diff --git a/packages/techdocs-cli/package.json b/packages/techdocs-cli/package.json
index 5a80926a25..f4ccd6b0cd 100644
--- a/packages/techdocs-cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/techdocs-cli/package.json
@@ -28,87 +28,19 @@
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   },
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