diff --git a/build-tests/rush-lib-declaration-paths-test/config/heft.json b/build-tests/rush-lib-declaration-paths-test/config/heft.json
index d3967bd0396..857ca850bcb 100644
--- a/build-tests/rush-lib-declaration-paths-test/config/heft.json
+++ b/build-tests/rush-lib-declaration-paths-test/config/heft.json
@@ -18,24 +18,8 @@
           }
         },
 
-        "copy-src-typings": {
-          "taskPlugin": {
-            "pluginPackage": "@rushstack/heft",
-            "pluginName": "copy-files-plugin",
-            "options": {
-              "copyOperations": [
-                {
-                  "sourcePath": "node_modules/@microsoft/rush-lib/src",
-                  "destinationFolders": ["src"],
-                  "includeGlobs": ["npm-check-typings.d.ts"]
-                }
-              ]
-            }
-          }
-        },
-
         "typescript": {
-          "taskDependencies": ["create-src", "copy-src-typings"]
+          "taskDependencies": ["create-src"]
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/build-tests/rush-lib-declaration-paths-test/scripts/createSrc.js b/build-tests/rush-lib-declaration-paths-test/scripts/createSrc.js
index cf8107f2da0..01bcec568b9 100644
--- a/build-tests/rush-lib-declaration-paths-test/scripts/createSrc.js
+++ b/build-tests/rush-lib-declaration-paths-test/scripts/createSrc.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ module.exports = {
       }
     }
 
-    const indexFileLines = ['/// <reference path="./npm-check-typings.d.ts" />', ''];
+    const indexFileLines = [];
     for await (const dtsPath of collectDtsPaths(`${rushLibPath}/lib`, '@microsoft/rush-lib/lib')) {
       indexFileLines.push(`import '${dtsPath}';`);
     }