diff --git a/docs/generated/changelog.html b/docs/generated/changelog.html
index 2165722f8..5d75f50f0 100644
--- a/docs/generated/changelog.html
+++ b/docs/generated/changelog.html
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ <h2>Version 0.10.5</h2>
           Versioning tool now sets patch version to 0 for minor version updates, or patch and minor
           versions to 0 for major version updates
         </li>
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diff --git a/e2e/node/jest.config.ts b/e2e/node/jest.config.ts
index 240ac38b4..95d6222e7 100644
--- a/e2e/node/jest.config.ts
+++ b/e2e/node/jest.config.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ const config: Config.InitialOptions = {
   moduleDirectories: ['node_modules'],
   modulePaths: [`<rootDir>/e2e/node/`],
   setupFiles: [`<rootDir>/e2e/node/test-setup.ts`],
-  setupFilesAfterEnv: ['jest-expect-message'],
   transform: {
     '^.+\\.ts$': 'ts-jest',
   },
diff --git a/e2e/node/package.json b/e2e/node/package.json
index 9a13fae50..4acff02dd 100644
--- a/e2e/node/package.json
+++ b/e2e/node/package.json
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
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     "ts-jest": "^27.0.7",
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index c74cea466..1b25b38d7 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
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         "pretty-quick": "^3.1.0",
         "ts-node": "^9.1.1",
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@@ -8154,11 +8152,6 @@
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-    },
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       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/jest-get-type/-/jest-get-type-26.3.0.tgz",
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@@ -13994,7 +13983,6 @@
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-    },
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2073f6682..0e290d146 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
     "eslint-plugin-jsdoc": "^31.6.0",
     "husky": "^6.0.0",
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     "pretty-quick": "^3.1.0",
     "ts-node": "^9.1.1",
diff --git a/packages/agent/jest.config.ts b/packages/agent/jest.config.ts
index 185e505fa..3486579b0 100644
--- a/packages/agent/jest.config.ts
+++ b/packages/agent/jest.config.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ module.exports = {
   moduleDirectories: ['node_modules'],
   modulePaths: [`<rootDir>/packages/${packageName}/src/`],
   setupFiles: [`<rootDir>/packages/${packageName}/test-setup.ts`],
-  setupFilesAfterEnv: ['jest-expect-message'],
   transform: {
     '^.+\\.ts$': 'ts-jest',
   },
diff --git a/packages/agent/package.json b/packages/agent/package.json
index 97c18c93c..3ecebd3e8 100644
--- a/packages/agent/package.json
+++ b/packages/agent/package.json
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@
     "eslint": "^7.19.0",
     "eslint-plugin-jsdoc": "^31.6.0",
     "jest": "^27.3.1",
-    "jest-expect-message": "^1.0.2",
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     "text-encoding": "^0.7.0",
     "ts-jest": "^27.0.7",
diff --git a/packages/auth-client/jest.config.ts b/packages/auth-client/jest.config.ts
index 86604b9c4..ef75088cc 100644
--- a/packages/auth-client/jest.config.ts
+++ b/packages/auth-client/jest.config.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ module.exports = {
   moduleDirectories: ['node_modules'],
   modulePaths: [`<rootDir>/packages/${packageName}/src/`],
   setupFiles: [`./test-setup.ts`],
-  setupFilesAfterEnv: ['jest-expect-message'],
   transform: {
     '^.+\\.ts$': 'ts-jest',
   },
diff --git a/packages/auth-client/package.json b/packages/auth-client/package.json
index 2bfaf5f7b..98a2e3458 100644
--- a/packages/auth-client/package.json
+++ b/packages/auth-client/package.json
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@
     "eslint": "^7.19.0",
     "eslint-plugin-jsdoc": "^31.6.0",
     "jest": "^27.3.1",
-    "jest-expect-message": "^1.0.2",
     "node-fetch": "^2.6.7",
     "text-encoding": "^0.7.0",
     "ts-jest": "^27.0.7",
diff --git a/packages/authentication/jest.config.ts b/packages/authentication/jest.config.ts
index ad9522afd..1a9ad56f4 100644
--- a/packages/authentication/jest.config.ts
