diff --git a/.nvmrc b/.nvmrc
deleted file mode 100644
index 3c032078a..000000000
--- a/.nvmrc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-18
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4ba6232b7..f5dca5571 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -48,9 +48,6 @@
       "last 1 safari version"
     ]
   },
-  "engines": {
-    "node": "18.x"
-  },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@aws-amplify/backend": "^1.23.0",
     "@aws-amplify/backend-cli": "^1.8.3",