diff --git a/build/tfs/darwin/product-build-darwin.yml b/build/tfs/darwin/product-build-darwin.yml
index af5a4831202ec9b3fa56826e2c74101d2e1e767d..57a92182d63b6541d7ce064ee780f6e5ce2723bc 100644
--- a/build/tfs/darwin/product-build-darwin.yml
+++ b/build/tfs/darwin/product-build-darwin.yml
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ steps:
 - script: |
     set -e
 
+    # remove pkg from archive
+    zip -d ../VSCode-darwin.zip "*.pkg"
+
     # publish the build
     PACKAGEJSON=`ls ../VSCode-darwin/*.app/Contents/Resources/app/package.json`
     VERSION=`node -p "require(\"$PACKAGEJSON\").version"`