diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index b865789be..bbba6e886 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ const program = new Command();
 exports = module.exports = program; // default export (deprecated)
 exports.program = program; // more explicit access to global command
 
+// createArgument, createCommand, and createOption are implicitly available as they are methods on program.
+
 /**
  * Expose classes
  */
@@ -26,14 +28,3 @@ exports.Help = Help;
 exports.CommanderError = CommanderError;
 exports.InvalidArgumentError = InvalidArgumentError;
 exports.InvalidOptionArgumentError = InvalidArgumentError; // Deprecated
-
-/**
- * Expose object factory functions.
- *
- * These are present implicitly, but need to be explicit
- * to work with TypeScript whole module import (import * as foo) when esModuleInterop: true.
- */
-
-exports.createCommand = program.createCommand;
-exports.createArgument = program.createArgument;
-exports.createOption = program.createOption;
diff --git a/tests/ts-imports.test.ts b/tests/ts-imports.test.ts
index 95611b1b6..82cfbc1af 100644
--- a/tests/ts-imports.test.ts
+++ b/tests/ts-imports.test.ts
@@ -102,15 +102,18 @@ describe('import * as commander', () => {
     checkClass(new commander.InvalidOptionArgumentError('failed'), 'InvalidArgumentError');
   });
 
-  test('createCommand', () => {
-    checkClass(commander.createCommand('foo'), 'Command');
-  });
+  // Factory functions are not found if esModuleInterop is true, so comment out tests for now.
+  // Can uncomment these again when we drop the default export of global program and add the factory functions explicitly.
 
-  test('createOption', () => {
-    checkClass(commander.createOption('-e, --example', 'description'), 'Option');
-  });
+  // test('createCommand', () => {
+  //   checkClass(commander.createCommand('foo'), 'Command');
+  // });
 
-  test('createArgument', () => {
-    checkClass(commander.createArgument('<foo>', 'description'), 'Argument');
-  });
+  // test('createOption', () => {
+  //   checkClass(commander.createOption('-e, --example', 'description'), 'Option');
+  // });
+
+  // test('createArgument', () => {
+  //   checkClass(commander.createArgument('<foo>', 'description'), 'Argument');
+  // });
 });