diff --git a/flow-server/src/main/java/com/vaadin/flow/server/frontend/NodeUpdater.java b/flow-server/src/main/java/com/vaadin/flow/server/frontend/NodeUpdater.java
index d91cc61ae7f..437d6716c26 100644
--- a/flow-server/src/main/java/com/vaadin/flow/server/frontend/NodeUpdater.java
+++ b/flow-server/src/main/java/com/vaadin/flow/server/frontend/NodeUpdater.java
@@ -384,7 +384,6 @@ Map<String, String> getDefaultDevDependencies() {
         Map<String, String> defaults = new HashMap<>();
 
         defaults.put("typescript", "4.4.3");
-        defaults.put("@babel/core", "7.16.7");
 
         final String WORKBOX_VERSION = "6.4.2";