diff --git a/notNeededPackages.json b/notNeededPackages.json
index 42893933630363..a82e65f606ef27 100644
--- a/notNeededPackages.json
+++ b/notNeededPackages.json
@@ -834,6 +834,12 @@
             "sourceRepoURL": "https://github.com/blakeembrey/is-lower-case",
             "asOfVersion": "1.1.2"
         },
+        {
+            "libraryName": "is-online",
+            "typingsPackageName": "is-online",
+            "sourceRepoURL": "https://github.com/sindresorhus/is-online",
+            "asOfVersion": "8.1.0"
+        },
         {
             "libraryName": "is-plain-object",
             "typingsPackageName": "is-plain-object",
diff --git a/types/is-online/index.d.ts b/types/is-online/index.d.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 04fa123c4458b1..00000000000000
--- a/types/is-online/index.d.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-// Type definitions for is-online 8.0
-// Project: https://github.com/sindresorhus/is-online#readme
-// Definitions by: BendingBender <https://github.com/BendingBender>
-// Definitions: https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped
-
-export = isOnline;
-
-/**
- * Check if the internet connection is up.
- *
- * The following checks are run in parallel:
- * - Retrieve [icanhazip.com](https://github.com/major/icanhaz) via HTTPS
- * - Query `myip.opendns.com` on OpenDNS (Node.js only)
- * - Retrieve Apple's Captive Portal test page (Node.js only)
- *
- * When the first check succeeds, the returned Promise is resolved to `true`.
- */
-declare function isOnline(options?: isOnline.Options): Promise<boolean>;
-
-declare namespace isOnline {
-    interface Options {
-        /**
-         * Milliseconds to wait for a server to respond.
-         * @default 5000
-         */
-        timeout?: number;
-        /**
-         * Internet Protocol version to use. This is an advanced option that is usually not necessary to be set,
-         * but it can prove useful to specifically assert IPv6 connectivity.
-         * @default 'v4'
-         */
-        version?: 'v4' | 'v6';
-    }
-}
diff --git a/types/is-online/is-online-tests.ts b/types/is-online/is-online-tests.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 74dbda5efa8cab..00000000000000
--- a/types/is-online/is-online-tests.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-import isOnline = require('is-online');
-
-isOnline(); // $ExpectType Promise<boolean>
-isOnline({ timeout: 10 }); // $ExpectType Promise<boolean>
-isOnline({ version: 'v4' }); // $ExpectType Promise<boolean>
-isOnline({ version: 'v6' }); // $ExpectType Promise<boolean>
diff --git a/types/is-online/tsconfig.json b/types/is-online/tsconfig.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 7009c2602408a9..00000000000000
--- a/types/is-online/tsconfig.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "compilerOptions": {
-        "module": "commonjs",
-        "lib": [
-            "es6"
-        ],
-        "noImplicitAny": true,
-        "noImplicitThis": true,
-        "strictNullChecks": true,
-        "strictFunctionTypes": true,
-        "baseUrl": "../",
-        "typeRoots": [
-            "../"
-        ],
-        "types": [],
-        "noEmit": true,
-        "forceConsistentCasingInFileNames": true
-    },
-    "files": [
-        "index.d.ts",
-        "is-online-tests.ts"
-    ]
-}
diff --git a/types/is-online/tslint.json b/types/is-online/tslint.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 3db14f85eaf7b9..00000000000000
--- a/types/is-online/tslint.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-{ "extends": "dtslint/dt.json" }