diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 75c73d55e4079..0e8b29b365fe8 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -5249,6 +5249,21 @@
       "dev": true,
       "license": "ISC"
     },
+    "node_modules/fsevents": {
+      "version": "2.3.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fsevents/-/fsevents-2.3.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-5xoDfX+fL7faATnagmWPpbFtwh/R77WmMMqqHGS65C3vvB0YHrgF+B1YmZ3441tMj5n63k0212XNoJwzlhffQw==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "hasInstallScript": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "optional": true,
+      "os": [
+        "darwin"
+      ],
+      "engines": {
+        "node": "^8.16.0 || ^10.6.0 || >=11.0.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/function-bind": {
       "version": "1.1.2",
       "dev": true,
diff --git a/workspaces/arborist/lib/arborist/build-ideal-tree.js b/workspaces/arborist/lib/arborist/build-ideal-tree.js
index 9eff905ffa39c..a5b8e7fae34a7 100644
--- a/workspaces/arborist/lib/arborist/build-ideal-tree.js
+++ b/workspaces/arborist/lib/arborist/build-ideal-tree.js
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ module.exports = cls => class IdealTreeBuilder extends cls {
   }
 
   async #checkEngineAndPlatform () {
-    const { engineStrict, npmVersion, nodeVersion, omit = [] } = this.options
+    const { engineStrict, npmVersion, nodeVersion, omit = [], cpu, os, libc } = this.options
     const omitSet = new Set(omit)
 
     for (const node of this.idealTree.inventory.values()) {
@@ -214,6 +214,19 @@ module.exports = cls => class IdealTreeBuilder extends cls {
         }
         checkPlatform(node.package, this.options.force)
       }
+      if (node.optional && !node.inert) {
+        // Mark any optional packages we can't install as inert.
+        // We ignore the --force and --engine-strict flags.
+        try {
+          checkEngine(node.package, npmVersion, nodeVersion, false)
+          checkPlatform(node.package, false, { cpu, os, libc })
+        } catch (error) {
+          const set = optionalSet(node)
+          for (const node of set) {
+            node.inert = true
+          }
+        }
+      }
     }
   }
 
@@ -324,7 +337,7 @@ module.exports = cls => class IdealTreeBuilder extends cls {
       })
 
       .then(tree => {
-        // search the virtual tree for invalid edges, if any are found add their source to
+        // search the virtual tree for missing/invalid edges, if any are found add their source to
         // the depsQueue so that we'll fix it later
         depth({
           tree,
@@ -338,7 +351,7 @@ module.exports = cls => class IdealTreeBuilder extends cls {
           filter: node => node,
           visit: node => {
             for (const edge of node.edgesOut.values()) {
-              if (!edge.valid) {
+              if (!edge.to || !edge.valid) {
                 this.#depsQueue.push(node)
                 break // no need to continue the loop after the first hit
               }
@@ -811,7 +824,7 @@ This is a one-time fix-up, please be patient...
       node !== this.idealTree &&
       node.resolved &&
       (hasBundle || hasShrinkwrap) &&
-      !node.ideallyInert
+      !node.inert
     if (crackOpen) {
       const Arborist = this.constructor
       const opt = { ...this.options }
@@ -1561,7 +1574,7 @@ This is a one-time fix-up, please be patient...
 
       const set = optionalSet(node)
       for (const node of set) {
-        node.ideallyInert = true
+        node.inert = true
       }
     }
   }
@@ -1582,7 +1595,7 @@ This is a one-time fix-up, please be patient...
           node.parent !== null
           && !node.isProjectRoot
           && !excludeNodes.has(node)
-          && !node.ideallyInert
+          && !node.inert
         ) {
           this[_addNodeToTrashList](node)
         }
diff --git a/workspaces/arborist/lib/arborist/isolated-reifier.js b/workspaces/arborist/lib/arborist/isolated-reifier.js
index a9a31dbf2e00a..5c9000e4526a3 100644
--- a/workspaces/arborist/lib/arborist/isolated-reifier.js
+++ b/workspaces/arborist/lib/arborist/isolated-reifier.js
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ module.exports = cls => class IsolatedReifier extends cls {
         }
         queue.push(e.to)
       })
-      if (!next.isProjectRoot && !next.isWorkspace && !next.ideallyInert) {
+      if (!next.isProjectRoot && !next.isWorkspace && !next.inert) {
         root.external.push(await this.externalProxyMemo(next))
       }
     }
@@ -147,8 +147,8 @@ module.exports = cls => class IsolatedReifier extends cls {
     const nonOptionalDeps = edges.filter(e => !e.optional).map(e => e.to.target)
 
     result.localDependencies = await Promise.all(nonOptionalDeps.filter(n => n.isWorkspace).map(this.workspaceProxyMemo))
-    result.externalDependencies = await Promise.all(nonOptionalDeps.filter(n => !n.isWorkspace && !n.ideallyInert).map(this.externalProxyMemo))
-    result.externalOptionalDependencies = await Promise.all(optionalDeps.filter(n => !n.ideallyInert).map(this.externalProxyMemo))
+    result.externalDependencies = await Promise.all(nonOptionalDeps.filter(n => !n.isWorkspace && !n.inert).map(this.externalProxyMemo))
+    result.externalOptionalDependencies = await Promise.all(optionalDeps.filter(n => !n.inert).map(this.externalProxyMemo))
     result.dependencies = [
       ...result.externalDependencies,
       ...result.localDependencies,
diff --git a/workspaces/arborist/lib/arborist/load-virtual.js b/workspaces/arborist/lib/arborist/load-virtual.js
index fb0e5e8c60c6f..b0e3fbd83af3e 100644
--- a/workspaces/arborist/lib/arborist/load-virtual.js
+++ b/workspaces/arborist/lib/arborist/load-virtual.js
@@ -269,7 +269,6 @@ To fix:
       integrity: sw.integrity,
       resolved: consistentResolve(sw.resolved, this.path, path),
       pkg: sw,
-      ideallyInert: sw.ideallyInert,
       hasShrinkwrap: sw.hasShrinkwrap,
       dev,
       optional,
diff --git a/workspaces/arborist/lib/arborist/reify.js b/workspaces/arborist/lib/arborist/reify.js
index 8591e0b0db96e..bd23bc3f55fc6 100644
--- a/workspaces/arborist/lib/arborist/reify.js
+++ b/workspaces/arborist/lib/arborist/reify.js
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ const pacote = require('pacote')
 const promiseAllRejectLate = require('promise-all-reject-late')
 const runScript = require('@npmcli/run-script')
 const { callLimit: promiseCallLimit } = require('promise-call-limit')
-const { checkEngine, checkPlatform } = require('npm-install-checks')
 const { depth: dfwalk } = require('treeverse')
 const { dirname, resolve, relative, join } = require('node:path')
 const { log, time } = require('proc-log')
@@ -74,7 +73,6 @@ module.exports = cls => class Reifier extends cls {
   #dryRun
   #nmValidated = new Set()
   #omit
-  #omitted
   #retiredPaths = {}
   #retiredUnchanged = {}
   #savePrefix
@@ -99,7 +97,6 @@ module.exports = cls => class Reifier extends cls {
     }
 
     this.#omit = new Set(options.omit)
-    this.#omitted = new Set()
 
     // start tracker block
     this.addTracker('reify')
@@ -132,15 +129,17 @@ module.exports = cls => class Reifier extends cls {
       this.idealTree = oldTree
     }
     await this[_saveIdealTree](options)
-    // clean omitted
-    for (const node of this.#omitted) {
-      node.parent = null
+    // clean inert
+    for (const node of this.idealTree.inventory.values()) {
+      if (node.inert) {
+        node.parent = null
+      }
     }
     // clean up any trash that is still in the tree
     for (const path of this[_trashList]) {
       const loc = relpath(this.idealTree.realpath, path)
       const node = this.idealTree.inventory.get(loc)
-      if (node && node.root === this.idealTree && !node.ideallyInert) {
+      if (node && node.root === this.idealTree) {
         node.parent = null
       }
     }
@@ -228,18 +227,6 @@ module.exports = cls => class Reifier extends cls {
     this.idealTree.meta.hiddenLockfile = true
     this.idealTree.meta.lockfileVersion = defaultLockfileVersion
 
-    // Preserve inertness for failed stuff.
-    if (this.actualTree) {
-      for (const [loc, actual] of this.actualTree.inventory.entries()) {
-        if (actual.ideallyInert) {
-          const ideal = this.idealTree.inventory.get(loc)
-          if (ideal) {
-            ideal.ideallyInert = true
-          }
-        }
-      }
-    }
-
     this.actualTree = this.idealTree
     this.idealTree = null
 
@@ -465,7 +452,6 @@ module.exports = cls => class Reifier extends cls {
     // and ideal trees.
     this.diff = Diff.calculate({
       omit: this.#omit,
-      omitted: this.#omitted,
       shrinkwrapInflated: this.#shrinkwrapInflated,
       filterNodes,
       actual: this.actualTree,
@@ -566,9 +552,6 @@ module.exports = cls => class Reifier extends cls {
     // retire the same path at the same time.
     const dirsChecked = new Set()
     return promiseAllRejectLate(leaves.map(async node => {
-      if (node.ideallyInert) {
-        return
-      }
       for (const d of walkUp(node.path)) {
         if (d === node.top.path) {
           break
@@ -662,18 +645,7 @@ module.exports = cls => class Reifier extends cls {
     const timeEnd = time.start(`reifyNode:${node.location}`)
     this.addTracker('reify', node.name, node.location)
 
-    const { npmVersion, nodeVersion, cpu, os, libc } = this.options
     const p = Promise.resolve().then(async () => {
-      // when we reify an optional node, check the engine and platform
-      // first. be sure to ignore the --force and --engine-strict flags,
-      // since we always want to skip any optional packages we can't install.
-      // these checks throwing will result in a rollback and removal
-      // of the mismatches
-      // eslint-disable-next-line promise/always-return
-      if (node.optional) {
-        checkEngine(node.package, npmVersion, nodeVersion, false)
-        checkPlatform(node.package, false, { cpu, os, libc })
-      }
       await this[_checkBins](node)
       await this.#extractOrLink(node)
       const { _id, deprecated } = node.package
@@ -707,10 +679,6 @@ module.exports = cls => class Reifier extends cls {
   }
 
   async #extractOrLink (node) {
-    if (node.ideallyInert) {
-      return
-    }
-
     const nm = resolve(node.parent.path, 'node_modules')
     await this.#validateNodeModules(nm)
 
