diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index d1bc7c3758..3a45e7f024 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ jobs:
       # TODO(gmagolan): move these tests into `build` job once
       # https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/issues/6481 is resolved
       - run: bazel test @examples_program//...
-      - run: bazel test @packages_example//...
+      - run: bazel test @internal_e2e_packages//...
 
   build_release:
     <<: *job_defaults
diff --git a/WORKSPACE b/WORKSPACE
index 54f412826f..dafd35b273 100644
--- a/WORKSPACE
+++ b/WORKSPACE
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ local_repository(
 )
 
 local_repository(
-    name = "packages_example",
+    name = "internal_e2e_packages",
     path = "internal/e2e/packages",
 )
 
@@ -91,9 +91,9 @@ load("@npm//:install_bazel_dependencies.bzl", "install_bazel_dependencies")
 
 install_bazel_dependencies()
 
-load("@packages_example//:setup_workspace.bzl", "packages_example_setup_workspace")
+load("@internal_e2e_packages//:setup_workspace.bzl", "internal_e2e_packages_setup_workspace")
 
-packages_example_setup_workspace()
+internal_e2e_packages_setup_workspace()
 
 # Dependencies to run skydoc
 load("@io_bazel_rules_sass//sass:sass_repositories.bzl", "sass_repositories")
diff --git a/internal/e2e/packages/BUILD.bazel b/internal/e2e/packages/BUILD.bazel
index 5a403ac0de..6ac5463921 100644
--- a/internal/e2e/packages/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/internal/e2e/packages/BUILD.bazel
@@ -16,20 +16,20 @@ VARIANTS = [
 [jasmine_node_test(
     name = "version_" + variant + "_test",
     srcs = [variant + ".spec.js"],
-    node_modules = "@packages_example_" + variant + "//:node_modules",
+    node_modules = "@internal_e2e_packages_" + variant + "//:node_modules",
     deps = [":test_version"],
 ) for variant in VARIANTS]
 
 jasmine_node_test(
     name = "npm_determinism_test",
     srcs = ["npm_determinism.spec.js"],
-    data = ["@packages_example_npm_install//node_modules/jsesc:package.json"],
-    node_modules = "@packages_example_npm_install_duplicate_for_determinism_testing//:node_modules",
+    data = ["@internal_e2e_packages_npm_install//node_modules/jsesc:package.json"],
+    node_modules = "@internal_e2e_packages_npm_install_duplicate_for_determinism_testing//:node_modules",
 )
 
 jasmine_node_test(
     name = "yarn_determinism_test",
     srcs = ["yarn_determinism.spec.js"],
-    data = ["@packages_example_yarn_install//node_modules/jsesc:package.json"],
-    node_modules = "@packages_example_yarn_install_duplicate_for_determinism_testing//:node_modules",
+    data = ["@internal_e2e_packages_yarn_install//node_modules/jsesc:package.json"],
+    node_modules = "@internal_e2e_packages_yarn_install_duplicate_for_determinism_testing//:node_modules",
 )
diff --git a/internal/e2e/packages/WORKSPACE b/internal/e2e/packages/WORKSPACE
index 3af46a4bdf..4b572fd07f 100644
--- a/internal/e2e/packages/WORKSPACE
+++ b/internal/e2e/packages/WORKSPACE
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-workspace(name = "packages_example")
+workspace(name = "internal_e2e_packages")
 
 local_repository(
     name = "build_bazel_rules_nodejs",
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "check_rules_nodejs_version", "node
 # Test that check_rules_nodejs_version works as expected
 check_rules_nodejs_version(minimum_version_string = "0.11.2")
 
-node_repositories(package_json = ["//:package.json"])
+node_repositories()
 
-load(":setup_workspace.bzl", "packages_example_setup_workspace")
+load(":setup_workspace.bzl", "internal_e2e_packages_setup_workspace")
 
