diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 0e358fe4..b7c70665 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
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         "proxy-from-env": "1.1.0",
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+      "dev": true,
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=8"
       }
@@ -6155,73 +6155,6 @@
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/pkg-dir/-/pkg-dir-4.2.0.tgz",
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-      "dependencies": {
-        "find-up": "^4.0.0"
-      },
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">=8"
-      }
-    },
-    "node_modules/pkg-dir/node_modules/find-up": {
-      "version": "4.1.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/find-up/-/find-up-4.1.0.tgz",
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-      "dependencies": {
-        "locate-path": "^5.0.0",
-        "path-exists": "^4.0.0"
-      },
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">=8"
-      }
-    },
-    "node_modules/pkg-dir/node_modules/locate-path": {
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/locate-path/-/locate-path-5.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-t7hw9pI+WvuwNJXwk5zVHpyhIqzg2qTlklJOf0mVxGSbe3Fp2VieZcduNYjaLDoy6p9uGpQEGWG87WpMKlNq8g==",
-      "dependencies": {
-        "p-locate": "^4.1.0"
-      },
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">=8"
-      }
-    },
-    "node_modules/pkg-dir/node_modules/p-limit": {
-      "version": "2.3.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/p-limit/-/p-limit-2.3.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-//88mFWSJx8lxCzwdAABTJL2MyWB12+eIY7MDL2SqLmAkeKU9qxRvWuSyTjm3FUmpBEMuFfckAIqEaVGUDxb6w==",
-      "dependencies": {
-        "p-try": "^2.0.0"
-      },
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">=6"
-      },
-      "funding": {
-        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/sindresorhus"
-      }
-    },
-    "node_modules/pkg-dir/node_modules/p-locate": {
-      "version": "4.1.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/p-locate/-/p-locate-4.1.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-R79ZZ/0wAxKGu3oYMlz8jy/kbhsNrS7SKZ7PxEHBgJ5+F2mtFW2fK2cOtBh1cHYkQsbzFV7I+EoRKe6Yt0oK7A==",
-      "dependencies": {
-        "p-limit": "^2.2.0"
-      },
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">=8"
-      }
-    },
-    "node_modules/pkg-dir/node_modules/p-try": {
-      "version": "2.2.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/p-try/-/p-try-2.2.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-R4nPAVTAU0B9D35/Gk3uJf/7XYbQcyohSKdvAxIRSNghFl4e71hVoGnBNQz9cWaXxO2I10KTC+3jMdvvoKw6dQ==",
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">=6"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/plur": {
       "version": "4.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/plur/-/plur-4.0.0.tgz",
@@ -12179,7 +12112,8 @@
     "path-exists": {
       "version": "4.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/path-exists/-/path-exists-4.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-ak9Qy5Q7jYb2Wwcey5Fpvg2KoAc/ZIhLSLOSBmRmygPsGwkVVt0fZa0qrtMz+m6tJTAHfZQ8FnmB4MG4LWy7/w=="
+      "integrity": "sha512-ak9Qy5Q7jYb2Wwcey5Fpvg2KoAc/ZIhLSLOSBmRmygPsGwkVVt0fZa0qrtMz+m6tJTAHfZQ8FnmB4MG4LWy7/w==",
+      "dev": true
     },
     "path-is-absolute": {
       "version": "1.0.1",
@@ -12245,54 +12179,6 @@
         "pngjs": "^6.0.0"
       }
     },
-    "pkg-dir": {
-      "version": "4.2.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/pkg-dir/-/pkg-dir-4.2.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-HRDzbaKjC+AOWVXxAU/x54COGeIv9eb+6CkDSQoNTt4XyWoIJvuPsXizxu/Fr23EiekbtZwmh1IcIG/l/a10GQ==",
-      "requires": {
-        "find-up": "^4.0.0"
-      },
-      "dependencies": {
-        "find-up": {
