diff --git a/notNeededPackages.json b/notNeededPackages.json
index d81c287af6..063e2b42f5 100644
--- a/notNeededPackages.json
+++ b/notNeededPackages.json
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@
             "sourceRepoURL": "https://github.com/aws/aws-sdk-js",
             "asOfVersion": "2.7.0"
         },
+        {
+            "libraryName": "axe-core",
+            "typingsPackageName": "axe-core",
+            "sourceRepoURL": "https://github.com/dequelabs/axe-core",
+            "asOfVersion": "2.0.7"
+        },
         {
             "libraryName": "axios",
             "typingsPackageName": "axios",
diff --git a/types/axe-core/axe-core-tests.ts b/types/axe-core/axe-core-tests.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 2ed759bba5..0000000000
--- a/types/axe-core/axe-core-tests.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,90 +0,0 @@
-
-var context:any = document
-var $fixture:any = {}
-
-// axe.a11yCheck config
-axe.a11yCheck(context, {}, (results) => {
-	// axe's results object
-	console.log(results.passes.length)
-	console.log(results.violations.length)
-});
-// axe.a11yCheck include/exclude
-axe.a11yCheck({include: [['#id1'], ['#id2']]}, {}, (results) => {
-	console.log(results)
-})
-axe.a11yCheck({exclude: [$fixture[0]]}, {}, (results) => {
-	console.log(results)
-})
-var tagConfigRunOnly: axe.RunOnly = {
-	type: 'tag',
-	values: ['wcag2a']
-}
-var tagConfig = {
-	runOnly: tagConfigRunOnly
-}
-axe.a11yCheck(context, tagConfig, (results) => {
-	console.log(results)
-})
-var includeExcludeTagsRunOnly: axe.RunOnly = {
-	type: 'tags',
-	value: {
-		include: ['wcag2a', 'wcag2aa'],
-		exclude: ['experimental']
-	}
-}
-var includeExcludeTagsConfig = {
-	runOnly: includeExcludeTagsRunOnly
-}
-axe.a11yCheck(context, includeExcludeTagsConfig, (results) => {
-	console.log(results)
-})
-var someRulesConfig = {
-	rules: {
-		"color-contrast": {enabled: 'false'},
-		"heading-order": {enabled: 'true'}
-	}
-}
-axe.a11yCheck(context, someRulesConfig, (results) => {
-	console.log(results)
-})
-
-// axe.configure
-var spec: axe.Spec = {
-	branding: {
-		brand: 'foo',
-		application: 'bar'
-	},
-	reporter: 'v1',
-	checks: [{
-		id: 'custom-check',
-		evaluate: function() {
-			return true
-		}
-	}],
-	rules: [{
-		id: 'custom-rule',
-		any: ['custom-check']
-	}]
-}
-axe.configure(spec)
-
-axe.reset()
-
-axe.getRules(['wcag2aa'])
-typeof axe.getRules() === 'object'
-
-// Plugins
-var pluginSrc: axe.AxePlugin = {
-	id: 'doStuff',
-	run: (data:any, callback:Function) => {
-		callback()
-	},
-	commands: [{
-		id: 'run-doStuff',
-		callback: (data:any, callback:Function) => {
-			axe.plugins['doStuff'].run(data, callback)
-		}
-	}]
-}
-axe.registerPlugin(pluginSrc)
-axe.cleanup()
diff --git a/types/axe-core/index.d.ts b/types/axe-core/index.d.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 98818e75cc..0000000000
--- a/types/axe-core/index.d.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,159 +0,0 @@
-// Type definitions for axe-core 2.0.5
-// Project: https://github.com/dequelabs/axe-core
-// Definitions by: Marcy Sutton <https://github.com/marcysutton>
-// Definitions: https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped
-
-declare namespace axe {
-
-	export type ImpactValue = "minor" | "moderate" | "serious" | "critical";
-
-	export type TagValue = "wcag2a" | "wcag2aa" | "section508" | "best-practice";
-
-	export type ReporterVersion = "v1" | "v2";
-
-	export type RunOnlyType = "rule" | "rules" | "tag" | "tags";
-
-	export interface ElementContext {
-		node?: Object,
-		selector?: string,
-		include?: any[],
-		exclude?: any[]
-	}
-	export interface RunOnly {
-		type: RunOnlyType,
-		value?: {
-			include?: string[],
-			exclude?: string[]
-		}
-		values?: TagValue[]
-	}
-	export interface AxeResults {
-		url: string,
-		timestamp: string,
-		passes: Pass[],
-		violations: Violation[]
