diff --git a/lib/arborist/index.js b/lib/arborist/index.js
index 871936e8a..ccfa7cad9 100644
--- a/lib/arborist/index.js
+++ b/lib/arborist/index.js
@@ -103,22 +103,6 @@ class Arborist extends Base {
     }
     for (const extra of extraneous) {
       set.add(extra)
-    return set
-  }
-
-  excludeWorkspacesDependencySet (tree) {
-    const set = new Set()
-    for (const edge of tree.edgesOut.values()) {
-      if (edge.type !== 'workspace' && edge.to) {
-        set.add(edge.to)
-      }
-    }
-    for (const node of set) {
-      for (const edge of node.edgesOut.values()) {
-        if (edge.to) {
-          set.add(edge.to)
-        }
-      }
     }
 
     return set
@@ -138,6 +122,7 @@ class Arborist extends Base {
         }
       }
     }
+
     return set
   }
 }