diff --git a/.npmrc b/.npmrc
index 7d437d71f..8fbc13d5c 100644
--- a/.npmrc
+++ b/.npmrc
@@ -1 +1,4 @@
 # npm / pnpm settings here
+
+# we never want to use packages from the registry over what's in the workspace
+prefer-workspaces-packages=true
diff --git a/testing/ember-app/package.json b/testing/ember-app/package.json
index da2717954..b7d621d11 100644
--- a/testing/ember-app/package.json
+++ b/testing/ember-app/package.json
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
     "test": "tests"
   },
   "scripts": {
-    "prepare": "pnpm link ../../ember-resources",
     "build": "ember build --environment=production",
     "lint": "npm-run-all --aggregate-output --continue-on-error --parallel \"lint:!(fix)\"",
     "lint:fix": "npm-run-all --aggregate-output --continue-on-error --parallel lint:*:fix",