diff --git a/packages/nx-plugin/src/generators/e2e-project/files/tsconfig.json__tmpl__ b/packages/nx-plugin/src/generators/e2e-project/files/tsconfig.json__tmpl__
index eea95f339bebc..3de54e124e245 100644
--- a/packages/nx-plugin/src/generators/e2e-project/files/tsconfig.json__tmpl__
+++ b/packages/nx-plugin/src/generators/e2e-project/files/tsconfig.json__tmpl__
@@ -2,9 +2,5 @@
   "extends": "<%= rootTsConfigPath %>",
   "files": [],
   "include": [],
-  "references": [
-    {
-      "path": "./tsconfig.e2e.json"
-    }
-  ]
+  "references": []
 }