diff --git a/extensions/npm/src/npmView.ts b/extensions/npm/src/npmView.ts
index f01e8121719..4916fd49310 100644
--- a/extensions/npm/src/npmView.ts
+++ b/extensions/npm/src/npmView.ts
@@ -108,13 +108,6 @@ class NpmScript extends TreeItem {
 				dark: context.asAbsolutePath(path.join('resources', 'dark', 'script.svg'))
 			};
 		}
-
-		let uri = getPackageJsonUriFromTask(task);
-		getScripts(uri!).then(scripts => {
-			if (scripts && scripts[task.definition['script']]) {
-				this.tooltip = scripts[task.definition['script']];
-			}
-		});
 	}
 
 	getFolder(): WorkspaceFolder {