diff --git a/lib/shrinkwrap.js b/lib/shrinkwrap.js
index 5954ba4eb..990fa9a62 100644
--- a/lib/shrinkwrap.js
+++ b/lib/shrinkwrap.js
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ const maybeStatFile = file => {
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 const pkgMetaKeys = [
-  'name',
+  // note: name is included if necessary, for alias packages
   'version',
   'dependencies',
   'peerDependencies',
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       if (val)
         meta[key.replace(/^_/, '')] = val
     })
+    // we only include name if different from the node path name
+    const pname = node.package.name
+    if (pname && pname !== node.name)
+      meta.name = pname
 
     if (node.isTop && node.package.devDependencies)
       meta.devDependencies = node.package.devDependencies
diff --git a/tap-snapshots/test-arborist-load-actual.js-TAP.test.js b/tap-snapshots/test-arborist-load-actual.js-TAP.test.js
index 81b775383..101e7b128 100644
--- a/tap-snapshots/test-arborist-load-actual.js-TAP.test.js
+++ b/tap-snapshots/test-arborist-load-actual.js-TAP.test.js
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@@ -4906,26 +4802,22 @@ Node {
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@@ -5129,7 +5019,6 @@ Node {
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-        "name": "b",
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@@ -5268,17 +5153,14 @@ Node {
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-        "name": "inherits",
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-        "name": "minimatch",
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-        "name": "sigmund",
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       "../root/node_modules/@scope/x/node_modules/glob/node_modules/once": Object {
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-        "name": "once",
         "version": "1.3.0",
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       "node_modules/glob": Object {
@@ -5471,7 +5349,6 @@ Node {
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-        "name": "@scope/x",
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@@ -5494,7 +5371,6 @@ Node {
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-        "name": "a",
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@@ -5512,7 +5388,6 @@ Node {
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-        "name": "b",
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@@ -5530,7 +5405,6 @@ Node {
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-        "name": "c",
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       "node_modules/@scope/x": Object {
@@ -5952,7 +5826,6 @@ Node {
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-        "name": "root",
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@@ -5966,7 +5839,6 @@ Node {
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-        "name": "@scope/x",
         "optionalDependencies": Object {
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@@ -5983,15 +5855,12 @@ Node {
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-        "name": "glob",
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       "node_modules/@scope/x/node_modules/glob/node_modules/graceful-fs": Object {
-        "name": "graceful-fs",
         "version": "3.0.2",
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       "node_modules/@scope/x/node_modules/glob/node_modules/inherits": Object {
-        "name": "inherits",
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       "node_modules/@scope/x/node_modules/glob/node_modules/minimatch": Object {
@@ -6000,26 +5869,21 @@ Node {
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-        "name": "minimatch",
         "version": "1.0.0",
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       "node_modules/@scope/x/node_modules/glob/node_modules/minimatch/node_modules/lru-cache": Object {
-        "name": "lru-cache",
         "version": "2.5.0",
       },
       "node_modules/@scope/x/node_modules/glob/node_modules/minimatch/node_modules/sigmund": Object {
