diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/example-construct-library/package.json b/packages/@aws-cdk/example-construct-library/package.json
index 0846135bf2e90..afc6831a83f5f 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/example-construct-library/package.json
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/example-construct-library/package.json
@@ -111,8 +111,5 @@
     "env": {
       "AWSLINT_BASE_CONSTRUCT": true
     }
-  },
-  "ubergen": {
-    "exclude": true
   }
 }
diff --git a/tools/@aws-cdk/pkglint/lib/rules.ts b/tools/@aws-cdk/pkglint/lib/rules.ts
index 5d3de31aa7988..777d6ba8104e7 100644
--- a/tools/@aws-cdk/pkglint/lib/rules.ts
+++ b/tools/@aws-cdk/pkglint/lib/rules.ts
@@ -1733,18 +1733,6 @@ export class UbergenPackageVisibility extends ValidationRule {
           },
         });
       }
-    } else {
-      if (pkg.json.private && !pkg.json.ubergen?.exclude) {
-        pkg.report({
-          ruleName: this.name,
-          message: 'ubergen.exclude must be configured for private packages',
-          fix: () => {
-            pkg.json.ubergen = {
-              exclude: true,
-            };
-          },
-        });
-      }
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/tools/@aws-cdk/ubergen/bin/ubergen.ts b/tools/@aws-cdk/ubergen/bin/ubergen.ts
index 1b356489bbe2e..8faa2cba1045a 100644
--- a/tools/@aws-cdk/ubergen/bin/ubergen.ts
+++ b/tools/@aws-cdk/ubergen/bin/ubergen.ts
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ async function findLibrariesToPackage(uberPackageJson: PackageJson): Promise<rea
   for (const dir of await fs.readdir(librariesRoot)) {
     const packageJson = await fs.readJson(path.resolve(librariesRoot, dir, 'package.json'));
 
-    if (packageJson.ubergen?.exclude) {
+    if (packageJson.private || packageJson.ubergen?.exclude) {
       console.log(`\t⚠️ Skipping (ubergen excluded):   ${packageJson.name}`);
       continue;
     } else if (packageJson.jsii == null ) {