diff --git a/metro.config.js b/metro.config.js
index 5a294e105b..a498f5a209 100644
--- a/metro.config.js
+++ b/metro.config.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ gutenbergMetroConfigCopy.resolver.extraNodeModules = new Proxy(
 	{},
 	{
 		get: ( target, name ) => {
+			// Try to find the module in the Gutenberg submodule.
 			const gutenbergFolder = path.join(
 				process.cwd(),
 				`gutenberg/node_modules/${ name }`
@@ -17,17 +18,21 @@ gutenbergMetroConfigCopy.resolver.extraNodeModules = new Proxy(
 				return gutenbergFolder;
 			}
 
-			// let's try find the module in the Jetpack submodule. We'll try the .pnpm folder.
+			// Try to find the module in Jetpack's .pnpm folder.
 			const moduleFolderPnpm = path.join(
 				process.cwd(),
 				`./jetpack/node_modules/.pnpm/node_modules/${ name }`
 			);
 
-			// pnpm uses symlinks so, let's find the target
-			const symlinkTarget = fs.readlinkSync( moduleFolderPnpm );
+			if ( fs.existsSync( moduleFolderPnpm ) ) {
+				// pnpm uses symlinks so, let's find the target
+				const symlinkTarget = fs.readlinkSync( moduleFolderPnpm );
 
-			// the target is still using paths relative to the parent folder of the module, let's find the real path.
-			return path.resolve( moduleFolderPnpm + '/../' + symlinkTarget );
+				// the target is still using paths relative to the parent folder of the module, let's find the real path.
+				return path.resolve(
+					moduleFolderPnpm + '/../' + symlinkTarget
+				);
+			}
 		},
 	}
 );
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index ef7bcc6414..668c712f1b 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -15835,11 +15835,6 @@
 			"integrity": "sha512-QPrWNYeE/A0xRvl/QP3E0nkaEvYUvH3gM04ZWYtIa6QlSpEetRlRI1xvQ7hiMIySHHEV+mwDSX8Kj4YZY6ZQAw==",
 			"dev": true
 		},
-		"email-validator": {
-			"version": "2.0.4",
-			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/email-validator/-/email-validator-2.0.4.tgz",
-			"integrity": "sha512-gYCwo7kh5S3IDyZPLZf6hSS0MnZT8QmJFqYvbqlDZSbwdZlY6QZWxJ4i/6UhITOJ4XzyI647Bm2MXKCLqnJ4nQ=="
-		},
 		"emoji-regex": {
 			"version": "7.0.3",
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/emoji-regex/-/emoji-regex-7.0.3.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e0cdf0ec67..d6ea2ad92a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -104,7 +104,5 @@
 		"lint:fix": "npm run lint -- --fix",
 		"version": "npm run bundle && git add -A bundle"
 	},
-	"dependencies": {
-		"email-validator": "2.0.4"
-	}
+	"dependencies": {}
 }