diff --git a/web3.js/.npmignore b/web3.js/.npmignore
deleted file mode 100644
index abb2aa2894..0000000000
--- a/web3.js/.npmignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-# IDE & OS specific
-.DS_Store
-.idea
-
-# Logs
-logs
-*.log
-
-# Dependencies
-node_modules
-
-# Coverage
-coverage
-
-# Types
-flow-typed/*
-
-# Sources, tests and builder files
-builder
-deploy
-src
-test
-internals
-.flowconfig
-.babelrc
-.eslintignore
-.esdoc.json
-.eslintrc.js
-.travis.yml
-jest.json
-renovate.json
-rollup.config.js
diff --git a/web3.js/package.json b/web3.js/package.json
index ec5e802268..fdbccf0aa6 100644
--- a/web3.js/package.json
+++ b/web3.js/package.json
@@ -24,6 +24,14 @@
   "bin": {
     "solana-localnet": "bin/localnet.sh"
   },
+  "files": [
+    "/bin",
+    "/doc",
+    "/examples",
+    "/bpf-sdk",
+    "/lib",
+    "/module.flow.js"
+  ],
   "scripts": {
     "clean": "rimraf ./coverage ./lib",
     "dev": "cross-env NODE_ENV=development rollup -c",