diff --git a/create-snowpack-app/app-scripts-lit-element/package.json b/create-snowpack-app/app-scripts-lit-element/package.json
index d29858a37d..a787d86a58 100644
--- a/create-snowpack-app/app-scripts-lit-element/package.json
+++ b/create-snowpack-app/app-scripts-lit-element/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@snowpack/app-scripts-lit-element",
   "version": "1.8.8",
+  "private": true,
   "main": "snowpack.config.js",
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public"
diff --git a/create-snowpack-app/app-scripts-preact/package.json b/create-snowpack-app/app-scripts-preact/package.json
index bc0319e909..f875f6345c 100644
--- a/create-snowpack-app/app-scripts-preact/package.json
+++ b/create-snowpack-app/app-scripts-preact/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@snowpack/app-scripts-preact",
   "version": "1.9.5",
+  "private": true,
   "main": "snowpack.config.js",
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public"
diff --git a/create-snowpack-app/app-scripts-react/package.json b/create-snowpack-app/app-scripts-react/package.json
index 6138166e3f..5deaed7bd6 100644
--- a/create-snowpack-app/app-scripts-react/package.json
+++ b/create-snowpack-app/app-scripts-react/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@snowpack/app-scripts-react",
   "version": "1.12.6",
+  "private": true,
   "main": "snowpack.config.js",
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public"
diff --git a/create-snowpack-app/app-scripts-svelte/package.json b/create-snowpack-app/app-scripts-svelte/package.json
index df3f2781df..9dc7cc1d59 100644
--- a/create-snowpack-app/app-scripts-svelte/package.json
+++ b/create-snowpack-app/app-scripts-svelte/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@snowpack/app-scripts-svelte",
   "version": "1.9.2",
+  "private": true,
   "main": "snowpack.config.js",
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public"
diff --git a/create-snowpack-app/app-scripts-vue/package.json b/create-snowpack-app/app-scripts-vue/package.json
index 981c240b26..b7b60fee53 100644
--- a/create-snowpack-app/app-scripts-vue/package.json
+++ b/create-snowpack-app/app-scripts-vue/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@snowpack/app-scripts-vue",
   "version": "1.8.9",
+  "private": true,
   "main": "snowpack.config.js",
   "license": "MIT",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/snowpackjs/snowpack/tree/master/create-snowpack-app/app-scripts-vue#readme",
diff --git a/create-snowpack-app/app-template-lit-element-typescript/web-test-runner.config.js b/create-snowpack-app/app-template-lit-element-typescript/web-test-runner.config.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 57167cef6b..0000000000
--- a/create-snowpack-app/app-template-lit-element-typescript/web-test-runner.config.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-// NODE_ENV=test - Needed by "@snowpack/web-test-runner-plugin"
-process.env.NODE_ENV = 'test';
-
-module.exports = {
-  plugins: [require('@snowpack/web-test-runner-plugin')()],
-};
diff --git a/create-snowpack-app/app-template-lit-element/web-test-runner.config.js b/create-snowpack-app/app-template-lit-element/web-test-runner.config.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 57167cef6b..0000000000
--- a/create-snowpack-app/app-template-lit-element/web-test-runner.config.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-// NODE_ENV=test - Needed by "@snowpack/web-test-runner-plugin"
-process.env.NODE_ENV = 'test';
-
-module.exports = {
-  plugins: [require('@snowpack/web-test-runner-plugin')()],
-};
diff --git a/create-snowpack-app/app-template-react-typescript/package.json b/create-snowpack-app/app-template-react-typescript/package.json
index c270fe1ec8..fe4dfa9f5f 100644
--- a/create-snowpack-app/app-template-react-typescript/package.json
+++ b/create-snowpack-app/app-template-react-typescript/package.json
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@
     "react-dom": "^16.13.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@babel/preset-react": "^7.10.4",
-    "@babel/preset-typescript": "^7.10.4",
     "@snowpack/plugin-dotenv": "^2.0.4",
     "@snowpack/plugin-react-refresh": "^2.3.5",
     "@snowpack/plugin-typescript": "^1.1.0",
diff --git a/create-snowpack-app/app-template-svelte-typescript/babel.config.json b/create-snowpack-app/app-template-svelte-typescript/babel.config.json
deleted file mode 100644
index e15ac017a2..0000000000
--- a/create-snowpack-app/app-template-svelte-typescript/babel.config.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "presets": ["@babel/preset-typescript"]
-}
diff --git a/create-snowpack-app/app-template-vue-typescript/web-test-runner.config.js b/create-snowpack-app/app-template-vue-typescript/web-test-runner.config.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 57167cef6b..0000000000
--- a/create-snowpack-app/app-template-vue-typescript/web-test-runner.config.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-// NODE_ENV=test - Needed by "@snowpack/web-test-runner-plugin"
-process.env.NODE_ENV = 'test';
-
-module.exports = {
-  plugins: [require('@snowpack/web-test-runner-plugin')()],
-};
diff --git a/create-snowpack-app/app-template-vue/web-test-runner.config.js b/create-snowpack-app/app-template-vue/web-test-runner.config.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 57167cef6b..0000000000
--- a/create-snowpack-app/app-template-vue/web-test-runner.config.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-// NODE_ENV=test - Needed by "@snowpack/web-test-runner-plugin"
-process.env.NODE_ENV = 'test';
-
-module.exports = {
-  plugins: [require('@snowpack/web-test-runner-plugin')()],
-};