diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/bundles/zip/package-lock.json b/packages/playwright-core/bundles/zip/package-lock.json
index 9f78db5b21..23c3c1ae90 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/bundles/zip/package-lock.json
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/bundles/zip/package-lock.json
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
         "yazl": "2.5.1"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
-        "@types/tar-fs": "^2.0.4",
         "@types/yauzl": "^2.10.0",
         "@types/yazl": "^2.4.2"
       }
@@ -25,27 +24,6 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-aveCYRQbgTH9Pssp1voEP7HiuWlD2jW2BO56w+bVrJn04i61yh6mRfoKO6hEYQD9vF+W8Chkwc6j1M36uPkx4g==",
       "devOptional": true
     },
-    "node_modules/@types/tar-fs": {
-      "version": "2.0.4",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/tar-fs/-/tar-fs-2.0.4.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-ipPec0CjTmVDWE+QKr9cTmIIoTl7dFG/yARCM5MqK8i6CNLIG1P8x4kwDsOQY1ChZOZjH0wO9nvfgBvWl4R3kA==",
-      "dev": true,
-      "license": "MIT",
-      "dependencies": {
-        "@types/node": "*",
-        "@types/tar-stream": "*"
-      }
-    },
-    "node_modules/@types/tar-stream": {
-      "version": "3.1.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/tar-stream/-/tar-stream-3.1.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-Zbnx4wpkWBMBSu5CytMbrT5ZpMiF55qgM+EpHzR4yIDu7mv52cej8hTkOc6K+LzpkOAbxwn/m7j3iO+/l42YkQ==",
-      "dev": true,
-      "license": "MIT",
-      "dependencies": {
-        "@types/node": "*"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/@types/yauzl": {
       "version": "2.10.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/yauzl/-/yauzl-2.10.0.tgz",
@@ -306,25 +284,6 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-aveCYRQbgTH9Pssp1voEP7HiuWlD2jW2BO56w+bVrJn04i61yh6mRfoKO6hEYQD9vF+W8Chkwc6j1M36uPkx4g==",
       "devOptional": true
     },
-    "@types/tar-fs": {
-      "version": "2.0.4",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/tar-fs/-/tar-fs-2.0.4.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-ipPec0CjTmVDWE+QKr9cTmIIoTl7dFG/yARCM5MqK8i6CNLIG1P8x4kwDsOQY1ChZOZjH0wO9nvfgBvWl4R3kA==",
-      "dev": true,
-      "requires": {
-        "@types/node": "*",
-        "@types/tar-stream": "*"
-      }
-    },
-    "@types/tar-stream": {
-      "version": "3.1.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/tar-stream/-/tar-stream-3.1.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-Zbnx4wpkWBMBSu5CytMbrT5ZpMiF55qgM+EpHzR4yIDu7mv52cej8hTkOc6K+LzpkOAbxwn/m7j3iO+/l42YkQ==",
-      "dev": true,
-      "requires": {
-        "@types/node": "*"
-      }
-    },
     "@types/yauzl": {
       "version": "2.10.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/yauzl/-/yauzl-2.10.0.tgz",
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/bundles/zip/package.json b/packages/playwright-core/bundles/zip/package.json
index de339b69ca..e1268b08a8 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/bundles/zip/package.json
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/bundles/zip/package.json
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
     "yazl": "2.5.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@types/tar-fs": "^2.0.4",
     "@types/yauzl": "^2.10.0",
     "@types/yazl": "^2.4.2"
   }
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/bundles/zip/src/zipBundleImpl.ts b/packages/playwright-core/bundles/zip/src/zipBundleImpl.ts
index ae0d67e79c..1e9fd95432 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/bundles/zip/src/zipBundleImpl.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/bundles/zip/src/zipBundleImpl.ts
@@ -18,4 +18,5 @@ export * as yazl from 'yazl';
 export * as yauzl from 'yauzl';
 import extractZip from 'extract-zip';
 export const extract = extractZip;
+// @ts-expect-error @types/tar-fs is broken and we're fine without it
 export * as tarFs from 'tar-fs';
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/zipBundle.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/zipBundle.ts
index 58d142533c..b8fca6c710 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/zipBundle.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/zipBundle.ts
@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@ export type { ZipFile } from '../bundles/zip/node_modules/@types/yazl';
 export const yauzl: typeof import('../bundles/zip/node_modules/@types/yauzl') = require('./zipBundleImpl').yauzl;
 export type { ZipFile as UnzipFile, Entry } from '../bundles/zip/node_modules/@types/yauzl';
 export const extract: typeof import('../bundles/zip/node_modules/extract-zip') = require('./zipBundleImpl').extract;
-export const tarFs: typeof import('../bundles/zip/node_modules/@types/tar-fs') = require('./zipBundleImpl').tarFs;
+export const tarFs = require('./zipBundleImpl').tarFs;