diff --git a/.changeset/tall-roses-drum.md b/.changeset/tall-roses-drum.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..311d2b355
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/tall-roses-drum.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"modular-scripts": patch
+---
+
+Remove empty REAME.md files from packages and split tests for packages
diff --git a/packages/modular-scripts/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/app.node-env.test.ts.snap b/packages/modular-scripts/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/app.node-env.test.ts.snap
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7c974d36b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/modular-scripts/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/app.node-env.test.ts.snap
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+// Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
+
+exports[`when working with a NODE_ENV app WHEN building with esbuild can generate a js/index-FG4XHKNZ.js 1`] = `
+"console.log(\\"production\\");
+//# sourceMappingURL=/static/js/index-FG4XHKNZ.js.map
+"
+`;
+
+exports[`when working with a NODE_ENV app WHEN building with webpack can generate a js/main.3db228f9.chunk.js 1`] = `
+"(this[\\"webpackJsonpnode-env-app\\"] =
+  this[\\"webpackJsonpnode-env-app\\"] || []).push([
+  [0],
+  [
+    function (n, o, p) {
+      \\"use strict\\";
+      p.r(o), console.log(\\"production\\");
+    },
+  ],
+  [[0, 1]],
+]);
+//# sourceMappingURL=main.3db228f9.chunk.js.map
+"
+`;
diff --git a/packages/modular-scripts/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/app.test.ts.snap b/packages/modular-scripts/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/app.test.ts.snap
index 62936c7a2..72ea7fff4 100644
--- a/packages/modular-scripts/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/app.test.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/modular-scripts/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/app.test.ts.snap
@@ -8777,22 +8777,6 @@ exports[`When working with a nested app can generate a manifest 1`] = `
 "
 `;
 
