diff --git a/src/commands/init.ts b/src/commands/init.ts
index d02e31c..4cb7ad3 100644
--- a/src/commands/init.ts
+++ b/src/commands/init.ts
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ export default createCommand(config, async ({ values }) => {
 				`Repository "${repo}" has no starter models. Use a repository created from the starter in the Prismic dashboard.`,
 			);
 		}
-		await removeStarterDocuments(connectedRepository.starter);
+		await cleanupStarterProject(connectedRepository.starter);
 	}
 
 	const hasStarterModelChanges =
@@ -299,30 +299,16 @@ async function isStarterPackage(starter: NonNullable<Repository["starter"]>): Pr
 	return Boolean(starterPackageName && packageJson.name === starterPackageName);
 }
 
-async function removeStarterDocuments(starter: NonNullable<Repository["starter"]>): Promise<void> {
-	if (!(await isStarterPackage(starter))) {
-		console.warn(
-			"Starter seed documents were not removed because the local package does not match the repository starter.",
-		);
-		return;
-	}
-
-	const projectRoot = await findProjectRoot();
-	await rm(new URL("documents/", projectRoot), { recursive: true, force: true });
-}
-
 async function completeStarterHandoff(
 	adapter: Adapter,
 	starter: NonNullable<Repository["starter"]>,
 	config: { repo: string; token: string | undefined; host: string },
 ): Promise<void> {
 	try {
-		const hostedPreviewURL = new URL(adapter.localPreviewConfig.resolverPath, starter.deploymentUrl)
-			.href;
 		const previews = await getPreviews(config);
 		await Promise.all(
 			previews
-				.filter((preview) => preview.url === hostedPreviewURL)
+				.filter((preview) => preview.label === "Starter Preview")
 				.map((preview) => removePreview(preview.id, config)),
 		);
 		const hasDevelopmentPreview = previews.some(
@@ -353,3 +339,13 @@ async function completeStarterHandoff(
 		await updatePackageJsonName(config.repo);
 	}
 }
+
+async function cleanupStarterProject(starter: NonNullable<Repository["starter"]>): Promise<void> {
+	if (!(await isStarterPackage(starter))) return;
+
+	const projectRoot = await findProjectRoot();
+	await Promise.all([
+		rm(new URL(".deployment", projectRoot), { recursive: true, force: true }),
+		rm(new URL("documents", projectRoot), { recursive: true, force: true }),
+	]);
+}
diff --git a/test/init.test.ts b/test/init.test.ts
index 4895327..ffda37c 100644
--- a/test/init.test.ts
+++ b/test/init.test.ts
@@ -315,6 +315,8 @@ it("completes the handoff for a starter project", async ({
 		);
 		await mkdir(new URL("documents/", project), { recursive: true });
 		await writeFile(new URL("documents/homepage.json", project), "{}");
+		await mkdir(new URL(".deployment/foo/", project), { recursive: true });
+		await writeFile(new URL(".deployment/foo/bar", project), "test");
 
 		const { stderr, exitCode } = await prismic("init", ["--repo", repo, "--no-setup"]);
 		expect(exitCode, stderr).toBe(0);
@@ -325,14 +327,15 @@ it("completes the handoff for a starter project", async ({
 		const packageJson = JSON.parse(await readFile(new URL("package.json", project), "utf-8"));
 		expect(packageJson.name).toBe(repo);
 
-		// Seed documents are removed.
+		// Starter artifacts are removed.
 		await expect(access(new URL("documents/", project))).rejects.toThrow();
+		await expect(access(new URL(".deployment/", project))).rejects.toThrow();
 
 		// The hosted preview is replaced by the local Development preview.
 		const previews = await getPreviews({ repo, token, host });
 		const previewLabels = previews.map((preview) => preview.label);
 		expect(previewLabels).toContain("Development");
-		expect(previewLabels).not.toContain("Production");
+		expect(previewLabels).not.toContain("Starter Preview");
 
 		const repository = await getRepository({ repo, token, host });
 		expect(repository.simulatorUrl).toBe("http://localhost:3000/slice-simulator");
@@ -344,7 +347,7 @@ it("completes the handoff for a starter project", async ({
 	}
 }, 120_000);
 
-it("keeps seed documents when the local package does not match the starter", async ({
+it("keeps starter artifacts when the local package does not match the starter", async ({
 	expect,
 	project,
 	prismic,
@@ -357,12 +360,14 @@ it("keeps seed documents when the local package does not match the starter", asy
 		// The fixture package.json has no name, so it cannot match the starter.
 		await mkdir(new URL("documents/", project), { recursive: true });
 		await writeFile(new URL("documents/homepage.json", project), "{}");
+		await mkdir(new URL(".deployment/foo/", project), { recursive: true });
+		await writeFile(new URL(".deployment/foo/bar", project), "test");
 
 		const { stderr, exitCode } = await prismic("init", ["--repo", repo, "--no-setup"]);
 		expect(exitCode, stderr).toBe(0);
-		expect(stderr).toContain("Starter seed documents were not removed");
 
 		await expect(access(new URL("documents/", project))).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+		await expect(access(new URL(".deployment/", project))).resolves.toBeUndefined();
 	} finally {
 		await deleteRepository(repo, { token, password, host });
 	}