diff --git a/packages/core/register/package.json b/packages/core/register/package.json
index 6b6b2822f40..ab688d3c613 100644
--- a/packages/core/register/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/register/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@parcel/register",
   "version": "2.3.2",
+  "private": true,
   "license": "MIT",
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public"
@@ -27,7 +28,6 @@
     "@parcel/core": "2.3.2",
     "@parcel/fs": "2.3.2",
     "@parcel/package-manager": "2.3.2",
-    "deasync": "^0.1.14",
     "pirates": "^4.0.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 4455551d38b..d920e2599cd 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -4679,14 +4679,6 @@ dateformat@^3.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dateformat/-/dateformat-3.0.3.tgz#a6e37499a4d9a9cf85ef5872044d62901c9889ae"
   integrity sha512-jyCETtSl3VMZMWeRo7iY1FL19ges1t55hMo5yaam4Jrsm5EPL89UQkoQRyiI+Yf4k8r2ZpdngkV8hr1lIdjb3Q==
 
-deasync@^0.1.14:
-  version "0.1.19"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/deasync/-/deasync-0.1.19.tgz#e7ea89fcc9ad483367e8a48fe78f508ca86286e8"
-  integrity sha512-oh3MRktfnPlLysCPpBpKZZzb4cUC/p0aA3SyRGp15lN30juJBTo/CiD0d4fR+f1kBtUQoJj1NE9RPNWQ7BQ9Mg==
-  dependencies:
-    bindings "^1.5.0"
-    node-addon-api "^1.7.1"
-
 debug@*, debug@4, debug@^4.0.1, debug@^4.1.0, debug@^4.1.1, debug@^4.3.1:
   version "4.3.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/debug/-/debug-4.3.3.tgz#04266e0b70a98d4462e6e288e38259213332b664"
@@ -9128,11 +9120,6 @@ node-abi@^2.21.0:
   dependencies:
     semver "^5.4.1"
 
-node-addon-api@^1.7.1:
-  version "1.7.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/node-addon-api/-/node-addon-api-1.7.1.tgz#cf813cd69bb8d9100f6bdca6755fc268f54ac492"
-  integrity sha512-2+DuKodWvwRTrCfKOeR24KIc5unKjOh8mz17NCzVnHWfjAdDqbfbjqh7gUT+BkXBRQM52+xCHciKWonJ3CbJMQ==
-
 node-addon-api@^3.2.1:
   version "3.2.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/node-addon-api/-/node-addon-api-3.2.1.tgz#81325e0a2117789c0128dab65e7e38f07ceba161"