/src/typings/ref.d.ts
index 9660f58180a..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 types='@types/node'/>
diff --git a/extensions/markdown/tsconfig.json b/extensions/markdown/tsconfig.json
index 7dcf0a0250c..7e8097e8fb4 100644
--- a/extensions/markdown/tsconfig.json
+++ b/extensions/markdown/tsconfig.json
@@ -12,10 +12,7 @@
 		"noImplicitAny": true,
 		"noImplicitReturns": true,
 		"noUnusedLocals": true,
-		"noUnusedParameters": true,
-		"types": [
-			"node"
-		]
+		"noUnusedParameters": true
 	},
 	"exclude": [
 		"node_modules"
diff --git a/extensions/php/src/typings/refs.d.ts b/extensions/php/src/typings/refs.d.ts
index 9660f58180a..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 types='@types/node'/>
diff --git a/extensions/php/tsconfig.json b/extensions/php/tsconfig.json
index 1f4a5a743af..90ac01c2d39 100644
--- a/extensions/php/tsconfig.json
+++ b/extensions/php/tsconfig.json
@@ -5,10 +5,7 @@
 			"es2015"
 		],
 		"module": "commonjs",
-		"outDir": "./out",
-		"types": [
-			"node"
-		]
+		"outDir": "./out"
 	},
 	"exclude": [
 		"node_modules"
diff --git a/extensions/typescript/src/typings/ref.d.ts b/extensions/typescript/src/typings/ref.d.ts
index 9660f58180a..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 types='@types/node'/>
diff --git a/extensions/typescript/tsconfig.json b/extensions/typescript/tsconfig.json
index c698f6c2cd8..2e44abefad4 100644
--- a/extensions/typescript/tsconfig.json
+++ b/extensions/typescript/tsconfig.json
@@ -11,10 +11,7 @@
 		"noImplicitAny": true,
 		"noImplicitReturns": true,
 		"noUnusedLocals": true,
-		"noUnusedParameters": true,
-		"types": [
-			"node"
-		]
+		"noUnusedParameters": true
 	},
 	"exclude": [
 		"node_modules",
diff --git a/extensions/vscode-api-tests/src/typings/ref.d.ts b/extensions/vscode-api-tests/src/typings/ref.d.ts
index f72e30c116d..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 types='@types/node'/>
diff --git a/extensions/vscode-api-tests/tsconfig.json b/extensions/vscode-api-tests/tsconfig.json
index 24088312b1d..620857bb06f 100644
--- a/extensions/vscode-api-tests/tsconfig.json
+++ b/extensions/vscode-api-tests/tsconfig.json
@@ -7,10 +7,7 @@
 			"es2015"
 		],
 		"sourceMap": true,
-		"strictNullChecks": true,
-		"types": [
-			"node"
-		]
+		"strictNullChecks": true
 	},
 	"exclude": [
 		"node_modules"
diff --git a/extensions/vscode-colorize-tests/src/typings/ref.d.ts b/extensions/vscode-colorize-tests/src/typings/ref.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b5848321017
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/vscode-colorize-tests/src/typings/ref.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *  Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ *  Licensed under the MIT License. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+ *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+/// <reference path='../../node_modules/@types/mocha/index.d.ts'/>
+/// <reference types='@types/node'/>
diff --git a/extensions/vscode-colorize-tests/tsconfig.json b/extensions/vscode-colorize-tests/tsconfig.json
index 114e199c1e9..099a940aa2e 100644
--- a/extensions/vscode-colorize-tests/tsconfig.json
+++ b/extensions/vscode-colorize-tests/tsconfig.json
@@ -6,11 +6,7 @@
 		"lib": [
 			"es2015"
 		],
-		"sourceMap": true,
-		"types": [
-			"mocha",
-			"node"
-		]
+		"sourceMap": true
 	},
 	"exclude": [
 		"node_modules"