diff --git a/DEPENDENCIES.md b/DEPENDENCIES.md
index f1f862399db41..3d6f3b7e5acad 100644
--- a/DEPENDENCIES.md
+++ b/DEPENDENCIES.md
@@ -134,7 +134,6 @@ graph LR;
   npm-->parse-conflict-json;
   npm-->proc-log;
   npm-->read-package-json-fast;
-  npm-->read-package-json;
   npm-->read;
   npm-->semver;
   npm-->ssri;
@@ -569,7 +568,6 @@ graph LR;
   npm-->proc-log;
   npm-->qrcode-terminal;
   npm-->read-package-json-fast;
-  npm-->read-package-json;
   npm-->read;
   npm-->remark-gfm;
   npm-->remark-github;
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 8b988fa9892ab..f796c7620c16b 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@
         "proc-log",
         "qrcode-terminal",
         "read",
-        "read-package-json",
         "read-package-json-fast",
         "semver",
         "sigstore",
@@ -140,7 +139,6 @@
         "proc-log": "^3.0.0",
         "qrcode-terminal": "^0.12.0",
         "read": "^2.1.0",
-        "read-package-json": "^6.0.3",
         "read-package-json-fast": "^3.0.2",
         "semver": "^7.5.1",
         "sigstore": "^1.5.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fb9d2537a87df..f3765428f8f28 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@
     "proc-log": "^3.0.0",
     "qrcode-terminal": "^0.12.0",
     "read": "^2.1.0",
-    "read-package-json": "^6.0.3",
     "read-package-json-fast": "^3.0.2",
     "semver": "^7.5.1",
     "sigstore": "^1.5.0",
@@ -177,7 +176,6 @@
     "proc-log",
     "qrcode-terminal",
     "read",
-    "read-package-json",
     "read-package-json-fast",
     "semver",
     "sigstore",