diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 8c23fd43327..2dcdbb9499e 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -2666,6 +2666,8 @@
       "version": "0.4.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/chromium-bidi/-/chromium-bidi-0.4.3.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-A40H1rdpJqkTdnGhnYDzMhtDdIbkXNFj2wgIfivMXL7LyHFDmBtv1hdyycDhnxtYunbPLDZtTs/n+ZT5j7Vnew==",
+      "optional": true,
+      "peer": true,
       "peerDependencies": {
         "devtools-protocol": "*",
         "mitt": "*"
@@ -6038,7 +6040,8 @@
     "node_modules/mitt": {
       "version": "3.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mitt/-/mitt-3.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-7dX2/10ITVyqh4aOSVI9gdape+t9l2/8QxHrFmUXu4EEUpdlxl6RudZUPZoc+zuY2hk1j7XxVroIVIan/pD/SQ=="
+      "integrity": "sha512-7dX2/10ITVyqh4aOSVI9gdape+t9l2/8QxHrFmUXu4EEUpdlxl6RudZUPZoc+zuY2hk1j7XxVroIVIan/pD/SQ==",
+      "devOptional": true
     },
     "node_modules/mkdirp-classic": {
       "version": "0.5.3",
@@ -8663,7 +8666,6 @@
       "version": "19.7.0",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
-        "chromium-bidi": "0.4.3",
         "cross-fetch": "3.1.5",
         "debug": "4.3.4",
         "devtools-protocol": "0.0.1094867",
@@ -8679,9 +8681,13 @@
         "node": ">=14.1.0"
       },
       "peerDependencies": {
+        "chromium-bidi": "0.4.3",
         "typescript": ">= 4.7.4"
       },
       "peerDependenciesMeta": {
+        "chromium-bidi": {
+          "optional": true
+        },
         "typescript": {
           "optional": true
         }
@@ -10990,6 +10996,8 @@
       "version": "0.4.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/chromium-bidi/-/chromium-bidi-0.4.3.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-A40H1rdpJqkTdnGhnYDzMhtDdIbkXNFj2wgIfivMXL7LyHFDmBtv1hdyycDhnxtYunbPLDZtTs/n+ZT5j7Vnew==",
+      "optional": true,
+      "peer": true,
       "requires": {}
     },
     "cli-cursor": {
@@ -13390,7 +13398,8 @@
     "mitt": {
       "version": "3.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mitt/-/mitt-3.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-7dX2/10ITVyqh4aOSVI9gdape+t9l2/8QxHrFmUXu4EEUpdlxl6RudZUPZoc+zuY2hk1j7XxVroIVIan/pD/SQ=="
+      "integrity": "sha512-7dX2/10ITVyqh4aOSVI9gdape+t9l2/8QxHrFmUXu4EEUpdlxl6RudZUPZoc+zuY2hk1j7XxVroIVIan/pD/SQ==",
+      "devOptional": true
     },
     "mkdirp-classic": {
       "version": "0.5.3",
@@ -14091,7 +14100,6 @@
     "puppeteer-core": {
       "version": "file:packages/puppeteer-core",
       "requires": {
-        "chromium-bidi": "0.4.3",
         "cross-fetch": "3.1.5",
         "debug": "4.3.4",
         "devtools-protocol": "0.0.1094867",
diff --git a/packages/puppeteer-core/package.json b/packages/puppeteer-core/package.json
index 7465a6a1c39..f16da83f5e7 100644
--- a/packages/puppeteer-core/package.json
+++ b/packages/puppeteer-core/package.json
@@ -131,7 +131,6 @@
   "author": "The Chromium Authors",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "dependencies": {
-    "chromium-bidi": "0.4.3",
     "cross-fetch": "3.1.5",
     "debug": "4.3.4",
     "devtools-protocol": "0.0.1094867",
@@ -144,11 +143,15 @@
     "ws": "8.11.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "typescript": ">= 4.7.4"
+    "typescript": ">= 4.7.4",
+    "chromium-bidi": "0.4.3"
   },
   "peerDependenciesMeta": {
     "typescript": {
       "optional": true
+    },
+    "chromium-bidi": {
+      "optional": true
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/puppeteer-core/src/node/BrowserRunner.ts b/packages/puppeteer-core/src/node/BrowserRunner.ts
index 8c1b126892c..65ad1bfd2e8 100644
--- a/packages/puppeteer-core/src/node/BrowserRunner.ts
+++ b/packages/puppeteer-core/src/node/BrowserRunner.ts
@@ -262,7 +262,9 @@ export class BrowserRunner {
     );
     browserWSEndpoint += '/session';
     const transport = await WebSocketTransport.create(browserWSEndpoint);
-    const BiDi = await import('../common/bidi/bidi.js');
+    const BiDi = await import(
+      /* webpackIgnore: true */ '../common/bidi/bidi.js'
+    );
     return new BiDi.Connection(transport, slowMo);
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/puppeteer-core/src/node/ChromeLauncher.ts b/packages/puppeteer-core/src/node/ChromeLauncher.ts
index c0a1877033a..646f48ef79f 100644
--- a/packages/puppeteer-core/src/node/ChromeLauncher.ts
+++ b/packages/puppeteer-core/src/node/ChromeLauncher.ts
@@ -129,7 +129,9 @@ export class ChromeLauncher extends ProductLauncher {
 
       if (protocol === 'webDriverBiDi') {
         try {
-          const BiDi = await import('../common/bidi/bidi.js');
+          const BiDi = await import(
+            /* webpackIgnore: true */ '../common/bidi/bidi.js'
+          );
           const bidiConnection = await BiDi.connectBidiOverCDP(connection);
           browser = await BiDi.Browser.create({
             connection: bidiConnection,
diff --git a/packages/puppeteer-core/src/node/FirefoxLauncher.ts b/packages/puppeteer-core/src/node/FirefoxLauncher.ts
index c65d7b50220..14c7668317b 100644
--- a/packages/puppeteer-core/src/node/FirefoxLauncher.ts
+++ b/packages/puppeteer-core/src/node/FirefoxLauncher.ts
@@ -131,7 +131,9 @@ export class FirefoxLauncher extends ProductLauncher {
           slowMo,
           preferredRevision: this.puppeteer.browserRevision,
         });
-        const BiDi = await import('../common/bidi/bidi.js');
+        const BiDi = await import(
+          /* webpackIgnore: true */ '../common/bidi/bidi.js'
+        );
         browser = await BiDi.Browser.create({
           connection,
           closeCallback: runner.close.bind(runner),