diff --git a/src/core/tsconfig.json b/src/core/tsconfig.json
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-// {
-//   "extends": "../../tsconfig.base.json",
-//   "compilerOptions": {
-// //    "composite": true,
-//     "outDir": "./target",
-//     "emitDeclarationOnly": true,
-//     "declaration": true,
-//     "declarationMap": true
-//   },
-//   "include": [
-//     "public",
-//     "server",
-//     "types",
-//     "test_helpers",
-//     "utils",
-//     "index.ts",
-//     "../../kibana.d.ts",
-//     "../../typings/**/*"
-//   ],
-//   "references": [
-//     { "path": "../test_utils" }
-//   ]
-// }