diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 745e56ecbab..d28bef07beb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
 * String enums now generate private TypeScript types but only if used.
   [#4174](https://github.com/rustwasm/wasm-bindgen/pull/4174)
 
+* Remove unnecessary JSDoc type annotations from generated `.d.ts` files
+  [#4187](https://github.com/rustwasm/wasm-bindgen/pull/4187)
+
 ### Fixed
 
 * Fixed methods with `self: &Self` consuming the object.
diff --git a/crates/cli-support/src/js/mod.rs b/crates/cli-support/src/js/mod.rs
index e23e3190c39..22bd9246e6a 100644
--- a/crates/cli-support/src/js/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/cli-support/src/js/mod.rs
@@ -2712,7 +2712,7 @@ __wbg_set_wasm(wasm);"
                 match &export.kind {
                     AuxExportKind::Function(name) => {
                         if let Some(ts_sig) = ts_sig {
-                            self.typescript.push_str(&js_docs);
+                            self.typescript.push_str(&ts_docs);
                             self.typescript.push_str("export function ");
                             self.typescript.push_str(name);
                             self.typescript.push_str(ts_sig);
@@ -2730,7 +2730,7 @@ __wbg_set_wasm(wasm);"
                         }
 
                         exported.has_constructor = true;
-                        exported.push(&js_docs, "constructor", "", &code, ts_sig);
+                        exported.push("constructor", "", &js_docs, &code, &ts_docs, ts_sig);
                     }
                     AuxExportKind::Method {
                         class,
@@ -2783,7 +2783,7 @@ __wbg_set_wasm(wasm);"
                             }
                         };
 
-                        exported.push(&js_docs, name, &prefix, &code, ts);
+                        exported.push(name, &prefix, &js_docs, &code, &ts_docs, ts);
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -4287,20 +4287,21 @@ fn property_accessor(name: &str) -> String {
 impl ExportedClass {
     fn push(
         &mut self,
-        docs: &str,
         function_name: &str,
         function_prefix: &str,
+        js_docs: &str,
         js: &str,
+        ts_docs: &str,
         ts: Option<&str>,
     ) {
-        self.contents.push_str(docs);
+        self.contents.push_str(js_docs);
         self.contents.push_str(function_prefix);
         self.contents.push_str(function_name);
         self.contents.push_str(js);
         self.contents.push('\n');
         if let Some(ts) = ts {
-            if !docs.is_empty() {
-                for line in docs.lines() {
+            if !ts_docs.is_empty() {
+                for line in ts_docs.lines() {
                     self.typescript.push_str("  ");
                     self.typescript.push_str(line);
                     self.typescript.push('\n');
diff --git a/crates/cli/tests/reference/add.d.ts b/crates/cli/tests/reference/add.d.ts
index 73827342908..f11140413c4 100644
--- a/crates/cli/tests/reference/add.d.ts
+++ b/crates/cli/tests/reference/add.d.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,4 @@
 /* tslint:disable */
 /* eslint-disable */
-/**
- * @param {number} a
- * @param {number} b
- * @returns {number}
- */
 export function add_u32(a: number, b: number): number;
-/**
- * @param {number} a
- * @param {number} b
- * @returns {number}
- */
 export function add_i32(a: number, b: number): number;
diff --git a/crates/cli/tests/reference/async-number.d.ts b/crates/cli/tests/reference/async-number.d.ts
index bc2b7e88a3c..e1bf9ff0bcc 100644
--- a/crates/cli/tests/reference/async-number.d.ts
+++ b/crates/cli/tests/reference/async-number.d.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
 /* tslint:disable */
 /* eslint-disable */
-/**
- * @returns {Promise<number>}
- */
 export function foo(): Promise<number>;
diff --git a/crates/cli/tests/reference/async-void.d.ts b/crates/cli/tests/reference/async-void.d.ts
index b5b19290f13..e1866a433c0 100644
--- a/crates/cli/tests/reference/async-void.d.ts
+++ b/crates/cli/tests/reference/async-void.d.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
 /* tslint:disable */
 /* eslint-disable */
-/**
- * @returns {Promise<void>}
- */
 export function foo(): Promise<void>;
diff --git a/crates/cli/tests/reference/builder.d.ts b/crates/cli/tests/reference/builder.d.ts
index 3a92bacdb43..032da9dcf73 100644
--- a/crates/cli/tests/reference/builder.d.ts
+++ b/crates/cli/tests/reference/builder.d.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,5 @@
 /* eslint-disable */
 export class ClassBuilder {
   free(): void;
-  /**
-   * @returns {ClassBuilder}
-   */
   static builder(): ClassBuilder;
 }
diff --git a/crates/cli/tests/reference/enums.d.ts b/crates/cli/tests/reference/enums.d.ts
index 2eb6f824e83..1c830d483f9 100644
--- a/crates/cli/tests/reference/enums.d.ts
+++ b/crates/cli/tests/reference/enums.d.ts
@@ -1,24 +1,8 @@
 /* tslint:disable */
 /* eslint-disable */
-/**
- * @param {Color} color
- * @returns {Color}
- */
 export function enum_echo(color: Color): Color;
-/**
- * @param {Color | undefined} [color]
- * @returns {Color | undefined}
- */
 export function option_enum_echo(color?: Color): Color | undefined;
-/**
- * @param {Color} color
- * @returns {ColorName}
- */
 export function get_name(color: Color): ColorName;
-/**
- * @param {ColorName | undefined} [color]
- * @returns {ColorName | undefined}
- */
 export function option_string_enum_echo(color?: ColorName): ColorName | undefined;
 /**
  * A color.
diff --git a/crates/cli/tests/reference/pointers.d.ts b/crates/cli/tests/reference/pointers.d.ts
index 145577b8753..314eae5938b 100644
--- a/crates/cli/tests/reference/pointers.d.ts
+++ b/crates/cli/tests/reference/pointers.d.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,4 @@
 /* tslint:disable */
 /* eslint-disable */
-/**
- * @param {number} input
- * @returns {number}
- */
 export function const_pointer(input: number): number;
-/**
- * @param {number} input
- * @returns {number}
- */
 export function mut_pointer(input: number): number;
diff --git a/crates/cli/tests/reference/raw.d.ts b/crates/cli/tests/reference/raw.d.ts
index fb474c2fabd..6dc3f5c628f 100644
--- a/crates/cli/tests/reference/raw.d.ts
+++ b/crates/cli/tests/reference/raw.d.ts
@@ -1,19 +1,8 @@
 /* tslint:disable */
 /* eslint-disable */
-/**
- * @param {number} test
- * @returns {number}
- */
 export function test1(test: number): number;
 export class Test {
   free(): void;
-  /**
-   * @param {number} test
-   * @returns {Test}
-   */
   static test1(test: number): Test;
-  /**
-   * @param {number} test
-   */
   test2(test: number): void;
 }
diff --git a/crates/cli/tests/reference/result-string.d.ts b/crates/cli/tests/reference/result-string.d.ts
index 2e707cffa43..561576d42cb 100644
--- a/crates/cli/tests/reference/result-string.d.ts
+++ b/crates/cli/tests/reference/result-string.d.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
 /* tslint:disable */
 /* eslint-disable */
-/**
- * @returns {string}
- */
 export function exported(): string;
diff --git a/crates/cli/tests/reference/skip-jsdoc.d.ts b/crates/cli/tests/reference/skip-jsdoc.d.ts
index f295e357377..0d908f65acc 100644
--- a/crates/cli/tests/reference/skip-jsdoc.d.ts
+++ b/crates/cli/tests/reference/skip-jsdoc.d.ts
@@ -7,3 +7,7 @@
  * @returns to whence I came
  */
 export function docme(arg: number): number;
+/**
+ * Regular documentation.
+ */
+export function i_has_docs(arg: number): number;
diff --git a/crates/cli/tests/reference/skip-jsdoc.js b/crates/cli/tests/reference/skip-jsdoc.js
index 66a9f7870d1..f3c1bc442c2 100644
--- a/crates/cli/tests/reference/skip-jsdoc.js
+++ b/crates/cli/tests/reference/skip-jsdoc.js
@@ -14,3 +14,13 @@ export function docme(arg) {
     return ret >>> 0;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Regular documentation.
+ * @param {number} arg
+ * @returns {number}
+ */
+export function i_has_docs(arg) {
+    const ret = wasm.i_has_docs(arg);
+    return ret >>> 0;
+}
+
diff --git a/crates/cli/tests/reference/skip-jsdoc.rs b/crates/cli/tests/reference/skip-jsdoc.rs
index b4a131615c1..2aa14eb1359 100644
--- a/crates/cli/tests/reference/skip-jsdoc.rs
+++ b/crates/cli/tests/reference/skip-jsdoc.rs
@@ -8,3 +8,9 @@ use wasm_bindgen::prelude::*;
 pub fn docme(arg: u32) -> u32 {
     arg + 1
 }
+
+/// Regular documentation.
+#[wasm_bindgen]
+pub fn i_has_docs(arg: u32) -> u32 {
+    arg + 1
+}
diff --git a/crates/cli/tests/reference/skip-jsdoc.wat b/crates/cli/tests/reference/skip-jsdoc.wat
index e81e8942422..0179e135da5 100644
--- a/crates/cli/tests/reference/skip-jsdoc.wat
+++ b/crates/cli/tests/reference/skip-jsdoc.wat
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 (module $reference_test.wasm
   (type (;0;) (func (param i32) (result i32)))
   (func $docme (;0;) (type 0) (param i32) (result i32))
+  (func $i_has_docs (;1;) (type 0) (param i32) (result i32))
   (memory (;0;) 17)
   (export "memory" (memory 0))
   (export "docme" (func $docme))
+  (export "i_has_docs" (func $i_has_docs))
   (@custom "target_features" (after code) "\02+\0fmutable-globals+\08sign-ext")
 )
 
diff --git a/crates/cli/tests/reference/string-arg.d.ts b/crates/cli/tests/reference/string-arg.d.ts
index d103e1337e1..a03bca0b63b 100644
--- a/crates/cli/tests/reference/string-arg.d.ts
+++ b/crates/cli/tests/reference/string-arg.d.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
 /* tslint:disable */
 /* eslint-disable */
-/**
- * @param {string} a
- */
 export function foo(a: string): void;
diff --git a/crates/cli/tests/reference/web-sys.d.ts b/crates/cli/tests/reference/web-sys.d.ts
index b60ab59ae5b..b9ec2febe5b 100644
--- a/crates/cli/tests/reference/web-sys.d.ts
+++ b/crates/cli/tests/reference/web-sys.d.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,6 @@
 /* tslint:disable */
 /* eslint-disable */
-/**
- * @returns {URL}
- */
 export function get_url(): URL;
-/**
- * @returns {MediaSourceEnum}
- */
 export function get_media_source(): MediaSourceEnum;
 /**
  *The `MediaSourceEnum` enum.