diff --git a/code/lib/codemod/package.json b/code/lib/codemod/package.json
index c805f990a8d..9f8c8af0dbf 100644
--- a/code/lib/codemod/package.json
+++ b/code/lib/codemod/package.json
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
     "@types/cross-spawn": "^6.0.2",
     "cross-spawn": "^7.0.3",
     "globby": "^11.0.2",
-    "jscodeshift": "^0.14.0",
+    "jscodeshift": "^0.15.1",
     "lodash": "^4.17.21",
     "prettier": "^2.8.0",
     "recast": "^0.23.1"
diff --git a/code/lib/core-common/src/utils/normalize-stories.ts b/code/lib/core-common/src/utils/normalize-stories.ts
index 3beabeae4c8..1a69fb1ce68 100644
--- a/code/lib/core-common/src/utils/normalize-stories.ts
+++ b/code/lib/core-common/src/utils/normalize-stories.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export const getDirectoryFromWorkingDir = ({
 
 export const normalizeStoriesEntry = (
   entry: StoriesEntry,
-  { configDir, workingDir, default_files_pattern = DEFAULT_FILES_PATTERN }: NormalizeOptions
+  { configDir, workingDir, defaultFilesPattern = DEFAULT_FILES_PATTERN }: NormalizeOptions
 ): NormalizedStoriesSpecifier => {
   let specifierWithoutMatcher: Omit<NormalizedStoriesSpecifier, 'importPathMatcher'>;
 
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ export const normalizeStoriesEntry = (
       specifierWithoutMatcher = {
         titlePrefix: DEFAULT_TITLE_PREFIX,
         directory: entry,
-        files: default_files_pattern,
+        files: defaultFilesPattern,
       };
     } else {
       specifierWithoutMatcher = {
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ export const normalizeStoriesEntry = (
   } else {
     specifierWithoutMatcher = {
       titlePrefix: DEFAULT_TITLE_PREFIX,
-      files: default_files_pattern,
+      files: defaultFilesPattern,
       ...entry,
     };
   }
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ export const normalizeStoriesEntry = (
 interface NormalizeOptions {
   configDir: string;
   workingDir: string;
-  default_files_pattern?: string;
+  defaultFilesPattern?: string;
 }
 
 export const normalizeStories = (entries: StoriesEntry[], options: NormalizeOptions) => {
diff --git a/code/lib/core-server/src/presets/common-override-preset.ts b/code/lib/core-server/src/presets/common-override-preset.ts
index d92dead5d8f..8cc740aea7d 100644
--- a/code/lib/core-server/src/presets/common-override-preset.ts
+++ b/code/lib/core-server/src/presets/common-override-preset.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,5 @@
-import type {
-  Options,
-  PresetProperty,
-  StoriesEntry,
-  StorybookConfig,
-  TestBuildFlags,
-} from '@storybook/types';
-import { normalizeStories, commonGlobOptions } from '@storybook/core-common';
-import { isAbsolute, join, relative } from 'path';
-import slash from 'slash';
-import { glob } from 'glob';
+import type { Options, PresetProperty, StorybookConfig, TestBuildFlags } from '@storybook/types';
+import { removeMDXEntries } from '../utils/remove-mdx-entries';
 
 export const framework: PresetProperty<'framework', StorybookConfig> = async (config) => {
   // This will get called with the values from the user's main config, but before
@@ -25,49 +16,7 @@ export const framework: PresetProperty<'framework', StorybookConfig> = async (co
 
 export const stories: PresetProperty<'stories', StorybookConfig> = async (entries, options) => {
   if (options?.build?.test?.disableMDXEntries) {
-    const list = normalizeStories(entries, {
-      configDir: options.configDir,
-      workingDir: options.configDir,
-      default_files_pattern: '**/*.@(stories.@(js|jsx|mjs|ts|tsx))',
-    });
-    const result = (
-      await Promise.all(
-        list.map(async ({ directory, files, titlePrefix }) => {
-          const pattern = join(directory, files);
-          const absolutePattern = isAbsolute(pattern) ? pattern : join(options.configDir, pattern);
-          const absoluteDirectory = isAbsolute(directory)
-            ? directory
-            : join(options.configDir, directory);
-
-          return {
-            files: (
-              await glob(slash(absolutePattern), {
-                ...commonGlobOptions(absolutePattern),
-                follow: true,
-              })
-            ).map((f) => relative(absoluteDirectory, f)),
-            directory,
-            titlePrefix,
-          };
-        })
-      )
-    ).flatMap<StoriesEntry>((expanded, i) => {
