diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
index 7cca9d16c..075bb3f99 100644
--- a/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
       "request": "launch",
       "name": "Debug Simulator via npm",
       "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
-      "preLaunchTask": "Build",
+      "preLaunchTask": "npm: build",
       "runtimeExecutable": "npm",
       "runtimeArgs": ["run-script", "start:debug"],
       "skipFiles": ["<node_internals>/**"],
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
       "request": "launch",
       "name": "Debug Simulator Development Build via npm",
       "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
+      "preLaunchTask": "npm: build:dev",
       "runtimeExecutable": "npm",
       "runtimeArgs": ["run-script", "start:dev:debug"],
       "skipFiles": ["<node_internals>/**"],
diff --git a/.vscode/tasks.json b/.vscode/tasks.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 62d341649..000000000
--- a/.vscode/tasks.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "version": "2.0.0",
-  "tasks": [
-    {
-      "label": "Build",
-      "type": "npm",
-      "script": "build"
-    },
-    {
-      "label": "Development Build",
-      "type": "npm",
-      "script": "build:dev"
-    }
-  ]
-}