diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3424d11b4df17..2b1f1f1703673 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     "test:server-protocols": "yarn build:server-protocols && lerna run test --scope '@aws-sdk/*-server'",
     "pretest:e2e": "yarn build:crypto-dependencies && lerna run --scope '@aws-sdk/{client-cloudformation,karma-credential-loader}' --include-dependencies build",
     "test:e2e": "node ./tests/e2e/index.js",
-    "test:versions": "ts-node tests/versions/tslib.ts",
+    "test:versions": "node tests/versions/tslib.js",
     "local-publish": "node ./scripts/verdaccio-publish/index.js"
   },
   "repository": {
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@
     "puppeteer": "^5.1.0",
     "ts-jest": "^26.4.1",
     "ts-loader": "^7.0.5",
-    "ts-node": "^10.1.0",
     "typedoc-plugin-lerna-packages": "^0.3.1",
     "typescript": "~4.3.2",
     "verdaccio": "^4.7.2",
diff --git a/tests/versions/tslib.ts b/tests/versions/tslib.js
similarity index 62%
rename from tests/versions/tslib.ts
rename to tests/versions/tslib.js
index b74b697360359..1756c3335ab6e 100644
--- a/tests/versions/tslib.ts
+++ b/tests/versions/tslib.js
@@ -1,21 +1,14 @@
 /**
  * Validate the tslib and tsc version is consistent and corresponds to each other.
  */
-import { execSync } from "child_process";
-import { readFileSync } from "fs";
-import JSON from "json5";
-import { join } from "path";
-
-type PackageInfo = {
-  name: string;
-  version: string;
-  private: boolean;
-  location: string;
-};
+const { execSync } = require("child_process");
+const { readFileSync } = require("fs");
+const JSON = require("json5");
+const { join } = require("path");
 
 console.log("Validating the tslib and tsc version is consistent within workspace.");
-const expectedVersions: { [name: string]: string } = JSON.parse(readFileSync(join(__dirname, "versions.json"), "utf8"));
-const packagesInfo: PackageInfo[] = JSON.parse(execSync("./node_modules/.bin/lerna list -l --json").toString());
+const expectedVersions = JSON.parse(readFileSync(join(__dirname, "versions.json"), "utf8"));
+const packagesInfo = JSON.parse(execSync("./node_modules/.bin/lerna list -l --json").toString());
 for (const { name, location } of packagesInfo) {
   const manifest = readFileSync(`${location}/package.json`, "utf8");
   const { dependencies, devDependencies } = JSON.parse(manifest);
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index c5e0014786d29..31864d26b149f 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1630,26 +1630,6 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@tootallnate/once/-/once-1.1.2.tgz#ccb91445360179a04e7fe6aff78c00ffc1eeaf82"
   integrity sha512-RbzJvlNzmRq5c3O09UipeuXno4tA1FE6ikOjxZK0tuxVv3412l64l5t1W5pj4+rJq9vpkm/kwiR07aZXnsKPxw==
 
-"@tsconfig/node10@^1.0.7":
-  version "1.0.8"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@tsconfig/node10/-/node10-1.0.8.tgz#c1e4e80d6f964fbecb3359c43bd48b40f7cadad9"
-  integrity sha512-6XFfSQmMgq0CFLY1MslA/CPUfhIL919M1rMsa5lP2P097N2Wd1sSX0tx1u4olM16fLNhtHZpRhedZJphNJqmZg==
-
-"@tsconfig/node12@^1.0.7":
-  version "1.0.9"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@tsconfig/node12/-/node12-1.0.9.tgz#62c1f6dee2ebd9aead80dc3afa56810e58e1a04c"
-  integrity sha512-/yBMcem+fbvhSREH+s14YJi18sp7J9jpuhYByADT2rypfajMZZN4WQ6zBGgBKp53NKmqI36wFYDb3yaMPurITw==
-
-"@tsconfig/node14@^1.0.0":
-  version "1.0.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@tsconfig/node14/-/node14-1.0.1.tgz#95f2d167ffb9b8d2068b0b235302fafd4df711f2"
-  integrity sha512-509r2+yARFfHHE7T6Puu2jjkoycftovhXRqW328PDXTVGKihlb1P8Z9mMZH04ebyajfRY7dedfGynlrFHJUQCg==
-
-"@tsconfig/node16@^1.0.1":
-  version "1.0.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@tsconfig/node16/-/node16-1.0.1.tgz#a6ca6a9a0ff366af433f42f5f0e124794ff6b8f1"
-  integrity sha512-FTgBI767POY/lKNDNbIzgAX6miIDBs6NTCbdlDb8TrWovHsSvaVIZDlTqym29C6UqhzwcJx4CYr+AlrMywA0cA==
-
 "@types/babel__core@^7.0.0", "@types/babel__core@^7.1.7":
   version "7.1.14"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/babel__core/-/babel__core-7.1.14.tgz#faaeefc4185ec71c389f4501ee5ec84b170cc402"
@@ -2382,11 +2362,6 @@ are-we-there-yet@~1.1.2:
     delegates "^1.0.0"
     readable-stream "^2.0.6"
 
