diff --git a/build/gulpfile.vscode.js b/build/gulpfile.vscode.js
index 0d0a7c71ea3d1e7a85f5fb66d18db30bf448a3f2..7a8d3d5c5649a88131c06a4025fb1de39efaf192 100644
--- a/build/gulpfile.vscode.js
+++ b/build/gulpfile.vscode.js
@@ -166,7 +166,8 @@ function packageTask(platform, arch, opts) {
 			'extensions/**',
 			'!extensions/*/src/**',
 			'!extensions/*/out/**/test/**',
-			'!extensions/typescript/bin/**'
+			'!extensions/typescript/bin/**',
+			'!extensions/vscode-api-tests/**'
 		], { base: '.' });
 
 		var pluginHostSourceMap = gulp.src(out + '/vs/workbench/node/pluginHostProcess.js.map', { base: '.' })