diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 4b7c8ef78..2c7af7727 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -1090,9 +1090,6 @@ importers:
       '@vitest/injected-lib':
         specifier: link:./injected-lib
         version: link:injected-lib
-      execa:
-        specifier: ^7.1.1
-        version: 7.1.1
       playwright:
         specifier: ^1.41.0
         version: 1.41.0
@@ -1135,9 +1132,6 @@ importers:
       debug:
         specifier: ^4.3.4
         version: 4.3.4
-      execa:
-        specifier: ^8.0.1
-        version: 8.0.1
       unplugin-swc:
         specifier: ^1.4.4
         version: 1.4.4(@swc/core@1.4.1)(rollup@4.20.0)
@@ -1385,9 +1379,6 @@ importers:
       '@types/inquirer':
         specifier: ^9.0.3
         version: 9.0.3
-      execa:
-        specifier: ^6.1.0
-        version: 6.1.0
       inquirer:
         specifier: ^9.2.7
         version: 9.2.7
@@ -5605,10 +5596,6 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-8uSpZZocAZRBAPIEINJj3Lo9HyGitllczc27Eh5YYojjMFMn8yHMDMaUHE2Jqfq05D/wucwI4JGURyXt1vchyg==}
     engines: {node: '>=10'}
 
-  execa@6.1.0:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-QVWlX2e50heYJcCPG0iWtf8r0xjEYfz/OYLGDYH+IyjWezzPNxz63qNFOu0l4YftGWuizFVZHHs8PrLU5p2IDA==}
-    engines: {node: ^12.20.0 || ^14.13.1 || >=16.0.0}
-
   execa@7.1.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-wH0eMf/UXckdUYnO21+HDztteVv05rq2GXksxT4fCGeHkBhw1DROXh40wcjMcRqDOWE7iPJ4n3M7e2+YFP+76Q==}
     engines: {node: ^14.18.0 || ^16.14.0 || >=18.0.0}
@@ -6151,10 +6138,6 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-B4FFZ6q/T2jhhksgkbEW3HBvWIfDW85snkQgawt07S7J5QXTk6BkNV+0yAeZrM5QpMAdYlocGoljn0sJ/WQkFw==}
     engines: {node: '>=10.17.0'}
 
-  human-signals@3.0.1:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-rQLskxnM/5OCldHo+wNXbpVgDn5A17CUoKX+7Sokwaknlq7CdSnphy0W39GU8dw59XiCXmFXDg4fRuckQRKewQ==}
-    engines: {node: '>=12.20.0'}
-
   human-signals@4.3.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-zyzVyMjpGBX2+6cDVZeFPCdtOtdsxOeseRhB9tkQ6xXmGUNrcnBzdEKPy3VPNYz+4gy1oukVOXcrJCunSyc6QQ==}
     engines: {node: '>=14.18.0'}
@@ -14259,18 +14242,6 @@ snapshots:
       signal-exit: 3.0.7
       strip-final-newline: 2.0.0
 
-  execa@6.1.0:
-    dependencies:
-      cross-spawn: 7.0.3
-      get-stream: 6.0.1
-      human-signals: 3.0.1
-      is-stream: 3.0.0
-      merge-stream: 2.0.0
-      npm-run-path: 5.1.0
-      onetime: 6.0.0
-      signal-exit: 3.0.7
-      strip-final-newline: 3.0.0
-
   execa@7.1.1:
     dependencies:
       cross-spawn: 7.0.3
@@ -14968,8 +14939,6 @@ snapshots:
 
   human-signals@2.1.0: {}
 
-  human-signals@3.0.1: {}
-
   human-signals@4.3.0: {}
 
   human-signals@5.0.0: {}
diff --git a/test/browser/package.json b/test/browser/package.json
index 57609afb6..834f456b9 100644
--- a/test/browser/package.json
+++ b/test/browser/package.json
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
     "@vitest/browser": "workspace:*",
     "@vitest/cjs-lib": "link:./cjs-lib",
     "@vitest/injected-lib": "link:./injected-lib",
-    "execa": "^7.1.1",
     "playwright": "^1.41.0",
     "react": "^18.3.1",
     "react-dom": "^18.3.1",
diff --git a/test/cli/package.json b/test/cli/package.json
index 80e7e4629..f8fa07c1f 100644
--- a/test/cli/package.json
+++ b/test/cli/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
     "@vitest/runner": "workspace:^",
     "@vitest/utils": "workspace:*",
     "debug": "^4.3.4",
-    "execa": "^8.0.1",
     "unplugin-swc": "^1.4.4",
     "vite": "latest",
     "vitest": "workspace:*",
diff --git a/test/vite-node/package.json b/test/vite-node/package.json
index 6bb382c17..69eb99cee 100644
--- a/test/vite-node/package.json
+++ b/test/vite-node/package.json
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/inquirer": "^9.0.3",
-    "execa": "^6.1.0",
     "inquirer": "^9.2.7",
     "vite-node": "workspace:*",
     "vitest": "workspace:*"