diff --git a/.npmrc b/.npmrc
index 7ac0dadc26..6e2747fc13 100644
--- a/.npmrc
+++ b/.npmrc
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-scripts-prepend-node-path=true
-always-auth=true
-package-lock=false
 //registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=$NPM_TOKEN
-@microsoft:registry=https://registry.npmjs.org/
\ No newline at end of file
+@microsoft:registry=https://registry.npmjs.org/
+always-auth=true
+package-lock=false
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4f02d432eb..b5790e0d5c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     "checkchange": "beachball check  --scope \"!sites/*\" --changehint \"Run 'yarn change' to generate a change file\"",
     "check": "beachball check ",
     "publish": "beachball publish",
-    "publish-ci": "beachball publish -y -b origin/master -r https://registry.npmjs.org --access public",
+    "publish-ci": "beachball publish -y --access public",
     "integration-tests:alpha": "node build/testing/sauce-labs/test-browsers.js alpha",
     "integration-tests:beta": "node build/testing/sauce-labs/test-browsers.js beta",
     "integration-tests:release": "node build/testing/sauce-labs/test-browsers.js release",