diff --git a/test/scripts/checks/type_check.sh b/test/scripts/checks/type_check.sh
index 5e091625de4ed0..385a34bee1abf7 100755
--- a/test/scripts/checks/type_check.sh
+++ b/test/scripts/checks/type_check.sh
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@
 source src/dev/ci_setup/setup_env.sh
 
 checks-reporter-with-killswitch "Check Types" \
+  node scripts/build_ts_refs && \
   node scripts/type_check
diff --git a/test/scripts/jenkins_unit.sh b/test/scripts/jenkins_unit.sh
index 996dfdc4149173..9e387f97a016e8 100755
--- a/test/scripts/jenkins_unit.sh
+++ b/test/scripts/jenkins_unit.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ if [[ -z "$CODE_COVERAGE" ]] ; then
   ./test/scripts/checks/ts_projects.sh
   ./test/scripts/checks/jest_configs.sh
   ./test/scripts/checks/doc_api_changes.sh
-  ./test/scripts/checks/build_ts_refs.sh
   ./test/scripts/checks/type_check.sh
   ./test/scripts/checks/bundle_limits.sh
   ./test/scripts/checks/i18n.sh
diff --git a/vars/tasks.groovy b/vars/tasks.groovy
index f00d3d19f55c58..7c40966ff5e04c 100644
--- a/vars/tasks.groovy
+++ b/vars/tasks.groovy
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ def check() {
     kibanaPipeline.scriptTask('Check TypeScript Projects', 'test/scripts/checks/ts_projects.sh'),
     kibanaPipeline.scriptTask('Check Jest Configs', 'test/scripts/checks/jest_configs.sh'),
     kibanaPipeline.scriptTask('Check Doc API Changes', 'test/scripts/checks/doc_api_changes.sh'),
-    kibanaPipeline.scriptTask('Build Typescript Refs', 'test/scripts/checks/build_ts_refs.sh'),
     kibanaPipeline.scriptTask('Check Types', 'test/scripts/checks/type_check.sh'),
     kibanaPipeline.scriptTask('Check Bundle Limits', 'test/scripts/checks/bundle_limits.sh'),
     kibanaPipeline.scriptTask('Check i18n', 'test/scripts/checks/i18n.sh'),