diff --git a/yarn-project/pxe/tsconfig.json b/yarn-project/pxe/tsconfig.json
index 91273923e828..0a0b5ee4533b 100644
--- a/yarn-project/pxe/tsconfig.json
+++ b/yarn-project/pxe/tsconfig.json
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@
     "tsBuildInfoFile": ".tsbuildinfo"
   },
   "references": [
-    {
-      "path": "../simulator"
-    },
     {
       "path": "../circuit-types"
     },
@@ -36,6 +33,9 @@
     {
       "path": "../protocol-contracts"
     },
+    {
+      "path": "../simulator"
+    },
     {
       "path": "../types"
     },
diff --git a/yarn-project/sequencer-client/tsconfig.json b/yarn-project/sequencer-client/tsconfig.json
index d17fa6334ab6..02b1b57f0dc7 100644
--- a/yarn-project/sequencer-client/tsconfig.json
+++ b/yarn-project/sequencer-client/tsconfig.json
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@
     "tsBuildInfoFile": ".tsbuildinfo"
   },
   "references": [
-    {
-      "path": "../simulator"
-    },
     {
       "path": "../circuit-types"
     },
@@ -33,6 +30,9 @@
     {
       "path": "../p2p"
     },
+    {
+      "path": "../simulator"
+    },
     {
       "path": "../types"
     },