diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3d918d220..9a301999a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -14,6 +14,14 @@ manifest.json
 # conflicts with FB internal infra
 .watchmanconfig
 
+# Don't checkout the yarn/npm lock files that we don't need
+./yarn.lock
+./package-lock.json
+js/yarn.lock
+js/package-lock.json
+react-native/yarn.lock
+react-native/package-lock.json
+
 # iOS / Xcode
 *.xcworkspace
 **/Pods/
diff --git a/js/yarn.lock b/js/yarn.lock
deleted file mode 100644
index fb57ccd13..000000000
--- a/js/yarn.lock
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-# THIS IS AN AUTOGENERATED FILE. DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE DIRECTLY.
-# yarn lockfile v1
-
-
diff --git a/react-native/yarn.lock b/react-native/yarn.lock
deleted file mode 100644
index fb57ccd13..000000000
--- a/react-native/yarn.lock
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-# THIS IS AN AUTOGENERATED FILE. DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE DIRECTLY.
-# yarn lockfile v1
-
-
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
deleted file mode 100644
index fb57ccd13..000000000
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-# THIS IS AN AUTOGENERATED FILE. DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE DIRECTLY.
-# yarn lockfile v1
-
-