diff --git a/.npmignore b/.npmignore
index 0a98a0ac..ac2bfb5b 100644
--- a/.npmignore
+++ b/.npmignore
@@ -2,11 +2,7 @@
 /dist/
 /tmp/
 
-# dependencies
-/bower_components/
-
 # misc
-/.bowerrc
 /.editorconfig
 /.ember-cli
 /.eslintignore
@@ -14,7 +10,6 @@
 /.gitignore
 /.watchmanconfig
 /.travis.yml
-/bower.json
 /config/ember-try.js
 /ember-cli-build.js
 /testem.js