@@ -791,9 +759,9 @@ module.exports = cls => class Reifier extends cls {
   [_handleOptionalFailure] (node, p) {
     return (node.optional ? p.catch(() => {
       const set = optionalSet(node)
-      for (node of set) {
+      for (const node of set) {
         log.verbose('reify', 'failed optional dependency', node.path)
-        node.ideallyInert = true
+        node.inert = true
         this[_addNodeToTrashList](node)
       }
     }) : p).then(() => node)
@@ -1165,9 +1133,6 @@ module.exports = cls => class Reifier extends cls {
 
       this.#retiredUnchanged[retireFolder] = []
       return promiseAllRejectLate(diff.unchanged.map(node => {
-        if (node.ideallyInert) {
-          return
-        }
         // no need to roll back links, since we'll just delete them anyway
         if (node.isLink) {
           return mkdir(dirname(node.path), { recursive: true, force: true })
@@ -1247,7 +1212,7 @@ module.exports = cls => class Reifier extends cls {
       // skip links that only live within node_modules as they are most
       // likely managed by packages we installed, we only want to rebuild
       // unchanged links we directly manage
-      const linkedFromRoot = (node.parent === tree && !node.ideallyInert) || node.target.fsTop === tree
+      const linkedFromRoot = (node.parent === tree && !node.inert) || node.target.fsTop === tree
       if (node.isLink && linkedFromRoot) {
         nodes.push(node)
       }
diff --git a/workspaces/arborist/lib/diff.js b/workspaces/arborist/lib/diff.js
index 9f2d5aed47d07..465657cc62422 100644
--- a/workspaces/arborist/lib/diff.js
+++ b/workspaces/arborist/lib/diff.js
@@ -11,9 +11,8 @@ const { existsSync } = require('node:fs')
 const ssri = require('ssri')
 
 class Diff {
-  constructor ({ actual, ideal, filterSet, shrinkwrapInflated, omit, omitted }) {
+  constructor ({ actual, ideal, filterSet, shrinkwrapInflated, omit }) {
     this.omit = omit
-    this.omitted = omitted
     this.filterSet = filterSet
     this.shrinkwrapInflated = shrinkwrapInflated
     this.children = []
@@ -39,7 +38,6 @@ class Diff {
     filterNodes = [],
     shrinkwrapInflated = new Set(),
     omit = new Set(),
-    omitted = new Set(),
   }) {
     // if there's a filterNode, then:
     // - get the path from the root to the filterNode.  The root or
@@ -98,28 +96,18 @@ class Diff {
     }
 
     return depth({
-      tree: new Diff({ actual, ideal, filterSet, shrinkwrapInflated, omit, omitted }),
+      tree: new Diff({ actual, ideal, filterSet, shrinkwrapInflated, omit }),
       getChildren,
       leave,
     })
   }
 }
 
-const getAction = ({ actual, ideal, omit, omitted }) => {
+const getAction = ({ actual, ideal }) => {
   if (!ideal) {
     return 'REMOVE'
   }
 
-  if (ideal.shouldOmit?.(omit)) {
-    omitted.add(ideal)
-
-    if (actual) {
-      return 'REMOVE'
-    }
-
-    return null
-  }
-
   // bundled meta-deps are copied over to the ideal tree when we visit it,
   // so they'll appear to be missing here.  There's no need to handle them
   // in the diff, though, because they'll be replaced at reify time anyway
@@ -199,7 +187,6 @@ const getChildren = diff => {
     filterSet,
     shrinkwrapInflated,
     omit,
-    omitted,
   } = diff
 
   // Note: we DON'T diff fsChildren themselves, because they are either
@@ -231,7 +218,6 @@ const getChildren = diff => {
       filterSet,
       shrinkwrapInflated,
       omit,
-      omitted,
     })
   }
 
@@ -251,13 +237,24 @@ const diffNode = ({
   filterSet,
   shrinkwrapInflated,
   omit,
-  omitted,
 }) => {
   if (filterSet.size && !(filterSet.has(ideal) || filterSet.has(actual))) {
     return
   }
 
-  const action = getAction({ actual, ideal, omit, omitted })
+  if (ideal?.shouldOmit?.(omit)) {
+    ideal.inert = true
+  }
+
+  // Treat inert nodes as undefined for the purposes of diffing.
+  if (ideal?.inert) {
+    ideal = undefined
+  }
+  if (!actual && !ideal) {
+    return
+  }
+
+  const action = getAction({ actual, ideal })
 
   // if it's a match, then get its children
   // otherwise, this is the child diff node
@@ -265,7 +262,7 @@ const diffNode = ({
     if (action === 'REMOVE') {
       removed.push(actual)
     }
-    children.push(new Diff({ actual, ideal, filterSet, shrinkwrapInflated, omit, omitted }))
+    children.push(new Diff({ actual, ideal, filterSet, shrinkwrapInflated, omit }))
   } else {
     unchanged.push(ideal)
     // !*! Weird dirty hack warning !*!
@@ -306,7 +303,6 @@ const diffNode = ({
       filterSet,
       shrinkwrapInflated,
       omit,
-      omitted,
     }))
   }
 }
diff --git a/workspaces/arborist/lib/node.js b/workspaces/arborist/lib/node.js
index 1b75e60660927..15e5fcbb188cf 100644
--- a/workspaces/arborist/lib/node.js
+++ b/workspaces/arborist/lib/node.js
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ class Node {
       global = false,
       dummy = false,
       sourceReference = null,
-      ideallyInert = false,
+      inert = false,
     } = options
     // this object gives querySelectorAll somewhere to stash context about a node
     // while processing a query
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ class Node {
       this.extraneous = false
     }
 
-    this.ideallyInert = ideallyInert
+    this.inert = inert
 
     this.edgesIn = new Set()
     this.edgesOut = new CaseInsensitiveMap()
diff --git a/workspaces/arborist/lib/shrinkwrap.js b/workspaces/arborist/lib/shrinkwrap.js
index e4b159c568250..11703fad4b925 100644
--- a/workspaces/arborist/lib/shrinkwrap.js
+++ b/workspaces/arborist/lib/shrinkwrap.js
@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@ const nodeMetaKeys = [
   'inBundle',
   'hasShrinkwrap',
   'hasInstallScript',
-  'ideallyInert',
 ]
 
 const metaFieldFromPkg = (pkg, key) => {
@@ -136,10 +135,6 @@ const assertNoNewer = async (path, data, lockTime, dir, seen) => {
 
   const parent = isParent ? dir : resolve(dir, 'node_modules')
   const rel = relpath(path, dir)
-  const inert = data.packages[rel]?.ideallyInert
-  if (inert) {
-    return
-  }
   seen.add(rel)
   let entries
   if (dir === path) {
@@ -178,7 +173,7 @@ const assertNoNewer = async (path, data, lockTime, dir, seen) => {
 
   // assert that all the entries in the lockfile were seen
   for (const loc in data.packages) {
-    if (!seen.has(loc) && !data.packages[loc].ideallyInert) {
+    if (!seen.has(loc)) {
       throw new Error(`missing from node_modules: ${loc}`)
     }
   }
@@ -788,10 +783,6 @@ class Shrinkwrap {
       // ok, I did my best!  good luck!
     }
 
-    if (lock.ideallyInert) {
-      meta.ideallyInert = true
-    }
-
     if (lock.bundled) {
       meta.inBundle = true
     }
@@ -962,12 +953,6 @@ class Shrinkwrap {
       this.#buildLegacyLockfile(this.tree, this.data)
     }
 
-    if (!this.hiddenLockfile) {
-      for (const node of Object.values(this.data.packages)) {
-        delete node.ideallyInert
-      }
-    }
-
     // lf version 1 = dependencies only
     // lf version 2 = dependencies and packages
     // lf version 3 = packages only
diff --git a/workspaces/arborist/tap-snapshots/test/arborist/load-virtual.js.test.cjs b/workspaces/arborist/tap-snapshots/test/arborist/load-virtual.js.test.cjs
index cd12c313fa931..72a33e6a58632 100644
--- a/workspaces/arborist/tap-snapshots/test/arborist/load-virtual.js.test.cjs
+++ b/workspaces/arborist/tap-snapshots/test/arborist/load-virtual.js.test.cjs
@@ -13344,12 +13344,6 @@ ArboristNode {
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/abbrev/-/abbrev-1.1.1.tgz",
       "version": "1.1.1",
     },
-    "acorn-jsx" => ArboristNode {
-      "location": "node_modules/acorn-jsx",
-      "name": "acorn-jsx",
-      "path": "{CWD}/test/fixtures/install-types/node_modules/acorn-jsx",
-      "version": "5.3.1",
-    },
     "balanced-match" => ArboristNode {
       "edgesIn": Set {
         EdgeIn {
@@ -14039,12 +14033,6 @@ ArboristNode {
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/abbrev/-/abbrev-1.1.1.tgz",
       "version": "1.1.1",
     },
-    "acorn-jsx" => ArboristNode {
-      "location": "node_modules/acorn-jsx",
-      "name": "acorn-jsx",
-      "path": "{CWD}/test/fixtures/install-types/node_modules/acorn-jsx",
-      "version": "5.3.1",
-    },
     "balanced-match" => ArboristNode {
       "edgesIn": Set {
         EdgeIn {
@@ -14734,12 +14722,6 @@ ArboristNode {
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/abbrev/-/abbrev-1.1.1.tgz",
       "version": "1.1.1",
     },
-    "acorn-jsx" => ArboristNode {
-      "location": "node_modules/acorn-jsx",
-      "name": "acorn-jsx",
-      "path": "{CWD}/test/arborist/tap-testdir-load-virtual-load-from-npm-shrinkwrap.json/node_modules/acorn-jsx",
-      "version": "5.3.1",
-    },
     "balanced-match" => ArboristNode {
       "edgesIn": Set {
         EdgeIn {
diff --git a/workspaces/arborist/tap-snapshots/test/arborist/reify.js.test.cjs b/workspaces/arborist/tap-snapshots/test/arborist/reify.js.test.cjs
index 210ec999e6dff..bb472a570eb1c 100644
--- a/workspaces/arborist/tap-snapshots/test/arborist/reify.js.test.cjs
+++ b/workspaces/arborist/tap-snapshots/test/arborist/reify.js.test.cjs
@@ -1857,107 +1857,6 @@ exports[`test/arborist/reify.js TAP add spec * with semver prefix range gets upd
 
