diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 36f9284bf..8f87d08c3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ dist
 config/env
 
 # Startup cache files
-/.ts-node
 /.fast-boot.json
 /.coffee
 /.materialized-config.json
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index d360ebd67..b4460d1c8 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ require('fast-boot2').start({
 require('@balena/es-version').set('es2022');
 
 // Support `require()` of *.ts files
-process.env.TS_NODE_CACHE_DIRECTORY = '.ts-node';
 require('ts-node/register/transpile-only');
 
 require('./init.ts');