diff --git a/extensions/extension-editing/src/extensionEditingMain.ts b/extensions/extension-editing/src/extensionEditingMain.ts
index c056fbfa975..9dc71a46896 100644
--- a/extensions/extension-editing/src/extensionEditingMain.ts
+++ b/extensions/extension-editing/src/extensionEditingMain.ts
@@ -12,12 +12,10 @@ export function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
 	//package.json suggestions
 	context.subscriptions.push(registerPackageDocumentCompletions());
 
-	//package.json code actions for lint warnings
-	context.subscriptions.push(registerCodeActionsProvider());
-
 	context.subscriptions.push(new ExtensionLinter());
 }
 
+
 function registerPackageDocumentCompletions(): vscode.Disposable {
 	return vscode.languages.registerCompletionItemProvider({ language: 'json', pattern: '**/package.json' }, {
 		provideCompletionItems(document, position, token) {
@@ -25,11 +23,3 @@ function registerPackageDocumentCompletions(): vscode.Disposable {
 		}
 	});
 }
-
-function registerCodeActionsProvider(): vscode.Disposable {
-	return vscode.languages.registerCodeActionsProvider({ language: 'json', pattern: '**/package.json' }, {
-		provideCodeActions(document, range, context, token) {
-			return new PackageDocument(document).provideCodeActions(range, context, token);
-		}
-	});
-}
diff --git a/extensions/extension-editing/src/extensionLinter.ts b/extensions/extension-editing/src/extensionLinter.ts
index 2731f59b914..459bd9a8e16 100644
--- a/extensions/extension-editing/src/extensionLinter.ts
+++ b/extensions/extension-editing/src/extensionLinter.ts
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ const dataUrlsNotValid = l10n.t("Data URLs are not a valid image source.");
 const relativeUrlRequiresHttpsRepository = l10n.t("Relative image URLs require a repository with HTTPS protocol to be specified in the package.json.");
 const relativeBadgeUrlRequiresHttpsRepository = l10n.t("Relative badge URLs require a repository with HTTPS protocol to be specified in this package.json.");
 const apiProposalNotListed = l10n.t("This proposal cannot be used because for this extension the product defines a fixed set of API proposals. You can test your extension but before publishing you MUST reach out to the VS Code team.");
-export const implicitActivationEvent = l10n.t("This activation event cannot be explicitly listed by your extension.");
-export const redundantImplicitActivationEvent = l10n.t("This activation event can be removed as VS Code generates these automatically from your package.json contribution declarations.");
+const implicitActivationEvent = l10n.t("This activation event cannot be explicitly listed by your extension.");
+const redundantImplicitActivationEvent = l10n.t("This activation event can be removed as VS Code generates these automatically from your package.json contribution declarations.");
 const bumpEngineForImplicitActivationEvents = l10n.t("This activation event can be removed for extensions targeting engine version ^1.75 as VS Code will generate these automatically from your package.json contribution declarations.");
 const starActivation = l10n.t("Using '*' activation is usually a bad idea as it impacts performance.");
 const parsingErrorHeader = l10n.t("Error parsing the when-clause:");
diff --git a/extensions/extension-editing/src/packageDocumentHelper.ts b/extensions/extension-editing/src/packageDocumentHelper.ts
index 6039bf0484d..67163900b5b 100644
--- a/extensions/extension-editing/src/packageDocumentHelper.ts
+++ b/extensions/extension-editing/src/packageDocumentHelper.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 
 import * as vscode from 'vscode';
 import { getLocation, Location } from 'jsonc-parser';
-import { implicitActivationEvent, redundantImplicitActivationEvent } from './extensionLinter';
 
 
 export class PackageDocument {
@@ -22,24 +21,6 @@ export class PackageDocument {
 		return undefined;
 	}
 
-	public provideCodeActions(_range: vscode.Range, context: vscode.CodeActionContext, _token: vscode.CancellationToken): vscode.ProviderResult<vscode.CodeAction[]> {
-		const codeActions: vscode.CodeAction[] = [];
-		for (const diagnostic of context.diagnostics) {
-			if (diagnostic.message === implicitActivationEvent || diagnostic.message === redundantImplicitActivationEvent) {
-				const codeAction = new vscode.CodeAction(vscode.l10n.t("Remove activation event"), vscode.CodeActionKind.QuickFix);
-				codeAction.edit = new vscode.WorkspaceEdit();
-				const rangeForCharAfter = diagnostic.range.with(diagnostic.range.end, diagnostic.range.end.translate(0, 1));
-				if (this.document.getText(rangeForCharAfter) === ',') {
-					codeAction.edit.delete(this.document.uri, diagnostic.range.with(undefined, diagnostic.range.end.translate(0, 1)));
-				} else {
-					codeAction.edit.delete(this.document.uri, diagnostic.range);
-				}
-				codeActions.push(codeAction);
-			}
-		}
-		return codeActions;
-	}
-
 	private provideLanguageOverridesCompletionItems(location: Location, position: vscode.Position): vscode.ProviderResult<vscode.CompletionItem[]> {
 		let range = this.getReplaceRange(location, position);
 		const text = this.document.getText(range);