 `
 
-exports[`test/arborist/reify.js TAP adding an unresolvable optional dep is OK - maintains inertness > must match snapshot 1`] = `
-ArboristNode {
-  "children": Map {
-    "abbrev" => ArboristNode {
-      "edgesIn": Set {
-        EdgeIn {
-          "error": "INVALID",
-          "from": "",
-          "name": "abbrev",
-          "spec": "npm:null@999999",
-          "type": "optional",
-        },
-      },
-      "errors": Array [
-        Object {
-          "code": "E404",
-        },
-      ],
-      "location": "node_modules/abbrev",
-      "name": "abbrev",
-      "optional": true,
-      "path": "{CWD}/test/arborist/tap-testdir-reify-adding-an-unresolvable-optional-dep-is-OK---maintains-inertness/node_modules/abbrev",
-    },
-    "wrappy" => ArboristNode {
-      "edgesIn": Set {
-        EdgeIn {
-          "from": "",
-          "name": "wrappy",
-          "spec": "1.0.2",
-          "type": "prod",
-        },
-      },
-      "location": "node_modules/wrappy",
-      "name": "wrappy",
-      "path": "{CWD}/test/arborist/tap-testdir-reify-adding-an-unresolvable-optional-dep-is-OK---maintains-inertness/node_modules/wrappy",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/wrappy/-/wrappy-1.0.2.tgz",
-      "version": "1.0.2",
-    },
-  },
-  "edgesOut": Map {
-    "abbrev" => EdgeOut {
-      "error": "INVALID",
-      "name": "abbrev",
-      "spec": "npm:null@999999",
-      "to": "node_modules/abbrev",
-      "type": "optional",
-    },
-    "wrappy" => EdgeOut {
-      "name": "wrappy",
-      "spec": "1.0.2",
-      "to": "node_modules/wrappy",
-      "type": "prod",
-    },
-  },
-  "isProjectRoot": true,
-  "location": "",
-  "name": "tap-testdir-reify-adding-an-unresolvable-optional-dep-is-OK---maintains-inertness",
-  "path": "{CWD}/test/arborist/tap-testdir-reify-adding-an-unresolvable-optional-dep-is-OK---maintains-inertness",
-}
-`
-
-exports[`test/arborist/reify.js TAP adding an unresolvable optional dep is OK > must match snapshot 1`] = `
-ArboristNode {
-  "children": Map {
-    "abbrev" => ArboristNode {
-      "edgesIn": Set {
-        EdgeIn {
-          "error": "INVALID",
-          "from": "",
-          "name": "abbrev",
-          "spec": "npm:null@999999",
-          "type": "optional",
-        },
-      },
-      "errors": Array [
-        Object {
-          "code": "ETARGET",
-        },
-      ],
-      "location": "node_modules/abbrev",
-      "name": "abbrev",
-      "optional": true,
-      "path": "{CWD}/test/arborist/tap-testdir-reify-adding-an-unresolvable-optional-dep-is-OK/node_modules/abbrev",
-    },
-  },
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+      "to": null,
       "type": "optional",
     },
   },
@@ -17938,114 +17461,30 @@ ArboristNode {
 
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-  "children": Map {
-    "@isaacs/testing-fail-install" => ArboristNode {
-      "edgesIn": Set {
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-          "from": "node_modules/@isaacs/testing-prod-dep-install-fail",
-          "name": "@isaacs/testing-fail-install",
-          "spec": "^1.0.0",
-          "type": "prod",
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-      },
-      "location": "node_modules/@isaacs/testing-fail-install",
-      "name": "@isaacs/testing-fail-install",
-      "optional": true,
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-      "version": "1.0.0",
-    },
-    "@isaacs/testing-prod-dep-install-fail" => ArboristNode {
-      "edgesIn": Set {
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-          "name": "@isaacs/testing-prod-dep-install-fail",
-          "spec": "*",
-          "type": "optional",
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-      },
-      "edgesOut": Map {
-        "@isaacs/testing-fail-install" => EdgeOut {
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-          "spec": "^1.0.0",
-          "to": "node_modules/@isaacs/testing-fail-install",
-          "type": "prod",
-        },
-      },
-      "location": "node_modules/@isaacs/testing-prod-dep-install-fail",
-      "name": "@isaacs/testing-prod-dep-install-fail",
-      "optional": true,
-      "path": "{CWD}/test/arborist/tap-testdir-reify-optional-dependency-failures-optional-metadep-install-fail-save-false/node_modules/@isaacs/testing-prod-dep-install-fail",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@isaacs/testing-prod-dep-install-fail/-/testing-prod-dep-install-fail-1.0.1.tgz",
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-      "spec": "*",
-      "to": "node_modules/@isaacs/testing-prod-dep-install-fail",
-      "type": "optional",
-    },
-  },
-  "isProjectRoot": true,
-  "location": "",
-  "name": "tap-testdir-reify-optional-dependency-failures-optional-metadep-install-fail-save-false",
-  "packageName": "optional-metadep-install-fail",
-  "path": "{CWD}/test/arborist/tap-testdir-reify-optional-dependency-failures-optional-metadep-install-fail-save-false",
-  "version": "1.0.0",
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-
-exports[`test/arborist/reify.js TAP optional dependency failures optional-metadep-install-fail save=true > expect resolving Promise 1`] = `
-ArboristNode {
-  "children": Map {
-    "@isaacs/testing-fail-install" => ArboristNode {
-      "edgesIn": Set {
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-          "name": "@isaacs/testing-fail-install",
-          "spec": "^1.0.0",
-          "type": "prod",
-        },
-      },
-      "location": "node_modules/@isaacs/testing-fail-install",
-      "name": "@isaacs/testing-fail-install",
-      "optional": true,
-      "path": "{CWD}/test/arborist/tap-testdir-reify-optional-dependency-failures-optional-metadep-install-fail-save-true/node_modules/@isaacs/testing-fail-install",
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-      "version": "1.0.0",
-    },
-    "@isaacs/testing-prod-dep-install-fail" => ArboristNode {
-      "edgesIn": Set {
-        EdgeIn {
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-          "name": "@isaacs/testing-prod-dep-install-fail",
-          "spec": "^1.0.1",
-          "type": "optional",
-        },
-      },
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-          "spec": "^1.0.0",
-          "to": "node_modules/@isaacs/testing-fail-install",
-          "type": "prod",
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-      },
-      "location": "node_modules/@isaacs/testing-prod-dep-install-fail",
-      "name": "@isaacs/testing-prod-dep-install-fail",
-      "optional": true,
-      "path": "{CWD}/test/arborist/tap-testdir-reify-optional-dependency-failures-optional-metadep-install-fail-save-true/node_modules/@isaacs/testing-prod-dep-install-fail",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@isaacs/testing-prod-dep-install-fail/-/testing-prod-dep-install-fail-1.0.1.tgz",
-      "version": "1.0.1",
+      "name": "@isaacs/testing-prod-dep-install-fail",
+      "spec": "*",
+      "to": null,
+      "type": "optional",
     },
   },
+  "isProjectRoot": true,
+  "location": "",
+  "name": "tap-testdir-reify-optional-dependency-failures-optional-metadep-install-fail-save-false",
+  "packageName": "optional-metadep-install-fail",
+  "path": "{CWD}/test/arborist/tap-testdir-reify-optional-dependency-failures-optional-metadep-install-fail-save-false",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+}
+`
+
+exports[`test/arborist/reify.js TAP optional dependency failures optional-metadep-install-fail save=true > expect resolving Promise 1`] = `
+ArboristNode {
   "edgesOut": Map {
     "@isaacs/testing-prod-dep-install-fail" => EdgeOut {
       "name": "@isaacs/testing-prod-dep-install-fail",
       "spec": "^1.0.1",
-      "to": "node_modules/@isaacs/testing-prod-dep-install-fail",
+      "to": null,
       "type": "optional",
     },
   },
@@ -18060,53 +17499,11 @@ ArboristNode {
 
 exports[`test/arborist/reify.js TAP optional dependency failures optional-metadep-postinstall-fail save=false > expect resolving Promise 1`] = `
 ArboristNode {
-  "children": Map {
-    "@isaacs/testing-fail-postinstall" => ArboristNode {
-      "edgesIn": Set {
-        EdgeIn {
-          "from": "node_modules/@isaacs/testing-prod-dep-postinstall-fail",
-          "name": "@isaacs/testing-fail-postinstall",
-          "spec": "^1.0.0",
-          "type": "prod",
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-      },
-      "location": "node_modules/@isaacs/testing-fail-postinstall",
-      "name": "@isaacs/testing-fail-postinstall",
-      "optional": true,
-      "path": "{CWD}/test/arborist/tap-testdir-reify-optional-dependency-failures-optional-metadep-postinstall-fail-save-false/node_modules/@isaacs/testing-fail-postinstall",
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-      "version": "1.0.0",
-    },
-    "@isaacs/testing-prod-dep-postinstall-fail" => ArboristNode {
-      "edgesIn": Set {
-        EdgeIn {
-          "from": "",
-          "name": "@isaacs/testing-prod-dep-postinstall-fail",
-          "spec": "*",
-          "type": "optional",
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-      },
-      "edgesOut": Map {
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-          "spec": "^1.0.0",
-          "to": "node_modules/@isaacs/testing-fail-postinstall",
-          "type": "prod",
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-      },
-      "location": "node_modules/@isaacs/testing-prod-dep-postinstall-fail",
-      "name": "@isaacs/testing-prod-dep-postinstall-fail",
-      "optional": true,
-      "path": "{CWD}/test/arborist/tap-testdir-reify-optional-dependency-failures-optional-metadep-postinstall-fail-save-false/node_modules/@isaacs/testing-prod-dep-postinstall-fail",
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       "name": "@isaacs/testing-prod-dep-postinstall-fail",
       "spec": "*",
-      "to": "node_modules/@isaacs/testing-prod-dep-postinstall-fail",
+      "to": null,
       "type": "optional",
     },
   },
@@ -18121,53 +17518,11 @@ ArboristNode {
 