-          "version": "4.1.0",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/find-up/-/find-up-4.1.0.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha512-PpOwAdQ/YlXQ2vj8a3h8IipDuYRi3wceVQQGYWxNINccq40Anw7BlsEXCMbt1Zt+OLA6Fq9suIpIWD0OsnISlw==",
-          "requires": {
-            "locate-path": "^5.0.0",
-            "path-exists": "^4.0.0"
-          }
-        },
-        "locate-path": {
-          "version": "5.0.0",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/locate-path/-/locate-path-5.0.0.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha512-t7hw9pI+WvuwNJXwk5zVHpyhIqzg2qTlklJOf0mVxGSbe3Fp2VieZcduNYjaLDoy6p9uGpQEGWG87WpMKlNq8g==",
-          "requires": {
-            "p-locate": "^4.1.0"
-          }
-        },
-        "p-limit": {
-          "version": "2.3.0",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/p-limit/-/p-limit-2.3.0.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha512-//88mFWSJx8lxCzwdAABTJL2MyWB12+eIY7MDL2SqLmAkeKU9qxRvWuSyTjm3FUmpBEMuFfckAIqEaVGUDxb6w==",
-          "requires": {
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-          }
-        },
-        "p-locate": {
-          "version": "4.1.0",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/p-locate/-/p-locate-4.1.0.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha512-R79ZZ/0wAxKGu3oYMlz8jy/kbhsNrS7SKZ7PxEHBgJ5+F2mtFW2fK2cOtBh1cHYkQsbzFV7I+EoRKe6Yt0oK7A==",
-          "requires": {
-            "p-limit": "^2.2.0"
-          }
-        },
-        "p-try": {
-          "version": "2.2.0",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/p-try/-/p-try-2.2.0.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha512-R4nPAVTAU0B9D35/Gk3uJf/7XYbQcyohSKdvAxIRSNghFl4e71hVoGnBNQz9cWaXxO2I10KTC+3jMdvvoKw6dQ=="
-        }
-      }
-    },
     "plur": {
       "version": "4.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/plur/-/plur-4.0.0.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6d957a93..9bb6dfc2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@
     "devtools-protocol": "0.0.1019158",
     "extract-zip": "2.0.1",
     "https-proxy-agent": "5.0.1",
-    "pkg-dir": "4.2.0",
     "progress": "2.0.3",
     "proxy-from-env": "1.1.0",
     "rimraf": "3.0.2",
diff --git a/src/initializePuppeteer.ts b/src/initializePuppeteer.ts
index 224e498e..fb0f2565 100644
--- a/src/initializePuppeteer.ts
+++ b/src/initializePuppeteer.ts
@@ -14,18 +14,18 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import {sync} from 'pkg-dir';
 import {Product} from './common/Product.js';
 import {rootDirname} from './constants.js';
 import {PuppeteerNode} from './node/Puppeteer.js';
 import {PUPPETEER_REVISIONS} from './revisions.js';
+import {getPackageDirectory} from './util/getPackageDirectory.js';
 
 /**
  * @internal
  */
 export const initializePuppeteer = (packageName: string): PuppeteerNode => {
   const isPuppeteerCore = packageName === 'puppeteer-core';
-  const puppeteerRootDirectory = sync(rootDirname);
+  const puppeteerRootDirectory = getPackageDirectory(rootDirname);
   let preferredRevision = PUPPETEER_REVISIONS.chromium;
   // puppeteer-core ignores environment variables
   const productName = !isPuppeteerCore
diff --git a/src/util/getPackageDirectory.ts b/src/util/getPackageDirectory.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..94c49535
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/util/getPackageDirectory.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import {existsSync} from 'fs';
+import {dirname, join, parse} from 'path';
+
+export const getPackageDirectory = (from: string): string => {
+  let found = existsSync(join(from, 'package.json'));
+  const root = parse(from).root;
+  while (!found) {
+    if (from === root) {
+      throw new Error('Cannot find package directory');
+    }
+    from = dirname(from);
+    found = existsSync(join(from, 'package.json'));
+  }
+  return from;
+};