diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 23fc1591..e03095dd 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@
     "preversion": "npm run lint && PRODUCTION=1 npm run dist && npm run docs && node ./dist/tests.cjs --repetition-time 1000 && test -e dist/src/index.d.ts && test -e dist/yjs.cjs && test -e dist/yjs.cjs",
     "debug": "concurrently 'http-server -o test.html' 'npm run watch'",
     "trace-deopt": "clear && rollup -c  && node --trace-deopt dist/test.cjs",
-    "trace-opt": "clear && rollup -c  && node --trace-opt dist/test.cjs",
-    "postinstall": "node ./sponsor-y.js"
+    "trace-opt": "clear && rollup -c  && node --trace-opt dist/test.cjs"
   },
   "exports": {
     ".": {
diff --git a/sponsor-y.js b/sponsor-y.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 364151d3..00000000
--- a/sponsor-y.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-
-try {
-  const log = require('lib0/dist/logging.cjs')
-
-  log.print()
-  log.print(log.BOLD, log.GREEN, log.BOLD, 'Thank you for using Yjs ', log.RED, '❤\n')
-  log.print(
-    log.GREY,
-    'The project has grown considerably in the past year. Too much for me to maintain\nin my spare time. Several companies built their products with Yjs.\nYet, this project receives very little funding. Yjs is far from done. I want to\ncreate more awesome extensions and work on the growing number of open issues.\n', log.BOLD, 'Dear user, the future of this project entirely depends on you.\n')
-  log.print(log.BLUE, log.BOLD, 'Please start funding the project now: https://github.com/sponsors/dmonad \n')
-  log.print(log.GREY, '(This message will be removed when I achieved my funding goal)\n\n')
-} catch (e) { }