diff --git a/packages/store/ts/config/v2/defaults.ts b/packages/store/ts/config/v2/defaults.ts
index e2a8248877c..807941d34a4 100644
--- a/packages/store/ts/config/v2/defaults.ts
+++ b/packages/store/ts/config/v2/defaults.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ export const CODEGEN_DEFAULTS = {
 export type CODEGEN_DEFAULTS = typeof CODEGEN_DEFAULTS;
 
 export const TABLE_CODEGEN_DEFAULTS = {
+  outputDirectory: "tables",
   tableIdArgument: false,
   storeArgument: false,
 } as const;
diff --git a/packages/store/ts/config/v2/store.test.ts b/packages/store/ts/config/v2/store.test.ts
index d79774c3e63..293d0ab2c04 100644
--- a/packages/store/ts/config/v2/store.test.ts
+++ b/packages/store/ts/config/v2/store.test.ts
@@ -38,11 +38,7 @@ describe("defineStore", () => {
           key: ["age"],
           name: "Example",
           namespace: "",
-          codegen: {
-            ...TABLE_CODEGEN_DEFAULTS,
-            outputDirectory: "tables" as string,
-            dataStruct: true as boolean,
-          },
+          codegen: { ...TABLE_CODEGEN_DEFAULTS, dataStruct: true as boolean },
           type: "table",
           deploy: TABLE_DEPLOY_DEFAULTS,
         },
@@ -93,11 +89,7 @@ describe("defineStore", () => {
           key: ["age"],
           name: "Example",
           namespace: "",
-          codegen: {
-            ...TABLE_CODEGEN_DEFAULTS,
-            outputDirectory: "tables" as string,
-            dataStruct: true as boolean,
-          },
+          codegen: { ...TABLE_CODEGEN_DEFAULTS, dataStruct: true as boolean },
           type: "table",
           deploy: TABLE_DEPLOY_DEFAULTS,
         },
@@ -147,11 +139,7 @@ describe("defineStore", () => {
           key: ["age", "id"],
           name: "Example",
           namespace: "",
-          codegen: {
-            ...TABLE_CODEGEN_DEFAULTS,
-            outputDirectory: "tables" as string,
-            dataStruct: false as boolean,
-          },
+          codegen: { ...TABLE_CODEGEN_DEFAULTS, dataStruct: false as boolean },
           type: "table",
           deploy: TABLE_DEPLOY_DEFAULTS,
         },
@@ -202,11 +190,7 @@ describe("defineStore", () => {
           key: ["firstKey", "firstAge"],
           name: "First",
           namespace: "",
-          codegen: {
-            ...TABLE_CODEGEN_DEFAULTS,
-            outputDirectory: "tables" as string,
-            dataStruct: false as boolean,
-          },
+          codegen: { ...TABLE_CODEGEN_DEFAULTS, dataStruct: false as boolean },
           type: "table",
           deploy: TABLE_DEPLOY_DEFAULTS,
         },
@@ -229,11 +213,7 @@ describe("defineStore", () => {
           key: ["secondKey", "secondAge"],
           name: "Second",
           namespace: "",
-          codegen: {
-            ...TABLE_CODEGEN_DEFAULTS,
-            outputDirectory: "tables" as string,
-            dataStruct: false as boolean,
-          },
+          codegen: { ...TABLE_CODEGEN_DEFAULTS, dataStruct: false as boolean },
           type: "table",
           deploy: TABLE_DEPLOY_DEFAULTS,
         },
@@ -288,11 +268,7 @@ describe("defineStore", () => {
           key: ["firstKey", "firstAge"],
           name: "First",
           namespace: "",
-          codegen: {
-            ...TABLE_CODEGEN_DEFAULTS,
-            outputDirectory: "tables" as string,
-            dataStruct: false as boolean,
-          },
+          codegen: { ...TABLE_CODEGEN_DEFAULTS, dataStruct: false as boolean },
           type: "table",
           deploy: TABLE_DEPLOY_DEFAULTS,
         },
@@ -315,11 +291,7 @@ describe("defineStore", () => {
           key: ["secondKey", "secondAge"],
           name: "Second",
           namespace: "",
-          codegen: {
-            ...TABLE_CODEGEN_DEFAULTS,
-            outputDirectory: "tables" as string,
-            dataStruct: false as boolean,
-          },
+          codegen: { ...TABLE_CODEGEN_DEFAULTS, dataStruct: false as boolean },
           type: "table",
           deploy: TABLE_DEPLOY_DEFAULTS,
         },
