diff --git a/packages/metro/package.json b/packages/metro/package.json
index a53dc532..c51e0e4e 100644
--- a/packages/metro/package.json
+++ b/packages/metro/package.json
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@
     "mime-types": "2.1.11",
     "mkdirp": "^0.5.1",
     "node-fetch": "^1.3.3",
-    "request": "^2.79.0",
     "resolve": "^1.5.0",
     "rimraf": "^2.5.4",
     "serialize-error": "^2.1.0",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 04b90068..c00cab21 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -4863,7 +4863,7 @@ request@2.81.0:
     tunnel-agent "^0.6.0"
     uuid "^3.0.0"
 
-request@^2.79.0, request@^2.83.0:
+request@^2.83.0:
   version "2.83.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/request/-/request-2.83.0.tgz#ca0b65da02ed62935887808e6f510381034e3356"
   dependencies: