diff --git a/packages/supertape/package.json b/packages/supertape/package.json
index d7e84a2..09f90c2 100644
--- a/packages/supertape/package.json
+++ b/packages/supertape/package.json
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@
     "testing"
   ],
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@babel/core": "^7.12.9",
     "@iocmd/wait": "^2.1.0",
     "c8": "^9.0.0",
     "check-dts": "^0.7.0",