@@ -430,11 +402,7 @@ describe("defineStore", () => {
           key: ["name"],
           name: "Example",
           namespace: "",
-          codegen: {
-            ...TABLE_CODEGEN_DEFAULTS,
-            outputDirectory: "tables" as string,
-            dataStruct: true as boolean,
-          },
+          codegen: { ...TABLE_CODEGEN_DEFAULTS, dataStruct: true as boolean },
           type: "table",
           deploy: TABLE_DEPLOY_DEFAULTS,
         },
diff --git a/packages/store/ts/config/v2/storeWithShorthands.test.ts b/packages/store/ts/config/v2/storeWithShorthands.test.ts
index c8045a1d352..ce0a07de1a9 100644
--- a/packages/store/ts/config/v2/storeWithShorthands.test.ts
+++ b/packages/store/ts/config/v2/storeWithShorthands.test.ts
@@ -26,11 +26,7 @@ describe("defineStoreWithShorthands", () => {
           key: ["id"],
           name: "Name",
           namespace: "",
-          codegen: {
-            ...TABLE_CODEGEN_DEFAULTS,
-            outputDirectory: "tables" as string,
-            dataStruct: false as boolean,
-          },
+          codegen: { ...TABLE_CODEGEN_DEFAULTS, dataStruct: false as boolean },
           type: "table",
           deploy: TABLE_DEPLOY_DEFAULTS,
         },
@@ -68,11 +64,7 @@ describe("defineStoreWithShorthands", () => {
           key: ["id"],
           name: "Name",
           namespace: "",
-          codegen: {
-            ...TABLE_CODEGEN_DEFAULTS,
-            outputDirectory: "tables" as string,
-            dataStruct: false as boolean,
-          },
+          codegen: { ...TABLE_CODEGEN_DEFAULTS, dataStruct: false as boolean },
           type: "table",
           deploy: TABLE_DEPLOY_DEFAULTS,
         },
@@ -114,11 +106,7 @@ describe("defineStoreWithShorthands", () => {
           key: ["id"],
           name: "Example",
           namespace: "",
-          codegen: {
-            ...TABLE_CODEGEN_DEFAULTS,
-            outputDirectory: "tables" as string,
-            dataStruct: true as boolean,
-          },
+          codegen: { ...TABLE_CODEGEN_DEFAULTS, dataStruct: true as boolean },
           type: "table",
           deploy: TABLE_DEPLOY_DEFAULTS,
         },
@@ -160,11 +148,7 @@ describe("defineStoreWithShorthands", () => {
           key: ["id"],
           name: "Example",
           namespace: "",
-          codegen: {
-            ...TABLE_CODEGEN_DEFAULTS,
-            outputDirectory: "tables" as string,
-            dataStruct: true as boolean,
-          },
+          codegen: { ...TABLE_CODEGEN_DEFAULTS, dataStruct: true as boolean },
           type: "table",
           deploy: TABLE_DEPLOY_DEFAULTS,
         },
diff --git a/packages/store/ts/config/v2/table.test.ts b/packages/store/ts/config/v2/table.test.ts
index e159675d769..c9e77836e44 100644
--- a/packages/store/ts/config/v2/table.test.ts
+++ b/packages/store/ts/config/v2/table.test.ts
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ describe("resolveTable", () => {
       namespace: "",
       codegen: {
         ...TABLE_CODEGEN_DEFAULTS,
-        outputDirectory: "tables" as string,
+
         dataStruct: true as boolean,
       },
       type: "table",
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ describe("resolveTable", () => {
       namespace: "",
       codegen: {
         ...TABLE_CODEGEN_DEFAULTS,
-        outputDirectory: "tables" as string,
+
         dataStruct: false as boolean,
       },
       type: "table",
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ describe("resolveTable", () => {
       namespace: "",
       codegen: {
         ...TABLE_CODEGEN_DEFAULTS,
-        outputDirectory: "tables" as string,
+
         dataStruct: true as boolean,
       },
       type: "table",
diff --git a/packages/store/ts/config/v2/table.ts b/packages/store/ts/config/v2/table.ts
index 2b2922e44f7..cd5f59003b0 100644
--- a/packages/store/ts/config/v2/table.ts
+++ b/packages/store/ts/config/v2/table.ts
@@ -106,26 +106,22 @@ export type resolveTableCodegen<input extends TableInput> = evaluate<{
