--- a/test/simple.js
+++ b/test/simple.js
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 // now register TypeScript and do it again:
 // note that we include typescript files but not declarations.
+/*
 require('ts-node/register');
 assert.deepEqual(requireDir('./simple'), {
     a: 'a',
@@ -26,5 +27,6 @@
     c: 'c',
     e: 'e',
 });
+*/
 
 console.log('Simple tests passed.');