diff --git a/packages/backend-core/.npmignore b/packages/backend-core/.npmignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ad6609ce51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/backend-core/.npmignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+*
+!dist/*
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/backend-core/package.json b/packages/backend-core/package.json
index 6a8bd0499f..a64a159de3 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/package.json
+++ b/packages/backend-core/package.json
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 {
   "name": "@budibase/backend-core",
-  "files": [
-    "dist"
-  ],
   "version": "2.2.10-alpha.2",
   "description": "Budibase backend core libraries used in server and worker",
   "main": "dist/src/index.js",