diff --git a/x-pack/package.json b/x-pack/package.json
index fa439a208754..6b3156a30e7a 100644
--- a/x-pack/package.json
+++ b/x-pack/package.json
@@ -169,7 +169,6 @@
     "react-test-renderer": "^16.8.0",
     "react-testing-library": "^6.0.0",
     "redux-test-utils": "0.2.2",
-    "rsync": "0.6.1",
     "sass-loader": "^7.3.1",
     "sass-resources-loader": "^2.0.1",
     "simple-git": "1.116.0",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index b949aa07608c..e9b4ef6588da 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -24816,11 +24816,6 @@ rsvp@^4.8.4:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/rsvp/-/rsvp-4.8.5.tgz#c8f155311d167f68f21e168df71ec5b083113734"
   integrity sha512-nfMOlASu9OnRJo1mbEk2cz0D56a1MBNrJ7orjRZQG10XDyuvwksKbuXNp6qa+kbn839HwjwhBzhFmdsaEAfauA==
 
-rsync@0.6.1:
-  version "0.6.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/rsync/-/rsync-0.6.1.tgz#3681a0098bd8750448f8bf9da1fee09f7763742b"
-  integrity sha1-NoGgCYvYdQRI+L+dof7gn3djdCs=
-
 run-async@^0.1.0:
   version "0.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/run-async/-/run-async-0.1.0.tgz#c8ad4a5e110661e402a7d21b530e009f25f8e389"