-        "name": "sigmund",
         "version": "1.0.0",
       },
       "node_modules/@scope/x/node_modules/glob/node_modules/once": Object {
-        "name": "once",
         "version": "1.3.0",
       },
       "node_modules/@scope/y": Object {
         "dependencies": Object {
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-        "name": "@scope/y",
         "version": "1.2.3",
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       "node_modules/foo": Object {
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-        "name": "foo",
         "optionalDependencies": Object {
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@@ -6321,14 +6184,12 @@ Node {
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           "foo": "",
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-        "name": "selflink",
         "version": "1.2.3",
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       "node_modules/@scope/y": Object {
         "dependencies": Object {
           "foo": "*",
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-        "name": "@scope/y",
         "version": "1.2.3",
       },
       "node_modules/@scope/z": Object {
@@ -6336,7 +6197,6 @@ Node {
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         "extraneous": true,
-        "name": "@scope/z",
         "version": "1.2.3",
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       "node_modules/@scope/z/node_modules/glob": Object {
@@ -6348,41 +6208,33 @@ Node {
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-        "name": "foo",
         "version": "1.2.3",
       },
       "node_modules/foo/node_modules/glob": Object {
-        "name": "glob",
         "version": "4.0.5",
       },
       "node_modules/foo/node_modules/glob/node_modules/graceful-fs": Object {
         "extraneous": true,
-        "name": "graceful-fs",
         "version": "3.0.2",
       },
       "node_modules/foo/node_modules/glob/node_modules/inherits": Object {
         "extraneous": true,
-        "name": "inherits",
         "version": "2.0.1",
       },
       "node_modules/foo/node_modules/glob/node_modules/minimatch": Object {
         "extraneous": true,
-        "name": "minimatch",
         "version": "1.0.0",
       },
       "node_modules/foo/node_modules/glob/node_modules/minimatch/node_modules/lru-cache": Object {
         "extraneous": true,
-        "name": "lru-cache",
         "version": "2.5.0",
       },
       "node_modules/foo/node_modules/glob/node_modules/minimatch/node_modules/sigmund": Object {
         "extraneous": true,
-        "name": "sigmund",
         "version": "1.0.0",
       },
       "node_modules/foo/node_modules/glob/node_modules/once": Object {
         "extraneous": true,
-        "name": "once",
         "version": "1.3.0",
       },
       "node_modules/foo/node_modules/selflink": Object {
@@ -6670,14 +6522,12 @@ Node {
           "@scope/y": "",
           "foo": "",
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-        "name": "selflink",
         "version": "1.2.3",
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       "node_modules/@scope/y": Object {
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-        "name": "@scope/y",
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       "node_modules/@scope/z": Object {
@@ -6685,7 +6535,6 @@ Node {
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         "extraneous": true,
-        "name": "@scope/z",
         "version": "1.2.3",
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       "node_modules/@scope/z/node_modules/glob": Object {
@@ -6697,41 +6546,33 @@ Node {
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-        "name": "foo",
         "version": "1.2.3",
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       "node_modules/foo/node_modules/glob": Object {
-        "name": "glob",
         "version": "4.0.5",
       },
       "node_modules/foo/node_modules/glob/node_modules/graceful-fs": Object {
         "extraneous": true,
-        "name": "graceful-fs",
         "version": "3.0.2",
       },
       "node_modules/foo/node_modules/glob/node_modules/inherits": Object {
