diff --git a/.github/workflows/jest.yml b/.github/workflows/jest.yml
index 99f2d8d8e..ab2619bcd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/jest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/jest.yml
@@ -20,13 +20,10 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: "binderhub unit tests"
+      - name: "Setup dependencies"
         run: |
           npm install
-          npm test
 
-      - name: "@jupyterhub/binderhub-client unit tests"
+      - name: "Run all unit tests"
         run: |
-          cd js/packages/binderhub-client
-          npm install
           npm test
diff --git a/js/packages/binderhub-client/babel.config.json b/js/packages/binderhub-client/babel.config.json
deleted file mode 120000
index 8ecc8f067..000000000
--- a/js/packages/binderhub-client/babel.config.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../../babel.config.json
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/js/packages/binderhub-client/package.json b/js/packages/binderhub-client/package.json
index 1b83b30e3..e8c60b232 100644
--- a/js/packages/binderhub-client/package.json
+++ b/js/packages/binderhub-client/package.json
@@ -15,19 +15,5 @@
   "homepage": "https://github.com/jupyterhub/binderhub#readme",
   "dependencies": {
     "event-source-polyfill": "^1.0.31"
-  },
-  "devDependencies": {
-    "@types/jest": "^29.5.5",
-    "@babel/core": "^7.21.4",
-    "@babel/preset-env": "^7.21.4",
-    "babel-jest": "^29.7.0",
-    "jest": "^29.7.0",
-    "jest-environment-jsdom": "^29.7.0"
-  },
-  "scripts": {
-    "test": "jest"
-  },
-  "jest": {
-    "testEnvironment": "jsdom"
   }
 }