diff --git a/node_modules/.package-lock.json b/node_modules/.package-lock.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..750a06237
--- /dev/null
+++ b/node_modules/.package-lock.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
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+}
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 14c55537a..750a06237 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ca4d32b6b..0967ef424 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1 @@
-{
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-    "socket.io-client": "^4.8.1"
-  }
-}
+{}