diff --git a/linux/scripts/dist.sh b/linux/scripts/dist.sh
index 29fbdd93ec..ede2ffe120 100755
--- a/linux/scripts/dist.sh
+++ b/linux/scripts/dist.sh
@@ -131,8 +131,8 @@ dpkg-source \
   --tar-ignore=experiments \
   --tar-ignore=debian \
   --tar-ignore=.github \
-  --tar-ignore=.pc \
   --tar-ignore=.vscode \
+  --tar-ignore=.configured \
   --tar-ignore=.devcontainer \
   --tar-ignore=.pc \
   --tar-ignore=__pycache__ \
diff --git a/linux/scripts/verify_source.sh b/linux/scripts/verify_source.sh
index 52d9b5bd00..67bb2cd742 100755
--- a/linux/scripts/verify_source.sh
+++ b/linux/scripts/verify_source.sh
@@ -49,8 +49,6 @@ verify_can_build() {
   local target_dir="$1"
   builder_echo heading "Verifying build of tarball"
   cd "${target_dir}"
-  # running `npm i` should happen automatically. See #15905
-  npm i
   ./build.sh configure,build
 }