diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7a2faad..216ee78 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@ node_modules
 test-ledger
 .yarn
 .surfpool
-spec.md
\ No newline at end of file
+spec.md
+.vscode
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index cd5d2e3..7742602 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 {
   "compilerOptions": {
     "types": ["mocha", "chai"],
-    "typeRoots": ["./node_modules/@types"],
     "lib": ["es2015"],
     "module": "commonjs",
     "target": "es6",