diff --git a/.npmrc b/.npmrc
index b6f27f135954..811b4fd7c38e 100644
--- a/.npmrc
+++ b/.npmrc
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
-engine-strict=true
+disturl "https://electronjs.org/headers"
+target "19.0.4"
+runtime "electron"
diff --git a/packages/core/.npmrc b/packages/core/.npmrc
deleted file mode 100644
index 811b4fd7c38e..000000000000
--- a/packages/core/.npmrc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-disturl "https://electronjs.org/headers"
-target "19.0.4"
-runtime "electron"
diff --git a/packages/open-lens/.npmrc b/packages/open-lens/.npmrc
deleted file mode 100644
index 811b4fd7c38e..000000000000
--- a/packages/open-lens/.npmrc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-disturl "https://electronjs.org/headers"
-target "19.0.4"
-runtime "electron"