diff --git a/lib/commands/audit.js b/lib/commands/audit.js
index dab871669eba5..7b75ecbf2e024 100644
--- a/lib/commands/audit.js
+++ b/lib/commands/audit.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-const Arborist = require('@npmcli/arborist')
 const auditReport = require('npm-audit-report')
 const fetch = require('npm-registry-fetch')
 const localeCompare = require('@isaacs/string-locale-compare')('en')
@@ -413,6 +412,7 @@ class Audit extends ArboristWorkspaceCmd {
 
   async auditAdvisories (args) {
     const reporter = this.npm.config.get('json') ? 'json' : 'detail'
+    const Arborist = require('@npmcli/arborist')
     const opts = {
       ...this.npm.flatOptions,
       audit: true,
@@ -445,6 +445,7 @@ class Audit extends ArboristWorkspaceCmd {
     }
 
     log.verbose('loading installed dependencies')
+    const Arborist = require('@npmcli/arborist')
     const opts = {
       ...this.npm.flatOptions,
       path: this.npm.prefix,
diff --git a/lib/commands/cache.js b/lib/commands/cache.js
index 0ab40b9ed44a9..9965f7085d9ad 100644
--- a/lib/commands/cache.js
+++ b/lib/commands/cache.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 const cacache = require('cacache')
-const Arborist = require('@npmcli/arborist')
 const pacote = require('pacote')
 const fs = require('fs/promises')
 const { join } = require('path')
@@ -162,7 +161,7 @@ class Cache extends BaseCommand {
       return pacote.tarball.stream(spec, stream => {
         stream.resume()
         return stream.promise()
-      }, { ...this.npm.flatOptions, Arborist })
+      }, { ...this.npm.flatOptions })
     }))
   }
 
diff --git a/lib/commands/ci.js b/lib/commands/ci.js
index 7ed961ad9272c..97c292e8c5389 100644
--- a/lib/commands/ci.js
+++ b/lib/commands/ci.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-const Arborist = require('@npmcli/arborist')
 const reifyFinish = require('../utils/reify-finish.js')
 const runScript = require('@npmcli/run-script')
 const fs = require('fs/promises')
@@ -36,6 +35,7 @@ class CI extends ArboristWorkspaceCmd {
     }
 
     const where = this.npm.prefix
+    const Arborist = require('@npmcli/arborist')
     const opts = {
       ...this.npm.flatOptions,
       packageLock: true, // npm ci should never skip lock files
diff --git a/lib/commands/dedupe.js b/lib/commands/dedupe.js
index 0cc0e80709883..d4e8d0e8c80c3 100644
--- a/lib/commands/dedupe.js
+++ b/lib/commands/dedupe.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 // dedupe duplicated packages, or find them in the tree
-const Arborist = require('@npmcli/arborist')
 const reifyFinish = require('../utils/reify-finish.js')
 
 const ArboristWorkspaceCmd = require('../arborist-cmd.js')
@@ -31,6 +30,7 @@ class Dedupe extends ArboristWorkspaceCmd {
 
     const dryRun = this.npm.config.get('dry-run')
     const where = this.npm.prefix
+    const Arborist = require('@npmcli/arborist')
     const opts = {
       ...this.npm.flatOptions,
       path: where,
diff --git a/lib/commands/diff.js b/lib/commands/diff.js
index 1f4bfd3eb1151..3924166af0a88 100644
--- a/lib/commands/diff.js
+++ b/lib/commands/diff.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ const { resolve } = require('path')
 const semver = require('semver')
 const libnpmdiff = require('libnpmdiff')
 const npa = require('npm-package-arg')
-const Arborist = require('@npmcli/arborist')
 const pacote = require('pacote')
 const pickManifest = require('npm-pick-manifest')
 const log = require('../utils/log-shim')
@@ -146,6 +145,7 @@ class Diff extends BaseCommand {
     if (spec.registry) {
       let actualTree
       let node
+      const Arborist = require('@npmcli/arborist')
       try {
         const opts = {
           ...this.npm.flatOptions,
@@ -257,6 +257,7 @@ class Diff extends BaseCommand {
 