-packages_example_setup_workspace()
+internal_e2e_packages_setup_workspace()
diff --git a/internal/e2e/packages/package-lock.json b/internal/e2e/packages/npm1/package-lock.json
similarity index 100%
rename from internal/e2e/packages/package-lock.json
rename to internal/e2e/packages/npm1/package-lock.json
diff --git a/internal/e2e/packages/npm1/package.json b/internal/e2e/packages/npm1/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5bff01fd1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/e2e/packages/npm1/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+  "description": "runtime dependencies for packages example",
+  "dependencies": {
+    "jsesc": "~1.2.0",
+    "jasmine": "2.8.0"
+  },
+  "scripts": {
+    "postinstall": "node ./postinstall.js"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/internal/e2e/packages/npm2/package-lock.json b/internal/e2e/packages/npm2/package-lock.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d08e1b528b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/e2e/packages/npm2/package-lock.json
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+{
+  "requires": true,
+  "lockfileVersion": 1,
+  "dependencies": {
+    "balanced-match": {
+      "version": "1.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/balanced-match/-/balanced-match-1.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-ibTRmasr7kneFk6gK4nORi1xt2c="
+    },
+    "brace-expansion": {
+      "version": "1.1.11",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/brace-expansion/-/brace-expansion-1.1.11.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-iCuPHDFgrHX7H2vEI/5xpz07zSHB00TpugqhmYtVmMO6518mCuRMoOYFldEBl0g187ufozdaHgWKcYFb61qGiA==",
+      "requires": {
+        "balanced-match": "^1.0.0",
+        "concat-map": "0.0.1"
+      }
+    },
+    "concat-map": {
+      "version": "0.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/concat-map/-/concat-map-0.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-2Klr13/Wjfd5OnMDajug1UBdR3s="
+    },
+    "exit": {
+      "version": "0.1.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/exit/-/exit-0.1.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-BjJjj42HfMghB9MKD/8aF8uhzQw="
+    },
+    "fs.realpath": {
+      "version": "1.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fs.realpath/-/fs.realpath-1.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-FQStJSMVjKpA20onh8sBQRmU6k8="
+    },
+    "glob": {
+      "version": "7.1.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/glob/-/glob-7.1.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-MJTUg1kjuLeQCJ+ccE4Vpa6kKVXkPYJ2mOCQyUuKLcLQsdrMCpBPUi8qVE6+YuaJkozeA9NusTAw3hLr8Xe5EQ==",
+      "requires": {
+        "fs.realpath": "^1.0.0",
+        "inflight": "^1.0.4",
+        "inherits": "2",
+        "minimatch": "^3.0.4",
+        "once": "^1.3.0",
+        "path-is-absolute": "^1.0.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "inflight": {
+      "version": "1.0.6",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/inflight/-/inflight-1.0.6.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-Sb1jMdfQLQwJvJEKEHW6gWW1bfk=",
+      "requires": {
+        "once": "^1.3.0",
+        "wrappy": "1"
+      }
+    },
+    "inherits": {
+      "version": "2.0.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/inherits/-/inherits-2.0.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-Yzwsg+PaQqUC9SRmAiSA9CCCYd4="
+    },
+    "jasmine": {
+      "version": "2.8.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/jasmine/-/jasmine-2.8.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-awicChFXax8W3xG4AUbZHU6Lij4=",
+      "requires": {
+        "exit": "^0.1.2",
+        "glob": "^7.0.6",
+        "jasmine-core": "~2.8.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "jasmine-core": {
+      "version": "2.8.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/jasmine-core/-/jasmine-core-2.8.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-vMl5rh+f0FcB5F5S5l06XWPxok4="
+    },
+    "jsesc": {
+      "version": "1.2.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/jsesc/-/jsesc-1.2.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-9DsU6f1/BeFJuihfOlDOobjolqg="
+    },
+    "minimatch": {
+      "version": "3.0.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimatch/-/minimatch-3.0.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-yJHVQEhyqPLUTgt9B83PXu6W3rx4MvvHvSUvToogpwoGDOUQ+yDrR0HRot+yOCdCO7u4hX3pWft6kWBBcqh0UA==",
+      "requires": {
+        "brace-expansion": "^1.1.7"
+      }
+    },
+    "once": {
+      "version": "1.4.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/once/-/once-1.4.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-WDsap3WWHUsROsF9nFC6753Xa9E=",
+      "requires": {
+        "wrappy": "1"
+      }
+    },
+    "path-is-absolute": {
+      "version": "1.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/path-is-absolute/-/path-is-absolute-1.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-F0uSaHNVNP+8es5r9TpanhtcX18="
+    },
+    "wrappy": {
+      "version": "1.0.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/wrappy/-/wrappy-1.0.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-tSQ9jz7BqjXxNkYFvA0QNuMKtp8="
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/internal/e2e/packages/npm2/package.json b/internal/e2e/packages/npm2/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5bff01fd1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/e2e/packages/npm2/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+  "description": "runtime dependencies for packages example",
+  "dependencies": {
+    "jsesc": "~1.2.0",
+    "jasmine": "2.8.0"
+  },
+  "scripts": {
+    "postinstall": "node ./postinstall.js"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/internal/e2e/packages/npm3/package.json b/internal/e2e/packages/npm3/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5bff01fd1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/e2e/packages/npm3/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+  "description": "runtime dependencies for packages example",
+  "dependencies": {
+    "jsesc": "~1.2.0",
+    "jasmine": "2.8.0"
+  },
+  "scripts": {
+    "postinstall": "node ./postinstall.js"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/internal/e2e/packages/npm_determinism.spec.js b/internal/e2e/packages/npm_determinism.spec.js
index 5c4147564a..1c61b4b836 100644
--- a/internal/e2e/packages/npm_determinism.spec.js
+++ b/internal/e2e/packages/npm_determinism.spec.js
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ const packageJsonPath = require.resolve('jsesc').replace('jsesc.js', 'package.js
 const packageJson = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(packageJsonPath));
 
