diff --git a/packages/api/package.json b/packages/api/package.json
index 2e867ee28a..89067c9ca2 100644
--- a/packages/api/package.json
+++ b/packages/api/package.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "types": "@types/index.d.ts",
   "scripts": {
-    "build": "yarn workspace @actual-app/core exec tsgo && vite build && node scripts/inline-loot-core-types.mjs",
+    "build": "vite build",
     "test": "vitest --run",
     "typecheck": "tsgo -b && tsc-strict"
   },
diff --git a/packages/api/scripts/inline-loot-core-types.mjs b/packages/api/scripts/inline-loot-core-types.mjs
deleted file mode 100644
index 9dd156cf4d..0000000000
--- a/packages/api/scripts/inline-loot-core-types.mjs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,60 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Post-build script: copies loot-core declaration tree into @types/loot-core
- * and rewrites index.d.ts to reference it so the published package is self-contained.
- * Run after vite build; requires loot-core declarations (yarn workspace @actual-app/core exec tsgo).
- */
-import fs from 'fs';
-import path from 'path';
-import { fileURLToPath } from 'url';
-
-const __dirname = path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
-const apiRoot = path.resolve(__dirname, '..');
-const typesDir = path.join(apiRoot, '@types');
-const indexDts = path.join(typesDir, 'index.d.ts');
-const lootCoreDeclRoot = path.resolve(apiRoot, '../loot-core/lib-dist/decl');
-const lootCoreDeclSrc = path.join(lootCoreDeclRoot, 'src');
-const lootCoreDeclTypings = path.join(lootCoreDeclRoot, 'typings');
-const lootCoreTypesDir = path.join(typesDir, 'loot-core');
-
-function main() {
-  if (!fs.existsSync(indexDts)) {
-    console.error('Missing @types/index.d.ts; run vite build first.');
-    process.exit(1);
-  }
-  if (!fs.existsSync(lootCoreDeclSrc)) {
-    console.error(
-      'Missing loot-core declarations; run: yarn workspace @actual-app/core exec tsgo',
-    );
-    process.exit(1);
-  }
-
-  // Remove existing loot-core output (dir or legacy single file)
-  if (fs.existsSync(lootCoreTypesDir)) {
-    fs.rmSync(lootCoreTypesDir, { recursive: true });
-  }
-  const legacyDts = path.join(typesDir, 'loot-core.d.ts');
-  if (fs.existsSync(legacyDts)) {
-    fs.rmSync(legacyDts);
-  }
-
-  // Copy declaration tree: src (main exports) plus emitted typings so no declarations are dropped
-  fs.cpSync(lootCoreDeclSrc, lootCoreTypesDir, { recursive: true });
-  if (fs.existsSync(lootCoreDeclTypings)) {
-    fs.cpSync(lootCoreDeclTypings, path.join(lootCoreTypesDir, 'typings'), {
-      recursive: true,
-    });
-  }
-
-  // Rewrite index.d.ts: remove reference, point imports at local ./loot-core/
-  let indexContent = fs.readFileSync(indexDts, 'utf8');
-  indexContent = indexContent.replace(
-    /\/\/\/ <reference path="\.\/loot-core\.d\.ts" \/>\n?/,
-    '',
-  );
-  indexContent = indexContent
-    .replace(/'loot-core\//g, "'./loot-core/")
-    .replace(/"loot-core\//g, '"./loot-core/');
-  fs.writeFileSync(indexDts, indexContent, 'utf8');
-}
-
-main();
diff --git a/upcoming-release-notes/7209.md b/upcoming-release-notes/7209.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e9d679db9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/upcoming-release-notes/7209.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+category: Maintenance
+authors: [MatissJanis]
+---
+
+api: simplify bundling by removing loot-core type inlining