 exports[`test/arborist/reify.js TAP optional dependency failures optional-metadep-postinstall-fail save=true > expect resolving Promise 1`] = `
 ArboristNode {
-  "children": Map {
-    "@isaacs/testing-fail-postinstall" => ArboristNode {
-      "edgesIn": Set {
-        EdgeIn {
-          "from": "node_modules/@isaacs/testing-prod-dep-postinstall-fail",
-          "name": "@isaacs/testing-fail-postinstall",
-          "spec": "^1.0.0",
-          "type": "prod",
-        },
-      },
-      "location": "node_modules/@isaacs/testing-fail-postinstall",
-      "name": "@isaacs/testing-fail-postinstall",
-      "optional": true,
-      "path": "{CWD}/test/arborist/tap-testdir-reify-optional-dependency-failures-optional-metadep-postinstall-fail-save-true/node_modules/@isaacs/testing-fail-postinstall",
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-      "version": "1.0.0",
-    },
-    "@isaacs/testing-prod-dep-postinstall-fail" => ArboristNode {
-      "edgesIn": Set {
-        EdgeIn {
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-          "name": "@isaacs/testing-prod-dep-postinstall-fail",
-          "spec": "^1.0.1",
-          "type": "optional",
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-      },
-      "edgesOut": Map {
-        "@isaacs/testing-fail-postinstall" => EdgeOut {
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-          "spec": "^1.0.0",
-          "to": "node_modules/@isaacs/testing-fail-postinstall",
-          "type": "prod",
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-      },
-      "location": "node_modules/@isaacs/testing-prod-dep-postinstall-fail",
-      "name": "@isaacs/testing-prod-dep-postinstall-fail",
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       "name": "@isaacs/testing-prod-dep-postinstall-fail",
       "spec": "^1.0.1",
-      "to": "node_modules/@isaacs/testing-prod-dep-postinstall-fail",
+      "to": null,
       "type": "optional",
     },
   },
@@ -18182,53 +17537,11 @@ ArboristNode {
 
 exports[`test/arborist/reify.js TAP optional dependency failures optional-metadep-preinstall-fail save=false > expect resolving Promise 1`] = `
 ArboristNode {
-  "children": Map {
-    "@isaacs/testing-fail-preinstall" => ArboristNode {
-      "edgesIn": Set {
-        EdgeIn {
-          "from": "node_modules/@isaacs/testing-prod-dep-preinstall-fail",
-          "name": "@isaacs/testing-fail-preinstall",
-          "spec": "^1.0.0",
-          "type": "prod",
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-      },
-      "location": "node_modules/@isaacs/testing-fail-preinstall",
-      "name": "@isaacs/testing-fail-preinstall",
-      "optional": true,
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-      "version": "1.0.0",
-    },
-    "@isaacs/testing-prod-dep-preinstall-fail" => ArboristNode {
-      "edgesIn": Set {
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-          "name": "@isaacs/testing-prod-dep-preinstall-fail",
-          "spec": "*",
-          "type": "optional",
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-      },
-      "edgesOut": Map {
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-          "spec": "^1.0.0",
-          "to": "node_modules/@isaacs/testing-fail-preinstall",
-          "type": "prod",
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-      },
-      "location": "node_modules/@isaacs/testing-prod-dep-preinstall-fail",
-      "name": "@isaacs/testing-prod-dep-preinstall-fail",
-      "optional": true,
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       "name": "@isaacs/testing-prod-dep-preinstall-fail",
       "spec": "*",
-      "to": "node_modules/@isaacs/testing-prod-dep-preinstall-fail",
+      "to": null,
       "type": "optional",
     },
   },
@@ -18243,53 +17556,11 @@ ArboristNode {
 
 exports[`test/arborist/reify.js TAP optional dependency failures optional-metadep-preinstall-fail save=true > expect resolving Promise 1`] = `
 ArboristNode {
-  "children": Map {
-    "@isaacs/testing-fail-preinstall" => ArboristNode {
-      "edgesIn": Set {
-        EdgeIn {
-          "from": "node_modules/@isaacs/testing-prod-dep-preinstall-fail",
-          "name": "@isaacs/testing-fail-preinstall",
-          "spec": "^1.0.0",
-          "type": "prod",
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-      },
-      "location": "node_modules/@isaacs/testing-fail-preinstall",
-      "name": "@isaacs/testing-fail-preinstall",
-      "optional": true,
-      "path": "{CWD}/test/arborist/tap-testdir-reify-optional-dependency-failures-optional-metadep-preinstall-fail-save-true/node_modules/@isaacs/testing-fail-preinstall",
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-      "version": "1.0.0",
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-    "@isaacs/testing-prod-dep-preinstall-fail" => ArboristNode {
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-          "name": "@isaacs/testing-prod-dep-preinstall-fail",
-          "spec": "^1.0.1",
-          "type": "optional",
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-      "edgesOut": Map {
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-          "spec": "^1.0.0",
-          "to": "node_modules/@isaacs/testing-fail-preinstall",
-          "type": "prod",
-        },
-      },
-      "location": "node_modules/@isaacs/testing-prod-dep-preinstall-fail",
-      "name": "@isaacs/testing-prod-dep-preinstall-fail",
-      "optional": true,
-      "path": "{CWD}/test/arborist/tap-testdir-reify-optional-dependency-failures-optional-metadep-preinstall-fail-save-true/node_modules/@isaacs/testing-prod-dep-preinstall-fail",
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-      "version": "1.0.1",
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       "name": "@isaacs/testing-prod-dep-preinstall-fail",
       "spec": "^1.0.1",
-      "to": "node_modules/@isaacs/testing-prod-dep-preinstall-fail",
+      "to": null,
       "type": "optional",
     },
   },
@@ -18304,53 +17575,11 @@ ArboristNode {
 
 exports[`test/arborist/reify.js TAP optional dependency failures optional-metadep-tgz-missing save=false > expect resolving Promise 1`] = `
 ArboristNode {
-  "children": Map {
-    "@isaacs/testing-missing-tgz" => ArboristNode {
-      "edgesIn": Set {
-        EdgeIn {
-          "from": "node_modules/@isaacs/testing-prod-dep-tgz-missing",
-          "name": "@isaacs/testing-missing-tgz",
-          "spec": "*",
-          "type": "prod",
-        },
-      },
-      "location": "node_modules/@isaacs/testing-missing-tgz",
-      "name": "@isaacs/testing-missing-tgz",
-      "optional": true,
-      "path": "{CWD}/test/arborist/tap-testdir-reify-optional-dependency-failures-optional-metadep-tgz-missing-save-false/node_modules/@isaacs/testing-missing-tgz",
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-      "version": "1.0.1",
-    },
-    "@isaacs/testing-prod-dep-tgz-missing" => ArboristNode {
-      "edgesIn": Set {
-        EdgeIn {
-          "from": "",
-          "name": "@isaacs/testing-prod-dep-tgz-missing",
-          "spec": "*",
-          "type": "optional",
-        },
-      },
-      "edgesOut": Map {
-        "@isaacs/testing-missing-tgz" => EdgeOut {
-          "name": "@isaacs/testing-missing-tgz",
-          "spec": "*",
-          "to": "node_modules/@isaacs/testing-missing-tgz",
-          "type": "prod",
-        },
-      },
-      "location": "node_modules/@isaacs/testing-prod-dep-tgz-missing",
-      "name": "@isaacs/testing-prod-dep-tgz-missing",
-      "optional": true,
-      "path": "{CWD}/test/arborist/tap-testdir-reify-optional-dependency-failures-optional-metadep-tgz-missing-save-false/node_modules/@isaacs/testing-prod-dep-tgz-missing",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@isaacs/testing-prod-dep-tgz-missing/-/testing-prod-dep-tgz-missing-1.0.1.tgz",
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       "name": "@isaacs/testing-prod-dep-tgz-missing",
       "spec": "*",
-      "to": "node_modules/@isaacs/testing-prod-dep-tgz-missing",
+      "to": null,
       "type": "optional",
     },
   },
@@ -18365,53 +17594,11 @@ ArboristNode {
 
 exports[`test/arborist/reify.js TAP optional dependency failures optional-metadep-tgz-missing save=true > expect resolving Promise 1`] = `
 ArboristNode {
-  "children": Map {
-    "@isaacs/testing-missing-tgz" => ArboristNode {
-      "edgesIn": Set {
-        EdgeIn {
-          "from": "node_modules/@isaacs/testing-prod-dep-tgz-missing",
-          "name": "@isaacs/testing-missing-tgz",
-          "spec": "*",
-          "type": "prod",
-        },
-      },
-      "location": "node_modules/@isaacs/testing-missing-tgz",
-      "name": "@isaacs/testing-missing-tgz",
-      "optional": true,
-      "path": "{CWD}/test/arborist/tap-testdir-reify-optional-dependency-failures-optional-metadep-tgz-missing-save-true/node_modules/@isaacs/testing-missing-tgz",
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-      "version": "1.0.1",
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-    "@isaacs/testing-prod-dep-tgz-missing" => ArboristNode {
-      "edgesIn": Set {
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-          "from": "",
-          "name": "@isaacs/testing-prod-dep-tgz-missing",
-          "spec": "^1.0.1",
-          "type": "optional",
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-      },
-      "edgesOut": Map {
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-          "spec": "*",
-          "to": "node_modules/@isaacs/testing-missing-tgz",
-          "type": "prod",
-        },
-      },
-      "location": "node_modules/@isaacs/testing-prod-dep-tgz-missing",
-      "name": "@isaacs/testing-prod-dep-tgz-missing",
-      "optional": true,
-      "path": "{CWD}/test/arborist/tap-testdir-reify-optional-dependency-failures-optional-metadep-tgz-missing-save-true/node_modules/@isaacs/testing-prod-dep-tgz-missing",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@isaacs/testing-prod-dep-tgz-missing/-/testing-prod-dep-tgz-missing-1.0.1.tgz",
-      "version": "1.0.1",
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       "name": "@isaacs/testing-prod-dep-tgz-missing",
       "spec": "^1.0.1",
-      "to": "node_modules/@isaacs/testing-prod-dep-tgz-missing",
+      "to": null,
       "type": "optional",
     },
   },
@@ -33902,43 +33089,6 @@ exports[`test/arborist/reify.js TAP scoped registries > should preserve original
 @ruyadorno/theoretically-private-pkg@https://npm.pkg.github.com/@ruyadorno/theoretically-private-pkg/-/theoretically-private-pkg-1.2.3.tgz
 `
 
-exports[`test/arborist/reify.js TAP still do not install optional deps with mismatched platform specifications even when forced > expect resolving Promise 1`] = `
-ArboristNode {
-  "children": Map {
-    "platform-specifying-test-package" => ArboristNode {
-      "edgesIn": Set {
-        EdgeIn {
-          "from": "",
-          "name": "platform-specifying-test-package",
-          "spec": "1.0.0",
-          "type": "optional",
-        },
-      },
-      "location": "node_modules/platform-specifying-test-package",
-      "name": "platform-specifying-test-package",
-      "optional": true,
-      "path": "{CWD}/test/arborist/tap-testdir-reify-still-do-not-install-optional-deps-with-mismatched-platform-specifications-even-when-forced/node_modules/platform-specifying-test-package",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/platform-specifying-test-package/-/platform-specifying-test-package-1.0.0.tgz",
-      "version": "1.0.0",
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-  },
-  "edgesOut": Map {
-    "platform-specifying-test-package" => EdgeOut {
-      "name": "platform-specifying-test-package",
-      "spec": "1.0.0",
-      "to": "node_modules/platform-specifying-test-package",
-      "type": "optional",
-    },
-  },
-  "isProjectRoot": true,
-  "location": "",
-  "name": "tap-testdir-reify-still-do-not-install-optional-deps-with-mismatched-platform-specifications-even-when-forced",
-  "packageName": "platform-test",
-  "path": "{CWD}/test/arborist/tap-testdir-reify-still-do-not-install-optional-deps-with-mismatched-platform-specifications-even-when-forced",
-  "version": "1.0.0",
-}
-`
-
 exports[`test/arborist/reify.js TAP store files with a custom indenting > must match snapshot 1`] = `
 {
 	"name": "tab-indented-package-json",
@@ -33975,43 +33125,6 @@ exports[`test/arborist/reify.js TAP store files with a custom indenting > must m
 
