diff --git a/e2e/packages/sync-test/package.json b/e2e/packages/sync-test/package.json
index 610f1e8efa..25ce8b27c9 100644
--- a/e2e/packages/sync-test/package.json
+++ b/e2e/packages/sync-test/package.json
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@
   "scripts": {
     "test": "vitest --run"
   },
-  "dependencies": {
-    "zod": "^3.22.2"
-  },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@latticexyz/cli": "link:../../../packages/cli",
     "@latticexyz/common": "link:../../../packages/common",
@@ -28,6 +25,7 @@
     "typescript": "5.1.6",
     "viem": "1.6.0",
     "vite": "^4.2.1",
-    "vitest": "^0.31.0"
+    "vitest": "^0.31.0",
+    "zod": "^3.22.2"
   }
 }
diff --git a/e2e/pnpm-lock.yaml b/e2e/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 4371ed431e..cda97c459b 100644
--- a/e2e/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/e2e/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -140,10 +140,6 @@ importers:
         version: 0.31.4(jsdom@22.0.0)
 
   packages/sync-test:
-    dependencies:
-      zod:
-        specifier: ^3.22.2
-        version: 3.22.2
     devDependencies:
       '@latticexyz/cli':
         specifier: link:../../../packages/cli
@@ -202,6 +198,9 @@ importers:
       vitest:
         specifier: ^0.31.0
         version: 0.31.4(jsdom@22.0.0)
+      zod:
+        specifier: ^3.22.2
+        version: 3.22.2
 
 packages: