diff --git a/client/boot/index.js b/client/boot/index.js
index 258ba29ee2e5f..caed6f42a07e6 100644
--- a/client/boot/index.js
+++ b/client/boot/index.js
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ var React = require( 'react' ),
 	page = require( 'page' ),
 	url = require( 'url' ),
 	qs = require( 'querystring' ),
-	injectTapEventPlugin = require( 'react-tap-event-plugin' ),
 	i18n = require( 'i18n-calypso' ),
 	isEmpty = require( 'lodash/isEmpty' ),
 	includes = require( 'lodash/includes' );
@@ -81,9 +80,6 @@ function init() {
 		document.documentElement.classList.add( 'notouch' );
 	}
 
-	// Initialize touch
-	injectTapEventPlugin();
-
 	// Add accessible-focus listener
 	accessibleFocus();
 }
diff --git a/npm-shrinkwrap.json b/npm-shrinkwrap.json
index 8f7e7bc262934..08c34fc024ad6 100644
--- a/npm-shrinkwrap.json
+++ b/npm-shrinkwrap.json
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
       "version": "0.9.0"
     },
     "async-each": {
-      "version": "1.0.0"
+      "version": "1.0.1"
     },
     "async-foreach": {
       "version": "0.1.3"
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@
       "version": "6.0.4"
     },
     "babel-generator": {
-      "version": "6.11.4",
+      "version": "6.14.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "source-map": {
           "version": "0.5.6"
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@
       "version": "6.11.2"
     },
     "babel-helper-replace-supers": {
-      "version": "6.8.0"
+      "version": "6.14.0"
     },
     "babel-helpers": {
       "version": "6.8.0"
@@ -246,10 +246,10 @@
       "version": "6.8.0"
     },
     "babel-plugin-transform-es2015-block-scoping": {
-      "version": "6.10.1"
+      "version": "6.14.0"
     },
     "babel-plugin-transform-es2015-classes": {
-      "version": "6.9.0"
+      "version": "6.14.0"
     },
     "babel-plugin-transform-es2015-computed-properties": {
       "version": "6.8.0"
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@
       "version": "6.8.0"
     },
     "babel-plugin-transform-es2015-modules-commonjs": {
-      "version": "6.11.5"
+      "version": "6.14.0"
     },
     "babel-plugin-transform-es2015-object-super": {
       "version": "6.8.0"
@@ -312,16 +312,27 @@
       "version": "6.8.0"
     },
     "babel-plugin-transform-regenerator": {
-      "version": "6.11.4",
+      "version": "6.14.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "babel-core": {
-          "version": "6.13.2"
+          "version": "6.14.0"
+        },
+        "babel-register": {
+          "version": "6.14.0"
         },
         "minimatch": {
           "version": "3.0.3"
         },
         "source-map": {
           "version": "0.5.6"
+        },
+        "source-map-support": {
+          "version": "0.2.10",
+          "dependencies": {
+            "source-map": {
+              "version": "0.1.32"
+            }
+          }
         }
       }
     },
@@ -355,13 +366,13 @@
       "version": "6.11.6"
     },
     "babel-template": {
-      "version": "6.9.0"
+      "version": "6.14.0"
     },
     "babel-traverse": {
-      "version": "6.13.0"
+      "version": "6.14.0"
     },
     "babel-types": {
-      "version": "6.13.0"
+      "version": "6.14.0"
     },
     "babylon": {
       "version": "6.9.1"
@@ -423,7 +434,7 @@
       "version": "0.0.9"
     },
     "bluebird": {
-      "version": "3.4.1"
+      "version": "3.4.3"
     },
     "body-parser": {
       "version": "1.15.2",
@@ -493,7 +504,7 @@
       }
     },
     "caniuse-db": {
-      "version": "1.0.30000525"
+      "version": "1.0.30000527"
     },
     "caseless": {
       "version": "0.11.0"
@@ -1335,10 +1346,10 @@
       "version": "0.6.1"
     },
     "form-data": {
-      "version": "1.0.0-rc4",
+      "version": "1.0.1",
       "dependencies": {
         "async": {
-          "version": "1.5.2"
+          "version": "2.0.1"
         }
       }
     },
@@ -1620,7 +1631,7 @@
       "version": "3.1.5"
     },
     "imagesloaded": {
-      "version": "4.1.0"
+      "version": "4.1.1"
     },
     "immutable": {
       "version": "3.8.1"
@@ -2544,7 +2555,7 @@
       "version": "0.1.9"
     },
     "postcss-selector-parser": {
-      "version": "2.2.0"
+      "version": "2.2.1"
     },
     "postcss-value-parser": {
       "version": "3.3.0"
@@ -2724,20 +2735,6 @@
         }
       }
     },
-    "react-tap-event-plugin": {
-      "version": "1.0.0",
-      "dependencies": {
-        "core-js": {
-          "version": "1.2.7"
-        },
-        "fbjs": {
-          "version": "0.2.1"
-        },
-        "whatwg-fetch": {
-          "version": "0.9.0"
-        }
-      }
-    },
     "react-test-env": {
       "version": "0.2.0",
       "dependencies": {
@@ -2878,7 +2875,7 @@
       "version": "2.5.4",
       "dependencies": {
         "glob": {
-          "version": "7.0.5"
+          "version": "7.0.6"
         },
         "minimatch": {
           "version": "3.0.3"
@@ -3156,11 +3153,8 @@
     "spdx-correct": {
       "version": "1.0.2"
     },
-    "spdx-exceptions": {
-      "version": "1.0.5"
-    },
     "spdx-expression-parse": {
-      "version": "1.0.2"
+      "version": "1.0.3"
     },
     "spdx-license-ids": {
       "version": "1.2.2"
@@ -3287,6 +3281,12 @@
     "superagent": {
       "version": "2.1.0",
       "dependencies": {
+        "async": {
+          "version": "1.5.2"
+        },
+        "form-data": {
+          "version": "1.0.0-rc4"
+        },
         "qs": {
           "version": "6.2.1"
         }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b8c5fb88fe393..a6e0289d681e9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@
     "react-masonry-component": "4.0.4",
     "react-pure-render": "1.0.2",
     "react-redux": "4.4.5",
-    "react-tap-event-plugin": "1.0.0",
     "react-virtualized": "7.9.1",
     "redux": "3.0.4",
     "redux-thunk": "1.0.0",