   async findVersionsByPackageName (specs) {
     let actualTree
+    const Arborist = require('@npmcli/arborist')
     try {
       const opts = {
         ...this.npm.flatOptions,
diff --git a/lib/commands/explain.js b/lib/commands/explain.js
index 44c32c0e5663a..a72514fb97805 100644
--- a/lib/commands/explain.js
+++ b/lib/commands/explain.js
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 const { explainNode } = require('../utils/explain-dep.js')
-const completion = require('../utils/completion/installed-deep.js')
-const Arborist = require('@npmcli/arborist')
 const npa = require('npm-package-arg')
 const semver = require('semver')
 const { relative, resolve } = require('path')
@@ -21,6 +19,7 @@ class Explain extends ArboristWorkspaceCmd {
   // TODO
   /* istanbul ignore next */
   async completion (opts) {
+    const completion = require('../utils/completion/installed-deep.js')
     return completion(this.npm, opts)
   }
 
@@ -29,6 +28,7 @@ class Explain extends ArboristWorkspaceCmd {
       throw this.usageError()
     }
 
+    const Arborist = require('@npmcli/arborist')
     const arb = new Arborist({ path: this.npm.prefix, ...this.npm.flatOptions })
     const tree = await arb.loadActual()
 
diff --git a/lib/commands/fund.js b/lib/commands/fund.js
index 479ff487ec8b0..1e8981967fc32 100644
--- a/lib/commands/fund.js
+++ b/lib/commands/fund.js
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 const archy = require('archy')
-const Arborist = require('@npmcli/arborist')
 const pacote = require('pacote')
 const semver = require('semver')
 const npa = require('npm-package-arg')
 const { depth } = require('treeverse')
 const { readTree: getFundingInfo, normalizeFunding, isValidFunding } = require('libnpmfund')
 
-const completion = require('../utils/completion/installed-deep.js')
 const openUrl = require('../utils/open-url.js')
 const ArboristWorkspaceCmd = require('../arborist-cmd.js')
 
@@ -39,6 +37,7 @@ class Fund extends ArboristWorkspaceCmd {
   // TODO
   /* istanbul ignore next */
   async completion (opts) {
+    const completion = require('../utils/completion/installed-deep.js')
     return completion(this.npm, opts)
   }
 
@@ -64,6 +63,7 @@ class Fund extends ArboristWorkspaceCmd {
     }
 
     const where = this.npm.prefix
+    const Arborist = require('@npmcli/arborist')
     const arb = new Arborist({ ...this.npm.flatOptions, path: where })
     const tree = await arb.loadActual()
 
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ class Fund extends ArboristWorkspaceCmd {
     // TODO: add !workspacesEnabled option handling to libnpmfund
     const fundingInfo = getFundingInfo(tree, {
       ...this.flatOptions,
+      Arborist,
       workspaces: this.workspaceNames,
     })
 
diff --git a/lib/commands/install.js b/lib/commands/install.js
index 273edcf45c7a8..99f5b326f7b2b 100644
--- a/lib/commands/install.js
+++ b/lib/commands/install.js
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ const readdir = util.promisify(fs.readdir)
 const reifyFinish = require('../utils/reify-finish.js')
 const log = require('../utils/log-shim.js')
 const { resolve, join } = require('path')
-const Arborist = require('@npmcli/arborist')
 const runScript = require('@npmcli/run-script')
 const pacote = require('pacote')
 const checks = require('npm-install-checks')
@@ -136,6 +135,7 @@ class Install extends ArboristWorkspaceCmd {
       throw this.usageError()
     }
 
+    const Arborist = require('@npmcli/arborist')
     const opts = {
       ...this.npm.flatOptions,
       auditLevel: null,
diff --git a/lib/commands/link.js b/lib/commands/link.js
index 6d8027f2b9cb6..61ae5a9808868 100644
--- a/lib/commands/link.js
+++ b/lib/commands/link.js
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ const util = require('util')
 const readdir = util.promisify(fs.readdir)
 const { resolve } = require('path')
 
