diff --git a/webpack.js b/webpack.js
index e79c62dd1..88ab85b87 100644
--- a/webpack.js
+++ b/webpack.js
@@ -88,6 +88,16 @@ webpackConfig.plugins.push(
 	})
 )
 
+// block creation of LICENSE.txt files now replaced with .license files
+webpackConfig.optimization.minimizer = [new TerserPlugin({
+	extractComments: false,
+	terserOptions: {
+		format: {
+			comments: false,
+		},
+	},
+})]
+
 webpackConfig.plugins = [
 	...webpackConfig.plugins,
 	// Generate reuse license files