diff --git a/api-server/package-lock.json b/api-server/package-lock.json
index 1eb4aa8f589c74..76323599a208db 100644
--- a/api-server/package-lock.json
+++ b/api-server/package-lock.json
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/validator/-/validator-13.5.2.tgz",
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/validator/-/validator-13.5.2.tgz",
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diff --git a/api-server/package.json b/api-server/package.json
index 907a2145a4ce5c..e9b1d9ded88c58 100644
--- a/api-server/package.json
+++ b/api-server/package.json
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
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     "uuid": "^3.4.0",
-    "validator": "^9.4.1"
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