diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 95e0837588..93cd288175 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -51,8 +51,6 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/watson-developer-cloud/node-sdk/issues"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@commitlint/cli": "^8.2.0",
-    "@commitlint/config-conventional": "^8.2.0",
     "@semantic-release/changelog": "^5.0.1",
     "@semantic-release/git": "^9.0.0",
     "axios": "^0.21.4",
@@ -64,7 +62,6 @@
     "eslint-config-prettier": "^6.15.0",
     "eslint-plugin-node": "^11.1.0",
     "eslint-plugin-prettier": "^3.3.1",
-    "husky": "^4.3.7",
     "installed-check": "^3.0.0",
     "jest": "^28.1.3",
     "jsdoc": "^3.6.6",
@@ -119,87 +116,10 @@
     "snyk-protect": "snyk protect",
     "prettier": "prettier --write \"{src,test}/**/*.js\""
   },
-  "husky": {
-    "hooks": {
-      "commit-msg": "commitlint -E HUSKY_GIT_PARAMS"
-    }
-  },
   "jest": {
     "collectCoverage": true,
     "coverageDirectory": "./coverage/",
     "testEnvironment": "node"
   },
-  "commitlint": {
-    "rules": {
-      "body-leading-blank": [
-        1,
-        "always"
-      ],
-      "footer-leading-blank": [
-        1,
-        "always"
-      ],
-      "header-max-length": [
-        2,
-        "always",
-        72
-      ],
-      "scope-case": [
-        2,
-        "always",
-        "lower-case"
-      ],
-      "subject-case": [
-        2,
-        "never",
-        [
-          "sentence-case",
-          "start-case",
-          "pascal-case",
-          "upper-case"
-        ]
-      ],
-      "subject-empty": [
-        2,
-        "never"
-      ],
-      "subject-full-stop": [
-        2,
-        "never",
-        "."
-      ],
-      "type-case": [
-        2,
-        "always",
-        "lower-case"
-      ],
-      "type-empty": [
-        2,
-        "never"
-      ],
-      "type-enum": [
-        2,
-        "always",
-        [
-          "build",
-          "chore",
-          "ci",
-          "docs",
-          "feat",
-          "fix",
-          "perf",
-          "refactor",
-          "revert",
-          "style",
-          "test"
-        ]
-      ]
-    }
-  },
-  "snyk": true,
-  "config": {
-    "commitizen": {
-      "path": "./node_modules/cz-conventional-changelog"
-    }
-  }
+  "snyk": true
 }