diff --git a/.changeset/brown-nails-wait.md b/.changeset/brown-nails-wait.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2c6423e8e8c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/brown-nails-wait.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@sveltejs/adapter-vercel': patch
+---
+
+Remove unused target option from config.json
diff --git a/packages/adapter-vercel/index.js b/packages/adapter-vercel/index.js
index c3cae01f3337..728996d7e6db 100644
--- a/packages/adapter-vercel/index.js
+++ b/packages/adapter-vercel/index.js
@@ -366,7 +366,6 @@ async function v3(builder, external, edge, split) {
 		`${dir}/config.json`,
 		JSON.stringify({
 			version: 3,
-			target: 'production',
 			routes,
 			overrides
 		})