diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 71c56460..eac0635b 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -47,9 +47,6 @@
         "sinon": "^18.0.1",
         "sinon-ts": "^2.0.0",
         "time-cache": "^0.3.0"
-      },
-      "engines": {
-        "npm": ">=8.7.0"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@actions/cache": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b5e61189..e0de08e3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -112,9 +112,6 @@
     "sinon-ts": "^2.0.0",
     "time-cache": "^0.3.0"
   },
-  "engines": {
-    "npm": ">=8.7.0"
-  },
   "eslintConfig": {
     "extends": "ipfs",
     "ignorePatterns": [