 `
 
-exports[`test/arborist/reify.js TAP success to install optional deps with matched platform specifications with os and cpu and libc options > expect resolving Promise 1`] = `
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-          "name": "platform-specifying-test-package",
-          "spec": "1.0.0",
-          "type": "optional",
-        },
-      },
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-      "name": "platform-specifying-test-package",
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-      "path": "{CWD}/test/arborist/tap-testdir-reify-success-to-install-optional-deps-with-matched-platform-specifications-with-os-and-cpu-and-libc-options/node_modules/platform-specifying-test-package",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/platform-specifying-test-package/-/platform-specifying-test-package-1.0.0.tgz",
-      "version": "1.0.0",
-    },
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-      "name": "platform-specifying-test-package",
-      "spec": "1.0.0",
-      "to": "node_modules/platform-specifying-test-package",
-      "type": "optional",
-    },
-  },
-  "isProjectRoot": true,
-  "location": "",
-  "name": "tap-testdir-reify-success-to-install-optional-deps-with-matched-platform-specifications-with-os-and-cpu-and-libc-options",
-  "packageName": "platform-test",
-  "path": "{CWD}/test/arborist/tap-testdir-reify-success-to-install-optional-deps-with-matched-platform-specifications-with-os-and-cpu-and-libc-options",
-  "version": "1.0.0",
-}
-`
-
 exports[`test/arborist/reify.js TAP tarball deps with transitive tarball deps > expect resolving Promise 1`] = `
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diff --git a/workspaces/arborist/tap-snapshots/test/link.js.test.cjs b/workspaces/arborist/tap-snapshots/test/link.js.test.cjs
index 8687dca76769d..eee3244168b85 100644
--- a/workspaces/arborist/tap-snapshots/test/link.js.test.cjs
+++ b/workspaces/arborist/tap-snapshots/test/link.js.test.cjs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Link {
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   "fsChildren": Set {},
   "hasShrinkwrap": false,
-  "ideallyInert": false,
+  "inert": false,
   "installLinks": false,
   "integrity": null,
   "inventory": Inventory {},
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ exports[`test/link.js TAP > instantiate without providing target 1`] = `
   "extraneous": true,
   "fsChildren": Set {},
   "hasShrinkwrap": false,
-  "ideallyInert": false,
+  "inert": false,
   "installLinks": false,
   "integrity": null,
   "inventory": Inventory {
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ exports[`test/link.js TAP > instantiate without providing target 1`] = `
       "extraneous": true,
       "fsChildren": Set {},
       "hasShrinkwrap": false,
-      "ideallyInert": false,
+      "inert": false,
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@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ exports[`test/link.js TAP > instantiate without providing target 1`] = `
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       "fsChildren": Set {},
       "hasShrinkwrap": false,
-      "ideallyInert": false,
+      "inert": false,
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diff --git a/workspaces/arborist/tap-snapshots/test/node.js.test.cjs b/workspaces/arborist/tap-snapshots/test/node.js.test.cjs
index 773ff4646befc..bde989f31c114 100644
--- a/workspaces/arborist/tap-snapshots/test/node.js.test.cjs
+++ b/workspaces/arborist/tap-snapshots/test/node.js.test.cjs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ exports[`test/node.js TAP basic instantiation > just a lone root node 1`] = `
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   "fsChildren": Set {},
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-  "ideallyInert": false,
+  "inert": false,
   "installLinks": false,
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@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ exports[`test/node.js TAP set workspaces > should setup edges out for each works
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@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ exports[`test/node.js TAP set workspaces > should setup edges out for each works
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@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ exports[`test/node.js TAP set workspaces > should setup edges out for each works
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       "inventory": Inventory {},
@@ -7220,7 +7220,7 @@ exports[`test/node.js TAP testing with dep tree without meta > move new meta to
           "extraneous": true,
           "fsChildren": Set {},
           "hasShrinkwrap": false,
-          "ideallyInert": false,
+          "inert": false,
           "installLinks": false,
           "integrity": null,
           "inventory": Inventory {},
@@ -7240,7 +7240,7 @@ exports[`test/node.js TAP testing with dep tree without meta > move new meta to
         },
       },
       "hasShrinkwrap": false,
-      "ideallyInert": false,
+      "inert": false,
       "installLinks": false,
       "integrity": "prod",
       "inventory": Inventory {},
@@ -7277,7 +7277,7 @@ exports[`test/node.js TAP testing with dep tree without meta > move new meta to
       "extraneous": true,
       "fsChildren": Set {},
       "hasShrinkwrap": false,
-      "ideallyInert": false,
+      "inert": false,
       "installLinks": false,
       "integrity": "bundled",
       "inventory": Inventory {},
@@ -7310,7 +7310,7 @@ exports[`test/node.js TAP testing with dep tree without meta > move new meta to
       "extraneous": true,
       "fsChildren": Set {},
       "hasShrinkwrap": false,
-      "ideallyInert": false,
+      "inert": false,
       "installLinks": false,
       "integrity": "dev",
       "inventory": Inventory {},
@@ -7343,7 +7343,7 @@ exports[`test/node.js TAP testing with dep tree without meta > move new meta to
       "extraneous": true,
       "fsChildren": Set {},
       "hasShrinkwrap": false,
-      "ideallyInert": false,
+      "inert": false,
       "installLinks": false,
       "integrity": "opt",
       "inventory": Inventory {},
@@ -7376,7 +7376,7 @@ exports[`test/node.js TAP testing with dep tree without meta > move new meta to
       "extraneous": true,
       "fsChildren": Set {},
       "hasShrinkwrap": false,
-      "ideallyInert": false,
+      "inert": false,
       "installLinks": false,
       "integrity": "peer",
       "inventory": Inventory {},
@@ -7405,7 +7405,7 @@ exports[`test/node.js TAP testing with dep tree without meta > move new meta to
       "extraneous": true,
       "fsChildren": Set {},
       "hasShrinkwrap": false,
-      "ideallyInert": false,
+      "inert": false,
       "installLinks": false,
       "integrity": "extraneous",
       "inventory": Inventory {},
@@ -7435,7 +7435,7 @@ exports[`test/node.js TAP testing with dep tree without meta > move new meta to
           "extraneous": true,
           "fsChildren": Set {},
           "hasShrinkwrap": false,
-          "ideallyInert": false,
+          "inert": false,
           "installLinks": false,
           "integrity": "metameta",
           "inventory": Inventory {},
@@ -7477,7 +7477,7 @@ exports[`test/node.js TAP testing with dep tree without meta > move new meta to
       "extraneous": true,
       "fsChildren": Set {},
       "hasShrinkwrap": false,
-      "ideallyInert": false,
+      "inert": false,
       "installLinks": false,
       "integrity": "newMeta",
       "inventory": Inventory {},
@@ -7494,7 +7494,7 @@ exports[`test/node.js TAP testing with dep tree without meta > move new meta to
           "extraneous": true,
           "fsChildren": Set {},
           "hasShrinkwrap": false,
-          "ideallyInert": false,
+          "inert": false,
           "installLinks": false,
           "integrity": "metameta",
           "inventory": Inventory {},
@@ -7556,7 +7556,7 @@ exports[`test/node.js TAP testing with dep tree without meta > move new meta to
   "extraneous": true,
   "fsChildren": Set {},
   "hasShrinkwrap": false,
-  "ideallyInert": false,
+  "inert": false,
   "installLinks": false,
   "integrity": null,
   "inventory": Inventory {
@@ -7597,7 +7597,7 @@ exports[`test/node.js TAP testing with dep tree without meta > move new meta to
           "extraneous": true,
           "fsChildren": Set {},
           "hasShrinkwrap": false,
-          "ideallyInert": false,
+          "inert": false,
           "installLinks": false,
           "integrity": null,
           "inventory": Inventory {},
@@ -7617,7 +7617,7 @@ exports[`test/node.js TAP testing with dep tree without meta > move new meta to
         },
       },
       "hasShrinkwrap": false,
-      "ideallyInert": false,
+      "inert": false,
       "installLinks": false,
       "integrity": "prod",
       "inventory": Inventory {},
@@ -7650,7 +7650,7 @@ exports[`test/node.js TAP testing with dep tree without meta > move new meta to
       "extraneous": true,
       "fsChildren": Set {},
       "hasShrinkwrap": false,
-      "ideallyInert": false,
+      "inert": false,
       "installLinks": false,
       "integrity": null,
       "inventory": Inventory {},
@@ -7687,7 +7687,7 @@ exports[`test/node.js TAP testing with dep tree without meta > move new meta to
       "extraneous": true,
       "fsChildren": Set {},
       "hasShrinkwrap": false,
-      "ideallyInert": false,
+      "inert": false,
       "installLinks": false,
       "integrity": "bundled",
       "inventory": Inventory {},
@@ -7720,7 +7720,7 @@ exports[`test/node.js TAP testing with dep tree without meta > move new meta to
       "extraneous": true,
       "fsChildren": Set {},
       "hasShrinkwrap": false,
-      "ideallyInert": false,
+      "inert": false,
       "installLinks": false,
       "integrity": "dev",
       "inventory": Inventory {},
@@ -7753,7 +7753,7 @@ exports[`test/node.js TAP testing with dep tree without meta > move new meta to
       "extraneous": true,
       "fsChildren": Set {},
       "hasShrinkwrap": false,
-      "ideallyInert": false,
+      "inert": false,
       "installLinks": false,
       "integrity": "opt",
       "inventory": Inventory {},
@@ -7786,7 +7786,7 @@ exports[`test/node.js TAP testing with dep tree without meta > move new meta to
       "extraneous": true,
       "fsChildren": Set {},
       "hasShrinkwrap": false,
-      "ideallyInert": false,
+      "inert": false,
       "installLinks": false,
       "integrity": "peer",
       "inventory": Inventory {},
@@ -7815,7 +7815,7 @@ exports[`test/node.js TAP testing with dep tree without meta > move new meta to
       "extraneous": true,
       "fsChildren": Set {},
       "hasShrinkwrap": false,
-      "ideallyInert": false,
+      "inert": false,
       "installLinks": false,
       "integrity": "extraneous",
       "inventory": Inventory {},
@@ -7843,7 +7843,7 @@ exports[`test/node.js TAP testing with dep tree without meta > move new meta to
       "extraneous": true,
       "fsChildren": Set {},
       "hasShrinkwrap": false,
-      "ideallyInert": false,
+      "inert": false,
       "installLinks": false,
       "integrity": "metameta",
       "inventory": Inventory {},
@@ -7873,7 +7873,7 @@ exports[`test/node.js TAP testing with dep tree without meta > move new meta to
           "extraneous": true,
           "fsChildren": Set {},
           "hasShrinkwrap": false,
-          "ideallyInert": false,
+          "inert": false,
           "installLinks": false,
           "integrity": "metameta",
           "inventory": Inventory {},
@@ -7915,7 +7915,7 @@ exports[`test/node.js TAP testing with dep tree without meta > move new meta to
       "extraneous": true,
       "fsChildren": Set {},
       "hasShrinkwrap": false,
-      "ideallyInert": false,
+      "inert": false,
       "installLinks": false,
       "integrity": "newMeta",
       "inventory": Inventory {},
@@ -7932,7 +7932,7 @@ exports[`test/node.js TAP testing with dep tree without meta > move new meta to
           "extraneous": true,
           "fsChildren": Set {},
           "hasShrinkwrap": false,
-          "ideallyInert": false,
+          "inert": false,
           "installLinks": false,
           "integrity": "metameta",
           "inventory": Inventory {},
@@ -7991,7 +7991,7 @@ exports[`test/node.js TAP testing with dep tree without meta > move new meta to
       "extraneous": true,
       "fsChildren": Set {},
       "hasShrinkwrap": false,
-      "ideallyInert": false,
+      "inert": false,
       "installLinks": false,
       "integrity": null,
       "inventory": Inventory {},
@@ -8052,7 +8052,7 @@ exports[`test/node.js TAP testing with dep tree without meta > move new meta to
           "extraneous": true,
           "fsChildren": Set {},
           "hasShrinkwrap": false,
-          "ideallyInert": false,
+          "inert": false,
           "installLinks": false,
           "integrity": null,
           "inventory": Inventory {},
@@ -8072,7 +8072,7 @@ exports[`test/node.js TAP testing with dep tree without meta > move new meta to
         },
       },
       "hasShrinkwrap": false,
-      "ideallyInert": false,
+      "inert": false,
       "installLinks": false,
       "integrity": "prod",
       "inventory": Inventory {},
@@ -8109,7 +8109,7 @@ exports[`test/node.js TAP testing with dep tree without meta > move new meta to
       "extraneous": true,
       "fsChildren": Set {},
       "hasShrinkwrap": false,
-      "ideallyInert": false,
+      "inert": false,
       "installLinks": false,
       "integrity": "bundled",
       "inventory": Inventory {},
@@ -8142,7 +8142,7 @@ exports[`test/node.js TAP testing with dep tree without meta > move new meta to
       "extraneous": true,
       "fsChildren": Set {},
       "hasShrinkwrap": false,
-      "ideallyInert": false,
+      "inert": false,
       "installLinks": false,
       "integrity": "dev",
       "inventory": Inventory {},
@@ -8175,7 +8175,7 @@ exports[`test/node.js TAP testing with dep tree without meta > move new meta to
       "extraneous": true,
       "fsChildren": Set {},
       "hasShrinkwrap": false,
-      "ideallyInert": false,
+      "inert": false,
       "installLinks": false,
       "integrity": "opt",
       "inventory": Inventory {},
@@ -8208,7 +8208,7 @@ exports[`test/node.js TAP testing with dep tree without meta > move new meta to
       "extraneous": true,
       "fsChildren": Set {},
       "hasShrinkwrap": false,
-      "ideallyInert": false,
+      "inert": false,
       "installLinks": false,
       "integrity": "peer",
       "inventory": Inventory {},
@@ -8237,7 +8237,7 @@ exports[`test/node.js TAP testing with dep tree without meta > move new meta to
       "extraneous": true,
       "fsChildren": Set {},
       "hasShrinkwrap": false,
-      "ideallyInert": false,
+      "inert": false,
       "installLinks": false,
       "integrity": "extraneous",
       "inventory": Inventory {},
@@ -8267,7 +8267,7 @@ exports[`test/node.js TAP testing with dep tree without meta > move new meta to
           "extraneous": true,
           "fsChildren": Set {},
           "hasShrinkwrap": false,
-          "ideallyInert": false,
+          "inert": false,
           "installLinks": false,
           "integrity": "metameta",
           "inventory": Inventory {},
@@ -8309,7 +8309,7 @@ exports[`test/node.js TAP testing with dep tree without meta > move new meta to
       "extraneous": true,
       "fsChildren": Set {},
       "hasShrinkwrap": false,
-      "ideallyInert": false,
+      "inert": false,
       "installLinks": false,
       "integrity": "newMeta",
       "inventory": Inventory {},
@@ -8326,7 +8326,7 @@ exports[`test/node.js TAP testing with dep tree without meta > move new meta to
           "extraneous": true,
           "fsChildren": Set {},
           "hasShrinkwrap": false,
-          "ideallyInert": false,
+          "inert": false,
           "installLinks": false,
           "integrity": "metameta",
           "inventory": Inventory {},
@@ -8388,7 +8388,7 @@ exports[`test/node.js TAP testing with dep tree without meta > move new meta to
   "extraneous": true,
   "fsChildren": Set {},
   "hasShrinkwrap": false,
-  "ideallyInert": false,
+  "inert": false,
   "installLinks": false,
   "integrity": null,
   "inventory": Inventory {
@@ -8429,7 +8429,7 @@ exports[`test/node.js TAP testing with dep tree without meta > move new meta to
           "extraneous": true,
           "fsChildren": Set {},
           "hasShrinkwrap": false,
-          "ideallyInert": false,
+          "inert": false,
           "installLinks": false,
           "integrity": null,
           "inventory": Inventory {},
@@ -8449,7 +8449,7 @@ exports[`test/node.js TAP testing with dep tree without meta > move new meta to
         },
       },
       "hasShrinkwrap": false,
-      "ideallyInert": false,
+      "inert": false,
       "installLinks": false,
       "integrity": "prod",
       "inventory": Inventory {},
@@ -8482,7 +8482,7 @@ exports[`test/node.js TAP testing with dep tree without meta > move new meta to
       "extraneous": true,
       "fsChildren": Set {},
       "hasShrinkwrap": false,
-      "ideallyInert": false,
+      "inert": false,
       "installLinks": false,
       "integrity": null,
       "inventory": Inventory {},
@@ -8519,7 +8519,7 @@ exports[`test/node.js TAP testing with dep tree without meta > move new meta to
       "extraneous": true,
       "fsChildren": Set {},
       "hasShrinkwrap": false,
-      "ideallyInert": false,
+      "inert": false,
       "installLinks": false,
       "integrity": "bundled",
       "inventory": Inventory {},
@@ -8552,7 +8552,7 @@ exports[`test/node.js TAP testing with dep tree without meta > move new meta to
       "extraneous": true,
       "fsChildren": Set {},
       "hasShrinkwrap": false,
-      "ideallyInert": false,
+      "inert": false,
       "installLinks": false,
       "integrity": "dev",
       "inventory": Inventory {},
@@ -8585,7 +8585,7 @@ exports[`test/node.js TAP testing with dep tree without meta > move new meta to
       "extraneous": true,
       "fsChildren": Set {},
       "hasShrinkwrap": false,
-      "ideallyInert": false,
+      "inert": false,
       "installLinks": false,
       "integrity": "opt",
       "inventory": Inventory {},
@@ -8618,7 +8618,7 @@ exports[`test/node.js TAP testing with dep tree without meta > move new meta to
       "extraneous": true,
       "fsChildren": Set {},
       "hasShrinkwrap": false,
-      "ideallyInert": false,
+      "inert": false,
       "installLinks": false,
       "integrity": "peer",
       "inventory": Inventory {},
@@ -8647,7 +8647,7 @@ exports[`test/node.js TAP testing with dep tree without meta > move new meta to
       "extraneous": true,
       "fsChildren": Set {},
       "hasShrinkwrap": false,
-      "ideallyInert": false,
+      "inert": false,
       "installLinks": false,
       "integrity": "extraneous",
       "inventory": Inventory {},
@@ -8675,7 +8675,7 @@ exports[`test/node.js TAP testing with dep tree without meta > move new meta to
       "extraneous": true,
       "fsChildren": Set {},
       "hasShrinkwrap": false,
-      "ideallyInert": false,
+      "inert": false,
       "installLinks": false,
       "integrity": "metameta",
       "inventory": Inventory {},
@@ -8705,7 +8705,7 @@ exports[`test/node.js TAP testing with dep tree without meta > move new meta to
           "extraneous": true,
           "fsChildren": Set {},
           "hasShrinkwrap": false,
-          "ideallyInert": false,
+          "inert": false,
           "installLinks": false,
           "integrity": "metameta",
           "inventory": Inventory {},
@@ -8747,7 +8747,7 @@ exports[`test/node.js TAP testing with dep tree without meta > move new meta to
       "extraneous": true,
       "fsChildren": Set {},
       "hasShrinkwrap": false,
-      "ideallyInert": false,
+      "inert": false,
       "installLinks": false,
       "integrity": "newMeta",
       "inventory": Inventory {},
@@ -8764,7 +8764,7 @@ exports[`test/node.js TAP testing with dep tree without meta > move new meta to
           "extraneous": true,
           "fsChildren": Set {},
           "hasShrinkwrap": false,
-          "ideallyInert": false,
+          "inert": false,
           "installLinks": false,
           "integrity": "metameta",
           "inventory": Inventory {},
@@ -8823,7 +8823,7 @@ exports[`test/node.js TAP testing with dep tree without meta > move new meta to
       "extraneous": true,
       "fsChildren": Set {},
       "hasShrinkwrap": false,
-      "ideallyInert": false,
+      "inert": false,
       "installLinks": false,
       "integrity": null,
       "inventory": Inventory {},
diff --git a/workspaces/arborist/tap-snapshots/test/shrinkwrap.js.test.cjs b/workspaces/arborist/tap-snapshots/test/shrinkwrap.js.test.cjs
index defe3310732b2..4b03a05c854c8 100644
--- a/workspaces/arborist/tap-snapshots/test/shrinkwrap.js.test.cjs
+++ b/workspaces/arborist/tap-snapshots/test/shrinkwrap.js.test.cjs
@@ -650,29 +650,6 @@ Object {
 }
 `
 
