diff --git a/layer-publisher/src/powertools-typescript-layer.ts b/layer-publisher/src/powertools-typescript-layer.ts
index 029925aa65..df0e5b01a2 100644
--- a/layer-publisher/src/powertools-typescript-layer.ts
+++ b/layer-publisher/src/powertools-typescript-layer.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ export class PowerToolsTypeScriptLayer extends lambda.LayerVersion {
         @aws-lambda-powertools/logger@${version} \
         @aws-lambda-powertools/metrics@${version} \
         @aws-lambda-powertools/tracer@${version}`,
+      'rm -rf node_modules/@types',
       'rm package.json package-lock.json',
     ];
     const commandJoined = commands.join(' && ');