diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e6ad9798..53db6445 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -25,3 +25,6 @@ jupyter_execute/
 
 # exclusions
 !source/examples/rapids-1brc-single-node/lookup.csv
+
+package.json
+package-lock.json
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 0d3089e1..00000000
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
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-  "requires": true,
-  "packages": {
-    "": {
-      "devDependencies": {
-        "prettier": "^3.3.3"
-      }
-    },
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/prettier/-/prettier-3.3.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-i2tDNA0O5IrMO757lfrdQZCc2jPNDVntV0m/+4whiDfWaTKfMNgR7Qz0NAeGz/nRqF4m5/6CLzbP4/liHt12Ew==",
-      "dev": true,
-      "license": "MIT",
-      "bin": {
-        "prettier": "bin/prettier.cjs"
-      },
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">=14"
-      },
-      "funding": {
-        "url": "https://github.com/prettier/prettier?sponsor=1"
-      }
-    }
-  }
-}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
deleted file mode 100644
index c2436a9f..00000000
--- a/package.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "devDependencies": {
-    "prettier": "^3.3.3"
-  }
-}