diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0afcc7aa2b..40acf3f76e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 /dist
 /_dev
 /coverage
-/.package.json
 
 # Additional bundles
 /devtools.js
diff --git a/config/prepublish.js b/config/prepublish.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 073c6caa8f..0000000000
--- a/config/prepublish.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-const path = require('path').join(__dirname, '..', 'package.json');
-const pkg = require(path);
-
-const UNNECESSARY_KEYS = [
-	'babel',
-	'greenkeeper',
-	'bundlesize',
-	'devDependencies',
-	'eslintConfig'
-];
-
-UNNECESSARY_KEYS.forEach(function (key) {
-	delete pkg[key];
-});
-
-pkg.scripts = {
-	donate: pkg.scripts.donate,
-	postinstall: pkg.scripts.postinstall,
-	postpublish: 'mv -f .package.json package.json'
-};
-
-require('fs').writeFileSync(path, JSON.stringify(pkg, null, 2));
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 54bcac80d3..09069db756 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
     "test:size": "bundlesize",
     "lint": "eslint debug devtools src test",
     "prepublish": "npm run build",
-    "prepublishOnly": "cp package.json .package.json; node config/prepublish.js",
     "smart-release": "npm run build && npm test && git commit -am $npm_package_version && git tag $npm_package_version && git push && git push --tags && npm publish",
     "release": "cross-env npm run smart-release",
     "postinstall": "node -e \"console.log('\\u001b[35m\\u001b[1mLove Preact? You can now donate to our open collective:\\u001b[22m\\u001b[39m\\n > \\u001b[34mhttps://opencollective.com/preact/donate\\u001b[0m')\""