diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/languages/TypeScriptAxiosClientCodegen.java b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/languages/TypeScriptAxiosClientCodegen.java
index fff5afb332f..30f924fda4c 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/languages/TypeScriptAxiosClientCodegen.java
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/languages/TypeScriptAxiosClientCodegen.java
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ public class TypeScriptAxiosClientCodegen extends AbstractTypeScriptClientCodege
         supportingFiles.add(new SupportingFile("baseApi.mustache", "", "base.ts"));
         supportingFiles.add(new SupportingFile("api.mustache", "", "api.ts"));
         supportingFiles.add(new SupportingFile("configuration.mustache", "", "configuration.ts"));
-        supportingFiles.add(new SupportingFile("custom.d.mustache", "", "custom.d.ts"));
         supportingFiles.add(new SupportingFile("git_push.sh.mustache", "", "git_push.sh"));
         supportingFiles.add(new SupportingFile("gitignore", "", ".gitignore"));
 
diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/typescript-axios/api.mustache b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/typescript-axios/api.mustache
index 8165cd51077..de8ce193d87 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/typescript-axios/api.mustache
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/typescript-axios/api.mustache
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 // tslint:disable
-/// <reference path="./custom.d.ts" />
 {{>licenseInfo}}
 
 {{^withSeparateModelsAndApi}}
diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/typescript-axios/apiInner.mustache b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/typescript-axios/apiInner.mustache
index 7e776e3f2ea..3f625aca23d 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/typescript-axios/apiInner.mustache
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/typescript-axios/apiInner.mustache
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 {{#withSeparateModelsAndApi}}
 // tslint:disable
-/// <reference path="{{apiRelativeToRoot}}custom.d.ts" />
 {{>licenseInfo}}
 
 import * as globalImportUrl from 'url';
diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/typescript-axios/baseApi.mustache b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/typescript-axios/baseApi.mustache
index b5536db72b6..5ff1902dd45 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/typescript-axios/baseApi.mustache
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/typescript-axios/baseApi.mustache
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 // tslint:disable
-/// <reference path="./custom.d.ts" />
 {{>licenseInfo}}
 
 import { Configuration } from "./configuration";
diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/typescript-axios/custom.d.mustache b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/typescript-axios/custom.d.mustache
deleted file mode 100644
index 32534cb1663..00000000000
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/typescript-axios/custom.d.mustache
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-declare module 'url';
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/typescript-axios/model.mustache b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/typescript-axios/model.mustache
index 711a1e0f16b..a460d5ce588 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/typescript-axios/model.mustache
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/typescript-axios/model.mustache
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 // tslint:disable
-/// <reference path="{{modelRelativeToRoot}}custom.d.ts" />
 {{>licenseInfo}}
 {{#withSeparateModelsAndApi}}{{#imports}}
 import { {{class}} } from './{{filename}}';{{/imports}}{{/withSeparateModelsAndApi}}
diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/typescript-axios/package.mustache b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/typescript-axios/package.mustache
index ef009759ab6..99e63c25d5a 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/typescript-axios/package.mustache
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/typescript-axios/package.mustache
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
     "axios": "^0.18.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@types/node": "^8.0.9",
-    "typescript": "^2.4"
+    "@types/node": "^12.11.5",
+    "typescript": "^3.6.4"
   }{{#npmRepository}},{{/npmRepository}}
 {{#npmRepository}}
   "publishConfig": {
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/default/api.ts b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/default/api.ts
index b5d44c028e2..2680cf57f47 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/default/api.ts
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/default/api.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 // tslint:disable
-/// <reference path="./custom.d.ts" />
 /**
  * OpenAPI Petstore
  * This is a sample server Petstore server. For this sample, you can use the api key `special-key` to test the authorization filters.
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/default/base.ts b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/default/base.ts
index 64562bd0dd1..71e2f198af3 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/default/base.ts
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/default/base.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 // tslint:disable
-/// <reference path="./custom.d.ts" />
 /**
  * OpenAPI Petstore
  * This is a sample server Petstore server. For this sample, you can use the api key `special-key` to test the authorization filters.
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/es6-target/api.ts b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/es6-target/api.ts
index b5d44c028e2..2680cf57f47 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/es6-target/api.ts
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/es6-target/api.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 // tslint:disable
-/// <reference path="./custom.d.ts" />
 /**
  * OpenAPI Petstore
  * This is a sample server Petstore server. For this sample, you can use the api key `special-key` to test the authorization filters.
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/es6-target/base.ts b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/es6-target/base.ts
index 64562bd0dd1..71e2f198af3 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/es6-target/base.ts
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/es6-target/base.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 // tslint:disable
-/// <reference path="./custom.d.ts" />
 /**
  * OpenAPI Petstore
  * This is a sample server Petstore server. For this sample, you can use the api key `special-key` to test the authorization filters.
