diff --git a/private/aws-util-test/package.json b/private/aws-util-test/package.json
index 3cd01b3480d1..b219bb27f5e2 100644
--- a/private/aws-util-test/package.json
+++ b/private/aws-util-test/package.json
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
   "sideEffects": false,
   "dependencies": {
     "@aws-sdk/aws-protocoltests-json": "*",
-    "@aws-sdk/weather": "workspace:^",
     "@smithy/protocol-http": "^5.1.0",
     "@smithy/shared-ini-file-loader": "^4.0.2",
     "@smithy/types": "^4.2.0",
diff --git a/private/aws-util-test/tsconfig.json b/private/aws-util-test/tsconfig.json
index 868be87b588b..04048283609b 100644
--- a/private/aws-util-test/tsconfig.json
+++ b/private/aws-util-test/tsconfig.json
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@
     "rootDir": "src",
     "useUnknownInCatchVariables": false
   },
-  "exclude": ["test/", "*.spec.ts", "vitest.*.ts"]
+  "exclude": ["test/", "**/*.spec.ts", "vitest.*.ts"]
 }
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 05ed19b873c1..d3fcd3ece605 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -841,7 +841,6 @@ __metadata:
   resolution: "@aws-sdk/aws-util-test@workspace:private/aws-util-test"
   dependencies:
     "@aws-sdk/aws-protocoltests-json": "npm:*"
-    "@aws-sdk/weather": "workspace:^"
     "@smithy/protocol-http": "npm:^5.1.0"
     "@smithy/shared-ini-file-loader": "npm:^4.0.2"
     "@smithy/types": "npm:^4.2.0"
@@ -23810,7 +23809,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft
 
-"@aws-sdk/weather@workspace:^, @aws-sdk/weather@workspace:private/weather":
+"@aws-sdk/weather@workspace:private/weather":
   version: 0.0.0-use.local
   resolution: "@aws-sdk/weather@workspace:private/weather"
   dependencies: