diff --git a/.changeset/breezy-seals-begin.md b/.changeset/breezy-seals-begin.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..951f6272be32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/breezy-seals-begin.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@astrojs/db": patch
+---
+
+Remove @astrojs/runtime/config suggestion for astro:db configuration helpers.
diff --git a/packages/db/package.json b/packages/db/package.json
index fa10683d6873..d7f44aa8cc86 100644
--- a/packages/db/package.json
+++ b/packages/db/package.json
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@
       "types": "./dist/runtime/index.d.ts",
       "import": "./dist/runtime/index.js"
     },
-    "./runtime/config": {
-      "types": "./dist/runtime/config.d.ts",
+    "./dist/runtime/config.js": {
       "import": "./dist/runtime/config.js"
     },
     "./package.json": "./package.json"
@@ -36,9 +35,6 @@
       ],
       "runtime": [
         "./dist/runtime/index.d.ts"
-      ],
-      "runtime/config": [
-        "./dist/runtime/config.d.ts"
       ]
     }
   },
diff --git a/packages/db/src/core/consts.ts b/packages/db/src/core/consts.ts
index c0f5e2058274..43279f6aa778 100644
--- a/packages/db/src/core/consts.ts
+++ b/packages/db/src/core/consts.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ export const PACKAGE_NAME = JSON.parse(
 ).name;
 
 export const RUNTIME_IMPORT = JSON.stringify(`${PACKAGE_NAME}/runtime`);
-export const RUNTIME_CONFIG_IMPORT = JSON.stringify(`${PACKAGE_NAME}/runtime/config`);
+// Exposed without type definitions
+// to avoid duplicate suggestions in Intellisense
+export const RUNTIME_CONFIG_IMPORT = JSON.stringify(`${PACKAGE_NAME}/dist/runtime/config.js`);
 
 export const DB_TYPES_FILE = 'db-types.d.ts';
 
diff --git a/packages/db/tsconfig.json b/packages/db/tsconfig.json
index 18443cddf207..96407d1d114a 100644
--- a/packages/db/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/db/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
   "extends": "../../tsconfig.base.json",
   "include": ["src"],
+  "exclude": ["src/runtime/config.ts"],
   "compilerOptions": {
     "outDir": "./dist"
   }