diff --git a/extensions/css-language-features/extension.webpack.config.js b/extensions/css-language-features/extension.webpack.config.js
index 593d1340b7f..3c1d55ef6a0 100644
--- a/extensions/css-language-features/extension.webpack.config.js
+++ b/extensions/css-language-features/extension.webpack.config.js
@@ -20,9 +20,6 @@ module.exports = withDefaults({
 		mainFields: ['module', 'main'],
 		extensions: ['.ts', '.js'] // support ts-files and js-files
 	},
-	node: {
-		__dirname: false // leave the __dirname-behaviour intact
-	},
 	output: {
 		filename: 'cssMain.js',
 		path: path.join(__dirname, 'client', 'dist'),
diff --git a/extensions/css-language-features/server/extension.webpack.config.js b/extensions/css-language-features/server/extension.webpack.config.js
index bafe635b6de..413075e315f 100644
--- a/extensions/css-language-features/server/extension.webpack.config.js
+++ b/extensions/css-language-features/server/extension.webpack.config.js
@@ -20,9 +20,6 @@ module.exports = withDefaults({
 		mainFields: ['module', 'main'],
 		extensions: ['.ts', '.js'] // support ts-files and js-files
 	},
-	node: {
-		__dirname: false // leave the __dirname-behaviour intact
-	},
 	output: {
 		filename: 'cssServerMain.js',
 		path: path.join(__dirname, 'dist'),
diff --git a/extensions/git/extension.webpack.config.js b/extensions/git/extension.webpack.config.js
index ac1ed5928a9..5efa2052e88 100644
--- a/extensions/git/extension.webpack.config.js
+++ b/extensions/git/extension.webpack.config.js
@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@ const withDefaults = require('../shared.webpack.config');
 
 module.exports = withDefaults({
 	context: __dirname,
-	node: {
-		__dirname: false // leave the __dirname-behaviour intact
-	},
 	entry: {
 		main: './src/main.ts',
 		['askpass-main']: './src/askpass-main.ts'
diff --git a/extensions/html-language-features/extension.webpack.config.js b/extensions/html-language-features/extension.webpack.config.js
index 492a0d1f8fd..4f9af795401 100644
--- a/extensions/html-language-features/extension.webpack.config.js
+++ b/extensions/html-language-features/extension.webpack.config.js
@@ -20,9 +20,6 @@ module.exports = withDefaults({
 		mainFields: ['module', 'main'],
 		extensions: ['.ts', '.js'] // support ts-files and js-files
 	},
-	node: {
-		__dirname: false // leave the __dirname-behaviour intact
-	},
 	output: {
 		filename: 'htmlMain.js',
 		path: path.join(__dirname, 'client', 'dist'),
diff --git a/extensions/html-language-features/server/extension.webpack.config.js b/extensions/html-language-features/server/extension.webpack.config.js
index 90e533b80ec..67d30dd082d 100644
--- a/extensions/html-language-features/server/extension.webpack.config.js
+++ b/extensions/html-language-features/server/extension.webpack.config.js
@@ -20,9 +20,6 @@ module.exports = withDefaults({
 		mainFields: ['module', 'main'],
 		extensions: ['.ts', '.js'] // support ts-files and js-files
 	},
-	node: {
-		__dirname: false // leave the __dirname-behaviour intact
-	},
 	output: {
 		filename: 'htmlServerMain.js',
 		path: path.join(__dirname, 'dist'),
diff --git a/extensions/json-language-features/extension.webpack.config.js b/extensions/json-language-features/extension.webpack.config.js
index 3e79ca6b74c..eb71544d875 100644
--- a/extensions/json-language-features/extension.webpack.config.js
+++ b/extensions/json-language-features/extension.webpack.config.js
@@ -20,9 +20,6 @@ module.exports = withDefaults({
 		mainFields: ['module', 'main'],
 		extensions: ['.ts', '.js'] // support ts-files and js-files
 	},
-	node: {
-		__dirname: false // leave the __dirname-behaviour intact
-	},
 	output: {
 		filename: 'jsonMain.js',
 		path: path.join(__dirname, 'client', 'dist'),
diff --git a/extensions/json-language-features/server/extension.webpack.config.js b/extensions/json-language-features/server/extension.webpack.config.js
index 03235a3fdc0..5cc44771a83 100644
--- a/extensions/json-language-features/server/extension.webpack.config.js
+++ b/extensions/json-language-features/server/extension.webpack.config.js
@@ -20,9 +20,6 @@ module.exports = withDefaults({
 		mainFields: ['module', 'main'],
 		extensions: ['.ts', '.js'] // support ts-files and js-files
 	},
-	node: {
-		__dirname: false // leave the __dirname-behaviour intact
-	},
 	output: {
 		filename: 'jsonServerMain.js',
 		path: path.join(__dirname, 'dist'),
diff --git a/extensions/shared.webpack.config.js b/extensions/shared.webpack.config.js
index 716610dc733..759fcc61f03 100644
--- a/extensions/shared.webpack.config.js
+++ b/extensions/shared.webpack.config.js
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ module.exports = function withDefaults(/**@type WebpackConfig*/extConfig) {
 	let defaultConfig = {
 		mode: 'none', // this leaves the source code as close as possible to the original (when packaging we set this to 'production')
 		target: 'node', // extensions run in a node context
+		node: {
+			__dirname: false // leave the __dirname-behaviour intact
+		},
 		resolve: {
 			mainFields: ['main'], // prefer the main-entry of package.json files
 			extensions: ['.ts', '.js'] // support ts-files and js-files
diff --git a/extensions/typescript-language-features/extension.webpack.config.js b/extensions/typescript-language-features/extension.webpack.config.js
index 664dfb35f6f..de88398eca0 100644
--- a/extensions/typescript-language-features/extension.webpack.config.js
+++ b/extensions/typescript-language-features/extension.webpack.config.js
@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@ const withDefaults = require('../shared.webpack.config');
 
 module.exports = withDefaults({
 	context: __dirname,
-	node: {
-		__dirname: false,
-	},
 	resolve: {
 		mainFields: ['module', 'main']
 	},