-exports[`when working with a NODE_ENV app can generate a js/main.3db228f9.chunk.js 1`] = `
-"(this[\\"webpackJsonpnode-env-app\\"] =
-  this[\\"webpackJsonpnode-env-app\\"] || []).push([
-  [0],
-  [
-    function (n, o, p) {
-      \\"use strict\\";
-      p.r(o), console.log(\\"production\\");
-    },
-  ],
-  [[0, 1]],
-]);
-//# sourceMappingURL=main.3db228f9.chunk.js.map
-"
-`;
-
 exports[`when working with an app can generate a asset-manifest 1`] = `
 "{
   \\"files\\": {
diff --git a/packages/modular-scripts/src/__tests__/app.node-env.test.ts b/packages/modular-scripts/src/__tests__/app.node-env.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3c170d7ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/modular-scripts/src/__tests__/app.node-env.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+import execa from 'execa';
+import rimraf from 'rimraf';
+import tree from 'tree-view-for-tests';
+import path from 'path';
+import fs from 'fs-extra';
+import prettier from 'prettier';
+import getModularRoot from '../utils/getModularRoot';
+
+const modularRoot = getModularRoot();
+
+// These tests must be executed sequentially with `--runInBand`.
+
+const packagesPath = path.join(getModularRoot(), 'packages');
+
+function modular(str: string, opts: Record<string, unknown> = {}) {
+  return execa('yarnpkg', ['modular', ...str.split(' ')], {
+    cwd: modularRoot,
+    cleanup: true,
+    ...opts,
+  });
+}
+
+function cleanup() {
+  rimraf.sync(path.join(packagesPath, 'node-env-app'));
+  rimraf.sync(path.join(modularRoot, 'dist/node-env-app'));
+
+  // run yarn so yarn.lock gets reset
+  return execa.sync('yarnpkg', ['--silent'], {
+    cwd: modularRoot,
+  });
+}
+
+beforeAll(cleanup);
+afterAll(cleanup);
+
+describe('when working with a NODE_ENV app', () => {
+  beforeAll(async () => {
+    await modular(
+      'add node-env-app --unstable-type app --unstable-name node-env-app',
+      { stdio: 'inherit' },
+    );
+
+    await fs.writeFile(
+      path.join(modularRoot, 'packages', 'node-env-app', 'src', 'index.ts'),
+      `
+      console.log(process.env.NODE_ENV);
+      export {};
+    `,
+    );
+  });
+
+  describe('WHEN building with webpack', () => {
+    beforeAll(async () => {
+      rimraf.sync(path.join(modularRoot, 'dist/node-env-app'));
+
+      await modular('build node-env-app', {
+        stdio: 'inherit',
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('can build a app', () => {
+      expect(tree(path.join(modularRoot, 'dist', 'node-env-app')))
+        .toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+        "node-env-app
+        ├─ asset-manifest.json #n1rvuh
+        ├─ favicon.ico #6pu3rg
+        ├─ index.html #1yaenq4
+        ├─ logo192.png #1nez7vk
+        ├─ logo512.png #1hwqvcc
+        ├─ manifest.json #19gah8o
+        ├─ package.json
+        ├─ robots.txt #1sjb8b3
+        └─ static
+           └─ js
+              ├─ main.3db228f9.chunk.js #20y3tb
+              ├─ main.3db228f9.chunk.js.map #qfcqz7
+              ├─ runtime-main.a0dc6a9b.js #o5bsr9
+              └─ runtime-main.a0dc6a9b.js.map #10n4p35"
+      `);
+    });
+
+    it('can generate a js/main.3db228f9.chunk.js', async () => {
+      expect(
+        prettier.format(
+          String(
+            await fs.readFile(
+              path.join(
+                modularRoot,
+                'dist',
+                'node-env-app',
+                'static',
+                'js',
+                'main.3db228f9.chunk.js',
+              ),
+            ),
+          ),
+          {
+            filepath: 'main.3db228f9.chunk.js',
+          },
+        ),
+      ).toMatchSnapshot();
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('WHEN building with esbuild', () => {
+    beforeAll(async () => {
+      rimraf.sync(path.join(modularRoot, 'dist/node-env-app'));
+
+      await modular('build node-env-app', {
+        stdio: 'inherit',
+        env: {
+          USE_MODULAR_ESBUILD: 'true',
+        },
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('can build a app', () => {
+      expect(tree(path.join(modularRoot, 'dist', 'node-env-app')))
+        .toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+        "node-env-app
+        ├─ favicon.ico #6pu3rg
+        ├─ index.html #yth8pd
+        ├─ logo192.png #1nez7vk
+        ├─ logo512.png #1hwqvcc
+        ├─ manifest.json #19gah8o
+        ├─ package.json
+        ├─ robots.txt #1sjb8b3
+        └─ static
+           └─ js
+              ├─ index-FG4XHKNZ.js #449tgl
+              └─ index-FG4XHKNZ.js.map #j51j3v"
+      `);
+    });
+
+    it('can generate a js/index-FG4XHKNZ.js', async () => {
+      expect(
+        prettier.format(
+          String(
+            await fs.readFile(
+              path.join(
+                modularRoot,
+                'dist',
+                'node-env-app',
+                'static',
+                'js',
+                'index-FG4XHKNZ.js',
+              ),
+            ),
+          ),
+          {
+            filepath: 'index-FG4XHKNZ.js',
+          },
+        ),
+      ).toMatchSnapshot();
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/modular-scripts/src/__tests__/app.test.ts b/packages/modular-scripts/src/__tests__/app.test.ts
index cbfd9b241..f45a60105 100644
--- a/packages/modular-scripts/src/__tests__/app.test.ts
+++ b/packages/modular-scripts/src/__tests__/app.test.ts
@@ -41,9 +41,6 @@ function cleanup() {
   rimraf.sync(path.join(packagesPath, 'scoped/sample-app'));
   rimraf.sync(path.join(modularRoot, 'dist/scoped-sample-app'));
 
-  rimraf.sync(path.join(packagesPath, 'node-env-app'));
-  rimraf.sync(path.join(modularRoot, 'dist/node-env-app'));
-
   // run yarn so yarn.lock gets reset
   return execa.sync('yarnpkg', ['--silent'], {
     cwd: modularRoot,
@@ -53,71 +50,6 @@ function cleanup() {
 beforeAll(cleanup);
 afterAll(cleanup);
 
