diff --git a/packages/package-store/package.json b/packages/package-store/package.json
index d14450fe40..41ba599294 100644
--- a/packages/package-store/package.json
+++ b/packages/package-store/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "package-store",
-  "description": "A storage for npm packages. Used by pnpm",
+  "description": "A storage for packages",
   "version": "0.23.8",
   "author": {
     "name": "Zoltan Kochan",
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
     "@types/mz": "0.0.32",
     "@types/node": "10.12.2",
     "@types/ramda": "0.25.39",
-    "encode-registry": "1.1.0",
     "load-json-file": "5.1.0",
     "mkdirp-promise": "5.0.1",
     "mz": "2.7.0",
diff --git a/packages/package-store/src/index.ts b/packages/package-store/src/index.ts
index 1c008510f4..ea8e3e8573 100644
--- a/packages/package-store/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/package-store/src/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import getRegistryName = require('encode-registry') // TODO: remove this. BREAKING CHANGE
 import { read, save } from './fs/storeIndex'
 import { ImportingLog } from './loggers'
 import createStore, { StoreController } from './storeController'
@@ -8,7 +7,6 @@ export default createStore
 export {
   read,
   save,
-  getRegistryName,
   StoreController,
   ImportingLog,
 }
diff --git a/packages/package-store/test/index.ts b/packages/package-store/test/index.ts
index bef5566c2c..1c1ba7f3d6 100644
--- a/packages/package-store/test/index.ts
+++ b/packages/package-store/test/index.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import test = require('tape')
 import tempy = require('tempy')
 
 test('public API', t => {
-  t.equal(typeof packageStore.getRegistryName, 'function')
   t.equal(typeof packageStore.read, 'function')
   t.end()
 })
diff --git a/shrinkwrap.yaml b/shrinkwrap.yaml
index ca802b65d7..784899a981 100644
--- a/shrinkwrap.yaml
+++ b/shrinkwrap.yaml
@@ -643,7 +643,6 @@ importers:
       '@types/mz': 0.0.32
       '@types/node': 10.12.2
       '@types/ramda': 0.25.39
-      encode-registry: 1.1.0
       load-json-file: 5.1.0
       mkdirp-promise: 5.0.1
       mz: 2.7.0
@@ -687,7 +686,6 @@ importers:
       '@types/ramda': 0.25.39
       '@types/tape': 4.2.32
       '@types/tempy': 0.2.0
-      encode-registry: 1.1.0
       load-json-file: 5.1.0
       mkdirp-promise: 5.0.1
       mz: 2.7.0