diff --git a/.npmrc b/.npmrc
index 25d25d0..745c1e2 100644
--- a/.npmrc
+++ b/.npmrc
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
-shamefully-hoist=false
+# Intentionally empty. pnpm defaults are fine for the ecosystem;
+# avoid `shamefully-hoist=false` (the default anyway) because npm warns
+# on unknown keys and the noise shows up in every `npm view`/`npm deprecate`.
diff --git a/templates/dotfiles/npmrc b/templates/dotfiles/npmrc
index 25d25d0..745c1e2 100644
--- a/templates/dotfiles/npmrc
+++ b/templates/dotfiles/npmrc
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
-shamefully-hoist=false
+# Intentionally empty. pnpm defaults are fine for the ecosystem;
+# avoid `shamefully-hoist=false` (the default anyway) because npm warns
+# on unknown keys and the noise shows up in every `npm view`/`npm deprecate`.