diff --git a/packages/statusbar-extension/package.json b/packages/statusbar-extension/package.json
index fab8f7bd2123..94acb50fbf4a 100644
--- a/packages/statusbar-extension/package.json
+++ b/packages/statusbar-extension/package.json
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@
     "lib/**/*.js.map",
     "lib/**/*.js",
     "style/*.css",
-    "style/images/*.svg",
-    "schema/*.json"
+    "style/images/*.svg"
   ],
   "main": "lib/index.js",
   "types": "lib/index.d.ts",
@@ -55,7 +54,6 @@
   },
   "gitHead": "31f68f6d1717b58c344a5fb4f4baf3b123b7c75c",
   "jupyterlab": {
-    "extension": true,
-    "schemaDir": "schema"
+    "extension": true
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/statusbar-extension/schema/plugin.json b/packages/statusbar-extension/schema/plugin.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 17f6b5ecdd8a..000000000000
--- a/packages/statusbar-extension/schema/plugin.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "jupyter.lab.setting-icon-class": "status-bar-icon",
-  "jupyter.lab.setting-icon-label": "Status Bar",
-  "title": "Status Bar",
-  "description": "Status Bar settings.",
-  "properties": {
-    "enabledDefaultItems": {
-      "type": "array",
-      "title": "Default Status Items",
-      "description": "Which default items should appear in the status bar",
-      "default": [
-        "command-edit-item",
-        "editor-syntax-item",
-        "file-path-item",
-        "file-upload-item",
-        "kernel-status-item",
-        "line-col-item",
-        "notebook-trust-item",
-        "running-sessions-item",
-        "tab-space-item",
-        "memory-usage-item",
-        "saving-status-item"
-      ]
-    }
-  },
-  "additionalProperties": false,
-  "type": "object"
-}