diff --git a/gitnexus/package.json b/gitnexus/package.json
index 76f6a368f1..53bf1f5ceb 100644
--- a/gitnexus/package.json
+++ b/gitnexus/package.json
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
     "test:integration": "vitest run test/integration",
     "test:watch": "vitest",
     "test:coverage": "vitest run --coverage",
-    "prepare": "node scripts/prepare.cjs",
+    "prepare": "npm run build",
     "postinstall": "node scripts/patch-tree-sitter-swift.cjs",
     "prepack": "npm run build && chmod +x dist/cli/index.js"
   },
diff --git a/gitnexus/scripts/prepare.cjs b/gitnexus/scripts/prepare.cjs
deleted file mode 100644
index 73c3568d4b..0000000000
--- a/gitnexus/scripts/prepare.cjs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Prepare script: build TypeScript and install husky hooks.
- * Uses Node child_process so it works on Windows (cmd.exe) and POSIX.
- */
-const { execSync } = require('child_process');
-const path = require('path');
-
-// 1. Build
-execSync('npm run build', { stdio: 'inherit', cwd: __dirname + '/..' });
-
-// 2. Install husky (from repo root — one level up from gitnexus/)
-try {
-  execSync('npx husky', { stdio: 'inherit', cwd: path.resolve(__dirname, '../..') });
-} catch {
-  // Husky install is optional — may fail in CI or tarball installs
-}