@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ runs:
               path: C:\npm\cache\_logs
 
         # On cache hit, we run the post-install script to match the native `npm ci` behavior.
-        # An example of this is to patch `node_modules` using patch-package.
         - name: Post-install
           if: ${{ inputs.cache == 'true' && steps.cache-node_modules.outputs.cache-hit == 'true' }}
           run: |
 
@@ -49,6 +49,6 @@ runs:
           uses: actions/cache@55cc8345863c7cc4c66a329aec7e433d2d1c52a9 # v6.1.0
           with:
               path: ${{ steps.npm.outputs.cache-dir }}
-              key: npm-cache-${{ runner.os }}-${{ runner.arch }}-${{ hashFiles(format('{0}package-lock.json', steps.npm.outputs.path-prefix), format('{0}patches/**', steps.npm.outputs.path-prefix)) }}
+              key: npm-cache-${{ runner.os }}-${{ runner.arch }}-${{ hashFiles(format('{0}package-lock.json', steps.npm.outputs.path-prefix)) }}
               restore-keys: |
                   npm-cache-${{ runner.os }}-${{ runner.arch }}-
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@
 		"husky": "^7.0.0",
 		"lerna": "^10.0.1",
 		"lint-staged": "^16.4.0",
-		"patch-package": "^8.0.0",
 		"syncpack": "^15.3.1",
 		"wait-on": "^8.0.1"
 	},
@@ -162,7 +161,7 @@
 		"other:cherry-pick": "npm run --workspace @wordpress/release-tools cherry-pick --",
 		"other:generate-php-sync-issue": "npm run --workspace @wordpress/release-tools generate-php-sync-issue --",
 		"other:update-packages:php": "wp-env run --env-cwd='wp-content/plugins/gutenberg' cli composer update --no-interaction",
-		"postinstall": "patch-package && npm run agents:setup -- --if-safe",
+		"postinstall": "npm run agents:setup -- --if-safe",
 		"prepare": "husky install",
 		"prepublishOnly": "npm run build",
 		"rtc:http": "node ./test/e2e/bin/rtc-dev.mjs --mode=http",