diff --git a/.changeset/gold-snakes-shout.md b/.changeset/gold-snakes-shout.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f488ee0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/gold-snakes-shout.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@apollo/datasource-rest': patch
+---
+
+Fix installation into non-TS repositories
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e471d38..d30de66 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -18,11 +18,9 @@
     "node": ">=14.0"
   },
   "scripts": {
-    "//": "#use npx here to ensure that non-TS users triggering the postinstall script don't need to install TypeScript globally or in their project",
-    "build": "npx -p typescript tsc --build tsconfig.build.json",
+    "build": "tsc --build tsconfig.build.json",
     "clean": "git clean -dfqX",
     "install-with-npm-8.5": "npm i -g npm@^8.5.0 && npm i",
-    "postinstall": "npm run build",
     "prettier-check": "prettier --check .",
     "prettier-fix": "prettier --write .",
     "publish-changeset": "changeset publish",