-const Arborist = require('@npmcli/arborist')
 const npa = require('npm-package-arg')
 const rpj = require('read-package-json-fast')
 const semver = require('semver')
@@ -67,8 +66,10 @@ class Link extends ArboristWorkspaceCmd {
     // load current packages from the global space,
     // and then add symlinks installs locally
     const globalTop = resolve(this.npm.globalDir, '..')
+    const Arborist = require('@npmcli/arborist')
     const globalOpts = {
       ...this.npm.flatOptions,
+      Arborist,
       path: globalTop,
       global: true,
       prune: false,
@@ -138,8 +139,10 @@ class Link extends ArboristWorkspaceCmd {
     const paths = wsp && wsp.length ? wsp : [this.npm.prefix]
     const add = paths.map(path => `file:${path.replace(/#/g, '%23')}`)
     const globalTop = resolve(this.npm.globalDir, '..')
+    const Arborist = require('@npmcli/arborist')
     const arb = new Arborist({
       ...this.npm.flatOptions,
+      Arborist,
       path: globalTop,
       global: true,
     })
diff --git a/lib/commands/ls.js b/lib/commands/ls.js
index a737f44b73b29..eb9114802d5e0 100644
--- a/lib/commands/ls.js
+++ b/lib/commands/ls.js
@@ -3,12 +3,9 @@ const relativePrefix = `.${sep}`
 const { EOL } = require('os')
 
 const archy = require('archy')
-const Arborist = require('@npmcli/arborist')
 const { breadth } = require('treeverse')
 const npa = require('npm-package-arg')
 
-const completion = require('../utils/completion/installed-deep.js')
-
 const _depth = Symbol('depth')
 const _dedupe = Symbol('dedupe')
 const _filteredBy = Symbol('filteredBy')
@@ -44,6 +41,7 @@ class LS extends ArboristWorkspaceCmd {
   // TODO
   /* istanbul ignore next */
   async completion (opts) {
+    const completion = require('../utils/completion/installed-deep.js')
     return completion(this.npm, opts)
   }
 
@@ -63,6 +61,8 @@ class LS extends ArboristWorkspaceCmd {
 
     const path = global ? resolve(this.npm.globalDir, '..') : this.npm.prefix
 
+    const Arborist = require('@npmcli/arborist')
+
     const arb = new Arborist({
       global,
       ...this.npm.flatOptions,
diff --git a/lib/commands/outdated.js b/lib/commands/outdated.js
index 49626ebd5e20e..419fb5f5c76ac 100644
--- a/lib/commands/outdated.js
+++ b/lib/commands/outdated.js
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ const npa = require('npm-package-arg')
 const pickManifest = require('npm-pick-manifest')
 const localeCompare = require('@isaacs/string-locale-compare')('en')
 
-const Arborist = require('@npmcli/arborist')
-
 const ansiTrim = require('../utils/ansi-trim.js')
 const ArboristWorkspaceCmd = require('../arborist-cmd.js')
 
@@ -30,6 +28,7 @@ class Outdated extends ArboristWorkspaceCmd {
       ? global
       : this.npm.prefix
 
+    const Arborist = require('@npmcli/arborist')
     const arb = new Arborist({
       ...this.npm.flatOptions,
       path: where,
diff --git a/lib/commands/prune.js b/lib/commands/prune.js
index ee2c30553f1c5..12136e20e4943 100644
--- a/lib/commands/prune.js
+++ b/lib/commands/prune.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 // prune extraneous packages
-const Arborist = require('@npmcli/arborist')
 const reifyFinish = require('../utils/reify-finish.js')
 
 const ArboristWorkspaceCmd = require('../arborist-cmd.js')
@@ -19,6 +18,7 @@ class Prune extends ArboristWorkspaceCmd {
 
   async exec () {
     const where = this.npm.prefix
+    const Arborist = require('@npmcli/arborist')
     const opts = {
       ...this.npm.flatOptions,
       path: where,
diff --git a/lib/commands/query.js b/lib/commands/query.js
index b5f4d8e57ddf5..ba39f004fae23 100644
--- a/lib/commands/query.js
+++ b/lib/commands/query.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 'use strict'
 
 const { resolve } = require('path')
-const Arborist = require('@npmcli/arborist')
 const BaseCommand = require('../base-command.js')
 
 class QuerySelectorItem {
@@ -58,6 +57,7 @@ class Query extends BaseCommand {
   async exec (args) {
     // one dir up from wherever node_modules lives
     const where = resolve(this.npm.dir, '..')
+    const Arborist = require('@npmcli/arborist')
     const opts = {
       ...this.npm.flatOptions,
       path: where,
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ class Query extends BaseCommand {
 