 const packageJsonPath2 = packageJsonPath.replace(
-    '/packages_example_npm_install_duplicate_for_determinism_testing/',
-    '/packages_example_npm_install/');
+    '/internal_e2e_packages_npm_install_duplicate_for_determinism_testing/',
+    '/internal_e2e_packages_npm_install/');
 const packageJson2 = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(packageJsonPath2));
 
 describe('jsesc package.json files', () => {
diff --git a/internal/e2e/packages/package.json b/internal/e2e/packages/package.json
index 99d5870da4..710b1095c6 100644
--- a/internal/e2e/packages/package.json
+++ b/internal/e2e/packages/package.json
@@ -1,12 +1,6 @@
 {
-  "description": "runtime dependencies for packages example",
-  "dependencies": {
-    "jsesc": "~1.2.0",
-    "jasmine": "2.8.0"
-  },
   "scripts": {
     "postinstall": "node ./postinstall.js",
-    "pretest": "bazel run @nodejs//:yarn",
     "test": "bazel test //..."
   }
 }
diff --git a/internal/e2e/packages/setup_workspace.bzl b/internal/e2e/packages/setup_workspace.bzl
index de409a7409..d5532c0558 100644
--- a/internal/e2e/packages/setup_workspace.bzl
+++ b/internal/e2e/packages/setup_workspace.bzl
@@ -12,46 +12,46 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-"""Helper function to setup @package_example workspace.
+"""Helper function to setup @internal_e2e_packages workspace.
 """
 
 load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "npm_install", "yarn_install")
 
-def packages_example_setup_workspace():
-    """Node repositories for @packages_examples
+def internal_e2e_packages_setup_workspace():
+    """Node repositories for @internal_e2e_packagess
     """
     npm_install(
-        name = "packages_example_npm_install",
-        package_json = "@packages_example//:package.json",
-        package_lock_json = "@packages_example//:package-lock.json",
-        data = ["@packages_example//:postinstall.js"],
+        name = "internal_e2e_packages_npm_install",
+        package_json = "@internal_e2e_packages//:npm1/package.json",
+        package_lock_json = "@internal_e2e_packages//:npm1/package-lock.json",
+        data = ["@internal_e2e_packages//:postinstall.js"],
         # Just here as a smoke test for this attribute
         prod_only = True,
     )
 
     npm_install(
-        name = "packages_example_npm_install_duplicate_for_determinism_testing",
-        package_json = "@packages_example//:package.json",
-        package_lock_json = "@packages_example//:package-lock.json",
-        data = ["@packages_example//:postinstall.js"],
+        name = "internal_e2e_packages_npm_install_duplicate_for_determinism_testing",
+        package_json = "@internal_e2e_packages//:npm2/package.json",
+        package_lock_json = "@internal_e2e_packages//:npm2/package-lock.json",
+        data = ["@internal_e2e_packages//:postinstall.js"],
     )
 
