diff --git a/aio/src/typings.d.ts b/aio/src/typings.d.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index ef5c7bd620..0000000000
--- a/aio/src/typings.d.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-/* SystemJS module definition */
-declare var module: NodeModule;
-interface NodeModule {
-  id: string;
-}
diff --git a/aio/tools/example-zipper/exampleZipper.js b/aio/tools/example-zipper/exampleZipper.js
index 061c404f36..7245e2fa63 100644
--- a/aio/tools/example-zipper/exampleZipper.js
+++ b/aio/tools/example-zipper/exampleZipper.js
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ class ExampleZipper {
       'src/favicon.ico',
       'src/polyfills.ts',
       'src/test.ts',
-      'src/typings.d.ts',
       'src/environments/**/*',
       'src/testing/**/*',
       // Only ignore root package.json
diff --git a/aio/tools/examples/shared/boilerplate/cli/src/typings.d.ts b/aio/tools/examples/shared/boilerplate/cli/src/typings.d.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index ef5c7bd620..0000000000
--- a/aio/tools/examples/shared/boilerplate/cli/src/typings.d.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-/* SystemJS module definition */
-declare var module: NodeModule;
-interface NodeModule {
-  id: string;
-}