diff --git a/extensions/ql-vscode/gulpfile.js/webpack.config.ts b/extensions/ql-vscode/gulpfile.js/webpack.config.ts
index 7a1e09d66..f2da5f066 100644
--- a/extensions/ql-vscode/gulpfile.js/webpack.config.ts
+++ b/extensions/ql-vscode/gulpfile.js/webpack.config.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ export const config: webpack.Configuration = {
       {
         test: /\.(ts|tsx)$/,
         loader: 'ts-loader',
+        options: {
+          configFile: 'view/tsconfig.json',
+        }
       },
       {
         test: /\.less$/,
diff --git a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/compare/view/tsconfig.json b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/compare/view/tsconfig.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 3cbe05b53..000000000
--- a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/compare/view/tsconfig.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "compilerOptions": {
-    "module": "esnext",
-    "moduleResolution": "node",
-    "target": "es6",
-    "outDir": "out",
-    "lib": [
-      "es6",
-      "dom"
-    ],
-    "jsx": "react",
-    "sourceMap": true,
-    "rootDir": "../..",
-    "strict": true,
-    "noUnusedLocals": true,
-    "noImplicitReturns": true,
-    "noFallthroughCasesInSwitch": true,
-    "experimentalDecorators": true,
-    "typeRoots" : ["./typings"]
-  },
-  "exclude": [
-    "node_modules"
-  ]
-}