   async execWorkspaces (args) {
     await this.setWorkspaces()
+    const Arborist = require('@npmcli/arborist')
     const opts = {
       ...this.npm.flatOptions,
       path: this.npm.prefix,
diff --git a/lib/commands/rebuild.js b/lib/commands/rebuild.js
index df791106fdd21..527447e427917 100644
--- a/lib/commands/rebuild.js
+++ b/lib/commands/rebuild.js
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 const { resolve } = require('path')
-const Arborist = require('@npmcli/arborist')
 const npa = require('npm-package-arg')
 const semver = require('semver')
-const completion = require('../utils/completion/installed-deep.js')
 
 const ArboristWorkspaceCmd = require('../arborist-cmd.js')
 class Rebuild extends ArboristWorkspaceCmd {
@@ -21,12 +19,14 @@ class Rebuild extends ArboristWorkspaceCmd {
   // TODO
   /* istanbul ignore next */
   async completion (opts) {
+    const completion = require('../utils/completion/installed-deep.js')
     return completion(this.npm, opts)
   }
 
   async exec (args) {
     const globalTop = resolve(this.npm.globalDir, '..')
     const where = this.npm.global ? globalTop : this.npm.prefix
+    const Arborist = require('@npmcli/arborist')
     const arb = new Arborist({
       ...this.npm.flatOptions,
       path: where,
diff --git a/lib/commands/shrinkwrap.js b/lib/commands/shrinkwrap.js
index a240f039356e7..c6d817d480142 100644
--- a/lib/commands/shrinkwrap.js
+++ b/lib/commands/shrinkwrap.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 const { resolve, basename } = require('path')
 const { unlink } = require('fs').promises
-const Arborist = require('@npmcli/arborist')
 const log = require('../utils/log-shim')
 const BaseCommand = require('../base-command.js')
 class Shrinkwrap extends BaseCommand {
@@ -21,6 +20,7 @@ class Shrinkwrap extends BaseCommand {
       throw er
     }
 
+    const Arborist = require('@npmcli/arborist')
     const path = this.npm.prefix
     const sw = resolve(path, 'npm-shrinkwrap.json')
     const arb = new Arborist({ ...this.npm.flatOptions, path })
diff --git a/lib/commands/uninstall.js b/lib/commands/uninstall.js
index 8c44f2e32106c..e5373119ec757 100644
--- a/lib/commands/uninstall.js
+++ b/lib/commands/uninstall.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 const { resolve } = require('path')
-const Arborist = require('@npmcli/arborist')
 const rpj = require('read-package-json-fast')
 
 const reifyFinish = require('../utils/reify-finish.js')
@@ -42,6 +41,7 @@ class Uninstall extends ArboristWorkspaceCmd {
       ? resolve(this.npm.globalDir, '..')
       : this.npm.localPrefix
 
+    const Arborist = require('@npmcli/arborist')
     const opts = {
       ...this.npm.flatOptions,
       path,
diff --git a/lib/commands/update.js b/lib/commands/update.js
index fd30bcb41e2b3..26be5ad681983 100644
--- a/lib/commands/update.js
+++ b/lib/commands/update.js
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 const path = require('path')
 
-const Arborist = require('@npmcli/arborist')
 const log = require('../utils/log-shim.js')
 
 const reifyFinish = require('../utils/reify-finish.js')
-const completion = require('../utils/completion/installed-deep.js')
 
 const ArboristWorkspaceCmd = require('../arborist-cmd.js')
 class Update extends ArboristWorkspaceCmd {
@@ -34,6 +32,7 @@ class Update extends ArboristWorkspaceCmd {
   // TODO
   /* istanbul ignore next */
   async completion (opts) {
+    const completion = require('../utils/completion/installed-deep.js')
     return completion(this.npm, opts)
   }
 
@@ -53,6 +52,7 @@ class Update extends ArboristWorkspaceCmd {
         'https://github.com/npm/rfcs/blob/latest/implemented/0019-remove-update-depth-option.md')
     }
 
