diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates/Angular-CSharp.csproj.in b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates/Angular-CSharp.csproj.in
index ef5ac3e..e95e902 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates/Angular-CSharp.csproj.in
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates/Angular-CSharp.csproj.in
@@ -28,10 +28,7 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <!-- Don't publish the SPA source files, but do show them in the project files list -->
     <Content Remove="$(SpaRoot)**" />
-    <None Include="$(SpaRoot)**"
-          Exclude="$(SpaRoot)node_modules\**"
-          CopyToPublishDirectory="PreserveNewest"
-          CopyToOutputDirectory="PreserveNewest" />
+    <None Include="$(SpaRoot)**" Exclude="$(SpaRoot)node_modules\**" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 <!--/-:cnd:noEmit -->
@@ -54,7 +51,7 @@
 
     <!-- Include the newly-built files in the publish output -->
     <ItemGroup>
-      <DistFiles Include="$(SpaRoot)dist\**; $(SpaRoot)dist-server\**; $(SpaRoot)package.json" />
+      <DistFiles Include="$(SpaRoot)dist\**; $(SpaRoot)dist-server\**" />
       <DistFiles Include="$(SpaRoot)node_modules\**" Condition="'$(BuildServerSideRenderer)' == 'true'" />
       <ResolvedFileToPublish Include="@(DistFiles->'%(FullPath)')" Exclude="@(ResolvedFileToPublish)">
         <RelativePath>%(DistFiles.Identity)</RelativePath>
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates/React-CSharp.csproj.in b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates/React-CSharp.csproj.in
index 6b0b482..95dc85d 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates/React-CSharp.csproj.in
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates/React-CSharp.csproj.in
@@ -25,10 +25,7 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <!-- Don't publish the SPA source files, but do show them in the project files list -->
     <Content Remove="$(SpaRoot)**" />
-    <None Include="$(SpaRoot)**"
-          Exclude="$(SpaRoot)node_modules\**"
-          CopyToPublishDirectory="PreserveNewest"
-          CopyToOutputDirectory="PreserveNewest" />
+    <None Include="$(SpaRoot)**" Exclude="$(SpaRoot)node_modules\**" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 <!--/-:cnd:noEmit -->
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates/ReactRedux-CSharp.csproj.in b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates/ReactRedux-CSharp.csproj.in
index ce38fd4..5b6d2ee 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates/ReactRedux-CSharp.csproj.in
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Web.Spa.ProjectTemplates/ReactRedux-CSharp.csproj.in
@@ -25,10 +25,7 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <!-- Don't publish the SPA source files, but do show them in the project files list -->
     <Content Remove="$(SpaRoot)**" />
-    <None Include="$(SpaRoot)**"
-          Exclude="$(SpaRoot)node_modules\**"
-          CopyToPublishDirectory="PreserveNewest"
-          CopyToOutputDirectory="PreserveNewest" />
+    <None Include="$(SpaRoot)**" Exclude="$(SpaRoot)node_modules\**" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 <!--/-:cnd:noEmit -->
@@ -50,7 +47,7 @@
 
     <!-- Include the newly-built files in the publish output -->
     <ItemGroup>
-      <DistFiles Include="$(SpaRoot)build\**; $(SpaRoot)build-ssr\**; $(SpaRoot)package.json" />
+      <DistFiles Include="$(SpaRoot)build\**; $(SpaRoot)build-ssr\**" />
       <ResolvedFileToPublish Include="@(DistFiles->'%(FullPath)')" Exclude="@(ResolvedFileToPublish)">
         <RelativePath>%(DistFiles.Identity)</RelativePath>
         <CopyToPublishDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToPublishDirectory>