diff --git a/packages/cli/templates/web-library-package/tsconfig.json b/packages/cli/templates/web-library-package/tsconfig.json
index b61e496175..ce3409d31f 100644
--- a/packages/cli/templates/web-library-package/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/cli/templates/web-library-package/tsconfig.json
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
   "extends": "@backstage/cli/config/tsconfig.json",
   "include": [
     "src",
-    "dev"
   ],
   "exclude": ["node_modules"],
   "compilerOptions": {