diff --git a/pw_ide/py/pw_ide/vscode.py b/pw_ide/py/pw_ide/vscode.py
index 8f0bd0fd1a..bfbaa79fb8 100644
--- a/pw_ide/py/pw_ide/vscode.py
+++ b/pw_ide/py/pw_ide/vscode.py
@@ -137,9 +137,6 @@ def _local_python_settings() -> dict[str, Any]:
         "files.insertFinalNewline": True,
         "files.trimTrailingWhitespace": True,
         "search.useGlobalIgnoreFiles": True,
-        "grunt.autoDetect": "off",
-        "gulp.autoDetect": "off",
-        "jake.autoDetect": "off",
         "npm.autoDetect": "off",
         "C_Cpp.intelliSenseEngine": "disabled",
         "[cpp]": OrderedDict(