diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index acf998d..c33f26e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -237,9 +237,7 @@
 		"typescript": "~4.2.0",
 		"unified": "^9.2.0"
 	},
-	"optionalDependencies:#": "* 'fsevents' included to avoid `npm ci` errors with early npm versions; ref: <https://github.com/bahmutov/npm-install/issues/103>",
 	"optionalDependencies": {
-		"fsevents": "*"
 	},
 	"ava": {
 		"files": [