     npm_install(
-        name = "packages_example_npm_no_lockfile",
-        package_json = "@packages_example//:package.json",
-        data = ["@packages_example//:postinstall.js"],
+        name = "internal_e2e_packages_npm_no_lockfile",
+        package_json = "@internal_e2e_packages//:npm3/package.json",
+        data = ["@internal_e2e_packages//:postinstall.js"],
     )
 
     yarn_install(
-        name = "packages_example_yarn_install",
-        package_json = "@packages_example//:package.json",
-        yarn_lock = "@packages_example//:yarn.lock",
-        data = ["@packages_example//:postinstall.js"],
+        name = "internal_e2e_packages_yarn_install",
+        package_json = "@internal_e2e_packages//:yarn1/package.json",
+        yarn_lock = "@internal_e2e_packages//:yarn1/yarn.lock",
+        data = ["@internal_e2e_packages//:postinstall.js"],
     )
 
     yarn_install(
-        name = "packages_example_yarn_install_duplicate_for_determinism_testing",
-        package_json = "@packages_example//:package.json",
-        yarn_lock = "@packages_example//:yarn.lock",
-        data = ["@packages_example//:postinstall.js"],
+        name = "internal_e2e_packages_yarn_install_duplicate_for_determinism_testing",
+        package_json = "@internal_e2e_packages//:yarn2/package.json",
+        yarn_lock = "@internal_e2e_packages//:yarn2/yarn.lock",
+        data = ["@internal_e2e_packages//:postinstall.js"],
     )
diff --git a/internal/e2e/packages/yarn1/package.json b/internal/e2e/packages/yarn1/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5bff01fd1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/e2e/packages/yarn1/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+  "description": "runtime dependencies for packages example",
+  "dependencies": {
+    "jsesc": "~1.2.0",
+    "jasmine": "2.8.0"
+  },
+  "scripts": {
+    "postinstall": "node ./postinstall.js"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/internal/e2e/packages/yarn.lock b/internal/e2e/packages/yarn1/yarn.lock
similarity index 100%
rename from internal/e2e/packages/yarn.lock
rename to internal/e2e/packages/yarn1/yarn.lock
diff --git a/internal/e2e/packages/yarn2/package.json b/internal/e2e/packages/yarn2/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5bff01fd1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/e2e/packages/yarn2/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+  "description": "runtime dependencies for packages example",
+  "dependencies": {
+    "jsesc": "~1.2.0",
+    "jasmine": "2.8.0"
+  },
+  "scripts": {
+    "postinstall": "node ./postinstall.js"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/internal/e2e/packages/yarn2/yarn.lock b/internal/e2e/packages/yarn2/yarn.lock
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0973a78892
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/e2e/packages/yarn2/yarn.lock
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+# THIS IS AN AUTOGENERATED FILE. DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE DIRECTLY.
+# yarn lockfile v1
+
+
+balanced-match@^1.0.0:
+  version "1.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/balanced-match/-/balanced-match-1.0.0.tgz#89b4d199ab2bee49de164ea02b89ce462d71b767"
+
+brace-expansion@^1.1.7:
+  version "1.1.11"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/brace-expansion/-/brace-expansion-1.1.11.tgz#3c7fcbf529d87226f3d2f52b966ff5271eb441dd"
+  dependencies:
+    balanced-match "^1.0.0"
+    concat-map "0.0.1"
+
+concat-map@0.0.1:
+  version "0.0.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/concat-map/-/concat-map-0.0.1.tgz#d8a96bd77fd68df7793a73036a3ba0d5405d477b"
+
+exit@^0.1.2:
+  version "0.1.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/exit/-/exit-0.1.2.tgz#0632638f8d877cc82107d30a0fff1a17cba1cd0c"
