diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 019f7c0d..24a7e4b7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@
     "server": "karma start scripts/karma.conf.js --singleRun=false --auto-watch",
     "test": "npm run build-test && karma start scripts/karma.conf.js",
     "posttest": "shx cat test/dist/coverage/text.txt",
-    "preversion": "npm test",
     "version": "is-prerelease || npm run update-changelog && git add CHANGELOG.md",
     "update-changelog": "conventional-changelog -p videojs -i CHANGELOG.md -s",
     "watch": "npm-run-all -p watch:*",