diff --git a/packages/client-sdk-nodejs/build-scripts/build-lambda-layer.sh b/packages/client-sdk-nodejs/build-scripts/build-lambda-layer.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 0720fed84..000000000
--- a/packages/client-sdk-nodejs/build-scripts/build-lambda-layer.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-set -e
-set -x
-
-CURRENT_DIR=${PWD##*/}
-if [[ $CURRENT_DIR -ne 'build-scripts' ]]; then
-  echo "Please run this script in the build-scripts directory"
-  exit 1
-fi
-
-pushd ..
-  mkdir -p nodejs/node_modules
-  pushd nodejs/node_modules
-    npm i @gomomento/sdk
-  popd
-  zip -r layer.zip nodejs
-popd
diff --git a/packages/client-sdk-nodejs/build-scripts/publish-lambda-layer.sh b/packages/client-sdk-nodejs/build-scripts/publish-lambda-layer.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index ba218838d..000000000
--- a/packages/client-sdk-nodejs/build-scripts/publish-lambda-layer.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-set -e
-set -x
-
-CURRENT_DIR=${PWD##*/}
-if [[ $CURRENT_DIR -ne 'build-scripts' ]]; then
-  echo "Please run this script in the build-scripts directory"
-  exit 1
-fi
-
-if [ "$#" -ne 1 ]; then
-    echo "Must pass version as argument to publish the lambda layer"
-fi
-
-LAYER_NAME="momento-sdk-nodejs-experimental"
-FILENAME="layer.zip"
-pushd ..
-  if [[ ! -f "${FILENAME}" ]]; then
-      echo "${FILENAME} does not exist. Please run ./build-lambda-layer.sh first before trying to publish."
-      exit 1
-  fi
-
-  LAYER_VERSION=$(aws lambda publish-layer-version \
-  --layer-name "${LAYER_NAME}" \
-  --description "Lambda layer using Momento sdk version ${1}" \
-  --license-info "Apache License 2.0" \
-  --zip-file fileb://${FILENAME} \
-  --compatible-runtimes nodejs14.x nodejs12.x | jq '.Version')
-
-  aws lambda add-layer-version-permission \
-  --layer-name "${LAYER_NAME}" \
-  --version-number "${LAYER_VERSION}" \
-  --statement-id "version_${1//\./_}" \
-  --principal \* \
-  --action lambda:GetLayerVersion
-popd
diff --git a/packages/client-sdk-nodejs/package.json b/packages/client-sdk-nodejs/package.json
index 80bcc3909..d166469ea 100644
--- a/packages/client-sdk-nodejs/package.json
+++ b/packages/client-sdk-nodejs/package.json
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     "lint": "eslint . --ext .ts",
     "format": "eslint . --ext .ts --fix",
     "watch": "tsc -w",
-    "build": "tsc"
+    "build": "cd ../core && npm run build && cd - && rm -rf dist && tsc"
   },
   "author": "",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
diff --git a/packages/client-sdk-web/package.json b/packages/client-sdk-web/package.json
index c38157dfa..92b9c5ff2 100644
--- a/packages/client-sdk-web/package.json
+++ b/packages/client-sdk-web/package.json
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     "lint": "eslint . --ext .ts",
     "format": "eslint . --ext .ts --fix",
     "watch": "tsc -w",
-    "build": "rm -rf dist && tsc"
+    "build": "cd ../core && npm run build && cd - && rm -rf dist && tsc"
   },
   "author": "",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",