diff --git a/packages/api/dev-server.mts b/packages/api/dev-server.mts
index d95c55c1..19006c4e 100644
--- a/packages/api/dev-server.mts
+++ b/packages/api/dev-server.mts
@@ -20,14 +20,3 @@ process.on('SIGINT', async function () {
   server.close();
   process.exit();
 });
-if (import.meta.hot) {
-  import.meta.hot.on('vite:beforeFullReload', () => {
-    wss.close();
-    server.close();
-  });
-
-  import.meta.hot.dispose(() => {
-    wss.close();
-    server.close();
-  });
-}
diff --git a/packages/api/package.json b/packages/api/package.json
index b208195d..ef03b5ae 100644
--- a/packages/api/package.json
+++ b/packages/api/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     "dist/**"
   ],
   "scripts": {
-    "dev": "vite-node -w dev-server.mts",
+    "dev": "vite-node dev-server.mts",
     "test": "vitest",
     "prebuild": "rm -rf ./dist",
     "build": "tsc && cp -R ./drizzle ./dist/drizzle && cp -R ./srcbook/examples ./dist/srcbook/examples && cp -R ./prompts ./dist/prompts",
diff --git a/packages/api/tsconfig.json b/packages/api/tsconfig.json
index 0bc430d8..5d1c4c70 100644
--- a/packages/api/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/api/tsconfig.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     "noEmit": false,
     "allowImportingTsExtensions": false,
     "outDir": "dist",
-    "types": ["vitest/globals", "vite/client"]
+    "types": ["vitest/globals"]
   },
   "include": ["**/*.mts"],
   "exclude": ["node_modules", "dist"]
diff --git a/packages/api/tsconfig.lint.json b/packages/api/tsconfig.lint.json
index ee7af700..dca67157 100644
--- a/packages/api/tsconfig.lint.json
+++ b/packages/api/tsconfig.lint.json
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 {
-  "include": ["**/*.mts", "vite.config.ts", "drizzle.config.ts", "vite-env.d.ts"],
+  "include": ["**/*.mts", "vite.config.ts", "drizzle.config.ts"],
   "exclude": ["node_modules", "dist"]
 }
diff --git a/packages/api/vite-env.d.ts b/packages/api/vite-env.d.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 11f02fe2..00000000
--- a/packages/api/vite-env.d.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-/// <reference types="vite/client" />
diff --git a/packages/configs/ts/base.json b/packages/configs/ts/base.json
index 122e685f..c9bf2133 100644
--- a/packages/configs/ts/base.json
+++ b/packages/configs/ts/base.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     "isolatedModules": true,
     "useDefineForClassFields": true,
     "lib": ["es2022", "DOM", "DOM.Iterable"],
-    "module": "esnext",
+    "module": "Preserve",
     "moduleDetection": "force",
     "moduleResolution": "bundler",
     "noUncheckedIndexedAccess": true,
diff --git a/packages/web/package.json b/packages/web/package.json
index 272f0005..d1e39340 100644
--- a/packages/web/package.json
+++ b/packages/web/package.json
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@
     "@types/react-dom": "^18.3.0",
     "@vitejs/plugin-react-swc": "^3.7.0",
     "autoprefixer": "^10.4.20",
-    "chokidar": "^3.6.0",
     "postcss": "^8.4.45",
     "tailwindcss": "^3.4.11",
     "vite": "^5.4.4"
diff --git a/packages/web/vite.config.ts b/packages/web/vite.config.ts
index 9d361b54..c60f6f22 100644
--- a/packages/web/vite.config.ts
+++ b/packages/web/vite.config.ts
@@ -1,29 +1,10 @@
 import path from 'path';
 import { defineConfig } from 'vite';
 import react from '@vitejs/plugin-react-swc';
-import chokidar from 'chokidar';
 
 // https://vitejs.dev/config/
 export default defineConfig({
-  plugins: [
-    react(),
-    // reload on backend change
-    {
-      name: 'backend-watch-reload',
-      configureServer(server) {
-        const watcher = chokidar.watch('../api/**/*.mts', {
-          ignored: /node_modules/,
-          persistent: true,
-        });
-        watcher.on('change', () => {
-          server.ws.send({
-            type: 'full-reload',
-          });
-        });
-      },
-    },
-  ],
-
+  plugins: [react()],
   resolve: {
     alias: {
       '@': path.resolve(__dirname, './src'),
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 6741075c..e74f2c01 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -296,9 +296,6 @@ importers:
       autoprefixer:
         specifier: ^10.4.20
         version: 10.4.20(postcss@8.4.45)
-      chokidar:
-        specifier: ^3.6.0
-        version: 3.6.0
       postcss:
         specifier: ^8.4.45
         version: 8.4.45