diff --git a/ghost/members-auth-pages/package.json b/ghost/members-auth-pages/package.json
index 1e3cf497fd..39b38974b5 100644
--- a/ghost/members-auth-pages/package.json
+++ b/ghost/members-auth-pages/package.json
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
     "react-stripe-elements": "^5.0.0"
   },
   "publishConfig": {
-    "access": "public"
-  }
+    "access": "private"
+  },
+  "private": true
 }
diff --git a/ghost/members-browser-auth/package.json b/ghost/members-browser-auth/package.json
index 8e826412c4..d7428eaa09 100644
--- a/ghost/members-browser-auth/package.json
+++ b/ghost/members-browser-auth/package.json
@@ -16,8 +16,9 @@
     "lib"
   ],
   "publishConfig": {
-    "access": "public"
+    "access": "private"
   },
+  "private": true,
   "devDependencies": {
     "mocha": "6.2.0",
     "should": "13.2.3",
diff --git a/ghost/members-gateway-api/package.json b/ghost/members-gateway-api/package.json
index 95deb921de..c3eb136361 100644
--- a/ghost/members-gateway-api/package.json
+++ b/ghost/members-gateway-api/package.json
@@ -16,8 +16,9 @@
     "lib"
   ],
   "publishConfig": {
-    "access": "public"
+    "access": "private"
   },
+  "private": true,
   "devDependencies": {
     "eslint": "6.4.0",
     "eslint-plugin-ghost": "0.5.0",
diff --git a/ghost/members-gateway-protocol/package.json b/ghost/members-gateway-protocol/package.json
index 71c4eb802a..491334899e 100644
--- a/ghost/members-gateway-protocol/package.json
+++ b/ghost/members-gateway-protocol/package.json
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
     "lodash": "^4.17.11"
   },
   "publishConfig": {
-    "access": "public"
-  }
+    "access": "private"
+  },
+  "private": true
 }
diff --git a/ghost/members-theme-bindings/package.json b/ghost/members-theme-bindings/package.json
index 1598ff28ba..3de849d591 100644
--- a/ghost/members-theme-bindings/package.json
+++ b/ghost/members-theme-bindings/package.json
@@ -21,8 +21,9 @@
     "build/members-theme-bindings.js"
   ],
   "publishConfig": {
-    "access": "public"
+    "access": "private"
   },
+  "private": true,
   "devDependencies": {
     "browserify": "16.5.0",
     "es6ify": "1.6.0",