diff --git a/extensions/npm/package.json b/extensions/npm/package.json
index be169c559b0..07387994960 100644
--- a/extensions/npm/package.json
+++ b/extensions/npm/package.json
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
     "taskDefinitions": [
       {
         "type": "npm",
-        "required": ["script", "path"],
+        "required": ["script"],
         "properties": {
           "script": {
             "type": "string",
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
           },
           "path": {
             "type": "string",
-            "description": "The path to the package.json file that provides the script."
+            "description": "The path to the folder of the package.json file that provides the script. Can be ommitted."
           }
         }
       }
diff --git a/extensions/npm/src/main.ts b/extensions/npm/src/main.ts
index 9c81fe2e143..6c22119b342 100644
--- a/extensions/npm/src/main.ts
+++ b/extensions/npm/src/main.ts
@@ -162,8 +162,7 @@ function createTask(script: string, cmd: string, rootPath: string, shortPath: st
 
 	let kind: NpmTaskDefinition = {
 		type: 'npm',
-		script: script,
-		path: rootPath
+		script: script
 	};
 	let taskName = getTaskName(script, shortPath, singleRoot);