         "extraneous": true,
-        "name": "inherits",
         "version": "2.0.1",
       },
       "node_modules/foo/node_modules/glob/node_modules/minimatch": Object {
         "extraneous": true,
-        "name": "minimatch",
         "version": "1.0.0",
       },
       "node_modules/foo/node_modules/glob/node_modules/minimatch/node_modules/lru-cache": Object {
         "extraneous": true,
-        "name": "lru-cache",
         "version": "2.5.0",
       },
       "node_modules/foo/node_modules/glob/node_modules/minimatch/node_modules/sigmund": Object {
         "extraneous": true,
-        "name": "sigmund",
         "version": "1.0.0",
       },
       "node_modules/foo/node_modules/glob/node_modules/once": Object {
         "extraneous": true,
-        "name": "once",
         "version": "1.3.0",
       },
       "node_modules/foo/node_modules/selflink": Object {
@@ -6788,17 +6629,14 @@ Node {
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     "packages": Object {
       "": Object {
-        "name": "example",
         "version": "1.0.0",
       },
       "../bar": Object {
         "extraneous": true,
-        "name": "bar",
         "version": "1.0.0",
       },
       "../linked-node-modules/foo": Object {
         "extraneous": true,
-        "name": "foo",
         "version": "1.0.0",
       },
       "node_modules/bar": Object {
@@ -6949,7 +6787,6 @@ Node {
           "b": "",
           "c": "",
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-        "name": "workspace",
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       "node_modules/a": Object {
         "link": true,
@@ -6968,7 +6805,6 @@ Node {
           "b": "",
           "c": "",
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-        "name": "a",
       },
       "packages/a/node_modules/b": Object {
         "link": true,
@@ -6983,7 +6819,6 @@ Node {
           "a": "",
           "c": "",
         },
-        "name": "b",
       },
       "packages/b/node_modules/a": Object {
         "link": true,
@@ -6998,7 +6833,6 @@ Node {
           "a": "",
           "b": "",
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-        "name": "c",
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       "packages/c/node_modules/a": Object {
         "link": true,
@@ -7207,14 +7041,12 @@ Node {
         "dependencies": Object {
           "d": "",
         },
-        "name": "b",
         "version": "1.2.3",
       },
       "node_modules/b/node_modules/d": Object {
         "dependencies": Object {
           "b": "",
         },
-        "name": "d",
         "version": "1.2.3",
       },
       "node_modules/c": Object {
@@ -7222,7 +7054,6 @@ Node {
           "d": "",
           "x": "",
         },
-        "name": "c",
         "version": "1.2.3",
       },
       "node_modules/c/node_modules/d": Object {
@@ -7237,7 +7068,6 @@ Node {
         "dependencies": Object {
           "b": "",
         },
-        "name": "x",
         "version": "1.2.3",
       },
     },
@@ -7411,9 +7241,7 @@ Node {
     "lockfileVersion": 2,
     "name": "workspace3",
     "packages": Object {
-      "": Object {
-        "name": "workspace3",
-      },
+      "": Object {},
       "app": Object {
         "dependencies": Object {
           "a": "",
@@ -7422,12 +7250,10 @@ Node {
           "i": "",
         },
         "extraneous": true,
-        "name": "app",
         "version": "1.2.3",
       },
       "app/node_modules/i": Object {
         "extraneous": true,
-        "name": "i",
         "version": "1.2.3",
       },
       "node_modules/a": Object {
@@ -7453,12 +7279,10 @@ Node {
           "x": "",
         },
         "extraneous": true,
-        "name": "a",
         "version": "1.2.3",
       },
       "packages/a/node_modules/x": Object {
         "extraneous": true,
-        "name": "x",
         "version": "1.2.3",
       },
       "packages/b": Object {
@@ -7468,12 +7292,10 @@ Node {
           "y": "",
         },
         "extraneous": true,
-        "name": "b",
         "version": "1.2.3",
       },