-	}
-	export interface Pass {
-		description: string,
-		help: string,
-		helpUrl: string,
-		id: string,
-		impact: ImpactValue,
-		tags: TagValue[],
-		nodes: NodeResult[]
-	}
-	export interface Violation {
-		description: string,
-		help: string,
-		helpUrl: string,
-		id: string,
-		impact: ImpactValue,
-		tags: TagValue[],
-		nodes: NodeResult[]
-	}
-	export interface NodeResult {
-		html: string,
-		impact: ImpactValue,
-		target: string[],
-		any: CheckResult[],
-		all: CheckResult[],
-		none: CheckResult[]
-	}
-	export interface CheckResult {
-		id: string,
-		impact: string,
-		message: string,
-		data: any,
-		relatedNodes?: RelatedNode[]
-	}
-	export interface RelatedNode {
-		target: string[],
-		html: string
-	}
-	export interface Spec {
-		branding?: {
-			brand: string,
-			application: string
-		},
-		reporter?: ReporterVersion,
-		checks?: Check[],
-		rules?: Rule[]
-	}
-	export interface Check {
-		id: string,
-		evaluate: Function,
-		after?: Function,
-		options?: any,
-		matches?: string,
-		enabled?: boolean
-	}
-	export interface Rule {
-		id: string,
-		selector?: string,
-		excludeHidden?: boolean,
-		enabled?: boolean,
-		pageLevel?: boolean,
-		any?: string[],
-		all?: string[],
-		none?: string[],
-		tags?: string[],
-		matches?: string
-	}
-	export interface AxePlugin {
-		id: string,
-		run(...args:any[]): any,
-		commands: {
-			id: string,
-			callback(...args:any[]): void
-		}[],
-		cleanup?(callback:Function): void
-	}
-
-	export let plugins: any
-
-	/**
-	 * Starts analysis on the current document and its subframes
-	 *
-	 * @param  {Object}   context  The `Context` specification object @see Context
-	 * @param  {Array}    options  Options passed into rules or checks, temporarily modifyint them.
-	 * @param  {Function} callback The function to invoke when analysis is complete.
-	 * @returns {Object}  results  The aXe results object
-	 */
-	export function a11yCheck(context: ElementContext, options: {runOnly?: RunOnly, rules?: Object}, callback: (results:AxeResults) => void): AxeResults
-
-	/**
-	 * Method for configuring the data format used by aXe. Helpful for adding new
-	 * rules, which must be registered with the library to execute.
-	 * @param  {Spec}       Spec Object with valid `branding`, `reporter`, `checks` and `rules` data
-	 */
-	export function configure(spec: Spec): void
-
-	/**
-	 * Searches and returns rules that contain a tag in the list of tags.
-	 * @param  {Array}  tags  Optional array of tags
-	 * @return {Array}  Array of rules
-	 */
-	export function getRules(tags?: string[]): Object[]
-
-	/**
-	 * Restores the default axe configuration
-	 */
-	export function reset(): void
-
-	/**
-	 * Function to register a plugin configuration in document and its subframes
-	 * @param  {Object}    plugin    A plugin configuration object
-	 */
-	export function registerPlugin(plugin: AxePlugin): void
-
-	/**
-	 * Function to clean up plugin configuration in document and its subframes
-	 */
-	export function cleanup(): void
-
-}
-
-// axe is also available as a module
-declare module "axe-core" {
-    export = axe;
-}
diff --git a/types/axe-core/tsconfig.json b/types/axe-core/tsconfig.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 5b6183c592..0000000000
--- a/types/axe-core/tsconfig.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "compilerOptions": {
-        "module": "commonjs",
-        "lib": [
-            "es6",
-            "dom"
-        ],
-        "noImplicitAny": true,
-        "noImplicitThis": true,
-        "strictNullChecks": false,
-        "baseUrl": "../",
-        "typeRoots": [
-            "../"
-        ],
-        "types": [],
-        "noEmit": true,
-        "forceConsistentCasingInFileNames": true
-    },
-    "files": [
-        "index.d.ts",
-        "axe-core-tests.ts"
-    ]
-}
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