diff --git a/experimental/packages/exporter-logs-otlp-grpc/package.json b/experimental/packages/exporter-logs-otlp-grpc/package.json
index b484723791..661e8c7221 100644
--- a/experimental/packages/exporter-logs-otlp-grpc/package.json
+++ b/experimental/packages/exporter-logs-otlp-grpc/package.json
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@
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     "mocha": "10.0.0",
     "nyc": "15.1.0",
-    "rimraf": "4.1.2",
     "sinon": "15.0.0",
     "ts-loader": "8.4.0",
     "ts-mocha": "10.0.0",
diff --git a/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-shim-opencensus/package.json b/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-shim-opencensus/package.json
index d9191233b4..8779173e9f 100644
--- a/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-shim-opencensus/package.json
+++ b/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-shim-opencensus/package.json
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@
     "codecov": "3.8.3",
     "mocha": "10.0.0",
     "nyc": "15.1.0",
-    "rimraf": "4.1.2",
     "ts-mocha": "10.0.0",
     "typescript": "4.4.4"
   },
@@ -69,4 +68,4 @@
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js/tree/main/packages/opentelemetry-shim-opencensus",
   "sideEffects": false
-}
+}
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