diff --git a/.npmignore b/.npmignore
deleted file mode 100644
index efaf804319..0000000000
--- a/.npmignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-.*
-*.swp
-*~
-*.iml
-.*.haste_cache.*
-.DS_Store
-.idea
-npm-debug.log
-yarn.lock
-package-lock.json
-
-codecov.yml
-CONTRIBUTING.md
-node_modules
-coverage
-resources
-src
-docs
-dist
-__tests__
-npm
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 358c118da4..d72058101b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
     "changelog": "node resources/gen-changelog.js",
     "preversion": ". ./resources/checkgit.sh",
     "version": "node resources/gen-version.js && npm test && git add src/version.js",
-    "prepublishOnly": ". ./resources/prepublish.sh",
     "gitpublish": ". ./resources/gitpublish.sh"
   },
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/resources/prepublish.sh b/resources/prepublish.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index a13cb877aa..0000000000
--- a/resources/prepublish.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-# Exit immediately if any subcommand terminated
-trap "exit 1" ERR
-
-# Publishing to NPM is currently supported by Travis CI, which ensures that all
-# tests pass first and the deployed module contains the correct file structure.
-# In order to prevent inadvertently circumventing this, we ensure that a CI
-# environment exists before continuing.
-if [ "$CI" != true ]; then
-  echo "\n\n\n  \033[101;30m Only Travis CI can publish to NPM. \033[0m" 1>&2;
-  echo "  Ensure git is left is a good state by backing out any commits and deleting any tags." 1>&2;
-  echo "  Then read CONTRIBUTING.md to learn how to publish to NPM.\n\n\n" 1>&2;
-  exit 1;
-fi;
-
-# When Travis CI publishes to NPM, the published files are available in the root
-# directory, which allows for a clean include or require of sub-modules.
-npm run build
-cp -r ./dist/* ./