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/es6-target/package.json b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/es6-target/package.json
index 99b54ef8cc9..073c576bc41 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/es6-target/package.json
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/es6-target/package.json
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
     "axios": "^0.18.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@types/node": "^8.0.9",
-    "typescript": "^2.4"
+    "@types/node": "^12.11.5",
+    "typescript": "^3.6.4"
   },
   "publishConfig": {
     "registry": "https://skimdb.npmjs.com/registry"
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/with-complex-headers/api.ts b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/with-complex-headers/api.ts
index e4e2a763dc6..3c08f74d7da 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/with-complex-headers/api.ts
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/with-complex-headers/api.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 // tslint:disable
-/// <reference path="./custom.d.ts" />
 /**
  * OpenAPI Petstore
  * This is a sample server Petstore server. For this sample, you can use the api key `special-key` to test the authorization filters.
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/with-complex-headers/base.ts b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/with-complex-headers/base.ts
index 64562bd0dd1..71e2f198af3 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/with-complex-headers/base.ts
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/with-complex-headers/base.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 // tslint:disable
-/// <reference path="./custom.d.ts" />
 /**
  * OpenAPI Petstore
  * This is a sample server Petstore server. For this sample, you can use the api key `special-key` to test the authorization filters.
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/with-interfaces/api.ts b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/with-interfaces/api.ts
index 691bb79fb62..a7777a08a4a 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/with-interfaces/api.ts
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/with-interfaces/api.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 // tslint:disable
-/// <reference path="./custom.d.ts" />
 /**
  * OpenAPI Petstore
  * This is a sample server Petstore server. For this sample, you can use the api key `special-key` to test the authorization filters.
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/with-interfaces/base.ts b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/with-interfaces/base.ts
index 64562bd0dd1..71e2f198af3 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/with-interfaces/base.ts
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/with-interfaces/base.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 // tslint:disable
-/// <reference path="./custom.d.ts" />
 /**
  * OpenAPI Petstore
  * This is a sample server Petstore server. For this sample, you can use the api key `special-key` to test the authorization filters.
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/with-npm-version-and-separate-models-and-api/api.ts b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/with-npm-version-and-separate-models-and-api/api.ts
index 1b630a8f2da..e16c9dd6319 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/with-npm-version-and-separate-models-and-api/api.ts
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/with-npm-version-and-separate-models-and-api/api.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 // tslint:disable
-/// <reference path="./custom.d.ts" />
 /**
  * OpenAPI Petstore
  * This is a sample server Petstore server. For this sample, you can use the api key `special-key` to test the authorization filters.
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/with-npm-version-and-separate-models-and-api/api/another/level/pet-api.ts b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/with-npm-version-and-separate-models-and-api/api/another/level/pet-api.ts
index 70d3de8c013..578ac53ef77 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/with-npm-version-and-separate-models-and-api/api/another/level/pet-api.ts
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/with-npm-version-and-separate-models-and-api/api/another/level/pet-api.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 // tslint:disable
-/// <reference path="../../../custom.d.ts" />
 /**
  * OpenAPI Petstore
  * This is a sample server Petstore server. For this sample, you can use the api key `special-key` to test the authorization filters.
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/with-npm-version-and-separate-models-and-api/api/another/level/store-api.ts b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/with-npm-version-and-separate-models-and-api/api/another/level/store-api.ts
index af5fe4057ec..65c0f296582 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/with-npm-version-and-separate-models-and-api/api/another/level/store-api.ts
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/with-npm-version-and-separate-models-and-api/api/another/level/store-api.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 // tslint:disable
-/// <reference path="../../../custom.d.ts" />
 /**
  * OpenAPI Petstore
  * This is a sample server Petstore server. For this sample, you can use the api key `special-key` to test the authorization filters.
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/with-npm-version-and-separate-models-and-api/api/another/level/user-api.ts b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/with-npm-version-and-separate-models-and-api/api/another/level/user-api.ts
index f2a432b5d1f..a7fd1b542c2 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/with-npm-version-and-separate-models-and-api/api/another/level/user-api.ts
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/with-npm-version-and-separate-models-and-api/api/another/level/user-api.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 // tslint:disable
-/// <reference path="../../../custom.d.ts" />
 /**
  * OpenAPI Petstore
  * This is a sample server Petstore server. For this sample, you can use the api key `special-key` to test the authorization filters.
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/with-npm-version-and-separate-models-and-api/base.ts b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/with-npm-version-and-separate-models-and-api/base.ts
index 64562bd0dd1..71e2f198af3 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/with-npm-version-and-separate-models-and-api/base.ts
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/with-npm-version-and-separate-models-and-api/base.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 // tslint:disable
-/// <reference path="./custom.d.ts" />
 /**
  * OpenAPI Petstore
  * This is a sample server Petstore server. For this sample, you can use the api key `special-key` to test the authorization filters.
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/with-npm-version-and-separate-models-and-api/model/some/levels/deep/api-response.ts b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/with-npm-version-and-separate-models-and-api/model/some/levels/deep/api-response.ts
index f65148b54c8..1ce62626019 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/with-npm-version-and-separate-models-and-api/model/some/levels/deep/api-response.ts
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/with-npm-version-and-separate-models-and-api/model/some/levels/deep/api-response.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 // tslint:disable
-/// <reference path="../../../../custom.d.ts" />
 /**
  * OpenAPI Petstore
  * This is a sample server Petstore server. For this sample, you can use the api key `special-key` to test the authorization filters.