-describe('when working with a NODE_ENV app', () => {
-  beforeAll(async () => {
-    await modular(
-      'add node-env-app --unstable-type app --unstable-name node-env-app',
-      { stdio: 'inherit' },
-    );
-
-    await fs.writeFile(
-      path.join(modularRoot, 'packages', 'node-env-app', 'src', 'index.ts'),
-      `
-      console.log(process.env.NODE_ENV);
-
-      export {};
-    `,
-    );
-
-    await modular('build node-env-app', {
-      stdio: 'inherit',
-    });
-  });
-
-  it('can build a app', () => {
-    expect(tree(path.join(modularRoot, 'dist', 'node-env-app')))
-      .toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
-      "node-env-app
-      ├─ asset-manifest.json #n1rvuh
-      ├─ favicon.ico #6pu3rg
-      ├─ index.html #1yaenq4
-      ├─ logo192.png #1nez7vk
-      ├─ logo512.png #1hwqvcc
-      ├─ manifest.json #19gah8o
-      ├─ package.json
-      ├─ robots.txt #1sjb8b3
-      └─ static
-         └─ js
-            ├─ main.3db228f9.chunk.js #20y3tb
-            ├─ main.3db228f9.chunk.js.map #131rxqt
-            ├─ runtime-main.a0dc6a9b.js #o5bsr9
-            └─ runtime-main.a0dc6a9b.js.map #10n4p35"
-    `);
-  });
-
-  it('can generate a js/main.3db228f9.chunk.js', async () => {
-    expect(
-      prettier.format(
-        String(
-          await fs.readFile(
-            path.join(
-              modularRoot,
-              'dist',
-              'node-env-app',
-              'static',
-              'js',
-              'main.3db228f9.chunk.js',
-            ),
-          ),
-        ),
-        {
-          filepath: 'main.3db228f9.chunk.js',
-        },
-      ),
-    ).toMatchSnapshot();
-  });
-});
-
 describe('When working with a nested app', () => {
   beforeAll(async () => {
     await modular(
diff --git a/packages/modular-scripts/src/__tests__/build.test.ts b/packages/modular-scripts/src/__tests__/build.test.ts
index 5648ba7fd..0b2dcd945 100644
--- a/packages/modular-scripts/src/__tests__/build.test.ts
+++ b/packages/modular-scripts/src/__tests__/build.test.ts
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@ describe('WHEN building with preserve modules', () => {
       Object {
         "dependencies": Object {},
         "files": Array [
-          "README.md",
           "dist-cjs",
           "dist-es",
           "dist-types",
+          "README.md",
         ],
         "license": "UNLICENSED",
         "main": "dist-cjs/index.js",
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ describe('WHEN building with preserve modules', () => {
     expect(tree(path.join(modularRoot, 'dist', packageName)))
       .toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
       "sample-async-package
-      ├─ README.md #1jv3l2q
       ├─ dist-cjs
       │  ├─ index.js #y5z0kw
       │  ├─ index.js.map #1gofapj
@@ -146,7 +145,6 @@ describe('WHEN building packages with private cross-package dependencies', () =>
     expect(tree(path.join(modularRoot, 'dist', dependentPackage)))
       .toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
       "sample-depending-package
-      ├─ README.md #1jv3l2q
       ├─ dist-cjs
       │  ├─ index.js #1gj4b9h
       │  └─ index.js.map #1v4zj6b
diff --git a/packages/modular-scripts/src/__tests__/convert.test.ts b/packages/modular-scripts/src/__tests__/convert.test.ts
index aa4bb533e..fc7351c5c 100644
--- a/packages/modular-scripts/src/__tests__/convert.test.ts
+++ b/packages/modular-scripts/src/__tests__/convert.test.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import * as fs from 'fs-extra';
 import { ModularPackageJson } from '../utils/isModularType';
 import * as getModularRoot from '../utils/getModularRoot';
 import { convert } from '../convert';
+import tree from 'tree-view-for-tests';
 
 jest.mock('../utils/getModularRoot');
 
@@ -77,27 +78,31 @@ describe('Converting a react app to modular app', () => {
   });
 
   it('should move the starting src folder into the modular app src folder', () => {
-    expect(
-      fs.readdirSync(
-        path.join(tmpFolderPath, 'packages', tmpProjectName, 'src'),
-      ),
-    ).toEqual(
-      fs.readdirSync(
-        path.join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'types', starterTempType, 'src'),
-      ),
-    );
+    expect(tree(path.join(tmpFolderPath, 'packages', tmpProjectName, 'src')))
+      .toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+      "src
+      ├─ App.css #1o0zosm
+      ├─ App.tsx #c80ven
+      ├─ __tests__
+      │  └─ App.test.tsx #16urcos
+      ├─ index.css #o7sk21
+      ├─ index.tsx #zdn6mw
+      ├─ logo.svg #1okqmlj
+      └─ react-app-env.d.ts #t4ygcy"
+    `);
   });
 
   it('should move the starting public folder into the modular app public folder', () => {
-    expect(
-      fs.readdirSync(
-        path.join(tmpFolderPath, 'packages', tmpProjectName, 'public'),
-      ),
-    ).toEqual(
-      fs.readdirSync(
-        path.join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'types', starterTempType, 'public'),
-      ),
-    );
+    expect(tree(path.join(tmpFolderPath, 'packages', tmpProjectName, 'public')))
+      .toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+      "public
+      ├─ favicon.ico #6pu3rg
+      ├─ index.html #1m6toxd
+      ├─ logo192.png #1nez7vk
+      ├─ logo512.png #1hwqvcc
+      ├─ manifest.json #19gah8o
+      └─ robots.txt #1sjb8b3"
+    `);
   });
 
