diff --git a/docs/Core.md b/docs/Core.md
index 93f4b8aca5..4f0ec33da3 100644
--- a/docs/Core.md
+++ b/docs/Core.md
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ Defaults to `None`
 **USAGE**
 
 <pre>
-node_toolchain(<a href="#node_toolchain-name">name</a>, <a href="#node_toolchain-headers">headers</a>, <a href="#node_toolchain-npm">npm</a>, <a href="#node_toolchain-npm_files">npm_files</a>, <a href="#node_toolchain-npm_path">npm_path</a>, <a href="#node_toolchain-run_npm">run_npm</a>, <a href="#node_toolchain-target_tool">target_tool</a>, <a href="#node_toolchain-target_tool_path">target_tool_path</a>)
+node_toolchain(<a href="#node_toolchain-name">name</a>, <a href="#node_toolchain-headers">headers</a>, <a href="#node_toolchain-npm">npm</a>, <a href="#node_toolchain-npm_files">npm_files</a>, <a href="#node_toolchain-npm_path">npm_path</a>, <a href="#node_toolchain-target_tool">target_tool</a>, <a href="#node_toolchain-target_tool_path">target_tool_path</a>)
 </pre>
 
 Defines a node toolchain for a platform.
@@ -217,12 +217,6 @@ Defaults to `[]`
 
 Defaults to `""`
 
-<h4 id="node_toolchain-run_npm">run_npm</h4>
-
-(*<a href="https://bazel.build/docs/build-ref.html#labels">Label</a>*): A template file that allows us to execute npm
-
-Defaults to `None`
-
 <h4 id="node_toolchain-target_tool">target_tool</h4>
 
 (*<a href="https://bazel.build/docs/build-ref.html#labels">Label</a>*): A hermetically downloaded nodejs executable target for this target's platform.
diff --git a/nodejs/private/nodejs_repo_host_os_alias.bzl b/nodejs/private/nodejs_repo_host_os_alias.bzl
index 81064f7c77..b283ee338a 100644
--- a/nodejs/private/nodejs_repo_host_os_alias.bzl
+++ b/nodejs/private/nodejs_repo_host_os_alias.bzl
@@ -8,11 +8,6 @@ def _nodejs_host_os_alias_impl(repository_ctx):
     # Base BUILD file for this repository
     repository_ctx.file("BUILD.bazel", """# Generated by nodejs_repo_host_os_alias.bzl
 package(default_visibility = ["//visibility:public"])
-# aliases for exports_files
-alias(name = "run_npm.sh.template",     actual = "@{node_repository}_{os_name}//:run_npm.sh.template")
-alias(name = "run_npm.bat.template",    actual = "@{node_repository}_{os_name}//:run_npm.bat.template")
-
-# aliases for other aliases
 alias(name = "node_bin",                actual = "@{node_repository}_{os_name}//:node_bin")
 alias(name = "npm_bin",                 actual = "@{node_repository}_{os_name}//:npm_bin")
 alias(name = "npx_bin",                 actual = "@{node_repository}_{os_name}//:npx_bin")
diff --git a/nodejs/repositories.bzl b/nodejs/repositories.bzl
index ecb23960df..17f4d982f5 100644
--- a/nodejs/repositories.bzl
+++ b/nodejs/repositories.bzl
@@ -300,27 +300,10 @@ CALL "%SCRIPT_DIR%\\{node}" %*
                 executable = True,
             )
 
-    # This template file is used by the packager tool
-    # `yarn publish` is not ready for use under Bazel, see https://github.com/yarnpkg/yarn/issues/610
-    if repository_ctx.attr.platform.startswith("windows"):
-        run_npm = """
-"{node}" "{script}" TMPL_args %*
-"""
-    else:
-        run_npm = """
-"{node}" "{script}" TMPL_args "$@"
-"""
-
-    repository_ctx.file("run_npm.template", content = run_npm.format(
-        node = repository_ctx.path(node_entry),
-        script = repository_ctx.path(npm_script),
-    ))
-
     # Base BUILD file for this repository
     build_content = """# Generated by node_repositories.bzl
 package(default_visibility = ["//visibility:public"])
 exports_files([
-  "run_npm.template",
   "{node_entry}",
   "{npm_entry}",
   "{npx_entry}"
@@ -375,7 +358,6 @@ node_toolchain(
     target_tool = ":node_bin",
     npm = ":npm",
     npm_files = [":npm_files"],
-    run_npm = ":run_npm.template",
     headers = ":headers",
 )
 """
diff --git a/nodejs/toolchain.bzl b/nodejs/toolchain.bzl
index 546105a01a..5655730692 100644
--- a/nodejs/toolchain.bzl
+++ b/nodejs/toolchain.bzl
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ May be empty if the target_tool_path points to a locally installed node binary."
         "npm_files": """Files required in runfiles to make the npm executable available.
 
 May be empty if the npm_path points to a locally installed npm binary.""",
-        "run_npm": """A template for a script that wraps npm.
-        On Windows, this is a Batch script, otherwise it uses Bash.""",
         "headers": """\
 (struct) Information about the header files, with fields:
   * providers_map: a dict of string to provider instances. The key should be
@@ -96,7 +94,6 @@ def _node_toolchain_impl(ctx):
         tool_files = tool_files,
         npm_path = npm_path,
         npm_files = npm_files,
-        run_npm = ctx.file.run_npm,
         headers = struct(
             providers_map = {
                 "CcInfo": ctx.attr.headers[CcInfo],
@@ -143,10 +140,6 @@ node_toolchain = rule(
             doc = "Files required in runfiles to run npm.",
             mandatory = False,
         ),
-        "run_npm": attr.label(
-            doc = "A template file that allows us to execute npm",
-            allow_single_file = True,
-        ),
         "headers": attr.label(
             doc = "A cc_library that contains the Node/v8 header files for this target platform.",
         ),