diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c653b0e91..fae63246e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@
         "passport-http-bearer": "1.0.1",
         "passport-oauth2-client-password": "0.1.2",
         "raw-body": "2.4.1",
-        "request": "2.88.0",
         "semver": "7.3.5",
         "tar": "6.1.0",
         "tough-cookie": "4.0.0",
diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/package.json b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/package.json
index 37481e907..84d2c33d7 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/package.json
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/package.json
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@
         "mustache": "4.2.0",
         "on-headers": "1.0.2",
         "raw-body": "2.4.1",
-        "request": "2.88.0",
         "tough-cookie": "4.0.0",
         "uuid": "8.3.2",
         "ws": "7.4.6",