diff --git a/src/plugins/fs_routes/mod.ts b/src/plugins/fs_routes/mod.ts
index a91a75cb49b..c44e3d8bbc0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/fs_routes/mod.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/fs_routes/mod.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import type { WalkEntry } from "@std/fs/walk";
 import * as path from "@std/path";
 import type { RouteConfig } from "../../types.ts";
 import type { RouteHandler } from "../../handlers.ts";
-import type { Middleware, MiddlewareFn } from "../../middlewares/mod.ts";
+import type { MiddlewareFn } from "../../middlewares/mod.ts";
 import {
   type AsyncAnyComponent,
   renderMiddleware,
@@ -34,8 +34,7 @@ export interface FreshFsItem<State> {
   handlers?: RouteHandler<unknown, State>;
   default?:
     | AnyComponent<PageProps<unknown, State>>
-    | AsyncAnyComponent<PageProps<unknown, State>>
-    | Middleware<State>;
+    | AsyncAnyComponent<PageProps<unknown, State>>;
 }
 
 // deno-lint-ignore no-explicit-any
diff --git a/src/plugins/fs_routes/mod_test.tsx b/src/plugins/fs_routes/mod_test.tsx
index 96f4818e5d0..41db660b96a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/fs_routes/mod_test.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/fs_routes/mod_test.tsx
@@ -176,10 +176,11 @@ Deno.test("fsRoutes - middleware", async () => {
   const server = await createServer<{ text: string }>({
     "routes/index.ts": { handler: (ctx) => new Response(ctx.state.text) },
     "routes/_middleware.ts": {
-      default: (ctx: FreshContext<{ text: string }>) => {
+      default: ((ctx: FreshContext<{ text: string }>) => {
         ctx.state.text = "ok";
         return ctx.next();
-      },
+        // deno-lint-ignore no-explicit-any
+      }) as any,
     },
   });