diff --git a/tsconfig.client.json b/tsconfig.client.json
index 0471bfa13b..2e27307ddb 100644
--- a/tsconfig.client.json
+++ b/tsconfig.client.json
@@ -14,6 +14,13 @@
     "types": ["node"]
   },
   "include": [
+    // The native/renderer keyboard fixture imports only these Cordis-free Desktop modules.
+    "apps/desktop/tests/keyboard.spec.ts",
+    "apps/desktop/src/keyboard.ts",
+    "apps/desktop/src/keybindings.ts",
+    "apps/desktop/src/browser-guests.ts",
+    "apps/desktop/src/ipc.ts",
+    "apps/desktop/src/update-overlay.ts",
     "apps/desktop/tests/**/*.client.spec.tsx",
     // Source-subpath test imports can arrive through workspace links whose
     // realpath semantics vary by host. Load package CSS declarations directly.
@@ -43,8 +50,8 @@
     "packages/client/*/tests/**/*.host.spec.ts"
   ],
   "references": [
-    { "path": "./tsconfig.desktop-keyboard-tests.json" },
     { "path": "./apps/desktop/tsconfig.client.json" },
+    { "path": "./packages/util/atomic-write" },
     { "path": "./packages/experimental/client-ui-voice-input" },
 
     { "path": "./packages/client/ui-sidebar-terminal" },
diff --git a/tsconfig.desktop-keyboard-tests.json b/tsconfig.desktop-keyboard-tests.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 28cdd1bf9c..0000000000
--- a/tsconfig.desktop-keyboard-tests.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-{
-  // The native/renderer integration fixture imports only Cordis-free Desktop modules.
-  "extends": "./tsconfig.base.client.json",
-  "compilerOptions": {
-    "rootDir": ".",
-    "outDir": "lib/desktop-keyboard-test-types",
-    "emitDeclarationOnly": true,
-    "types": ["node"]
-  },
-  "files": [
-    "apps/desktop/tests/keyboard.spec.ts",
-    "apps/desktop/src/keyboard.ts",
-    "apps/desktop/src/keybindings.ts",
-    "apps/desktop/src/browser-guests.ts",
-    "apps/desktop/src/ipc.ts",
-    "apps/desktop/src/update-overlay.ts"
-  ],
-  "include": [],
-  "references": [
-    { "path": "./packages/client/shortcuts/tsconfig.client.json" },
-    { "path": "./packages/client/ui-sidebar-browser/tsconfig.client.json" },
-    { "path": "./packages/util/atomic-write" }
-  ]
-}