diff --git a/js/private/translate_pnpm_lock.bzl b/js/private/translate_pnpm_lock.bzl
index 20241295d..4ea20e9e1 100644
--- a/js/private/translate_pnpm_lock.bzl
+++ b/js/private/translate_pnpm_lock.bzl
@@ -269,18 +269,6 @@ def _fp_link_path(root_path, import_path, rel_path):
         fail("root bazel package first party dep not supported")
     return fp_link_path
 
-def _user_workspace_root(repository_ctx):
-    pnpm_lock = repository_ctx.attr.pnpm_lock
-    segments = []
-    if pnpm_lock.package:
-        segments.extend(pnpm_lock.package.split("/"))
-    segments.extend(pnpm_lock.name.split("/"))
-    segments.pop()
-    user_workspace_root = repository_ctx.path(pnpm_lock).dirname
-    for i in segments:
-        user_workspace_root = user_workspace_root.dirname
-    return str(user_workspace_root)
-
 def _impl(rctx):
     if rctx.attr.prod and rctx.attr.dev:
         fail("prod and dev attributes cannot both be set to true")
@@ -361,9 +349,6 @@ def link_js_packages():
         optional = package_info.get("optional")
         has_bin = package_info.get("hasBin")
         requires_build = package_info.get("requiresBuild")
-        # Workaround for third party packages
-        # so they are brought in from the workspace
-        # instead of being downloaded again.
         integrity = package_info.get("integrity")
         transitive_closure = package_info.get("transitiveClosure")