diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index a48bff6270b72..c38fbe1426fa3 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 		"": {
 			"name": "WordPress",
 			"version": "7.1.0",
-			"hasInstallScript": true,
 			"license": "GPL-2.0-or-later",
 			"dependencies": {
 				"backbone": "1.6.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6f3cd1fbe6c3e..bc10f311492fb 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -113,7 +113,6 @@
 		"wicg-inert": "3.1.3"
 	},
 	"scripts": {
-		"postinstall": "npm run gutenberg:verify",
 		"build": "grunt build",
 		"build:dev": "grunt build --dev",
 		"build:gutenberg": "grunt build:gutenberg",