diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 3a71677b536..2d30523e350 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
   "name": "woocommerce/woocommerce-rest-api",
   "description": "The WooCommerce core REST API.",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce-rest-api",
-  "type": "wordpress-plugin",
   "license": "GPL-3.0-or-later",
   "prefer-stable": true,
   "minimum-stability": "dev",