-exports[`test/shrinkwrap.js TAP load a hidden lockfile with ideallyInert > must match snapshot 1`] = `
-Object {
-  "dependencies": Object {},
-  "lockfileVersion": 3,
-  "name": "hidden-lockfile",
-  "packages": Object {
-    "": Object {
-      "dependencies": Object {
-        "abbrev": "^1.1.1",
-      },
-    },
-    "node_modules/abbrev": Object {
-      "ideallyInert": true,
-      "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",
-    },
-  },
-  "requires": true,
-}
-`
-
 exports[`test/shrinkwrap.js TAP load a legacy shrinkwrap without a package.json > did our best with what we had 1`] = `
 Object {
   "dependencies": Object {
diff --git a/workspaces/arborist/test/arborist/reify.js b/workspaces/arborist/test/arborist/reify.js
index eb805d3245933..73c8239ede954 100644
--- a/workspaces/arborist/test/arborist/reify.js
+++ b/workspaces/arborist/test/arborist/reify.js
@@ -493,41 +493,57 @@ t.test('tracks changes of shrinkwrapped dep correctly', async t => {
 
 t.test('do not install optional deps with mismatched platform specifications', async t => {
   createRegistry(t, true)
-  await t.resolveMatchSnapshot(printReified(fixture(t, 'optional-platform-specification')))
+  const path = fixture(t, 'optional-platform-specification')
+  const tree = await reify(path)
+  t.equal(tree.children.size, 0, 'does not have deps')
+})
+
+t.test('do not report failed optional deps as installed', async t => {
+  createRegistry(t, true)
+  const path = fixture(t, 'optional-platform-specification')
+  const arb = newArb({ path })
+  await arb.reify()
+  t.equal(arb.diff.children.length, 0, 'no changes, nothing installed')
 })
 
 t.test('still do not install optional deps with mismatched platform specifications even when forced', async t => {
   createRegistry(t, true)
-  await t.resolveMatchSnapshot(printReified(fixture(t, 'optional-platform-specification'), { force: true }))
+  const path = fixture(t, 'optional-platform-specification')
+  const tree = await reify(path, { force: true })
+  t.equal(tree.children.size, 0, 'does not have deps')
 })
 
 t.test('fail to install deps with mismatched platform specifications', async t => {
   createRegistry(t, true)
-  await t.rejects(printReified(fixture(t, 'platform-specification')), { code: 'EBADPLATFORM' })
+  await t.rejects(reify(fixture(t, 'platform-specification')), { code: 'EBADPLATFORM' })
 })
 
 t.test('success to install optional deps with matched platform specifications with os and cpu and libc options', async t => {
   createRegistry(t, true)
-  await t.resolveMatchSnapshot(printReified(
-    fixture(t, 'optional-platform-specification'), { os: 'not-your-os', cpu: 'not-your-cpu', libc: 'not-your-libc' }))
+  const path = fixture(t, 'optional-platform-specification')
+  const tree = await reify(path, { os: 'not-your-os', cpu: 'not-your-cpu', libc: 'not-your-libc' })
+  t.equal(tree.children.size, 1, 'does have deps')
 })
 
 t.test('fail to install optional deps with matched os and mismatched cpu with os and cpu and libc options', async t => {
   createRegistry(t, true)
-  await t.resolveMatchSnapshot(printReified(
-    fixture(t, 'optional-platform-specification'), { os: 'not-your-os', cpu: 'another-cpu', libc: 'not-your-libc' }))
+  const path = fixture(t, 'optional-platform-specification')
+  const tree = await reify(path, { os: 'not-your-os', cpu: 'another-cpu', libc: 'not-your-libc' })
+  t.equal(tree.children.size, 0, 'does not have deps')
 })
 
 t.test('fail to install optional deps with mismatched os and matched cpu with os and cpu and libc options', async t => {
   createRegistry(t, true)
-  await t.resolveMatchSnapshot(printReified(
-    fixture(t, 'optional-platform-specification'), { os: 'another-os', cpu: 'not-your-cpu', libc: 'not-your-libc' }))
+  const path = fixture(t, 'optional-platform-specification')
+  const tree = await reify(path, { os: 'another-os', cpu: 'not-your-cpu', libc: 'not-your-libc' })
+  t.equal(tree.children.size, 0, 'does not have deps')
 })
 
 t.test('fail to install optional deps with matched os and matched cpu and mismatched libc with os and cpu and libc options', async t => {
   createRegistry(t, true)
-  await t.resolveMatchSnapshot(printReified(
-    fixture(t, 'optional-platform-specification'), { os: 'another-os', cpu: 'not-your-cpu', libc: 'not-your-libc' }))
+  const path = fixture(t, 'optional-platform-specification')
+  const tree = await reify(path, { os: 'another-os', cpu: 'not-your-cpu', libc: 'not-your-libc' })
+  t.equal(tree.children.size, 0, 'does not have deps')
 })
 
 t.test('dry run, do not get anything wet', async t => {
@@ -612,15 +628,6 @@ t.test('update a child of a node with bundled deps', async t => {
   }))
 })
 
-t.test('update a node without updating an inert child bundle deps', async t => {
-  const path = fixture(t, 'testing-bundledeps-4')
-  createRegistry(t, true)
-  await t.resolveMatchSnapshot(printReified(path, {
-    update: ['@isaacs/testing-bundledeps-parent'],
-    save: false,
-  }))
-})
-
 t.test('update a node without updating a child that has bundle deps', async t => {
   const path = fixture(t, 'testing-bundledeps-3')
   createRegistry(t, true)
@@ -2609,32 +2616,7 @@ t.test('adding an unresolvable optional dep is OK', async t => {
   })
   createRegistry(t, true)
   const tree = await reify(path, { add: ['abbrev'] })
-  const children = [...tree.children.values()]
-  t.equal(children.length, 1, 'optional unresolved dep node added')
-  t.ok(children[0].ideallyInert, 'node is ideally inert')
-  t.throws(() => fs.statSync(path + '/node_modules/abbrev'), { code: 'ENOENT' }, 'optional dependency should not exist on disk')
-  t.matchSnapshot(printTree(tree))
-})
-
-t.test('adding an unresolvable optional dep is OK - maintains inertness', async t => {
-  const path = t.testdir({
-    'package.json': JSON.stringify({
-      dependencies: {
-        wrappy: '1.0.2',
-      },
-      optionalDependencies: {
-        abbrev: '999999',
-      },
-    }),
-  })
-  createRegistry(t, true)
-  let tree = await reify(path, { add: ['abbrev'] })
-  const children = [...tree.children.values()]
-  t.equal(children.length, 2, 'optional unresolved dep node added')
-  t.ok(children[0].ideallyInert, 'node is ideally inert')
-  t.throws(() => fs.statSync(path + '/node_modules/abbrev'), { code: 'ENOENT' }, 'optional dependency should not exist on disk')
-  tree = await reify(path, { add: ['abbrev'] })
-  t.matchSnapshot(printTree(tree))
+  t.equal(tree.children.size, 0, 'not added')
 })
 
 t.test('includeWorkspaceRoot in addition to workspace', async t => {
@@ -3827,59 +3809,7 @@ t.test('workspace installs retain existing versions with newer package specs', a
     'another-cool-package package.json should be updated to abbrev@1.0.4')
 })
 