+
+fs.realpath@^1.0.0:
+  version "1.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/fs.realpath/-/fs.realpath-1.0.0.tgz#1504ad2523158caa40db4a2787cb01411994ea4f"
+
+glob@^7.0.6:
+  version "7.1.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/glob/-/glob-7.1.2.tgz#c19c9df9a028702d678612384a6552404c636d15"
+  dependencies:
+    fs.realpath "^1.0.0"
+    inflight "^1.0.4"
+    inherits "2"
+    minimatch "^3.0.4"
+    once "^1.3.0"
+    path-is-absolute "^1.0.0"
+
+inflight@^1.0.4:
+  version "1.0.6"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/inflight/-/inflight-1.0.6.tgz#49bd6331d7d02d0c09bc910a1075ba8165b56df9"
+  dependencies:
+    once "^1.3.0"
+    wrappy "1"
+
+inherits@2:
+  version "2.0.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/inherits/-/inherits-2.0.3.tgz#633c2c83e3da42a502f52466022480f4208261de"
+
+jasmine-core@~2.8.0:
+  version "2.8.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/jasmine-core/-/jasmine-core-2.8.0.tgz#bcc979ae1f9fd05701e45e52e65d3a5d63f1a24e"
+
+jasmine@2.8.0:
+  version "2.8.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/jasmine/-/jasmine-2.8.0.tgz#6b089c0a11576b1f16df11b80146d91d4e8b8a3e"
+  dependencies:
+    exit "^0.1.2"
+    glob "^7.0.6"
+    jasmine-core "~2.8.0"
+
+jsesc@~1.2.0:
+  version "1.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/jsesc/-/jsesc-1.2.0.tgz#f43b14e9fd7f05e149ba285f3a50cea1b8e896a8"
+
+minimatch@^3.0.4:
+  version "3.0.4"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/minimatch/-/minimatch-3.0.4.tgz#5166e286457f03306064be5497e8dbb0c3d32083"
+  dependencies:
+    brace-expansion "^1.1.7"
+
+once@^1.3.0:
+  version "1.4.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/once/-/once-1.4.0.tgz#583b1aa775961d4b113ac17d9c50baef9dd76bd1"
+  dependencies:
+    wrappy "1"
+
+path-is-absolute@^1.0.0:
+  version "1.0.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/path-is-absolute/-/path-is-absolute-1.0.1.tgz#174b9268735534ffbc7ace6bf53a5a9e1b5c5f5f"
+
+wrappy@1:
+  version "1.0.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/wrappy/-/wrappy-1.0.2.tgz#b5243d8f3ec1aa35f1364605bc0d1036e30ab69f"
diff --git a/internal/e2e/packages/yarn_determinism.spec.js b/internal/e2e/packages/yarn_determinism.spec.js
index c510e72658..875a36e6d0 100644
--- a/internal/e2e/packages/yarn_determinism.spec.js
+++ b/internal/e2e/packages/yarn_determinism.spec.js
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ const packageJsonPath = require.resolve('jsesc').replace('jsesc.js', 'package.js
 const packageJson = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(packageJsonPath));
 
 const packageJsonPath2 = packageJsonPath.replace(
-    '/packages_example_yarn_install_duplicate_for_determinism_testing/',
-    '/packages_example_yarn_install/');
+    '/internal_e2e_packages_yarn_install_duplicate_for_determinism_testing/',
+    '/internal_e2e_packages_yarn_install/');
 const packageJson2 = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(packageJsonPath2));
 
 describe('jsesc package.json files', () => {
diff --git a/scripts/test_all.sh b/scripts/test_all.sh
index 8e8f040778..1e92ffb177 100755
--- a/scripts/test_all.sh
+++ b/scripts/test_all.sh
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ echo_and_run bazel run //internal/e2e/fine_grained_no_bin:index
 echo_and_run bazel run @fine_grained_deps_yarn//typescript/bin:tsc
 
 # bazel test @examples_program//... # DOES NOT WORK WITH --nolegacy_external_runfiles
-# bazel test @packages_example//... # DOES NOT WORK WITH --nolegacy_external_runfiles
+# bazel test @internal_e2e_packages//... # DOES NOT WORK WITH --nolegacy_external_runfiles
 
 echo_and_run ./scripts/build_release.sh
 echo_and_run ./scripts/build_packages_all.sh