diff --git a/packages/vite/src/esbuild-resolver.ts b/packages/vite/src/esbuild-resolver.ts
index 06a64ae47e..89f021c62d 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/esbuild-resolver.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/esbuild-resolver.ts
@@ -56,10 +56,11 @@ export function esBuildResolver(): EsBuildPlugin {
         switch (resolution.type) {
           case 'found':
             // if some addon imports app files we do not want to bundle it
-            const isInNodeModules =
-              resolution.filename.includes('/node_modules/') || resolution.filename.includes('@embroider/ext-es');
-            if (!isInNodeModules && importer !== '<stdin>') {
-              const isFromApp = !importer.includes('/node_modules/');
+            const filename = resolution.filename.replace(/\\/g, '/');
+            const fromFile = importer.replace(/\\/, '/');
+            const isInNodeModules = filename.includes('/node_modules/') || filename.includes('@embroider/ext-es');
+            if (!isInNodeModules && fromFile !== '<stdin>') {
+              const isFromApp = !fromFile.includes('/node_modules/');
               if (!isFromApp) {
                 if (resolution.isVirtual) {
                   return {
@@ -94,6 +95,7 @@ export function esBuildResolver(): EsBuildPlugin {
           return null;
         }
 
+        // vite resolver does not take part when optimizing deps
         const extensions = ['', '.hbs'];
         for (const extension of extensions) {
           let result = await build.resolve(path + extension, {
diff --git a/test-packages/support/rebuilder.ts b/test-packages/support/rebuilder.ts
index 3992c8c37f..c215ec796b 100644
--- a/test-packages/support/rebuilder.ts
+++ b/test-packages/support/rebuilder.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import type { ChildProcess } from 'child_process';
 import { fork } from 'child_process';
 import type Project from 'ember-cli/lib/models/project';
 import type { Builder } from 'broccoli';
-// import { rm } from 'fs-extra';
 
 /*
   A minimalist test harness for running ember-cli builds and rebuilds on demand.
@@ -137,7 +136,6 @@ async function main() {
         for (let changed of m[1]) {
           didChange(builder, changed);
         }
-        // await rm('./tmp/rewritten-app', { recursive: true, force: true });
         await builder.build();
         sendToParent({ type: 'built', outputPath: builder.outputPath });
       }