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/with-npm-version-and-separate-models-and-api/model/some/levels/deep/category.ts b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/with-npm-version-and-separate-models-and-api/model/some/levels/deep/category.ts
index b596b740f30..6a836ab3f55 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/with-npm-version-and-separate-models-and-api/model/some/levels/deep/category.ts
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/with-npm-version-and-separate-models-and-api/model/some/levels/deep/category.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 // tslint:disable
-/// <reference path="../../../../custom.d.ts" />
 /**
  * OpenAPI Petstore
  * This is a sample server Petstore server. For this sample, you can use the api key `special-key` to test the authorization filters.
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/with-npm-version-and-separate-models-and-api/model/some/levels/deep/order.ts b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/with-npm-version-and-separate-models-and-api/model/some/levels/deep/order.ts
index ada43bc13f5..1458595e20a 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/with-npm-version-and-separate-models-and-api/model/some/levels/deep/order.ts
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/with-npm-version-and-separate-models-and-api/model/some/levels/deep/order.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 // tslint:disable
-/// <reference path="../../../../custom.d.ts" />
 /**
  * OpenAPI Petstore
  * This is a sample server Petstore server. For this sample, you can use the api key `special-key` to test the authorization filters.
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/with-npm-version-and-separate-models-and-api/model/some/levels/deep/pet.ts b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/with-npm-version-and-separate-models-and-api/model/some/levels/deep/pet.ts
index 8191b6719a9..d2e38753f00 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/with-npm-version-and-separate-models-and-api/model/some/levels/deep/pet.ts
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/with-npm-version-and-separate-models-and-api/model/some/levels/deep/pet.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 // tslint:disable
-/// <reference path="../../../../custom.d.ts" />
 /**
  * OpenAPI Petstore
  * This is a sample server Petstore server. For this sample, you can use the api key `special-key` to test the authorization filters.
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/with-npm-version-and-separate-models-and-api/model/some/levels/deep/tag.ts b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/with-npm-version-and-separate-models-and-api/model/some/levels/deep/tag.ts
index 56e19b3ce0e..3514962f6a4 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/with-npm-version-and-separate-models-and-api/model/some/levels/deep/tag.ts
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/with-npm-version-and-separate-models-and-api/model/some/levels/deep/tag.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 // tslint:disable
-/// <reference path="../../../../custom.d.ts" />
 /**
  * OpenAPI Petstore
  * This is a sample server Petstore server. For this sample, you can use the api key `special-key` to test the authorization filters.
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/with-npm-version-and-separate-models-and-api/model/some/levels/deep/user.ts b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/with-npm-version-and-separate-models-and-api/model/some/levels/deep/user.ts
index 02277cad675..b5f98b2f692 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/with-npm-version-and-separate-models-and-api/model/some/levels/deep/user.ts
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/with-npm-version-and-separate-models-and-api/model/some/levels/deep/user.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 // tslint:disable
-/// <reference path="../../../../custom.d.ts" />
 /**
  * OpenAPI Petstore
  * This is a sample server Petstore server. For this sample, you can use the api key `special-key` to test the authorization filters.
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/with-npm-version-and-separate-models-and-api/package.json b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/with-npm-version-and-separate-models-and-api/package.json
index 99b54ef8cc9..073c576bc41 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/with-npm-version-and-separate-models-and-api/package.json
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/with-npm-version-and-separate-models-and-api/package.json
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
     "axios": "^0.18.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@types/node": "^8.0.9",
-    "typescript": "^2.4"
+    "@types/node": "^12.11.5",
+    "typescript": "^3.6.4"
   },
   "publishConfig": {
     "registry": "https://skimdb.npmjs.com/registry"
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/with-npm-version/api.ts b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/with-npm-version/api.ts
index b5d44c028e2..2680cf57f47 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/with-npm-version/api.ts
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/with-npm-version/api.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 // tslint:disable
-/// <reference path="./custom.d.ts" />
 /**
  * OpenAPI Petstore
  * This is a sample server Petstore server. For this sample, you can use the api key `special-key` to test the authorization filters.
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/with-npm-version/base.ts b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/with-npm-version/base.ts
index 64562bd0dd1..71e2f198af3 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/with-npm-version/base.ts
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/with-npm-version/base.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 // tslint:disable
-/// <reference path="./custom.d.ts" />
 /**
  * OpenAPI Petstore
  * This is a sample server Petstore server. For this sample, you can use the api key `special-key` to test the authorization filters.
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/with-npm-version/package.json b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/with-npm-version/package.json
index 99b54ef8cc9..073c576bc41 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/with-npm-version/package.json
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-axios/builds/with-npm-version/package.json
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
     "axios": "^0.18.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@types/node": "^8.0.9",
-    "typescript": "^2.4"
+    "@types/node": "^12.11.5",
+    "typescript": "^3.6.4"
   },
   "publishConfig": {
     "registry": "https://skimdb.npmjs.com/registry"