diff --git a/.eslintrc b/.eslintrc
index 07cbe76b6..e5747c625 100644
--- a/.eslintrc
+++ b/.eslintrc
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
       "./tsconfig.json",
       "./benchmarks/tsconfig.json",
       "./examples/tsconfig.json",
-      "./examples/esm/tsconfig.json",
       "./scripts/tsconfig.json",
       "./tests/tsconfig.json"
     ]
@@ -27,7 +26,6 @@
           "./tsconfig.json",
           "./benchmarks/tsconfig.json",
           "./examples/tsconfig.json",
-          "./examples/esm/tsconfig.json",
           "./scripts/tsconfig.json",
           "./tests/tsconfig.json"
         ]
diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
index 8b724e6a5..0d52caf47 100644
--- a/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
         "automatic-validation",
         "custom-validation",
         "enums-and-unions",
-        // "esm", -- does not work with `ts-node/register`
         "extensions",
         "generic-types",
         "graphql-scalars",
diff --git a/docs/examples.md b/docs/examples.md
index db548cfb1..4ea50125b 100644
--- a/docs/examples.md
+++ b/docs/examples.md
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ Each subdirectory contains a `examples.graphql` file with predefined GraphQL que
 ## Basics
 
 - [Simple usage of fields, basic types and resolvers](https://github.com/MichalLytek/type-graphql/tree/master/examples/simple-usage)
-- [ECMAScript modules (ESM)](https://github.com/MichalLytek/type-graphql/tree/master/examples/esm)
 
 ## Advanced
 
diff --git a/examples/README.md b/examples/README.md
index ef03c4be3..7d5e6638f 100644
--- a/examples/README.md
+++ b/examples/README.md
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ Each subdirectory contains a `examples.graphql` file with predefined GraphQL que
 ## Basics
 
 - [Simple usage of fields, basic types and resolvers](./simple-usage)
-- [ECMAScript modules (ESM)](./esm)
 
