diff --git a/internal/node/launcher.sh b/internal/node/launcher.sh
index 3d7bb93435..2a1992c446 100644
--- a/internal/node/launcher.sh
+++ b/internal/node/launcher.sh
@@ -191,10 +191,7 @@ for ARG in "${ALL_ARGS[@]:-}"; do
   case "$ARG" in
     --bazel_node_modules_manifest=*) MODULES_MANIFEST="${ARG#--bazel_node_modules_manifest=}" ;;
     --nobazel_patch_module_resolver)
-      declare MAIN=$(rlocation "TEMPLATED_entry_point_manifest_path")
-      if [[ ! -f "$MAIN" ]]; then
-        MAIN="TEMPLATED_entry_point_execroot_path"
-      fi
+      MAIN="TEMPLATED_script_path"
       LAUNCHER_NODE_OPTIONS=( "--require" "$node_patches_script" )
 
       # In this case we should always run the linker
diff --git a/internal/node/node.bzl b/internal/node/node.bzl
index 8a716cdc6b..999db6f872 100644
--- a/internal/node/node.bzl
+++ b/internal/node/node.bzl
@@ -216,8 +216,6 @@ def _nodejs_binary_impl(ctx):
             expand_location_into_runfiles(ctx, a, ctx.attr.data)
             for a in ctx.attr.templated_args
         ]),
-        "TEMPLATED_entry_point_execroot_path": _to_execroot_path(ctx, ctx.file.entry_point),
-        "TEMPLATED_entry_point_manifest_path": _to_manifest_path(ctx, ctx.file.entry_point),
         "TEMPLATED_env_vars": env_vars,
         "TEMPLATED_expected_exit_code": str(expected_exit_code),
         "TEMPLATED_link_modules_script": _to_manifest_path(ctx, ctx.file._link_modules_script),
@@ -227,6 +225,7 @@ def _nodejs_binary_impl(ctx):
         "TEMPLATED_repository_args": _to_manifest_path(ctx, ctx.file._repository_args),
         "TEMPLATED_require_patch_script": _to_manifest_path(ctx, ctx.outputs.require_patch_script),
         "TEMPLATED_runfiles_helper_script": _to_manifest_path(ctx, ctx.file._runfiles_helper_script),
+        "TEMPLATED_script_path": _to_execroot_path(ctx, ctx.file.entry_point),
         "TEMPLATED_vendored_node": "" if is_builtin else strip_external(ctx.file._node.path),
     }
     ctx.actions.expand_template(
diff --git a/internal/node/test/BUILD.bazel b/internal/node/test/BUILD.bazel
index df5f4efe8e..897a3cbeef 100644
--- a/internal/node/test/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/internal/node/test/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:index.bzl", "nodejs_binary", "nodejs_test", "npm_package_bin")
 load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//internal/golden_file_test:golden_file_test.bzl", "golden_file_test")
-load("@npm//typescript:index.bzl", "tsc")
 load("//internal/js_library:js_library.bzl", "js_library")
 load("//internal/node:node_repositories.bzl", "BUILT_IN_NODE_PLATFORMS")
 load("//third_party/github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-skylib:rules/copy_file.bzl", "copy_file")
@@ -343,28 +342,3 @@ nodejs_test(
     entry_point = "empty_args_fail.js",
     expected_exit_code = 0,
 )
-
-tsc(
-    name = "main_lib",
-    outs = [
-        "main.js",
-    ],
-    args = [
-        "-p",
-        "$(execpath tsconfig.json)",
-        "--outDir",
-        # $(RULEDIR) is a shorthand for the dist/bin directory where Bazel requires we write outputs
-        "$(RULEDIR)",
-    ],
-    data = [
-        "main.ts",
-        "tsconfig.json",
-    ],
-)
-
-nodejs_test(
-    name = "main_test",
-    data = [":main_lib"],
-    entry_point = ":main.js",
-    templated_args = ["--nobazel_patch_module_resolver"],
-)
diff --git a/internal/node/test/main.ts b/internal/node/test/main.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index ee5e348f16..0000000000
--- a/internal/node/test/main.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-console.log('hello world' as string);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/internal/node/test/tsconfig.json b/internal/node/test/tsconfig.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 346e6cea95..0000000000
--- a/internal/node/test/tsconfig.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "include": ["main.ts"]
-}