   it('should update tsconfig.json', () => {
diff --git a/packages/modular-scripts/src/__tests__/index.test.ts b/packages/modular-scripts/src/__tests__/index.test.ts
index 8209f9a4e..6d8fba45a 100644
--- a/packages/modular-scripts/src/__tests__/index.test.ts
+++ b/packages/modular-scripts/src/__tests__/index.test.ts
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ describe('modular-scripts', () => {
       expect(tree(path.join(packagesPath, 'sample-view')))
         .toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
         "sample-view
-        ├─ README.md #11adaka
         ├─ package.json
         └─ src
            ├─ __tests__
@@ -113,7 +112,6 @@ describe('modular-scripts', () => {
       expect(tree(path.join(packagesPath, 'sample-package')))
         .toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
         "sample-package
-        ├─ README.md #1jv3l2q
         ├─ package.json
         └─ src
            ├─ __tests__
@@ -127,7 +125,6 @@ describe('modular-scripts', () => {
       expect(tree(path.join(packagesPath, 'nested/sample-nested-package')))
         .toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
         "sample-nested-package
-        ├─ README.md #1jv3l2q
         ├─ package.json
         └─ src
            ├─ __tests__
@@ -214,10 +211,10 @@ describe('modular-scripts', () => {
             "react": "17.0.2",
           },
           "files": Array [
-            "README.md",
             "dist-cjs",
             "dist-es",
             "dist-types",
+            "README.md",
           ],
           "license": "UNLICENSED",
           "main": "dist-cjs/index.js",
@@ -266,7 +263,6 @@ describe('modular-scripts', () => {
       expect(tree(path.join(modularRoot, 'dist', 'sample-view')))
         .toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
         "sample-view
-        ├─ README.md #11adaka
         ├─ dist-cjs
         │  ├─ index.js #a7k6ic
         │  └─ index.js.map #1m4qim9
@@ -328,10 +324,10 @@ describe('modular-scripts', () => {
         Object {
           "dependencies": Object {},
           "files": Array [
-            "README.md",
             "dist-cjs",
             "dist-es",
             "dist-types",
+            "README.md",
           ],
           "license": "UNLICENSED",
           "main": "dist-cjs/index.js",
@@ -347,7 +343,6 @@ describe('modular-scripts', () => {
       expect(tree(path.join(modularRoot, 'dist', 'sample-package')))
         .toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
         "sample-package
-        ├─ README.md #1jv3l2q
         ├─ dist-cjs
         │  ├─ index.js #rq9uxe
         │  └─ index.js.map #19satcx
@@ -398,10 +393,10 @@ describe('modular-scripts', () => {
         Object {
           "dependencies": Object {},
           "files": Array [
-            "README.md",
             "dist-cjs",
             "dist-es",
             "dist-types",
+            "README.md",
           ],
           "license": "UNLICENSED",
           "main": "dist-cjs/nested-sample-package.cjs.js",
@@ -417,7 +412,6 @@ describe('modular-scripts', () => {
       expect(tree(path.join(modularRoot, 'dist', 'nested-sample-package')))
         .toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
         "nested-sample-package
-        ├─ README.md #1jv3l2q
         ├─ dist-cjs
         │  ├─ nested-sample-package.cjs.js #kv2xzp
         │  └─ nested-sample-package.cjs.js.map #bgpzsg
diff --git a/packages/modular-scripts/types/package/README.md b/packages/modular-scripts/types/package/README.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 6a335aa3a..000000000
--- a/packages/modular-scripts/types/package/README.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-This is a regular package
diff --git a/packages/modular-scripts/types/package/packagejson b/packages/modular-scripts/types/package/packagejson
index fa2693d66..efac30132 100644
--- a/packages/modular-scripts/types/package/packagejson
+++ b/packages/modular-scripts/types/package/packagejson
@@ -2,8 +2,5 @@
   "name": "PackageName__",
   "version": "1.0.0",
   "main": "src/index.ts",
-  "license": "UNLICENSED",
-  "files": [
-    "README.md"
-  ]
+  "license": "UNLICENSED"
 }
diff --git a/packages/modular-scripts/types/view/README.md b/packages/modular-scripts/types/view/README.md
deleted file mode 100644
index e48565e74..000000000
--- a/packages/modular-scripts/types/view/README.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-This is a component
diff --git a/packages/modular-scripts/types/view/packagejson b/packages/modular-scripts/types/view/packagejson
index d739d95ff..cea29f084 100644
--- a/packages/modular-scripts/types/view/packagejson
+++ b/packages/modular-scripts/types/view/packagejson
@@ -5,8 +5,5 @@
   "license": "UNLICENSED",
   "modular": {
     "type": "view"
-  },
-  "files": [
-    "README.md"
-  ]
+  }
 }