diff --git a/code/lib/channels/package.json b/code/lib/channels/package.json
index d040c1149dc..489f3a585ec 100644
--- a/code/lib/channels/package.json
+++ b/code/lib/channels/package.json
@@ -41,10 +41,6 @@
     "check": "../../../scripts/node_modules/.bin/tsc --noEmit",
     "prep": "../../../scripts/prepare/bundle.ts"
   },
-  "dependencies": {
-    "ts-dedent": "^2.0.0",
-    "util-deprecate": "^1.0.2"
-  },
   "devDependencies": {
     "typescript": "~4.6.3"
   },
diff --git a/code/lib/channels/src/index.ts b/code/lib/channels/src/index.ts
index 1745cff21b5..99a90a5a9e7 100644
--- a/code/lib/channels/src/index.ts
+++ b/code/lib/channels/src/index.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 /// <reference types="node" />
 
-import deprecate from 'util-deprecate';
-import { dedent } from 'ts-dedent';
-
 export type ChannelHandler = (event: ChannelEvent) => void;
 
 export interface ChannelTransport {
@@ -62,15 +59,6 @@ export class Channel {
     this.events[eventName].push(listener);
   }
 
-  addPeerListener = deprecate(
-    (eventName: string, listener: Listener) => {
-      this.addListener(eventName, listener);
-    },
-    dedent`
-      channel.addPeerListener is deprecated
-    `
-  );
-
   emit(eventName: string, ...args: any) {
     const event: ChannelEvent = { type: eventName, args, from: this.sender };
     let options = {};
diff --git a/code/yarn.lock b/code/yarn.lock
index 4ef0c2b737d..bc7fb301653 100644
--- a/code/yarn.lock
+++ b/code/yarn.lock
@@ -7295,9 +7295,7 @@ __metadata:
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "@storybook/channels@workspace:lib/channels"
   dependencies:
-    ts-dedent: ^2.0.0
     typescript: ~4.6.3
-    util-deprecate: ^1.0.2
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft