diff --git a/extensions/grunt/package.json b/extensions/grunt/package.json
index e3338dd8d34..e8bac905a69 100644
--- a/extensions/grunt/package.json
+++ b/extensions/grunt/package.json
@@ -22,9 +22,7 @@
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   "main": "./out/main",
   "activationEvents": [
-    "onCommand:workbench.action.tasks.runTask",
-    "onCommand:workbench.action.tasks.build",
-    "onCommand:workbench.action.tasks.test"
+    "onCommand:workbench.action.tasks.runTask"
   ],
   "contributes": {
     "configuration": {
diff --git a/extensions/gulp/package.json b/extensions/gulp/package.json
index 0d1d70f9e1e..5ec491853fe 100644
--- a/extensions/gulp/package.json
+++ b/extensions/gulp/package.json
@@ -22,9 +22,7 @@
   },
   "main": "./out/main",
   "activationEvents": [
-    "onCommand:workbench.action.tasks.runTask",
-    "onCommand:workbench.action.tasks.build",
-    "onCommand:workbench.action.tasks.test"
+    "onCommand:workbench.action.tasks.runTask"
   ],
   "contributes": {
     "configuration": {
diff --git a/extensions/jake/package.json b/extensions/jake/package.json
index dd34c9b2235..ee5a916ade5 100644
--- a/extensions/jake/package.json
+++ b/extensions/jake/package.json
@@ -22,9 +22,7 @@
   },
   "main": "./out/main",
   "activationEvents": [
-    "onCommand:workbench.action.tasks.runTask",
-    "onCommand:workbench.action.tasks.build",
-    "onCommand:workbench.action.tasks.test"
+    "onCommand:workbench.action.tasks.runTask"
   ],
   "contributes": {
     "configuration": {
diff --git a/extensions/npm/package.json b/extensions/npm/package.json
index e6a6a3ec4fa..9d626265d36 100644
--- a/extensions/npm/package.json
+++ b/extensions/npm/package.json
@@ -23,9 +23,7 @@
   },
   "main": "./out/main",
   "activationEvents": [
-    "onCommand:workbench.action.tasks.runTask",
-    "onCommand:workbench.action.tasks.build",
-    "onCommand:workbench.action.tasks.test"
+    "onCommand:workbench.action.tasks.runTask"
   ],
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     "configuration": {
diff --git a/extensions/typescript/package.json b/extensions/typescript/package.json
index cff9784cabe..11b75cfc26b 100644
--- a/extensions/typescript/package.json
+++ b/extensions/typescript/package.json
@@ -35,9 +35,7 @@
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     "onCommand:typescript.goToProjectConfig",
     "onCommand:typescript.openTsServerLog",
-    "onCommand:workbench.action.tasks.runTask",
-    "onCommand:workbench.action.tasks.build",
-    "onCommand:workbench.action.tasks.test"
+    "onCommand:workbench.action.tasks.runTask"
   ],
   "main": "./out/typescriptMain",
   "contributes": {