diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c0870056..8b20a7af 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
   "homepage": "https://github.com/aligent/aws-cdk-constructs#readme",
   "scripts": {
     "build": "tsc",
-    "prepublish": "tsc",
     "lint": "eslint --ignore-path .eslintignore --ext .ts .",
     "lint:check": "npm run lint",
     "lint:fix": "npm run lint --fix",
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index 882d25f3..064f8c63 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@
     "target": "ES2018",
     "module": "commonjs",
     "lib": ["es2018"],
-    "declaration": false,
-    "noEmit": true,
+    "noEmit": false,
     "strict": true,
     "noImplicitAny": true,
     "strictNullChecks": true,