diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index a180f72980..b6f95e64d7 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
         "experimentalDecorators": true,
         "noImplicitReturns": true,
         "pretty": true,
-        "strict": true,
-        "typeRoots": ["node_modules/@types", "node_modules/web3-typescript-typings"]
+        "strict": true
     }
 }
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 38c7ca23c5..96b1ccb409 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -9068,10 +9068,6 @@ typescript@2.4.1:
   version "2.4.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/typescript/-/typescript-2.4.1.tgz#c3ccb16ddaa0b2314de031e7e6fee89e5ba346bc"
 
-typescript@^2.4.2:
-  version "2.6.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/typescript/-/typescript-2.6.2.tgz#3c5b6fd7f6de0914269027f03c0946758f7673a4"
-
 typescript@~2.6.1:
   version "2.6.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/typescript/-/typescript-2.6.1.tgz#ef39cdea27abac0b500242d6726ab90e0c846631"