diff --git a/scripts/closure-compiler/tsconfig-rxjs.json b/scripts/closure-compiler/tsconfig-rxjs.json
index 588f87c401ab..032d77f6d021 100644
--- a/scripts/closure-compiler/tsconfig-rxjs.json
+++ b/scripts/closure-compiler/tsconfig-rxjs.json
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
     "module": "es2015",
     "outDir": "../../dist/packages/rxjs",
     "target": "es5",
-    "lib": ["es2015", "dom"]
+    "lib": ["es2015", "dom"],
+    "types": []
   },
   "files": [
     "../../node_modules/rxjs/src/Rx.ts"