diff --git a/jsconfig-lint.json b/jsconfig-lint.json
index 8102dbe98d..b3999164d6 100644
--- a/jsconfig-lint.json
+++ b/jsconfig-lint.json
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 {
   "extends": "./jsconfig.json",
   "compilerOptions": {
-    "skipLibCheck": true,
-    "noEmit": true,
-    "typeRoots": ["./node_modules/@types", "./types"]
+    // More modern settings as Vite & Vitest require them and TS doesn't allow
+    // silencing errors from `node_modules` alone.
+    "moduleResolution": "Node16",
+    "target": "ES2015",
+    "module": "Node16",
+    "checkJs": false
   },
   "include": [
     "src/**/*",
diff --git a/types/events.d.ts b/types/events.d.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 2ec284037d..0000000000
--- a/types/events.d.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Type declaration file to fix the events module errors
- */
-
-declare module 'events' {
-	export class EventEmitter {
-		// Methods
-		addListener(
-			event: string | symbol,
-			listener: (...args: any[]) => void
-		): this;
-		on(event: string | symbol, listener: (...args: any[]) => void): this;
-		once(event: string | symbol, listener: (...args: any[]) => void): this;
-		removeListener(
-			event: string | symbol,
-			listener: (...args: any[]) => void
-		): this;
-		off(event: string | symbol, listener: (...args: any[]) => void): this;
-		removeAllListeners(event?: string | symbol): this;
-		setMaxListeners(n: number): this;
-		getMaxListeners(): number;
-		listeners(event: string | symbol): Function[];
-		rawListeners(event: string | symbol): Function[];
-		emit(event: string | symbol, ...args: any[]): boolean;
-		listenerCount(event: string | symbol): number;
-		prependListener(
-			event: string | symbol,
-			listener: (...args: any[]) => void
-		): this;
-		prependOnceListener(
-			event: string | symbol,
-			listener: (...args: any[]) => void
-		): this;
-		eventNames(): (string | symbol)[];
-
-		// For TypeScript errors in events module
-		static listenerCount(emitter: EventEmitter, event: string | symbol): number;
-		static defaultMaxListeners: number;
-	}
-
-	// Extended Error type to include properties used in events.js
-	interface ErrorWithEventProperties extends Error {
-		context?: any;
-		emitter?: any;
-		type?: string | symbol;
-		count?: number;
-	}
-
-	// For onceWrapper
-	interface OnceWrapper extends Function {
-		listener?: Function;
-		target?: any;
-		type?: string | symbol;
-		wrapFn?: Function;
-	}
-
-	export default EventEmitter;
-}