diff --git a/extensions/typescript-language-features/web/webServer.ts b/extensions/typescript-language-features/web/webServer.ts
index a8acd853ccd..73aac96fd52 100644
--- a/extensions/typescript-language-features/web/webServer.ts
+++ b/extensions/typescript-language-features/web/webServer.ts
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ function createServerHost(extensionUri: URI, logger: ts.server.Logger, apiClient
 		readFile(path) {
 			logVerbose('fs.readFile', { path });
 
-			if (!fs || path.startsWith('/lib.')) {
+			if (!fs) {
 				const webPath = getWebPath(path);
 				if (webPath) {
 					const request = new XMLHttpRequest();