diff --git a/packages/fxa-admin-server/.vscode/launch.json b/packages/fxa-admin-server/.vscode/launch.json
index de2ec3de549..5b7d029c2fd 100644
--- a/packages/fxa-admin-server/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/packages/fxa-admin-server/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@
         "999999",
         "--colors",
         "-r",
-        "esbuild-register",
+        "ts-node/register",
+        "-r",
+        "tsconfig-paths/register",
         "${workspaceFolder}/src/test/**/*.spec.ts",
         "${workspaceFolder}/src/test/**/**/*.spec.ts",
         "${workspaceFolder}/src/test/**/**/**/*.spec.ts"
@@ -33,7 +35,9 @@
         "999999",
         "--colors",
         "-r",
-        "esbuild-register",
+        "ts-node/register",
+        "-r",
+        "tsconfig-paths/register",
         "${workspaceFolder}/${relativeFile}"
       ],
       "console": "integratedTerminal",
diff --git a/packages/fxa-admin-server/package.json b/packages/fxa-admin-server/package.json
index a6c6e106f79..62d844767ac 100644
--- a/packages/fxa-admin-server/package.json
+++ b/packages/fxa-admin-server/package.json
@@ -18,15 +18,15 @@
     "restart": "pm2 restart pm2.config.js",
     "delete": "pm2 delete pm2.config.js",
     "test": "yarn gen-keys && yarn test-default && yarn test-e2e ",
-    "gen-keys": "node -r esbuild-register ./src/scripts/gen_keys.ts;",
+    "gen-keys": "node -r ts-node/register/transpile-only -r tsconfig-paths/register ./src/scripts/gen_keys.ts;",
     "test-unit": "JEST_JUNIT_OUTPUT_FILE=../../artifacts/tests/$npm_package_name/fxa-admin-server-jest-unit-results.xml jest --runInBand --coverage --detectOpenHandles --forceExit --logHeapUsage -t '^(?!.*?#integration).*' --ci --reporters=default --reporters=jest-junit",
     "test-integration": "JEST_JUNIT_OUTPUT_FILE=../../artifacts/tests/$npm_package_name/fxa-admin-server-jest-integration-results.xml jest --runInBand --coverage --forceExit --logHeapUsage -t '#integration' --ci --reporters=default --reporters=jest-junit",
     "test-default": "jest --runInBand --detectOpenHandles --forceExit -t=\"scripts/audit-tokens\"",
     "test-watch": "jest --watch",
     "test-cov": "jest --coverage",
-    "test-debug": "node --inspect-brk -r tsconfig-paths/register -r esbuild-register node_modules/.bin/jest --runInBand",
+    "test-debug": "node --inspect-brk -r tsconfig-paths/register node_modules/.bin/jest --runInBand",
     "test-e2e": "jest --runInBand --config ./jest-e2e.config.js --forceExit",
-    "email-bounce": "node -r esbuild-register ./src/scripts/email-bounce.ts"
+    "email-bounce": "node -r ts-node/register/transpile-only -r tsconfig-paths/register ./src/scripts/email-bounce.ts"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
@@ -66,8 +66,6 @@
     "audit-filter": "^0.5.0",
     "chance": "^1.1.8",
     "copyfiles": "^2.4.1",
-    "esbuild": "^0.17.15",
-    "esbuild-register": "^3.5.0",
     "eslint": "^8.18.0",
     "eslint-config-react-app": "^7.0.1",
     "eslint-plugin-prettier": "^5.2.3",
@@ -76,6 +74,7 @@
     "supertest": "^7.0.0",
     "tailwindcss": "3.4.3",
     "ts-jest": "^29.2.5",
+    "tsconfig-paths": "^4.2.0",
     "typescript": "5.5.3",
     "yargs": "^17.0.1"
   },
diff --git a/packages/fxa-admin-server/src/scripts/audit-tokens.spec.ts b/packages/fxa-admin-server/src/scripts/audit-tokens.spec.ts
index e855f19edc7..ba5578e857b 100644
--- a/packages/fxa-admin-server/src/scripts/audit-tokens.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/fxa-admin-server/src/scripts/audit-tokens.spec.ts
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ describe('#integration - scripts/audit-tokens', () => {
     async function testScript(args: string) {
       // Note that logger output, directs to standard err.
       const { stderr, stdout } = await exec(
-        `NODE_ENV=development node -r esbuild-register scripts/audit-tokens.ts ${args}`,
+        `NODE_ENV=development node -r ts-node/register/transpile-only -r tsconfig-paths/register scripts/audit-tokens.ts ${args}`,
         {
           cwd,
           shell: '/bin/bash',
diff --git a/packages/fxa-admin-server/src/scripts/db-helpers.ts b/packages/fxa-admin-server/src/scripts/db-helpers.ts
index 899350d49f7..75b79c6e08d 100644
--- a/packages/fxa-admin-server/src/scripts/db-helpers.ts
+++ b/packages/fxa-admin-server/src/scripts/db-helpers.ts
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ export async function scaffoldDb(
 
 export async function clearDb() {
   await Email.knexQuery().del();
+  await Account.knex().raw('DELETE FROM passkeys');
   await Account.knexQuery().del();
   await Device.knexQuery().del();
   await SessionToken.knexQuery().del();
diff --git a/packages/fxa-admin-server/src/scripts/gen_keys.ts b/packages/fxa-admin-server/src/scripts/gen_keys.ts
index 79a058be225..2b51a359bf3 100755
--- a/packages/fxa-admin-server/src/scripts/gen_keys.ts
+++ b/packages/fxa-admin-server/src/scripts/gen_keys.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env node -r esbuild-register
+#!/usr/bin/env node -r ts-node/register/transpile-only -r tsconfig-paths/register
 
 /* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
  * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index fff8989e50e..3b3e0a0552e 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -31749,8 +31749,6 @@ __metadata:
     convict-format-with-moment: "npm:^6.2.0"
     convict-format-with-validator: "npm:^6.2.0"
     copyfiles: "npm:^2.4.1"
-    esbuild: "npm:^0.17.15"
-    esbuild-register: "npm:^3.5.0"
     eslint: "npm:^8.18.0"
     eslint-config-react-app: "npm:^7.0.1"
     eslint-plugin-prettier: "npm:^5.2.3"
@@ -31768,6 +31766,7 @@ __metadata:
     tailwindcss: "npm:3.4.3"
     ts-jest: "npm:^29.2.5"
     ts-morph: "npm:^24.0.0"
+    tsconfig-paths: "npm:^4.2.0"
     tslib: "npm:^2.8.1"
     typescript: "npm:5.5.3"
     yargs: "npm:^17.0.1"