diff --git a/contracts/tests/package.json b/contracts/tests/package.json
index 061c3b5d13..a2c0ebe8ae 100644
--- a/contracts/tests/package.json
+++ b/contracts/tests/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "@0x/contracts-tests",
+    "private": true,
     "version": "0.0.1",
     "engines": {
         "node": ">=6.12"