-      const filteredEntries = expanded.files.filter((s) => !s.endsWith('.mdx'));
-      // only return the filtered entries when there is something to filter
-      // as webpack is faster with unexpanded globs
-      let items = [];
-      if (filteredEntries.length < expanded.files.length) {
-        items = filteredEntries.map((k) => ({
-          ...expanded,
-          files: `**/${k}`,
-        }));
-      } else {
-        items = [list[i]];
-      }
-
-      return items;
-    });
-    return result;
+    return removeMDXEntries(entries, options);
   }
   return entries;
 };
diff --git a/code/lib/core-server/src/utils/__tests__/remove-mdx-stories.test.ts b/code/lib/core-server/src/utils/__tests__/remove-mdx-stories.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..93280240e74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/lib/core-server/src/utils/__tests__/remove-mdx-stories.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,248 @@
+import { glob as globlOriginal } from 'glob';
+import { type StoriesEntry } from '@storybook/types';
+import { normalizeStoriesEntry } from '@storybook/core-common';
+import { join } from 'path';
+import slash from 'slash';
+import { removeMDXEntries } from '../remove-mdx-entries';
+
+const glob = globlOriginal as jest.MockedFunction<typeof globlOriginal>;
+
+const configDir = '/configDir/';
+const workingDir = '/';
+
+jest.mock('glob', () => ({ glob: jest.fn() }));
+
+const createList = (list: { entry: StoriesEntry; result: string[] }[]) => {
+  return list.reduce<Record<string, { result: string[]; entry: StoriesEntry }>>(
+    (acc, { entry, result }) => {
+      const { directory, files } = normalizeStoriesEntry(entry, {
+        configDir,
+        workingDir,
+      });
+      acc[slash(join('/', directory, files))] = { result, entry };
+      return acc;
+    },
+    {}
+  );
+};
+
+const createGlobMock = (input: ReturnType<typeof createList>) => {
+  return async (k: string | string[]) => {
+    if (Array.isArray(k)) {
+      throw new Error('do not pass an array to glob during tests');
+    }
+    if (input[slash(k)]) {
+      return input[slash(k)]?.result;
+    }
+
+    throw new Error('can not find key in input');
+  };
+};
+
+test('empty', async () => {
+  const list = createList([]);
+  glob.mockImplementation(createGlobMock(list));
+
+  await expect(() => removeMDXEntries(Object.keys(list), { configDir })).rejects
+    .toThrowErrorMatchingInlineSnapshot(`
+    "Storybook could not index your stories.
+    Your main configuration somehow does not contain a 'stories' field, or it resolved to an empty array.
+
+    Please check your main configuration file and make sure it exports a 'stories' field that is not an empty array.
+
+    More info: https://storybook.js.org/docs/react/faq#can-i-have-a-storybook-with-no-local-stories
+    "
+  `);
+});
+
+test('minimal', async () => {
+  const list = createList([{ entry: '*.js', result: [] }]);
+  glob.mockImplementation(createGlobMock(list));
+
+  const result = await removeMDXEntries(
+    Object.values(list).map((e) => e.entry),
+    { configDir }
+  );
+
+  expect(result).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+    Array [
+      Object {
+        "directory": ".",
+        "files": "*.js",
+        "titlePrefix": "",
+      },
+    ]
+  `);
+});
+
+test('multiple', async () => {
+  const list = createList([
+    { entry: '*.ts', result: [] },
+    { entry: '*.js', result: [] },
+  ]);
+  glob.mockImplementation(createGlobMock(list));
+
+  const result = await removeMDXEntries(
+    Object.values(list).map((e) => e.entry),
+    { configDir }
+  );
+
+  expect(result).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+    Array [
+      Object {
+        "directory": ".",
+        "files": "*.ts",
+        "titlePrefix": "",
+      },
+      Object {
+        "directory": ".",
+        "files": "*.js",
+        "titlePrefix": "",
+      },
+    ]
+  `);
+});
+
+test('mdx but not matching any files', async () => {
+  const list = createList([
+    { entry: '*.mdx', result: [] },
+    { entry: '*.js', result: [] },
+  ]);
+  glob.mockImplementation(createGlobMock(list));
+
+  const result = await removeMDXEntries(
+    Object.values(list).map((e) => e.entry),
+    { configDir }
+  );
+
+  expect(result).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+    Array [
+      Object {
+        "directory": ".",
