diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 0180af80..9d5ef4b7 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@ updates:
       # sinon-chai 4.x+ supports chai 5.x+.
       - dependency-name: "sinon-chai"
         versions: [">=4.0.0"]
-      # nyc is Node18+ only starting on nyc@16.x.
-      - dependency-name: "nyc"
-        versions: [">=16.0.0"]
       # we ignore TS as a part of quarterly dependency updates.
       - dependency-name: "typescript"
     versioning-strategy: increase