 ## Advanced
 
diff --git a/examples/esm/.eslintrc b/examples/esm/.eslintrc
deleted file mode 100644
index bd6f0a2f0..000000000
--- a/examples/esm/.eslintrc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "rules": {
-    "import/no-extraneous-dependencies": [
-      "error",
-      {
-        "devDependencies": true,
-        "packageDir": ["./", "./examples/esm"]
-      }
-    ]
-  }
-}
diff --git a/examples/esm/examples.graphql b/examples/esm/examples.graphql
deleted file mode 100644
index 35edc9e98..000000000
--- a/examples/esm/examples.graphql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-query GetRecipe1 {
-  recipe(title: "Recipe 1") {
-    title
-    description
-    ratings
-    creationDate
-    ratingsCount(minRate: 2)
-    averageRating
-  }
-}
-
-query GetRecipes {
-  recipes {
-    title
-    description
-    creationDate
-    averageRating
-  }
-}
-
-mutation AddRecipe {
-  addRecipe(recipe: { title: "New recipe", description: "Simple description" }) {
-    creationDate
-  }
-}
diff --git a/examples/esm/index.ts b/examples/esm/index.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 725c75d01..000000000
--- a/examples/esm/index.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-import "reflect-metadata";
-import path from "node:path";
-import url from "node:url";
-import { ApolloServer } from "@apollo/server";
-import { startStandaloneServer } from "@apollo/server/standalone";
-import { buildSchema } from "type-graphql";
-import { RecipeResolver } from "./recipe.resolver.js";
-
-// Build TypeGraphQL executable schema
-const schema = await buildSchema({
-  // Array of resolvers
-  resolvers: [RecipeResolver],
-  // Create 'schema.graphql' file with schema definition in current directory
-  emitSchemaFile: path.resolve(path.dirname(url.fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)), "schema.graphql"),
-});
-
-// Create GraphQL server
-const server = new ApolloServer({ schema });
-
-// Start server
-const { url: serverURL } = await startStandaloneServer(server, { listen: { port: 4000 } });
-console.log(`GraphQL server ready at ${serverURL}`);
diff --git a/examples/esm/package.json b/examples/esm/package.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 3fd09c542..000000000
--- a/examples/esm/package.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "type": "module",
-  "//": "FIXME: 'type-graphql' as dependency to avoid ESLint error",
-  "dependencies": {
-    "type-graphql": "file:../.."
-  }
-}
diff --git a/examples/esm/recipe.data.ts b/examples/esm/recipe.data.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 53681d4cd..000000000
--- a/examples/esm/recipe.data.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-import { Recipe } from "./recipe.type.js";
-
-function createRecipe(recipeData: Partial<Recipe>) {
-  return Object.assign(new Recipe(), recipeData);
-}
-
-export function createRecipeSamples() {
-  return [
-    createRecipe({
-      description: "Desc 1",
-      title: "Recipe 1",
-      ratings: [0, 3, 1],
-      creationDate: new Date("2018-04-11"),
-    }),
-    createRecipe({
-      description: "Desc 2",
-      title: "Recipe 2",
-      ratings: [4, 2, 3, 1],
-      creationDate: new Date("2018-04-15"),
-    }),
-    createRecipe({
-      description: "Desc 3",
-      title: "Recipe 3",
-      ratings: [5, 4],
-      creationDate: new Date(),
-    }),
-  ];
-}
diff --git a/examples/esm/recipe.input.ts b/examples/esm/recipe.input.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 971691562..000000000
--- a/examples/esm/recipe.input.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-import { Field, InputType } from "type-graphql";
-import type { Recipe } from "./recipe.type.js";
-
-@InputType()
-export class RecipeInput implements Partial<Recipe> {
-  @Field()
-  title!: string;
-
-  @Field({ nullable: true })
-  description?: string;
-}
diff --git a/examples/esm/recipe.resolver.ts b/examples/esm/recipe.resolver.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 92821b36b..000000000
--- a/examples/esm/recipe.resolver.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-import type { ResolverInterface } from "type-graphql";
-import { Arg, FieldResolver, Int, Mutation, Query, Resolver, Root } from "type-graphql";
-import { createRecipeSamples } from "./recipe.data.js";
-import { RecipeInput } from "./recipe.input.js";
-import { Recipe } from "./recipe.type.js";
-
-@Resolver(_of => Recipe)
-export class RecipeResolver implements ResolverInterface<Recipe> {
-  private readonly items: Recipe[] = createRecipeSamples();
-
-  @Query(_returns => Recipe, { nullable: true })
-  async recipe(@Arg("title") title: string): Promise<Recipe | undefined> {
-    return this.items.find(recipe => recipe.title === title);
-  }
-
-  @Query(_returns => [Recipe], { description: "Get all the recipes from around the world " })
-  async recipes(): Promise<Recipe[]> {
-    return this.items;
-  }
-
-  @Mutation(_returns => Recipe)
-  async addRecipe(@Arg("recipe") recipeInput: RecipeInput): Promise<Recipe> {
-    const recipe = Object.assign(new Recipe(), {
-      description: recipeInput.description,
-      title: recipeInput.title,
-      ratings: [],
-      creationDate: new Date(),
-    });
-    await this.items.push(recipe);
-
-    return recipe;
-  }
-
-  @FieldResolver()
-  ratingsCount(
-    @Root() recipe: Recipe,
-    @Arg("minRate", _type => Int, { defaultValue: 0 }) minRate: number,
-  ): number {
-    return recipe.ratings.filter(rating => rating >= minRate).length;
-  }
-}
diff --git a/examples/esm/recipe.type.ts b/examples/esm/recipe.type.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index a9b265d65..000000000
--- a/examples/esm/recipe.type.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-import { Field, Float, Int, ObjectType } from "type-graphql";
-
-@ObjectType({ description: "Object representing cooking recipe" })
-export class Recipe {
-  @Field()
-  title!: string;
-
-  @Field(_type => String, { nullable: true, deprecationReason: "Use 'description' field instead" })
-  get specification(): string | undefined {
-    return this.description;
-  }
-
-  @Field({ nullable: true, description: "The recipe description with preparation info" })
-  description?: string;
-
-  @Field(_type => [Int])
-  ratings!: number[];
-
-  @Field()
-  creationDate!: Date;
-
-  @Field(_type => Int)
-  ratingsCount!: number;
-
-  @Field(_type => Float, { nullable: true })
-  get averageRating(): number | null {
-    const ratingsCount = this.ratings.length;
-    if (ratingsCount === 0) {
-      return null;
-    }
-    const ratingsSum = this.ratings.reduce((a, b) => a + b, 0);
-
-    return ratingsSum / ratingsCount;
-  }
-}
diff --git a/examples/esm/schema.graphql b/examples/esm/schema.graphql
deleted file mode 100644
index ef1662b16..000000000
--- a/examples/esm/schema.graphql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-# -----------------------------------------------
-# !!! THIS FILE WAS GENERATED BY TYPE-GRAPHQL !!!
-# !!!   DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE BY YOURSELF   !!!
-# -----------------------------------------------
-
-"""
-The javascript `Date` as string. Type represents date and time as the ISO Date string.
-"""
-scalar DateTime
-
-type Mutation {
-  addRecipe(recipe: RecipeInput!): Recipe!
-}
-
-type Query {
-  recipe(title: String!): Recipe
-
-  """
-  Get all the recipes from around the world
-  """
-  recipes: [Recipe!]!
-}
-
-"""
-Object representing cooking recipe
-"""
-type Recipe {
-  averageRating: Float
-  creationDate: DateTime!
-
-  """
-  The recipe description with preparation info
-  """
-  description: String
-  ratings: [Int!]!
-  ratingsCount(minRate: Int! = 0): Int!
-  specification: String @deprecated(reason: "Use `description` field instead")
-  title: String!
-}
-
-input RecipeInput {
-  description: String
-  title: String!
-}
diff --git a/examples/esm/tsconfig.json b/examples/esm/tsconfig.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 876c44cac..000000000
--- a/examples/esm/tsconfig.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "extends": "../../tsconfig.esm.json",
-  "include": ["../../src", "./"]
-}
diff --git a/examples/tsconfig.json b/examples/tsconfig.json
index 2cb517951..b5d745b81 100644
--- a/examples/tsconfig.json
+++ b/examples/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 {
   "extends": "../tsconfig.cjs.json",
-  "include": ["../src", "./"],
-  "exclude": ["./esm"]
+  "include": ["../src", "./"]
 }