diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce/.distignore b/plugins/woocommerce/.distignore
index a4176f018c9..c9e2daa5b4e 100644
--- a/plugins/woocommerce/.distignore
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce/.distignore
@@ -28,3 +28,4 @@ README.md
 renovate.json
 tsconfig.*
 webpack.config.js
+client/legacy/
diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce/changelog/remove-dist-assets b/plugins/woocommerce/changelog/remove-dist-assets
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..319ddedde74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce/changelog/remove-dist-assets
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Significance: patch
+Type: tweak
+Comment: No changelog needed, this tweak removes source assets from distribution.