diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 346f62855138..9e2fe89ba42b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@
     "lint-staged": "^10.2.11",
     "minimist": "^1.2.6",
     "null-loader": "^4.0.0",
-    "patch-package": "^7.0.0",
     "pre-flight": "^1.1.0",
     "process": "^0.11.10",
     "remark-cli": "^10.0.0",
@@ -104,7 +103,7 @@
     "preinstall": "node -e 'process.exit(0)'",
     "pretest": "npm run create-typescript-definitions",
     "prepack": "check-for-leaks",
-    "prepare": "husky install && patch-package --patch-dir patches_npm",
+    "prepare": "husky install",
     "repl": "node ./script/start.js --interactive",
     "start": "node ./script/start.js",
     "test": "node ./script/spec-runner.js",
@@ -152,6 +151,6 @@
   },
   "resolutions": {
     "nan": "nodejs/nan#16fa32231e2ccd89d2804b3f765319128b20c4ac",
-    "@octokit/request": "6.2.3"
+    "@octokit/request": "6.2.4"
   }
 }
diff --git a/patches_npm/@octokit+request+6.2.3.patch b/patches_npm/@octokit+request+6.2.3.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 1ba1f84b9b7d..000000000000
--- a/patches_npm/@octokit+request+6.2.3.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/node_modules/@octokit/request/dist-node/index.js b/node_modules/@octokit/request/dist-node/index.js
-index 11ac3f4..c4d9331 100644
---- a/node_modules/@octokit/request/dist-node/index.js
-+++ b/node_modules/@octokit/request/dist-node/index.js
-@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ function fetchWrapper(requestOptions) {
-     method: requestOptions.method,
-     body: requestOptions.body,
-     headers: requestOptions.headers,
--    redirect: requestOptions.redirect
-+    redirect: requestOptions.redirect,
-+    ...(requestOptions.body && { duplex: "half" }),
-   },
-   // `requestOptions.request.agent` type is incompatible
-   // see https://github.com/octokit/types.ts/pull/264
-diff --git a/node_modules/@octokit/request/dist-src/fetch-wrapper.js b/node_modules/@octokit/request/dist-src/fetch-wrapper.js
-index 223307a..15114d5 100644
---- a/node_modules/@octokit/request/dist-src/fetch-wrapper.js
-+++ b/node_modules/@octokit/request/dist-src/fetch-wrapper.js
-@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ export default function fetchWrapper(requestOptions) {
-         body: requestOptions.body,
-         headers: requestOptions.headers,
-         redirect: requestOptions.redirect,
-+        ...(requestOptions.body && { duplex: "half" }),
-     }, 
-     // `requestOptions.request.agent` type is incompatible
-     // see https://github.com/octokit/types.ts/pull/264