diff --git a/examples/cra-ts-kitchen-sink/.storybook/main.ts b/examples/cra-ts-kitchen-sink/.storybook/main.ts
index 47edaa9ba3f..7a5014ed987 100644
--- a/examples/cra-ts-kitchen-sink/.storybook/main.ts
+++ b/examples/cra-ts-kitchen-sink/.storybook/main.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-// @ts-ignore
+// eslint-disable-next-line import/no-extraneous-dependencies
+import { Configuration } from 'webpack';
+
 const path = require('path');
 
 module.exports = {
@@ -26,10 +28,12 @@ module.exports = {
     '@storybook/addon-links',
     '@storybook/addon-a11y',
   ],
-  webpackFinal: (config) => {
+  webpackFinal: (config: Configuration) => {
     // add monorepo root as a valid directory to import modules from
     config.resolve.plugins.forEach((p) => {
+      // @ts-ignore
       if (Array.isArray(p.appSrcs)) {
+        // @ts-ignore
         p.appSrcs.push(path.join(__dirname, '..', '..', '..'));
       }
     });
diff --git a/lib/core/src/server/manager/manager-webpack.config.js b/lib/core/src/server/manager/manager-webpack.config.js
index 1be55483384..04b5b7eb70c 100644
--- a/lib/core/src/server/manager/manager-webpack.config.js
+++ b/lib/core/src/server/manager/manager-webpack.config.js
@@ -140,7 +140,6 @@ export default async ({
       alias: {
         ...themingPaths,
         ...uiPaths,
-        semver: require.resolve('@storybook/semver'),
       },
       plugins: [
         // Transparently resolve packages via PnP when needed; noop otherwise
diff --git a/lib/core/src/server/preview/iframe-webpack.config.js b/lib/core/src/server/preview/iframe-webpack.config.js
index 9f44ac8ab6e..5a544e2e2e0 100644
--- a/lib/core/src/server/preview/iframe-webpack.config.js
+++ b/lib/core/src/server/preview/iframe-webpack.config.js
@@ -181,7 +181,6 @@ export default async ({
       alias: {
         ...themingPaths,
         ...storybookPaths,
-        semver: path.dirname(resolveFrom(__dirname, '@storybook/semver/package.json')),
         ...reactPaths,
       },