+    const Arborist = require('@npmcli/arborist')
     const opts = {
       ...this.npm.flatOptions,
       path: where,
diff --git a/lib/npm.js b/lib/npm.js
index 5a347a2fd69e8..eebb453dbbacb 100644
--- a/lib/npm.js
+++ b/lib/npm.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-const Arborist = require('@npmcli/arborist')
 const EventEmitter = require('events')
 const { resolve, dirname, join } = require('path')
 const Config = require('@npmcli/config')
@@ -310,10 +309,6 @@ class Npm extends EventEmitter {
 
   get flatOptions () {
     const { flat } = this.config
-    // the Arborist constructor is used almost everywhere we call pacote, it's
-    // easiest to attach it to flatOptions so it goes everywhere without having
-    // to touch every call
-    flat.Arborist = Arborist
     flat.nodeVersion = process.version
     flat.npmVersion = pkg.version
     if (this.command) {
diff --git a/lib/package-url-cmd.js b/lib/package-url-cmd.js
index 20e6a16fe1523..250b46eeeddbe 100644
--- a/lib/package-url-cmd.js
+++ b/lib/package-url-cmd.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 const pacote = require('pacote')
 const hostedGitInfo = require('hosted-git-info')
-const Arborist = require('@npmcli/arborist')
 
 const openUrl = require('./utils/open-url.js')
 const log = require('./utils/log-shim')
@@ -33,7 +32,6 @@ class PackageUrlCommand extends BaseCommand {
         ...this.npm.flatOptions,
         where: this.npm.localPrefix,
         fullMetadata: true,
-        Arborist,
       }
       const mani = await pacote.manifest(arg, opts)
       const url = this.getUrl(arg, mani)
diff --git a/lib/utils/completion/installed-deep.js b/lib/utils/completion/installed-deep.js
index 7098d81fe7b49..045708f74bd2a 100644
--- a/lib/utils/completion/installed-deep.js
+++ b/lib/utils/completion/installed-deep.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 const { resolve } = require('path')
-const Arborist = require('@npmcli/arborist')
 const localeCompare = require('@isaacs/string-locale-compare')('en')
 
 const installedDeep = async (npm) => {
+  const Arborist = require('@npmcli/arborist')
   const {
     depth,
     global,
diff --git a/lib/utils/update-notifier.js b/lib/utils/update-notifier.js
index cb9184bcdb41d..2c839bfeff843 100644
--- a/lib/utils/update-notifier.js
+++ b/lib/utils/update-notifier.js
@@ -2,20 +2,11 @@
 // but not in CI, and not if we're doing that already.
 // Check daily for betas, and weekly otherwise.
 
-const pacote = require('pacote')
 const ciInfo = require('ci-info')
 const semver = require('semver')
 const { stat, writeFile } = require('fs/promises')
 const { resolve } = require('path')
 
-const SKIP = Symbol('SKIP')
-
-const isGlobalNpmUpdate = npm => {
-  return npm.flatOptions.global &&
-    ['install', 'update'].includes(npm.command) &&
-    npm.argv.some(arg => /^npm(@|$)/.test(arg))
-}
-
 // update check frequency
 const DAILY = 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24
 const WEEKLY = DAILY * 7
@@ -24,39 +15,10 @@ const WEEKLY = DAILY * 7
 const lastCheckedFile = npm =>
   resolve(npm.flatOptions.cache, '../_update-notifier-last-checked')
 
-const checkTimeout = async (npm, duration) => {
-  const t = new Date(Date.now() - duration)
-  const f = lastCheckedFile(npm)
-  // if we don't have a file, then definitely check it.
-  const st = await stat(f).catch(() => ({ mtime: t - 1 }))
-  return t > st.mtime
-}
-
-const updateNotifier = async (npm, spec = 'latest') => {
-  // never check for updates in CI, when updating npm already, or opted out
-  if (!npm.config.get('update-notifier') ||
-      isGlobalNpmUpdate(npm) ||
-      ciInfo.isCI) {
-    return SKIP
-  }
-
-  // if we're on a prerelease train, then updates are coming fast
-  // check for a new one daily.  otherwise, weekly.
-  const { version } = npm
-  const current = semver.parse(version)
-
-  // if we're on a beta train, always get the next beta
-  if (current.prerelease.length) {
-    spec = `^${version}`
-  }
-
-  // while on a beta train, get updates daily
-  const duration = spec !== 'latest' ? DAILY : WEEKLY
-
-  // if we've already checked within the specified duration, don't check again
-  if (!(await checkTimeout(npm, duration))) {
-    return null
-  }
+// Actual check for updates. This is a separate function so that we only load
+// this if we are doing the actual update
+const updateCheck = async (npm, spec, version, current) => {
+  const pacote = require('pacote')
 
   const mani = await pacote.manifest(`npm@${spec}`, {
     // always prefer latest, even if doing --tag=whatever on the cmd
@@ -112,15 +74,49 @@ const updateNotifier = async (npm, spec = 'latest') => {
   return message
 }
 