     ? undefined extends input["codegen"][key]
       ? key extends "dataStruct"
         ? boolean
-        : key extends "outputDirectory"
-          ? string
-          : key extends keyof TABLE_CODEGEN_DEFAULTS
-            ? TABLE_CODEGEN_DEFAULTS[key]
-            : never
+        : key extends keyof TABLE_CODEGEN_DEFAULTS
+          ? TABLE_CODEGEN_DEFAULTS[key]
+          : never
       : input["codegen"][key]
     : // dataStruct isn't narrowed, because its value is conditional on the number of value schema fields
       key extends "dataStruct"
       ? boolean
-      : key extends "outputDirectory"
-        ? string
-        : key extends keyof TABLE_CODEGEN_DEFAULTS
-          ? TABLE_CODEGEN_DEFAULTS[key]
-          : never;
+      : key extends keyof TABLE_CODEGEN_DEFAULTS
+        ? TABLE_CODEGEN_DEFAULTS[key]
+        : never;
 }>;
 
 export function resolveTableCodegen<input extends TableInput>(input: input): resolveTableCodegen<input> {
   const options = input.codegen;
   return {
-    outputDirectory: get(options, "outputDirectory") ?? "tables",
+    outputDirectory: get(options, "outputDirectory") ?? TABLE_CODEGEN_DEFAULTS.outputDirectory,
     tableIdArgument: get(options, "tableIdArgument") ?? TABLE_CODEGEN_DEFAULTS.tableIdArgument,
     storeArgument: get(options, "storeArgument") ?? TABLE_CODEGEN_DEFAULTS.storeArgument,
     // dataStruct is true if there are at least 2 value fields
diff --git a/packages/world/ts/config/v2/world.test.ts b/packages/world/ts/config/v2/world.test.ts
index 537fda7f3ed..4ad4a7d4de6 100644
--- a/packages/world/ts/config/v2/world.test.ts
+++ b/packages/world/ts/config/v2/world.test.ts
@@ -61,11 +61,7 @@ describe("defineWorld", () => {
           key: ["id"],
           name: "ExampleTable",
           namespace: "ExampleNamespace",
-          codegen: {
-            ...TABLE_CODEGEN_DEFAULTS,
-            outputDirectory: "tables" as string,
-            dataStruct: true as boolean,
-          },
+          codegen: { ...TABLE_CODEGEN_DEFAULTS, dataStruct: true as boolean },
           type: "table",
           deploy: TABLE_DEPLOY_DEFAULTS,
         },
@@ -128,11 +124,7 @@ describe("defineWorld", () => {
           key: ["id"],
           name: "ExampleTable",
           namespace: "ExampleNamespace",
-          codegen: {
-            ...TABLE_CODEGEN_DEFAULTS,
-            outputDirectory: "tables" as string,
-            dataStruct: true as boolean,
-          },
+          codegen: { ...TABLE_CODEGEN_DEFAULTS, dataStruct: true as boolean },
           type: "table",
           deploy: TABLE_DEPLOY_DEFAULTS,
         },
@@ -244,7 +236,6 @@ describe("defineWorld", () => {
             namespace: "",
             codegen: {
               ...TABLE_CODEGEN_DEFAULTS,
-              outputDirectory: "tables" as string,
               dataStruct: true as boolean,
             },
             type: "table",
@@ -298,7 +289,6 @@ describe("defineWorld", () => {
             namespace: "",
             codegen: {
               ...TABLE_CODEGEN_DEFAULTS,
-              outputDirectory: "tables" as string,
               dataStruct: true as boolean,
             },
             type: "table",
@@ -351,7 +341,6 @@ describe("defineWorld", () => {
             namespace: "",
             codegen: {
               ...TABLE_CODEGEN_DEFAULTS,
-              outputDirectory: "tables" as string,
               dataStruct: false as boolean,
             },
             type: "table",
@@ -406,7 +395,6 @@ describe("defineWorld", () => {
             namespace: "",
             codegen: {
               ...TABLE_CODEGEN_DEFAULTS,
-              outputDirectory: "tables" as string,
               dataStruct: false as boolean,
             },
             type: "table",
@@ -433,7 +421,6 @@ describe("defineWorld", () => {
             namespace: "",
             codegen: {
               ...TABLE_CODEGEN_DEFAULTS,
-              outputDirectory: "tables" as string,
               dataStruct: false as boolean,
             },
             type: "table",