       "packages/b/node_modules/y": Object {
         "extraneous": true,
-        "name": "y",
         "version": "1.2.3",
       },
       "packages/c": Object {
@@ -7483,12 +7305,10 @@ Node {
           "z": "",
         },
         "extraneous": true,
-        "name": "c",
         "version": "1.2.3",
       },
       "packages/c/node_modules/z": Object {
         "extraneous": true,
-        "name": "z",
         "version": "1.2.3",
       },
     },
diff --git a/tap-snapshots/test-arborist-reify.js-TAP.test.js b/tap-snapshots/test-arborist-reify.js-TAP.test.js
index 56517749e..f56221c12 100644
--- a/tap-snapshots/test-arborist-reify.js-TAP.test.js
+++ b/tap-snapshots/test-arborist-reify.js-TAP.test.js
@@ -12894,7 +12894,6 @@ Object {
     "node_modules/b": Object {
       "extraneous": true,
       "inBundle": true,
-      "name": "b",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/b/-/b-1.2.3.tgz",
       "version": "1.2.3",
     },
@@ -27620,7 +27619,6 @@ Node {
         },
         "node_modules/abbrev": Object {
           "integrity": "sha512-nne9/IiQ/hzIhY6pdDnbBtz7DjPTKrY00P/zvPSm5pOFkl6xuGrGnXn/VtTNNfNtAfZ9/1RtehkszU9qcTii0Q==",
-          "name": "abbrev",
           "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/abbrev/-/abbrev-1.1.1.tgz",
           "version": "1.1.1",
         },
@@ -27632,7 +27630,6 @@ Node {
             "node": ">=10",
           },
           "integrity": "sha512-N2REVrJ/X/jGPfit2d7zea2J1pf7EAR5chIUcfHffAZ7gmlam5U65sAm76+o4ntQbSRdTjYf7qZz3chuHlwXEA==",
-          "name": "mkdirp",
           "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mkdirp/-/mkdirp-1.0.2.tgz",
           "version": "1.0.2",
         },
@@ -33726,11 +33723,9 @@ Object {
       "dependencies": Object {
         "b": "^1.0.0",
       },
-      "name": "a",
       "version": "1.0.0",
     },
     "b": Object {
-      "name": "b",
       "version": "1.0.0",
     },
     "node_modules/a": Object {
diff --git a/tap-snapshots/test-node.js-TAP.test.js b/tap-snapshots/test-node.js-TAP.test.js
index 7de4940de..537f4000b 100644
--- a/tap-snapshots/test-node.js-TAP.test.js
+++ b/tap-snapshots/test-node.js-TAP.test.js
@@ -5585,7 +5585,6 @@ Object {
   },
   "extraneous": true,
   "integrity": "sha512-blortzeyblartzeyfartz",
-  "name": "child",
   "resolved": "https://child.com/-/child-1.2.3.tgz",
   "version": "1.2.3",
 }
@@ -5598,7 +5597,6 @@ Object {
   },
   "extraneous": true,
   "integrity": "sha512-blortzeyblartzeyfartz",
-  "name": "child",
   "resolved": "https://child.com/-/child-1.2.3.tgz",
   "version": "1.2.3",
 }
@@ -5619,7 +5617,6 @@ Object {
   },
   "extraneous": true,
   "integrity": "sha512-blortzeyblartzeyfartz",
-  "name": "child",
   "resolved": "https://child.com/-/child-1.2.3.tgz",
   "version": "1.2.3",
 }
@@ -5652,7 +5649,6 @@ Object {
   },
   "extraneous": true,
   "integrity": "sha512-blortzeyblartzeyfartz",
-  "name": "child",
   "resolved": "https://child.com/-/child-1.2.3.tgz",
   "version": "1.2.3",
 }
diff --git a/tap-snapshots/test-shrinkwrap.js-TAP.test.js b/tap-snapshots/test-shrinkwrap.js-TAP.test.js
index fd96661fd..ba5973538 100644
--- a/tap-snapshots/test-shrinkwrap.js-TAP.test.js
+++ b/tap-snapshots/test-shrinkwrap.js-TAP.test.js
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ Object {
     "peerdep": "",
   },
   "integrity": "sha512-peerpeerpeer",
-  "name": "peer",
   "peer": true,
   "resolved": "https://peer.com/peer.tgz",
   "version": "1.2.3",
@@ -21,7 +20,6 @@ Object {
 exports[`test/shrinkwrap.js TAP construct metadata from node and package data > a peer meta-dep 1`] = `
 Object {
   "integrity": "sha512-peerdeppeerdep",
-  "name": "peerdep",
   "peer": true,
   "resolved": "https://peer.com/peerdep.tgz",
   "version": "1.2.3",
@@ -141,7 +139,6 @@ Object {
         "e": "https://foo.com/e.tgz",
       },
       "hasInstallScript": true,
-      "name": "root",
       "optionalDependencies": Object {
         "optin": "",
       },
@@ -152,7 +149,6 @@ Object {
     },
     "node_modules/a": Object {
       "integrity": "sha512-helloyesthisisdog",
-      "name": "a",
       "resolved": "https://example.com/a.tgz",
