diff --git a/backend/npm_install b/backend/npm_install
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..d939528
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/npm_install
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+npm install --save "$@"
+npm uninstall --no-save "$@"
diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 9ce1fba..c743fea 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   "description": "",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
-    "predev": "npm ci",
+    "predev": "npm i",
     "dev": "nodemon index.js",
     "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
   },
diff --git a/frontend/npm_install b/frontend/npm_install
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..d939528
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/npm_install
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+npm install --save "$@"
+npm uninstall --no-save "$@"
diff --git a/frontend/package.json b/frontend/package.json
index 51bae53..153fe15 100644
--- a/frontend/package.json
+++ b/frontend/package.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     "web-vitals": "^2.1.4"
   },
   "scripts": {
-    "prestart": "npm ci",
+    "prestart": "npm i",
     "start": "react-scripts start",
     "build": "react-scripts build",
     "test": "react-scripts test",
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 46ea190..0000000
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,106 +0,0 @@
-{
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-  "requires": true,
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-      "engines": {
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-      "funding": [
-        {
-          "type": "individual",
-          "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/RubenVerborgh"
-        }
-      ],
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">=4.0"
-      },
-      "peerDependenciesMeta": {
-        "debug": {
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-      }
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 0b75abf..0000000
--- a/package.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "name": "f23-portlandindigenousmarketplace",
-  "version": "1.0.0",
-  "description": "Open source mobile web application to help Portland Indigenous Marketplace manage vendors and events.",
-  "main": "index.js",
-  "scripts": {
-    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
-  },
-  "author": "",
-  "license": "ISC",
-  "dependencies": {
-    "axios": "^1.6.0"
-  }
-}