diff --git a/types/connect-mongo/tsconfig.json b/types/connect-mongo/tsconfig.json
index 45b5d1d665..dc0b76551d 100644
--- a/types/connect-mongo/tsconfig.json
+++ b/types/connect-mongo/tsconfig.json
@@ -4,14 +4,6 @@
         "lib": [
             "es6"
         ],
-        "paths": {
-            "mongodb": [
-                "mongodb"
-            ],
-            "mongoose": [
-                "mongoose" 
-             ]
-        },
         "noImplicitAny": true,
         "noImplicitThis": true,
         "strictNullChecks": false,