diff --git a/evennia/commands/default/building.py b/evennia/commands/default/building.py
index ffa54f25df..c43dbfd8c5 100644
--- a/evennia/commands/default/building.py
+++ b/evennia/commands/default/building.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import re
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.core.paginator import Paginator
 from django.db.models import Max, Min, Q
-
 from evennia import InterruptCommand
 from evennia.commands.cmdhandler import get_and_merge_cmdsets
 from evennia.locks.lockhandler import LockException
@@ -3355,21 +3354,29 @@ class CmdScripts(COMMAND_DEFAULT_CLASS):
         "pause": "|Paused|n",
         "delete": "|rDeleted|n",
     }
+    # never show these script types
+    hide_script_paths = ("evennia.prototypes.prototypes.DbPrototype",)
 
     def _search_script(self, args):
         # test first if this is a script match
-        scripts = ScriptDB.objects.get_all_scripts(key=args)
+        scripts = ScriptDB.objects.get_all_scripts(key=args).exclude(
+            db_typeclass_path__in=self.hide_script_paths
+        )
         if scripts:
             return scripts
         # try typeclass path
-        scripts = ScriptDB.objects.filter(db_typeclass_path__iendswith=args)
+        scripts = ScriptDB.objects.filter(db_typeclass_path__iendswith=args).exclude(
+            db_typeclass_path__in=self.hide_script_paths
+        )
         if scripts:
             return scripts
         if "-" in args:
             # may be a dbref-range
             val1, val2 = (dbref(part.strip()) for part in args.split("-", 1))
             if val1 and val2:
-                scripts = ScriptDB.objects.filter(id__in=(range(val1, val2 + 1)))
+                scripts = ScriptDB.objects.filter(id__in=(range(val1, val2 + 1))).exclude(
+                    db_typeclass_path__in=self.hide_script_paths
+                )
                 if scripts:
                     return scripts
 
@@ -3380,7 +3387,7 @@ class CmdScripts(COMMAND_DEFAULT_CLASS):
 
         if not self.args:
             # show all scripts
-            scripts = ScriptDB.objects.all()
+            scripts = ScriptDB.objects.all().exclude(db_typeclass_path__in=self.hide_script_paths)
             if not scripts:
                 caller.msg("No scripts found.")
                 return
@@ -3418,7 +3425,9 @@ class CmdScripts(COMMAND_DEFAULT_CLASS):
                         )
                 else:
                     # just show all scripts on object
-                    scripts = ScriptDB.objects.filter(db_obj=obj)
+                    scripts = ScriptDB.objects.filter(db_obj=obj).exclude(
+                        db_typeclass_path__in=self.hide_script_paths
+                    )
                     if scripts:
                         ScriptEvMore(caller, scripts.order_by("id"), session=self.session)
                     else:
@@ -3450,7 +3459,9 @@ class CmdScripts(COMMAND_DEFAULT_CLASS):
             # modification switches - must operate on existing scripts
 
             if not scripts:
-                scripts = ScriptDB.objects.filter(db_obj=obj)
+                scripts = ScriptDB.objects.filter(db_obj=obj).exclude(
+                    db_typeclass_paths__in=self.hide_script_paths
+                )
 
             if scripts.count() > 1:
                 ret = yield (