       "version": "1.2.3",
     },
@@ -166,7 +162,6 @@ Object {
         "git-dep": "github:foo/bar",
       },
       "dev": true,
-      "name": "d",
       "version": "1.2.3",
     },
     "node_modules/d/node_modules/bundled": Object {
@@ -177,7 +172,6 @@ Object {
     },
     "node_modules/d/node_modules/git-dep": Object {
       "dev": true,
-      "name": "git-dep",
       "resolved": "git+ssh://git@github.com/foo/bar.git#0000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
       "version": "1.2.3",
     },
@@ -186,12 +180,10 @@ Object {
         "devo": "",
       },
       "dev": true,
-      "name": "devit",
       "version": "1.2.3",
     },
     "node_modules/devo": Object {
       "devOptional": true,
-      "name": "devo",
       "version": "1.2.3",
     },
     "node_modules/e": Object {
@@ -201,7 +193,6 @@ Object {
       },
       "dev": true,
       "license": "blurb",
-      "name": "e",
       "resolved": "https://foo.com/e.tgz",
       "version": "1.2.3",
     },
@@ -216,7 +207,6 @@ Object {
       "dependencies": Object {
         "devo": "",
       },
-      "name": "optin",
       "optional": true,
       "version": "1.2.3",
     },
@@ -225,14 +215,12 @@ Object {
         "peerdep": "",
       },
       "integrity": "sha512-peerpeerpeer",
-      "name": "peer",
       "peer": true,
       "resolved": "https://peer.com/peer.tgz",
       "version": "1.2.3",
     },
     "node_modules/peer/node_modules/peerdep": Object {
       "integrity": "sha512-peerdeppeerdep",
-      "name": "peerdep",
       "peer": true,
       "resolved": "https://peer.com/peerdep.tgz",
       "version": "1.2.3",
@@ -248,7 +236,6 @@ Object {
       "funding": Object {
         "url": "https://example.com/",
       },
-      "name": "tgz",
       "os": Array [
         "any",
         "!win32",
@@ -262,7 +249,6 @@ Object {
         "url": "https://example.com/",
       },
       "integrity": "sha512-tarball/package/resolved/integrity",
-      "name": "tgz-pkg-resolved",
       "version": "1.2.3",
     },
     "target": Object {
@@ -282,7 +268,6 @@ Object {
 exports[`test/shrinkwrap.js TAP construct metadata from node and package data > dep a metadata 1`] = `
 Object {
   "integrity": "sha512-helloyesthisisdog",
-  "name": "a",
   "resolved": "https://example.com/a.tgz",
   "version": "1.2.3",
 }
@@ -299,7 +284,6 @@ Object {
     "git-dep": "github:foo/bar",
   },
   "dev": true,
-  "name": "d",
   "version": "1.2.3",
 }
 `
@@ -312,7 +296,6 @@ Object {
   },
   "dev": true,
   "license": "blurb",
-  "name": "e",
   "resolved": "https://foo.com/e.tgz",
   "version": "1.2.3",
 }
@@ -321,7 +304,6 @@ Object {
 exports[`test/shrinkwrap.js TAP construct metadata from node and package data > git dep metadata 1`] = `
 Object {
   "dev": true,
-  "name": "git-dep",
   "resolved": "git+ssh://git@github.com/foo/bar.git#0000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
   "version": "1.2.3",
 }
@@ -351,7 +333,6 @@ Object {
     "devo": "",
   },
   "dev": true,
-  "name": "devit",
   "version": "1.2.3",
 }
 `
@@ -359,7 +340,6 @@ Object {
 exports[`test/shrinkwrap.js TAP construct metadata from node and package data > meta for devOptional dep 1`] = `
 Object {
   "devOptional": true,
-  "name": "devo",
   "version": "1.2.3",
 }
 `
@@ -369,7 +349,6 @@ Object {
   "dependencies": Object {
     "devo": "",
   },
-  "name": "optin",
   "optional": true,
   "version": "1.2.3",
 }
@@ -387,7 +366,6 @@ Object {
   "funding": Object {
     "url": "https://example.com/",
   },
-  "name": "tgz",
   "os": Array [
     "any",
     "!win32",
@@ -404,7 +382,6 @@ Object {
     "url": "https://example.com/",
   },
   "integrity": "sha512-tarball/package/resolved/integrity",
-  "name": "tgz-pkg-resolved",
   "version": "1.2.3",
 }
 `
@@ -429,7 +406,6 @@ Object {
     "e": "https://foo.com/e.tgz",
   },
   "hasInstallScript": true,
-  "name": "root",
   "optionalDependencies": Object {
     "optin": "",
   },
@@ -453,7 +429,6 @@ Object {
     "e": "https://foo.com/e.tgz",
   },
   "hasInstallScript": true,
-  "name": "root",
   "optionalDependencies": Object {
     "optin": "",
   },