-arg@^4.1.0:
-  version "4.1.3"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/arg/-/arg-4.1.3.tgz#269fc7ad5b8e42cb63c896d5666017261c144089"
-  integrity sha512-58S9QDqG0Xx27YwPSt9fJxivjYl432YCwfDMfZ+71RAqUrZef7LrKQZ3LHLOwCS4FLNBplP533Zx895SeOCHvA==
-
 argparse@^1.0.7:
   version "1.0.10"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/argparse/-/argparse-1.0.10.tgz#bcd6791ea5ae09725e17e5ad988134cd40b3d911"
@@ -3823,11 +3798,6 @@ create-hmac@^1.1.0, create-hmac@^1.1.4, create-hmac@^1.1.7:
     safe-buffer "^5.0.1"
     sha.js "^2.4.8"
 
-create-require@^1.1.0:
-  version "1.1.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/create-require/-/create-require-1.1.1.tgz#c1d7e8f1e5f6cfc9ff65f9cd352d37348756c333"
-  integrity sha512-dcKFX3jn0MpIaXjisoRvexIJVEKzaq7z2rZKxf+MSr9TkdmHmsU4m2lcLojrj/FHl8mk5VxMmYA+ftRkP/3oKQ==
-
 cross-spawn@^6.0.0, cross-spawn@^6.0.5:
   version "6.0.5"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/cross-spawn/-/cross-spawn-6.0.5.tgz#4a5ec7c64dfae22c3a14124dbacdee846d80cbc4"
@@ -7947,7 +7917,7 @@ make-dir@^3.0.0:
   dependencies:
     semver "^6.0.0"
 
-make-error@1.x, make-error@^1.1.1:
+make-error@1.x:
   version "1.3.6"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/make-error/-/make-error-1.3.6.tgz#2eb2e37ea9b67c4891f684a1394799af484cf7a2"
   integrity sha512-s8UhlNe7vPKomQhC1qFelMokr/Sc3AgNbso3n74mVPA5LTZwkB9NlXf4XPamLxJE8h0gh73rM94xvwRT2CVInw==
@@ -10512,7 +10482,7 @@ source-map-resolve@^0.5.0:
     source-map-url "^0.4.0"
     urix "^0.1.0"
 
-source-map-support@^0.5.17, source-map-support@^0.5.6, source-map-support@~0.5.12:
+source-map-support@^0.5.6, source-map-support@~0.5.12:
   version "0.5.19"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/source-map-support/-/source-map-support-0.5.19.tgz#a98b62f86dcaf4f67399648c085291ab9e8fed61"
   integrity sha512-Wonm7zOCIJzBGQdB+thsPar0kYuCIzYvxZwlBa87yi/Mdjv7Tip2cyVbLj5o0cFPN4EVkuTwb3GDDyUx2DGnGw==
@@ -11354,22 +11324,6 @@ ts-loader@^7.0.5:
     micromatch "^4.0.0"
     semver "^6.0.0"
 
-ts-node@^10.1.0:
-  version "10.1.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ts-node/-/ts-node-10.1.0.tgz#e656d8ad3b61106938a867f69c39a8ba6efc966e"
-  integrity sha512-6szn3+J9WyG2hE+5W8e0ruZrzyk1uFLYye6IGMBadnOzDh8aP7t8CbFpsfCiEx2+wMixAhjFt7lOZC4+l+WbEA==
-  dependencies:
-    "@tsconfig/node10" "^1.0.7"
-    "@tsconfig/node12" "^1.0.7"
-    "@tsconfig/node14" "^1.0.0"
-    "@tsconfig/node16" "^1.0.1"
-    arg "^4.1.0"
-    create-require "^1.1.0"
-    diff "^4.0.1"
-    make-error "^1.1.1"
-    source-map-support "^0.5.17"
-    yn "3.1.1"
-
 tslib@^1.11.1, tslib@^1.8.1, tslib@^1.9.0:
   version "1.14.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/tslib/-/tslib-1.14.1.tgz#cf2d38bdc34a134bcaf1091c41f6619e2f672d00"
@@ -12391,11 +12345,6 @@ yeast@0.1.2:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yeast/-/yeast-0.1.2.tgz#008e06d8094320c372dbc2f8ed76a0ca6c8ac419"
   integrity sha1-AI4G2AlDIMNy28L47XagymyKxBk=
 
-yn@3.1.1:
-  version "3.1.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yn/-/yn-3.1.1.tgz#1e87401a09d767c1d5eab26a6e4c185182d2eb50"
-  integrity sha512-Ux4ygGWsu2c7isFWe8Yu1YluJmqVhxqK2cLXNQA5AcC3QfbGNpM7fu0Y8b/z16pXLnFxZYvWhd3fhBY9DLmC6Q==
-
 yocto-queue@^0.1.0:
   version "0.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yocto-queue/-/yocto-queue-0.1.0.tgz#0294eb3dee05028d31ee1a5fa2c556a6aaf10a1b"