diff --git a/.changeset/sweet-boats-attack.md b/.changeset/sweet-boats-attack.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9786cc9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/sweet-boats-attack.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@journeyapps/wa-sqlite": patch
+---
+
+Remove postinstall hook (closes #81).
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7badda6b..010b93f1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -21,14 +21,11 @@
     "src/examples/*",
     "dist/*",
     "test/*",
-    "scripts/download-dynamic-core.js",
     "scripts/tools/powersync-download.js",
     "powersync-version"
   ],
   "scripts": {
     "build-docs": "typedoc",
-    "postinstall": "npm run powersync-core:download",
-    "powersync-core:download": "node scripts/download-dynamic-core.js",
     "release": "yarn changeset publish",
     "start": "web-dev-server --node-resolve",
     "test": "web-test-runner",
diff --git a/scripts/download-dynamic-core.js b/scripts/download-dynamic-core.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 4b87d0cb..00000000
--- a/scripts/download-dynamic-core.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * This script downloads PowerSync SQLite Core side-module binaries.
- * These modules are placed in the `dist` folder along other binaries.
- */
-import path from 'path';
-import { fileURLToPath } from 'url';
-import { downloadReleaseAsset } from './tools/powersync-download.js';
-
-const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
-const __dirname = path.dirname(__filename);
-
-const RELEASE_FILES = [`libpowersync.wasm`, `libpowersync-async.wasm`];
-
-const DIST_DIR = path.resolve(__dirname, '../dist');
-
-async function downloadDynamicCore() {
-  try {
-    for (const asset of RELEASE_FILES) {
-      await downloadReleaseAsset({
-        asset,
-        outputPath: path.join(DIST_DIR, asset)
-      });
-    }
-  } catch (ex) {
-    console.warn(
-      `Could not download PowerSync SQLite core for dynamic linking. Dynamic builds require ${RELEASE_FILES.join(
-        '/'
-      )} asset files. Static builds should still function correctly. ${ex}`
-    );
-  }
-}
-
-downloadDynamicCore();