diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9982664..217564c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@
     "@types/pretty-hrtime": "^1.0.3",
     "c8": "^9.1.0",
     "cross-env": "^7.0.3",
-    "dedent": "^1.5.1",
     "del-cli": "^5.0.0",
     "eslint": "^8.56.0",
     "github-label-sync": "^2.3.1",
@@ -68,6 +67,7 @@
     "@poppinss/chokidar-ts": "^4.1.3",
     "@poppinss/cliui": "^6.3.0",
     "cpy": "^11.0.0",
+    "dedent": "^1.5.1",
     "execa": "^8.0.1",
     "fast-glob": "^3.3.2",
     "get-port": "^7.0.0",
diff --git a/src/bundler.ts b/src/bundler.ts
index a5d5367..308eabe 100644
--- a/src/bundler.ts
+++ b/src/bundler.ts
@@ -8,10 +8,11 @@
  */
 
 import slash from 'slash'
+import dedent from 'dedent'
 import fs from 'node:fs/promises'
-import { relative } from 'node:path'
 import type tsStatic from 'typescript'
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url'
+import { join, relative } from 'node:path'
 import { cliui, type Logger } from '@poppinss/cliui'
 import { detectPackageManager } from '@antfu/install-pkg'
 
@@ -163,6 +164,27 @@ export class Bundler {
     return SUPPORT_PACKAGE_MANAGERS[pkgManager as SupportedPackageManager]
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Rewrite the ace file since the original one
+   * is importing ts-node which is not installed
+   * in a production environment.
+   */
+  async #createAceFile(outDir: string) {
+    const aceFileLocation = join(outDir, 'ace.js')
+    const aceFileContent = dedent(/* JavaScript */`
+      /**
+       * This file is auto-generated by the build process.
+       * If you had any custom code inside this file, then
+       * instead write it inside the "bin/console.js" file.
+       */
+
+      await import('./bin/console.js')
+    `)
+
+    await fs.writeFile(aceFileLocation, aceFileContent)
+    this.#logger.info('rewrited ace file', { suffix: this.#getRelativeName(aceFileLocation) })
+  }
+
   /**
    * Set a custom CLI UI logger
    */
@@ -202,7 +224,7 @@ export class Bundler {
      */
     this.#logger.info('compiling typescript source', { suffix: 'tsc' })
     const buildCompleted = await this.#runTsc(outDir)
-    await copyFiles(['ace.js'], this.#cwdPath, outDir)
+    await this.#createAceFile(outDir)
 
     /**
      * Remove incomplete build directory when tsc build
diff --git a/tests/bundler.spec.ts b/tests/bundler.spec.ts
index 2d0b040..689f860 100644
--- a/tests/bundler.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/bundler.spec.ts
@@ -136,4 +136,22 @@ test.group('Bundler', () => {
       assert.fileExists('./build/pnpm-lock.yaml'),
     ])
   })
+
+  test('remove ts-node reference in builded ace.js file', async ({ assert, fs }) => {
+    await Promise.all([
+      fs.create('ace.js', 'foo'),
+      fs.create(
+        'tsconfig.json',
+        JSON.stringify({ compilerOptions: { outDir: 'build', skipLibCheck: true } })
+      ),
+      fs.create('adonisrc.ts', 'export default {}'),
+      fs.create('package.json', '{}'),
+      fs.create('package-lock.json', '{}'),
+    ])
+
+    await new Bundler(fs.baseUrl, ts, {}).bundle()
+
+    const aceFile = await fs.contents('./build/ace.js')
+    assert.notInclude(aceFile, 'ts-node')
+  })
 })