diff --git a/.changeset/brave-yaks-vanish.md b/.changeset/brave-yaks-vanish.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..82c35ed7b93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/brave-yaks-vanish.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@remix-run/dev": patch
+---
+
+Vite: fix server exports dead-code elimination for routes outside of app directory
diff --git a/packages/remix-dev/vite/plugin.ts b/packages/remix-dev/vite/plugin.ts
index 10d502d105e..4cf2868071a 100644
--- a/packages/remix-dev/vite/plugin.ts
+++ b/packages/remix-dev/vite/plugin.ts
@@ -1674,7 +1674,6 @@ function getRoute(
   file: string
 ): ConfigRoute | undefined {
   let vite = importViteEsmSync();
-  if (!file.startsWith(vite.normalizePath(pluginConfig.appDirectory))) return;
   let routePath = vite.normalizePath(
     path.relative(pluginConfig.appDirectory, file)
   );