-t.test('externalProxy returns early for ideally inert node with installStrategy linked', async t => {
-  const path = t.testdir({
-    'package.json': JSON.stringify({
-      dependencies: {
-        abbrev: '1.1.1',
-      },
-    }),
-    'package-lock.json': JSON.stringify({
-      lockfileVersion: 2,
-      requires: true,
-      packages: {
-        '': {
-          devDependencies: {
-            abbrev: '1.1.1',
-          },
-        },
-        'node_modules/abbrev': {
-          version: '1.1.1',
-          resolved: 'https://registry.npmjs.org/abbrev/-/abbrev-1.1.1.tgz',
-          integrity: 'sha512-nne9/IiQ/hzIhY6pdDnbBtz7DjPTKrY00P/zvPSm5pOFkl6xuGrGnXn/VtTNNfNtAfZ9/1RtehkszU9qcTii0Q==',
-          dev: true,
-          ideallyInert: true,
-        },
-      },
-      dependencies: {
-        abbrev: {
-          version: '1.1.1',
-          resolved: 'https://registry.npmjs.org/abbrev/-/abbrev-1.1.1.tgz',
-          integrity: 'sha512-nne9/IiQ/hzIhY6pdDnbBtz7DjPTKrY00P/zvPSm5pOFkl6xuGrGnXn/VtTNNfNtAfZ9/1RtehkszU9qcTii0Q==',
-          dev: true,
-        },
-      },
-    }),
-  })
-
-  const arb = new Arborist({
-    path,
-    registry: 'https://registry.npmjs.org',
-    cache: resolve(path, 'cache'),
-    installStrategy: 'linked',
-  })
-  await arb.reify({ installStrategy: 'linked' })
-
-  // Since the node is ideally inert, it should not be installed in node_modules
-  t.throws(
-    () => fs.lstatSync(resolve(path, 'node_modules', 'abbrev')),
-    { code: 'ENOENT' },
-    'ideally inert node should not be installed'
-  )
-  t.end()
-})
-
-t.test('externalOptionalDependencies excludes ideally inert optional node with installStrategy linked', async t => {
+t.test('externalOptionalDependencies excludes inert optional node with installStrategy linked', async t => {
   const testDir = t.testdir({
     'package.json': JSON.stringify({
       optionalDependencies: {
@@ -3900,7 +3830,7 @@ t.test('externalOptionalDependencies excludes ideally inert optional node with i
           resolved: 'https://registry.npmjs.org/abbrev/-/abbrev-1.1.1.tgz',
           integrity: 'sha512-nne9/IiQ/hzIhY6pdDnbBtz7DjPTKrY00P/zvPSm5pOFkl6xuGrGnXn/VtTNNfNtAfZ9/1RtehkszU9qcTii0Q==',
           dev: true,
-          ideallyInert: true,
+          cpu: ['not-your-cpu'],
         },
       },
       optionalDependencies: {
@@ -3909,7 +3839,7 @@ t.test('externalOptionalDependencies excludes ideally inert optional node with i
           resolved: 'https://registry.npmjs.org/abbrev/-/abbrev-1.1.1.tgz',
           integrity: 'sha512-nne9/IiQ/hzIhY6pdDnbBtz7DjPTKrY00P/zvPSm5pOFkl6xuGrGnXn/VtTNNfNtAfZ9/1RtehkszU9qcTii0Q==',
           dev: true,
-          ideallyInert: true,
+          cpu: ['not-your-cpu'],
         },
       },
     }),
@@ -3927,57 +3857,15 @@ t.test('externalOptionalDependencies excludes ideally inert optional node with i
   t.notOk(
     arb.idealGraph.externalOptionalDependencies &&
     arb.idealGraph.externalOptionalDependencies.some(n => n && n.name === 'abbrev'),
-    'ideally inert optional dependency should not appear in externalOptionalDependencies'
+    'inert optional dependency should not appear in externalOptionalDependencies'
   )
 
   // And verify that it is not installed on disk
   t.throws(
     () => fs.lstatSync(resolve(testDir, 'node_modules', 'abbrev')),
     { code: 'ENOENT' },
-    'ideally inert optional node should not be installed'
+    'inert optional node should not be installed'
   )
 
   t.end()
 })
-
-t.test('ideally inert due to platform mismatch using optional dependency', async t => {
-  const testDir = t.testdir({
-    'package.json': JSON.stringify({
-      name: 'platform-test',
-      version: '1.0.0',
-      optionalDependencies: {
-        'platform-specifying-test-package': 'file:platform-specifying-test-package',
-      },
-    }, null, 2),
-    'platform-specifying-test-package': {
-      'package.json': JSON.stringify({
-        name: 'platform-specifying-test-package',
-        version: '1.0.0',
-        // Declare an OS that doesn't match current platform
-        os: ['woo'],
-      }, null, 2),
-    },
-  })
-
-  const arb = new Arborist({
-    audit: false,
-    path: testDir,
-    os: process.platform,
-  })
-
-  // The platform check will fail for the optional dependency, and the optional failure handler should mark the node as ideally inert.
-  const tree = await arb.reify()
-  await arb.reify()
-
-  // In the ideal tree, the dependency should be present and marked as ideally inert.
-  const dep = tree.children.get('platform-specifying-test-package')
-  t.ok(dep, 'platform-specifying-test-package node exists in the ideal tree')
-  t.ok(dep.ideallyInert, 'node is marked as ideally inert due to platform mismatch')
-
-  // Verify that the dependency is not installed on disk.
-  t.throws(
-    () => fs.statSync(join(testDir, 'node_modules', 'platform-specifying-test-package')),
-    { code: 'ENOENT' },
-    'platform-specifying-test-package is not installed on disk'
-  )
-})
diff --git a/workspaces/arborist/test/fixtures/hidden-lockfile-inert/node_modules/.package-lock.json b/workspaces/arborist/test/fixtures/hidden-lockfile-inert/node_modules/.package-lock.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 4d459d9712cb6..0000000000000
--- a/workspaces/arborist/test/fixtures/hidden-lockfile-inert/node_modules/.package-lock.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "name": "hidden-lockfile",
-  "lockfileVersion": 2,
-  "requires": true,
-  "packages": {
-    "": {
-      "dependencies": {
-        "abbrev": "^1.1.1"
-      }
-    },
-    "node_modules/abbrev": {
-      "name": "abbrev",
-      "version": "1.1.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/abbrev/-/abbrev-1.1.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-nne9/IiQ/hzIhY6pdDnbBtz7DjPTKrY00P/zvPSm5pOFkl6xuGrGnXn/VtTNNfNtAfZ9/1RtehkszU9qcTii0Q==",
-      "ideallyInert": true
-    }
-  }
-}
diff --git a/workspaces/arborist/test/fixtures/hidden-lockfile-inert/node_modules/abbrev/package.json b/workspaces/arborist/test/fixtures/hidden-lockfile-inert/node_modules/abbrev/package.json
deleted file mode 100644
index bf4e8015bba9d..0000000000000
--- a/workspaces/arborist/test/fixtures/hidden-lockfile-inert/node_modules/abbrev/package.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "name": "abbrev",
-  "version": "1.1.1",
-  "description": "Like ruby's abbrev module, but in js",
-  "author": "Isaac Z. Schlueter <i@izs.me>",
-  "main": "abbrev.js",
-  "scripts": {
-    "test": "tap test.js --100",
-    "preversion": "npm test",
-    "postversion": "npm publish",
-    "postpublish": "git push origin --all; git push origin --tags"
-  },
-  "repository": "http://github.com/isaacs/abbrev-js",
-  "license": "ISC",
-  "devDependencies": {
-    "tap": "^10.1"
-  },
-  "files": [
-    "abbrev.js"
-  ]
-}
diff --git a/workspaces/arborist/test/fixtures/hidden-lockfile-inert/package.json b/workspaces/arborist/test/fixtures/hidden-lockfile-inert/package.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 3d7c4ee8c0db1..0000000000000
--- a/workspaces/arborist/test/fixtures/hidden-lockfile-inert/package.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "dependencies": {
-    "abbrev": "^1.1.1"
-  }
-}
diff --git a/workspaces/arborist/test/fixtures/install-types/package-lock.json b/workspaces/arborist/test/fixtures/install-types/package-lock.json
index febefa6311417..7fdc4f6fca3f0 100644
--- a/workspaces/arborist/test/fixtures/install-types/package-lock.json
+++ b/workspaces/arborist/test/fixtures/install-types/package-lock.json
@@ -202,10 +202,6 @@
     "really-bad-invalid": {
       "version": "url:// not even close to a ! valid @ npm @ specifier",
       "resolved": "this: is: also: not: valid!"
-    },
-    "acorn-jsx": {
-      "version": "5.3.1",
-      "ideallyInert": true
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/workspaces/arborist/test/fixtures/reify-cases/testing-bundledeps-4.js b/workspaces/arborist/test/fixtures/reify-cases/testing-bundledeps-4.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 239928f600343..0000000000000
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@@ -1,287 +0,0 @@
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--- a/workspaces/arborist/test/shrinkwrap.js
+++ b/workspaces/arborist/test/shrinkwrap.js
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ const emptyFixture = resolve(__dirname, 'fixtures/empty')
 const depTypesFixture = resolve(__dirname, 'fixtures/dev-deps')
 const badJsonFixture = resolve(__dirname, 'fixtures/testing-peer-deps-bad-sw')
 const hiddenLockfileFixture = resolve(__dirname, 'fixtures/hidden-lockfile')
-const hiddenIdeallyInertLockfileFixture = resolve(__dirname, 'fixtures/hidden-lockfile-inert')
 const hidden = 'node_modules/.package-lock.json'
 const saxFixture = resolve(__dirname, 'fixtures/sax')
 
@@ -865,15 +864,6 @@ t.test('load a hidden lockfile', async t => {
   t.equal(data.dependencies, undefined, 'deleted legacy metadata')
 })
 
-t.test('load a hidden lockfile with ideallyInert', async t => {
-  fs.utimesSync(resolve(hiddenIdeallyInertLockfileFixture, hidden), new Date(), new Date())
-  const s = await Shrinkwrap.load({
-    path: hiddenIdeallyInertLockfileFixture,
-    hiddenLockfile: true,
-  })
-  t.matchSnapshot(s.data)
-})
-
 t.test('load a fresh hidden lockfile', async t => {
   const sw = await Shrinkwrap.reset({
     path: hiddenLockfileFixture,