diff --git a/packages/core/package.json b/packages/core/package.json
index 57878649f..21f101a9c 100644
--- a/packages/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "@nativescript/core",
-	"version": "9.0.0-alpha.16",
+	"version": "9.0.0-alpha.17",
 	"description": "A JavaScript library providing an easy to use api for interacting with iOS and Android platform APIs.",
 	"type": "module",
 	"main": "index",
diff --git a/packages/core/ui/layouts/index.d.ts b/packages/core/ui/layouts/index.d.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index e6969f47b..000000000
--- a/packages/core/ui/layouts/index.d.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-export { AbsoluteLayout } from './absolute-layout';
-export { DockLayout } from './dock-layout';
-export { FlexboxLayout } from './flexbox-layout';
-export { GridLayout, GridUnitType, ItemSpec } from './grid-layout';
-export { RootLayout, getRootLayout, getRootLayoutById, RootLayoutOptions, ShadeCoverOptions } from './root-layout';
-export { StackLayout } from './stack-layout';
-export { WrapLayout } from './wrap-layout';
-export { LayoutBase } from './layout-base';