diff --git a/src/headless/.npmignore b/src/headless/.npmignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..63b1b97f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/headless/.npmignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+node_modules
+tests
diff --git a/src/headless/package.json b/src/headless/package.json
index a745bea81..22fc15ed8 100644
--- a/src/headless/package.json
+++ b/src/headless/package.json
@@ -6,15 +6,6 @@
   "homepage": "https://conversejs.org",
   "license": "MPL-2.0",
   "main": "dist/converse-headless.min.js",
-  "files": [
-    "*.js",
-    "*.json",
-    "dist/",
-    "README.md",
-    "utils/*.js",
-    "templates/*.html",
-    "templates/*.svg"
-  ],
   "keywords": [
     "converse.js",
     "XMPP",