+++ b/packages/authentication/jest.config.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ module.exports = {
   moduleDirectories: ['node_modules'],
   modulePaths: [`<rootDir>/packages/${packageName}/src/`],
   setupFiles: [`<rootDir>/packages/${packageName}/test-setup.ts`],
-  setupFilesAfterEnv: ['jest-expect-message'],
   transform: {
     '^.+\\.ts$': 'ts-jest',
   },
diff --git a/packages/authentication/package.json b/packages/authentication/package.json
index 4e871abb1..28eb1b9ad 100644
--- a/packages/authentication/package.json
+++ b/packages/authentication/package.json
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@
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     "eslint-plugin-jsdoc": "^31.6.0",
     "jest": "^27.3.1",
-    "jest-expect-message": "^1.0.2",
     "node-fetch": "^2.6.7",
     "text-encoding": "^0.7.0",
     "ts-jest": "^27.0.7",
diff --git a/packages/candid/jest.config.ts b/packages/candid/jest.config.ts
index 1094c32a5..798d17718 100644
--- a/packages/candid/jest.config.ts
+++ b/packages/candid/jest.config.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ module.exports = {
   moduleDirectories: ['node_modules'],
   modulePaths: [`<rootDir>/packages/${packageName}/src/`],
   setupFiles: [`<rootDir>/packages/${packageName}/test-setup.ts`],
-  setupFilesAfterEnv: ['jest-expect-message'],
   transform: {
     '^.+\\.ts$': 'ts-jest',
   },
diff --git a/packages/candid/package.json b/packages/candid/package.json
index b1903b187..091268480 100644
--- a/packages/candid/package.json
+++ b/packages/candid/package.json
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@
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     "node-fetch": "^2.6.7",
     "prettier": "^2.0.5",
     "text-encoding": "^0.7.0",
diff --git a/packages/identity-ledgerhq/jest.config.ts b/packages/identity-ledgerhq/jest.config.ts
index ad9522afd..1a9ad56f4 100644
--- a/packages/identity-ledgerhq/jest.config.ts
+++ b/packages/identity-ledgerhq/jest.config.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ module.exports = {
   moduleDirectories: ['node_modules'],
   modulePaths: [`<rootDir>/packages/${packageName}/src/`],
   setupFiles: [`<rootDir>/packages/${packageName}/test-setup.ts`],
-  setupFilesAfterEnv: ['jest-expect-message'],
   transform: {
     '^.+\\.ts$': 'ts-jest',
   },
diff --git a/packages/identity-ledgerhq/package.json b/packages/identity-ledgerhq/package.json
index 3de1b4023..e45bb523c 100644
--- a/packages/identity-ledgerhq/package.json
+++ b/packages/identity-ledgerhq/package.json
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@
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diff --git a/packages/identity/jest.config.ts b/packages/identity/jest.config.ts
index c5006c3de..0e15a23b8 100644
--- a/packages/identity/jest.config.ts
+++ b/packages/identity/jest.config.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ module.exports = {
   moduleDirectories: ['node_modules'],
   modulePaths: [`<rootDir>/packages/${packageName}/src/`],
   setupFiles: [`<rootDir>/packages/${packageName}/test-setup.ts`],
-  setupFilesAfterEnv: ['jest-expect-message'],
   transform: {
     '^.+\\.ts$': 'ts-jest',
   },
diff --git a/packages/identity/package.json b/packages/identity/package.json
index 78e4e6433..8f60c179e 100644
--- a/packages/identity/package.json
+++ b/packages/identity/package.json
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@
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diff --git a/packages/principal/jest.config.ts b/packages/principal/jest.config.ts
index 65de6e14b..b07265b10 100644
--- a/packages/principal/jest.config.ts
+++ b/packages/principal/jest.config.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ module.exports = {
   moduleDirectories: ['node_modules'],
   modulePaths: [`<rootDir>/packages/${packageName}/src/`],
   setupFiles: [`<rootDir>/packages/${packageName}/test-setup.ts`],
-  setupFilesAfterEnv: ['jest-expect-message'],
   transform: {
     '^.+\\.ts$': 'ts-jest',
   },
diff --git a/packages/principal/package.json b/packages/principal/package.json
index d06352091..faf048538 100644
--- a/packages/principal/package.json
+++ b/packages/principal/package.json
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@
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