+        "files": "*.mdx",
+        "titlePrefix": "",
+      },
+      Object {
+        "directory": ".",
+        "files": "*.js",
+        "titlePrefix": "",
+      },
+    ]
+  `);
+});
+
+test('removes entries that only yield mdx files', async () => {
+  const list = createList([
+    { entry: '*.mdx', result: ['/configDir/my-file.mdx'] },
+    { entry: '*.js', result: [] },
+  ]);
+  glob.mockImplementation(createGlobMock(list));
+
+  const result = await removeMDXEntries(
+    Object.values(list).map((e) => e.entry),
+    { configDir }
+  );
+
+  expect(result).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+    Array [
+      Object {
+        "directory": ".",
+        "files": "*.js",
+        "titlePrefix": "",
+      },
+    ]
+  `);
+});
+
+test('expands entries that only yield mixed files', async () => {
+  const list = createList([
+    { entry: '*.@(mdx|ts)', result: ['/configDir/my-file.mdx', '/configDir/my-file.ts'] },
+    { entry: '*.js', result: [] },
+  ]);
+  glob.mockImplementation(createGlobMock(list));
+
+  const result = await removeMDXEntries(
+    Object.values(list).map((e) => e.entry),
+    { configDir }
+  );
+
+  expect(result).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+    Array [
+      Object {
+        "directory": ".",
+        "files": "**/my-file.ts",
+        "titlePrefix": "",
+      },
+      Object {
+        "directory": ".",
+        "files": "*.js",
+        "titlePrefix": "",
+      },
+    ]
+  `);
+});
+
+test('passes titlePrefix', async () => {
+  const list = createList([
+    {
+      entry: { files: '*.@(mdx|ts)', directory: '.', titlePrefix: 'foo' },
+      result: ['/configDir/my-file.mdx', '/configDir/my-file.ts'],
+    },
+  ]);
+  glob.mockImplementation(createGlobMock(list));
+
+  const result = await removeMDXEntries(
+    Object.values(list).map((e) => e.entry),
+    { configDir }
+  );
+
+  expect(result).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+    Array [
+      Object {
+        "directory": ".",
+        "files": "**/my-file.ts",
+        "titlePrefix": "foo",
+      },
+    ]
+  `);
+});
+
+test('expands to multiple entries', async () => {
+  const list = createList([
+    {
+      entry: { files: '*.@(mdx|ts)', directory: '.', titlePrefix: 'foo' },
+      result: [
+        '/configDir/my-file.mdx',
+        '/configDir/my-file1.ts',
+        '/configDir/my-file2.ts',
+        '/configDir/my-file3.ts',
+      ],
+    },
+  ]);
+  glob.mockImplementation(createGlobMock(list));
+
+  const result = await removeMDXEntries(
+    Object.values(list).map((e) => e.entry),
+    { configDir }
+  );
+
+  expect(result).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+    Array [
+      Object {
+        "directory": ".",
+        "files": "**/my-file1.ts",
+        "titlePrefix": "foo",
+      },
+      Object {
+        "directory": ".",
+        "files": "**/my-file2.ts",
+        "titlePrefix": "foo",
+      },
+      Object {
+        "directory": ".",
+        "files": "**/my-file3.ts",
+        "titlePrefix": "foo",
+      },
+    ]
+  `);
+});
diff --git a/code/lib/core-server/src/utils/remove-mdx-entries.ts b/code/lib/core-server/src/utils/remove-mdx-entries.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ed93c1bc8d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/lib/core-server/src/utils/remove-mdx-entries.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+import type { Options, StoriesEntry } from '@storybook/types';
+import { normalizeStories, commonGlobOptions } from '@storybook/core-common';
+import { isAbsolute, join, relative } from 'path';
+import slash from 'slash';
+import { glob } from 'glob';
+
+export async function removeMDXEntries(
+  entries: StoriesEntry[],
+  options: Pick<Options, 'configDir'>
+): Promise<StoriesEntry[]> {
+  const list = normalizeStories(entries, {
+    configDir: options.configDir,
+    workingDir: options.configDir,
+    defaultFilesPattern: '**/*.@(stories.@(js|jsx|mjs|ts|tsx))',
+  });
+  const result = (
+    await Promise.all(
+      list.map(async ({ directory, files, titlePrefix }) => {
+        const pattern = join(directory, files);
+        const absolutePattern = isAbsolute(pattern) ? pattern : join(options.configDir, pattern);
+        const absoluteDirectory = isAbsolute(directory)
+          ? directory
+          : join(options.configDir, directory);
+
+        return {
+          files: (
