diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 9efb7c02..2942db22 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 'use strict'
 
-const Buffer = require('safe-buffer').Buffer
-
 const checkResponse = require('./check-response.js')
 const getAuth = require('./auth.js')
 const fetch = require('make-fetch-happen')
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index bd7a5838..9fca789f 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -4776,7 +4776,8 @@
     "safe-buffer": {
       "version": "5.2.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/safe-buffer/-/safe-buffer-5.2.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-fZEwUGbVl7kouZs1jCdMLdt95hdIv0ZeHg6L7qPeciMZhZ+/gdesW4wgTARkrFWEpspjEATAzUGPG8N2jJiwbg=="
+      "integrity": "sha512-fZEwUGbVl7kouZs1jCdMLdt95hdIv0ZeHg6L7qPeciMZhZ+/gdesW4wgTARkrFWEpspjEATAzUGPG8N2jJiwbg==",
+      "dev": true
     },
     "safer-buffer": {
       "version": "2.1.2",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f0de2f8f..055f224b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -35,8 +35,7 @@
     "minipass-fetch": "^1.1.2",
     "minipass-json-stream": "^1.0.1",
     "minizlib": "^2.0.0",
-    "npm-package-arg": "^8.0.0",
-    "safe-buffer": "^5.2.0"
+    "npm-package-arg": "^8.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "cacache": "^13.0.1",
diff --git a/test/auth.js b/test/auth.js
index 7c9f333d..54a6deec 100644
--- a/test/auth.js
+++ b/test/auth.js
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 'use strict'
 
-const Buffer = require('safe-buffer').Buffer
-
 const npmlog = require('npmlog')
 const test = require('tap').test
 const tnock = require('./util/tnock.js')
diff --git a/test/index.js b/test/index.js
index 50f64291..e618c3a6 100644
--- a/test/index.js
+++ b/test/index.js
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 'use strict'
 
-const Buffer = require('safe-buffer').Buffer
-
 const Minipass = require('minipass')
 const npmlog = require('npmlog')
 const silentLog = require('../silentlog.js')