+const updateNotifier = async (npm, spec = 'latest') => {
+  // if we're on a prerelease train, then updates are coming fast
+  // check for a new one daily.  otherwise, weekly.
+  const { version } = npm
+  const current = semver.parse(version)
+
+  // if we're on a beta train, always get the next beta
+  if (current.prerelease.length) {
+    spec = `^${version}`
+  }
+
+  // while on a beta train, get updates daily
+  const duration = spec !== 'latest' ? DAILY : WEEKLY
+
+  const t = new Date(Date.now() - duration)
+  // if we don't have a file, then definitely check it.
+  const st = await stat(lastCheckedFile(npm)).catch(() => ({ mtime: t - 1 }))
+
+  // if we've already checked within the specified duration, don't check again
+  if (!(t > st.mtime)) {
+    return null
+  }
+
+  return updateCheck(npm, spec, version, current)
+}
+
 // only update the notification timeout if we actually finished checking
 module.exports = async npm => {
-  const notification = await updateNotifier(npm)
-
-  // dont write the file if we skipped checking altogether
-  if (notification === SKIP) {
+  if (
+    // opted out
+    !npm.config.get('update-notifier')
+    // global npm update
+    || (npm.flatOptions.global &&
+      ['install', 'update'].includes(npm.command) &&
+      npm.argv.some(arg => /^npm(@|$)/.test(arg)))
+    // CI
+    || ciInfo.isCI
+  ) {
     return null
   }
 
+  const notification = await updateNotifier(npm)
+
   // intentional.  do not await this.  it's a best-effort update.  if this
   // fails, it's ok.  might be using /dev/null as the cache or something weird
   // like that.
diff --git a/lib/workspaces/update-workspaces.js b/lib/workspaces/update-workspaces.js
index d22abda7c5b0b..892f366e9980a 100644
--- a/lib/workspaces/update-workspaces.js
+++ b/lib/workspaces/update-workspaces.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 'use strict'
 
-const Arborist = require('@npmcli/arborist')
 const reifyFinish = require('../utils/reify-finish.js')
 
 async function updateWorkspaces ({
@@ -31,6 +30,7 @@ async function updateWorkspaces ({
     path: localPrefix,
     save,
   }
+  const Arborist = require('@npmcli/arborist')
   const arb = new Arborist(opts)
 
   await arb.reify({ ...opts, update: workspaces })
diff --git a/test/lib/utils/completion/installed-deep.js b/test/lib/utils/completion/installed-deep.js
index fa39f0f0734b8..434d0214db4c8 100644
--- a/test/lib/utils/completion/installed-deep.js
+++ b/test/lib/utils/completion/installed-deep.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ const _flatOptions = {
   depth: Infinity,
   global: false,
   workspacesEnabled: true,
+  Arborist: require('@npmcli/arborist'),
   get prefix () {
     return prefix
   },
diff --git a/workspaces/arborist/lib/arborist/index.js b/workspaces/arborist/lib/arborist/index.js
index afcc3ec27150b..ba68e883a4317 100644
--- a/workspaces/arborist/lib/arborist/index.js
+++ b/workspaces/arborist/lib/arborist/index.js
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ class Arborist extends Base {
     this.options = {
       nodeVersion: process.version,
       ...options,
+      Arborist: this.constructor,
       path: options.path || '.',
       cache: options.cache || `${homedir()}/.npm/_cacache`,
       packumentCache: options.packumentCache || new Map(),
diff --git a/workspaces/arborist/lib/arborist/reify.js b/workspaces/arborist/lib/arborist/reify.js
index 6c9fc438a024b..0057d38f11756 100644
--- a/workspaces/arborist/lib/arborist/reify.js
+++ b/workspaces/arborist/lib/arborist/reify.js
@@ -702,7 +702,6 @@ module.exports = cls => class Reifier extends cls {
       })
       await pacote.extract(res, node.path, {
         ...this.options,
-        Arborist: this.constructor,
         resolved: node.resolved,
         integrity: node.integrity,
       })