diff --git a/packages/cli/templates/default-plugin/tsconfig.json b/packages/cli/templates/default-plugin/tsconfig.json
index d77f0fe3b4..b61e496175 100644
--- a/packages/cli/templates/default-plugin/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/cli/templates/default-plugin/tsconfig.json
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
   "extends": "@backstage/cli/config/tsconfig.json",
   "include": [
     "src",
-    "dev",
-    "migrations"
+    "dev"
   ],
   "exclude": ["node_modules"],
   "compilerOptions": {