diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/readme.md b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/readme.md
index a513249c296db..e7bb3b773019a 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/readme.md
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/readme.md
@@ -117,6 +117,6 @@ You can access the development environment at http://localhost:9001.
 
 #### Further resources
 
-- [Cypress integration tests](cypress/README.md)
+- [Cypress integration tests](./e2e/README.md)
 - [VSCode setup instructions](./dev_docs/vscode_setup.md)
 - [Github PR commands](./dev_docs/github_commands.md)
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/scripts/optimize-tsconfig/tsconfig.json b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/scripts/optimize-tsconfig/tsconfig.json
index c2f87503b4548..5021694ff04ac 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/scripts/optimize-tsconfig/tsconfig.json
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/scripts/optimize-tsconfig/tsconfig.json
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@
   ],
   "exclude": [
     "**/__fixtures__/**/*",
-    "./cypress/**/*"
+    "./e2e/cypress/**/*"
   ]
 }