diff --git a/internal/npm_install/generate_build_file.js b/internal/npm_install/generate_build_file.js
index 2b68b87d87..046874eacd 100644
--- a/internal/npm_install/generate_build_file.js
+++ b/internal/npm_install/generate_build_file.js
@@ -697,9 +697,16 @@ function printPackage(pkg) {
   // TODO(gmagolan): add UMD & AMD scripts to scripts even if not an APF package _but_ only if they
   // are named?
   const scripts = getNgApfScripts(pkg);
-
   const pkgDeps = pkg._dependencies.filter(dep => dep !== pkg && !dep._isNested);
 
+  let scriptStarlark = '';
+  if (scripts.length) {
+    scriptStarlark = `
+    scripts = [
+        ${scripts.map(f => `":${f}",`).join('\n        ')}
+    ],`;
+  }
+
   let result = `load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "nodejs_binary")
 load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//internal/npm_install:node_module_library.bzl", "node_module_library")
 
@@ -725,10 +732,7 @@ node_module_library(
     name = "${pkg._name}__files",
     srcs = [
         ${sources.map(f => `":${f}",`).join('\n        ')}
-    ],
-    scripts = [
-        ${scripts.map(f => `":${f}",`).join('\n        ')}
-    ],
+    ],${scriptStarlark}
 )
 
 node_module_library(
diff --git a/internal/npm_install/test/golden/node_modules/@gregmagolan/test-a/BUILD.bazel.golden b/internal/npm_install/test/golden/node_modules/@gregmagolan/test-a/BUILD.bazel.golden
index 71eb172542..00b5b15cdb 100644
--- a/internal/npm_install/test/golden/node_modules/@gregmagolan/test-a/BUILD.bazel.golden
+++ b/internal/npm_install/test/golden/node_modules/@gregmagolan/test-a/BUILD.bazel.golden
@@ -18,9 +18,6 @@ node_module_library(
         ":main.js",
         ":package.json",
     ],
-    scripts = [
-        
-    ],
 )
 node_module_library(
     name = "test-a__typings",
diff --git a/internal/npm_install/test/golden/node_modules/@gregmagolan/test-b/BUILD.bazel.golden b/internal/npm_install/test/golden/node_modules/@gregmagolan/test-b/BUILD.bazel.golden
index 13530d88a0..8c4bcaea02 100644
--- a/internal/npm_install/test/golden/node_modules/@gregmagolan/test-b/BUILD.bazel.golden
+++ b/internal/npm_install/test/golden/node_modules/@gregmagolan/test-b/BUILD.bazel.golden
@@ -19,9 +19,6 @@ node_module_library(
         ":node_modules/@gregmagolan/test-a/package.json",
         ":package.json",
     ],
-    scripts = [
-        
-    ],
 )
 node_module_library(
     name = "test-b__typings",
diff --git a/internal/npm_install/test/golden/node_modules/ajv/BUILD.bazel.golden b/internal/npm_install/test/golden/node_modules/ajv/BUILD.bazel.golden
index 42c2af409f..94ef264227 100644
--- a/internal/npm_install/test/golden/node_modules/ajv/BUILD.bazel.golden
+++ b/internal/npm_install/test/golden/node_modules/ajv/BUILD.bazel.golden
@@ -106,9 +106,6 @@ node_module_library(
         ":scripts/prepare-tests",
         ":scripts/travis-gh-pages",
     ],
-    scripts = [
-        
-    ],
 )
 node_module_library(
     name = "ajv__typings",
diff --git a/internal/npm_install/test/golden/node_modules/jasmine/BUILD.bazel.golden b/internal/npm_install/test/golden/node_modules/jasmine/BUILD.bazel.golden
index a09d8b3627..6a1fe128ac 100644
--- a/internal/npm_install/test/golden/node_modules/jasmine/BUILD.bazel.golden
+++ b/internal/npm_install/test/golden/node_modules/jasmine/BUILD.bazel.golden
@@ -40,9 +40,6 @@ node_module_library(
         ":package.json",
         ":tasks/jasmine.js",
     ],
-    scripts = [
-        
-    ],
 )
 node_module_library(
     name = "jasmine__typings",
diff --git a/internal/npm_install/test/golden/node_modules/rxjs/BUILD.bazel.golden b/internal/npm_install/test/golden/node_modules/rxjs/BUILD.bazel.golden
index 225a012d79..a300bbc213 100644
--- a/internal/npm_install/test/golden/node_modules/rxjs/BUILD.bazel.golden
+++ b/internal/npm_install/test/golden/node_modules/rxjs/BUILD.bazel.golden
@@ -3572,9 +3572,6 @@ node_module_library(
         ":webSocket/index.js.map",
         ":webSocket/package.json",
     ],
-    scripts = [
-        
-    ],
 )
 node_module_library(
     name = "rxjs__typings",
diff --git a/internal/npm_install/test/golden/node_modules/unidiff/BUILD.bazel.golden b/internal/npm_install/test/golden/node_modules/unidiff/BUILD.bazel.golden
index c6bda34b02..7e8d7af2ec 100644
--- a/internal/npm_install/test/golden/node_modules/unidiff/BUILD.bazel.golden
+++ b/internal/npm_install/test/golden/node_modules/unidiff/BUILD.bazel.golden
@@ -25,9 +25,6 @@ node_module_library(
         ":test/test_unidiff.js",
         ":unidiff.js",
     ],
-    scripts = [
-        
-    ],
 )
 node_module_library(
     name = "unidiff__typings",
diff --git a/internal/npm_install/test/golden/node_modules/zone.js/BUILD.bazel.golden b/internal/npm_install/test/golden/node_modules/zone.js/BUILD.bazel.golden
index 0e1e0ea02f..ecc96b9f2c 100644
--- a/internal/npm_install/test/golden/node_modules/zone.js/BUILD.bazel.golden
+++ b/internal/npm_install/test/golden/node_modules/zone.js/BUILD.bazel.golden
@@ -143,9 +143,6 @@ node_module_library(
         ":lib/zone.ts",
         ":package.json",
     ],
-    scripts = [
-        
-    ],
 )
 node_module_library(
     name = "zone.js__typings",