+            await glob(slash(absolutePattern), {
+              ...commonGlobOptions(absolutePattern),
+              follow: true,
+            })
+          ).map((f) => relative(absoluteDirectory, f)),
+          directory,
+          titlePrefix,
+        };
+      })
+    )
+  ).flatMap<StoriesEntry>(({ directory, files, titlePrefix }, i) => {
+    const filteredEntries = files.filter((s) => !s.endsWith('.mdx'));
+    // only return the filtered entries when there is something to filter
+    // as webpack is faster with unexpanded globs
+    let items = [];
+    if (filteredEntries.length < files.length) {
+      items = filteredEntries.map((k) => ({
+        directory,
+        titlePrefix,
+        files: `**/${k}`,
+      }));
+    } else {
+      items = [
+        { directory: list[i].directory, titlePrefix: list[i].titlePrefix, files: list[i].files },
+      ];
+    }
+
+    return items;
+  });
+  return result;
+}
diff --git a/code/lib/postinstall/package.json b/code/lib/postinstall/package.json
index a9779b34bd8..9e2a19920e0 100644
--- a/code/lib/postinstall/package.json
+++ b/code/lib/postinstall/package.json
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "jest": "^29.7.0",
     "jest-specific-snapshot": "^8.0.0",
-    "jscodeshift": "^0.14.0",
+    "jscodeshift": "^0.15.1",
     "typescript": "~4.9.3"
   },
   "publishConfig": {
diff --git a/code/yarn.lock b/code/yarn.lock
index 3999f341dbe..90e5ab5564a 100644
--- a/code/yarn.lock
+++ b/code/yarn.lock
@@ -6317,7 +6317,7 @@ __metadata:
     globby: "npm:^11.0.2"
     jest: "npm:^29.7.0"
     jest-specific-snapshot: "npm:^8.0.0"
-    jscodeshift: "npm:^0.14.0"
+    jscodeshift: "npm:^0.15.1"
     lodash: "npm:^4.17.21"
     mdast-util-mdx-jsx: "npm:^2.1.2"
     mdast-util-mdxjs-esm: "npm:^1.3.1"
@@ -6922,7 +6922,7 @@ __metadata:
   dependencies:
     jest: "npm:^29.7.0"
     jest-specific-snapshot: "npm:^8.0.0"
-    jscodeshift: "npm:^0.14.0"
+    jscodeshift: "npm:^0.15.1"
     typescript: "npm:~4.9.3"
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft
@@ -11154,15 +11154,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"ast-types@npm:0.15.2":
-  version: 0.15.2
-  resolution: "ast-types@npm:0.15.2"
-  dependencies:
-    tslib: "npm:^2.0.1"
-  checksum: 5b26e3656e9e8d1db8c8d14971d0cb88ca0138aacce72171cb4cd4555fc8dc53c07e821c568e57fe147366931708fefd25cb9d7e880d42ce9cb569947844c962
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "ast-types@npm:^0.16.1":
   version: 0.16.1
   resolution: "ast-types@npm:0.16.1"
@@ -20127,37 +20118,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"jscodeshift@npm:^0.14.0":
-  version: 0.14.0
-  resolution: "jscodeshift@npm:0.14.0"
-  dependencies:
-    "@babel/core": "npm:^7.13.16"
-    "@babel/parser": "npm:^7.13.16"
-    "@babel/plugin-proposal-class-properties": "npm:^7.13.0"
-    "@babel/plugin-proposal-nullish-coalescing-operator": "npm:^7.13.8"
-    "@babel/plugin-proposal-optional-chaining": "npm:^7.13.12"
-    "@babel/plugin-transform-modules-commonjs": "npm:^7.13.8"
-    "@babel/preset-flow": "npm:^7.13.13"
-    "@babel/preset-typescript": "npm:^7.13.0"
-    "@babel/register": "npm:^7.13.16"
-    babel-core: "npm:^7.0.0-bridge.0"
-    chalk: "npm:^4.1.2"
-    flow-parser: "npm:0.*"
-    graceful-fs: "npm:^4.2.4"
-    micromatch: "npm:^4.0.4"
-    neo-async: "npm:^2.5.0"
-    node-dir: "npm:^0.1.17"
-    recast: "npm:^0.21.0"
-    temp: "npm:^0.8.4"
-    write-file-atomic: "npm:^2.3.0"
-  peerDependencies:
-    "@babel/preset-env": ^7.1.6
-  bin:
-    jscodeshift: bin/jscodeshift.js
-  checksum: dab63bdb4b7e67d79634fcd3f5dc8b227146e9f68aa88700bc49c5a45b6339d05bd934a98aa53d29abd04f81237d010e7e037799471b2aab66ec7b9a7d752786
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "jscodeshift@npm:^0.15.1":
   version: 0.15.1
   resolution: "jscodeshift@npm:0.15.1"
@@ -25954,18 +25914,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"recast@npm:^0.21.0":
-  version: 0.21.5
-  resolution: "recast@npm:0.21.5"
-  dependencies:
-    ast-types: "npm:0.15.2"
-    esprima: "npm:~4.0.0"
-    source-map: "npm:~0.6.1"
-    tslib: "npm:^2.0.1"
-  checksum: a45168c82195f24fa2c70293a624fece0069a2e8e8adb637f9963777735f81cb3bb62e55172db677ec3573b08b2daaf1eddd85b74da6fe0bd37c9b15eeaf94b4
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "recast@npm:^0.23.1, recast@npm:^0.23.3":
   version: 0.23.4
   resolution: "recast@npm:0.23.4"