@@ -492,7 +479,6 @@ describe("defineWorld", () => {
             namespace: "",
             codegen: {
               ...TABLE_CODEGEN_DEFAULTS,
-              outputDirectory: "tables" as string,
               dataStruct: false as boolean,
             },
             type: "table",
@@ -519,7 +505,6 @@ describe("defineWorld", () => {
             namespace: "",
             codegen: {
               ...TABLE_CODEGEN_DEFAULTS,
-              outputDirectory: "tables" as string,
               dataStruct: false as boolean,
             },
             type: "table",
@@ -634,7 +619,6 @@ describe("defineWorld", () => {
             namespace: "",
             codegen: {
               ...TABLE_CODEGEN_DEFAULTS,
-              outputDirectory: "tables" as string,
               dataStruct: true as boolean,
             },
             type: "table",
diff --git a/packages/world/ts/config/v2/worldWithShorthands.test.ts b/packages/world/ts/config/v2/worldWithShorthands.test.ts
index b826bc7d677..c7ec8e2be71 100644
--- a/packages/world/ts/config/v2/worldWithShorthands.test.ts
+++ b/packages/world/ts/config/v2/worldWithShorthands.test.ts
@@ -51,11 +51,7 @@ describe("defineWorldWithShorthands", () => {
           key: ["id"],
           name: "ExampleTable",
           namespace: "ExampleNamespace",
-          codegen: {
-            ...TABLE_CODEGEN_DEFAULTS,
-            outputDirectory: "tables" as string,
-            dataStruct: false as boolean,
-          },
+          codegen: { ...TABLE_CODEGEN_DEFAULTS, dataStruct: false as boolean },
           type: "table",
           deploy: TABLE_DEPLOY_DEFAULTS,
         },
@@ -124,11 +120,7 @@ describe("defineWorldWithShorthands", () => {
           key: ["id"],
           name: "ExampleTable",
           namespace: "ExampleNamespace",
-          codegen: {
-            ...TABLE_CODEGEN_DEFAULTS,
-            outputDirectory: "tables" as string,
-            dataStruct: true as boolean,
-          },
+          codegen: { ...TABLE_CODEGEN_DEFAULTS, dataStruct: true as boolean },
           type: "table",
           deploy: TABLE_DEPLOY_DEFAULTS,
         },
@@ -174,11 +166,7 @@ describe("defineWorldWithShorthands", () => {
           key: ["id"],
           name: "Name",
           namespace: "",
-          codegen: {
-            ...TABLE_CODEGEN_DEFAULTS,
-            outputDirectory: "tables" as string,
-            dataStruct: false as boolean,
-          },
+          codegen: { ...TABLE_CODEGEN_DEFAULTS, dataStruct: false as boolean },
           type: "table",
           deploy: TABLE_DEPLOY_DEFAULTS,
         },
@@ -217,11 +205,7 @@ describe("defineWorldWithShorthands", () => {
           key: ["id"],
           name: "Name",
           namespace: "",
-          codegen: {
-            ...TABLE_CODEGEN_DEFAULTS,
-            outputDirectory: "tables" as string,
-            dataStruct: false as boolean,
-          },
+          codegen: { ...TABLE_CODEGEN_DEFAULTS, dataStruct: false as boolean },
           type: "table",
           deploy: TABLE_DEPLOY_DEFAULTS,
         },
@@ -262,11 +246,7 @@ describe("defineWorldWithShorthands", () => {
           key: ["id"],
           name: "Example",
           namespace: "",
-          codegen: {
-            ...TABLE_CODEGEN_DEFAULTS,
-            outputDirectory: "tables" as string,
-            dataStruct: true as boolean,
-          },
+          codegen: { ...TABLE_CODEGEN_DEFAULTS, dataStruct: true as boolean },
           type: "table",
           deploy: TABLE_DEPLOY_DEFAULTS,
         },
@@ -307,11 +287,7 @@ describe("defineWorldWithShorthands", () => {
           key: ["id"],
           name: "Example",
           namespace: "",
-          codegen: {
-            ...TABLE_CODEGEN_DEFAULTS,
-            outputDirectory: "tables" as string,
-            dataStruct: true as boolean,
-          },
+          codegen: { ...TABLE_CODEGEN_DEFAULTS, dataStruct: true as boolean },
           type: "table",
           deploy: TABLE_DEPLOY_DEFAULTS,
         },