diff --git a/packages/core/lifecycle/core-lifecycle-browser-mocks/tsconfig.json b/packages/core/lifecycle/core-lifecycle-browser-mocks/tsconfig.json
index 571bfc66e22b5..f75992604faac 100644
--- a/packages/core/lifecycle/core-lifecycle-browser-mocks/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/core/lifecycle/core-lifecycle-browser-mocks/tsconfig.json
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
     "**/*.tsx",
   ],
   "kbn_references": [
-    "@kbn/core-injected-metadata-browser-mocks",
     "@kbn/core-doc-links-browser-mocks",
     "@kbn/core-theme-browser-mocks",
     "@kbn/core-analytics-browser-mocks",
diff --git a/packages/core/lifecycle/core-lifecycle-browser/tsconfig.json b/packages/core/lifecycle/core-lifecycle-browser/tsconfig.json
index 1a09da39db79a..7db13f868ee5f 100644
--- a/packages/core/lifecycle/core-lifecycle-browser/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/core/lifecycle/core-lifecycle-browser/tsconfig.json
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
       "**/*.tsx",
   ],
   "kbn_references": [
-    "@kbn/core-injected-metadata-browser",
     "@kbn/core-theme-browser",
     "@kbn/core-analytics-browser",
     "@kbn/core-execution-context-browser",