diff --git a/plugins/airbrake-backend/package.json b/plugins/airbrake-backend/package.json
index 812ad33654..0ad55d192c 100644
--- a/plugins/airbrake-backend/package.json
+++ b/plugins/airbrake-backend/package.json
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
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     "@types/http-proxy-middleware": "^0.19.3",
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+    "supertest": "^6.1.6",
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diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index ddfec88ac7..386ba1955c 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
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-form-data@^2.3.1, form-data@^2.3.2, form-data@^2.5.0:
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-  version "1.2.6"
-  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/formidable/-/formidable-1.2.6.tgz#d2a51d60162bbc9b4a055d8457a7c75315d1a168"
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@@ -17167,7 +17162,7 @@ mime-types@^2.0.8, mime-types@^2.1.12, mime-types@^2.1.27, mime-types@^2.1.31, m
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+qs@^6.10.1, qs@^6.10.2, qs@^6.9.1, qs@^6.9.4, qs@^6.9.6:
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@@ -22682,22 +22677,6 @@ sucrase@^3.18.0, sucrase@^3.20.2:
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-superagent@^3.8.3:
-  version "3.8.3"
-  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/superagent/-/superagent-3.8.3.tgz#460ea0dbdb7d5b11bc4f78deba565f86a178e128"
-  integrity sha512-GLQtLMCoEIK4eDv6OGtkOoSMt3D+oq0y3dsxMuYuDvaNUvuT8eFBuLmfR0iYYzHC1e8hpzC6ZsxbuP6DIalMFA==
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-    cookiejar "^2.1.0"
-    debug "^3.1.0"
-    extend "^3.0.0"
-    form-data "^2.3.1"
-    formidable "^1.2.0"
-    methods "^1.1.1"
-    mime "^1.4.1"
-    qs "^6.5.1"
-    readable-stream "^2.3.5"
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   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/superagent/-/superagent-7.1.1.tgz#2ab187d38c3078c31c3771c0b751f10163a27136"
@@ -22715,14 +22694,6 @@ superagent@^7.1.0:
     readable-stream "^3.6.0"
     semver "^7.3.5"
 
-supertest@^4.0.2:
-  version "4.0.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/supertest/-/supertest-4.0.2.tgz#c2234dbdd6dc79b6f15b99c8d6577b90e4ce3f36"
-  integrity sha512-1BAbvrOZsGA3YTCWqbmh14L0YEq0EGICX/nBnfkfVJn7SrxQV1I3pMYjSzG9y/7ZU2V9dWqyqk2POwxlb09duQ==
-  dependencies:
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-    superagent "^3.8.3"
-
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   version "6.2.2"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/supertest/-/supertest-6.2.2.tgz#04a5998fd3efaff187cb69f07a169755d655b001"