diff --git a/code/addons/docs/package.json b/code/addons/docs/package.json
index 5d1c7c6a8ffa..ded9f51b2b8b 100644
--- a/code/addons/docs/package.json
+++ b/code/addons/docs/package.json
@@ -99,8 +99,6 @@
     "prep": "../../../scripts/prepare/bundle.ts"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@babel/core": "^7.20.2",
-    "@babel/plugin-transform-react-jsx": "^7.19.0",
     "@jest/transform": "^29.3.1",
     "@mdx-js/react": "^2.1.5",
     "@storybook/blocks": "7.1.0-alpha.5",
diff --git a/code/lib/docs-tools/package.json b/code/lib/docs-tools/package.json
index 71a299dc550b..84c4175ce3e8 100644
--- a/code/lib/docs-tools/package.json
+++ b/code/lib/docs-tools/package.json
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@
     "prep": "../../../scripts/prepare/bundle.ts"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@babel/core": "^7.12.10",
     "@storybook/core-common": "7.1.0-alpha.5",
     "@storybook/preview-api": "7.1.0-alpha.5",
     "@storybook/types": "7.1.0-alpha.5",
@@ -52,6 +51,7 @@
     "lodash": "^4.17.21"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
+    "@babel/core": "^7.12.10",
     "jest-specific-snapshot": "^7.0.0",
     "require-from-string": "^2.0.2",
     "typescript": "~4.9.3"
diff --git a/code/yarn.lock b/code/yarn.lock
index f5011f8288d8..baff6014d920 100644
--- a/code/yarn.lock
+++ b/code/yarn.lock
@@ -5093,8 +5093,6 @@ __metadata:
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "@storybook/addon-docs@workspace:addons/docs"
   dependencies:
-    "@babel/core": ^7.20.2
-    "@babel/plugin-transform-react-jsx": ^7.19.0
     "@jest/transform": ^29.3.1
     "@mdx-js/react": ^2.1.5
     "@storybook/blocks": 7.1.0-alpha.5