diff --git a/code/core/package.json b/code/core/package.json
index 895b342d9b64..58bd3ea63dad 100644
--- a/code/core/package.json
+++ b/code/core/package.json
@@ -223,7 +223,6 @@
     "@emotion/styled": "^11.14.0",
     "@fal-works/esbuild-plugin-global-externals": "^2.1.2",
     "@happy-dom/global-registrator": "^18.0.1",
-    "@ndelangen/get-tarball": "^3.0.7",
     "@ngard/tiny-isequal": "^1.1.0",
     "@polka/compression": "^1.0.0-next.28",
     "@radix-ui/react-dialog": "^1.1.2",
@@ -290,6 +289,7 @@
     "leven": "^4.0.0",
     "memfs": "^4.11.1",
     "memoizerific": "^1.11.3",
+    "modern-tar": "^0.5.5",
     "nanoid": "^4.0.2",
     "npmlog": "^7.0.0",
     "open": "^10.2.0",
diff --git a/code/core/src/cli/dirs.ts b/code/core/src/cli/dirs.ts
index c855125e566e..3529582b63be 100644
--- a/code/core/src/cli/dirs.ts
+++ b/code/core/src/cli/dirs.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 import { join } from 'node:path';
+import { Readable } from 'node:stream';
+import { pipeline } from 'node:stream/promises';
+import type { ReadableStream } from 'node:stream/web';
+import { createGunzip } from 'node:zlib';
 
 import { temporaryDirectory, versions } from 'storybook/internal/common';
 import type { JsPackageManager } from 'storybook/internal/common';
 import type { SupportedFrameworks, SupportedRenderers } from 'storybook/internal/types';
 
-import downloadTarballDefault from '@ndelangen/get-tarball';
 import getNpmTarballUrlDefault from 'get-npm-tarball-url';
+import { unpackTar } from 'modern-tar/fs';
 import invariant from 'tiny-invariant';
 
 import { resolvePackageDir } from '../shared/utils/module';
@@ -21,15 +25,22 @@ const resolveUsingBranchInstall = async (packageManager: JsPackageManager, reque
   // an artifact of esbuild + type=commonjs + exportmap
   // @ts-expect-error (default export)
   const getNpmTarballUrl = getNpmTarballUrlDefault.default || getNpmTarballUrlDefault;
-  // @ts-expect-error (default export)
-  const downloadTarball = downloadTarballDefault.default || downloadTarballDefault;
 
   const url = getNpmTarballUrl(request, version, {
     registry: await packageManager.getRegistryURL(),
   });
 
+  const response = await fetch(url);
+  if (!response.ok || !response.body) {
+    throw new Error(`Failed to download tarball from ${url}`);
+  }
+
   // this unzips the tarball into the temp directory
-  await downloadTarball({ url, dir: tempDirectory });
+  await pipeline(
+    Readable.fromWeb(response.body as ReadableStream<Uint8Array>),
+    createGunzip(),
+    unpackTar(tempDirectory)
+  );
 
   return join(tempDirectory, 'package');
 };
diff --git a/code/yarn.lock b/code/yarn.lock
index 18635a42eb63..9ddcdc8c2e0d 100644
--- a/code/yarn.lock
+++ b/code/yarn.lock
@@ -4043,17 +4043,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"@ndelangen/get-tarball@npm:^3.0.7":
-  version: 3.0.9
-  resolution: "@ndelangen/get-tarball@npm:3.0.9"
-  dependencies:
-    gunzip-maybe: "npm:^1.4.2"
-    pump: "npm:^3.0.0"
-    tar-fs: "npm:^2.1.1"
-  checksum: 10c0/d66e76c6c990745d691c85d1dfa7f3dfd181405bb52c295baf4d1838b847d40c686e24602ea0ab1cdeb14d409db59f6bb9e2f96f56fe53da275da9cccf778e27
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "@neoconfetti/react@npm:^1.0.0":
   version: 1.0.0
   resolution: "@neoconfetti/react@npm:1.0.0"
@@ -10845,15 +10834,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"browserify-zlib@npm:^0.1.4":
-  version: 0.1.4
-  resolution: "browserify-zlib@npm:0.1.4"
-  dependencies:
-    pako: "npm:~0.2.0"
-  checksum: 10c0/0cde7ca5d33d43125649330fd75c056397e53731956a2593c4a2529f4e609a8e6abdb2b8e1921683abf5645375b92cfb2a21baa42fe3c9fc3e2556d32043af93
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "browserify-zlib@npm:^0.2.0":
   version: 0.2.0
   resolution: "browserify-zlib@npm:0.2.0"
@@ -11261,13 +11241,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"chownr@npm:^1.1.1":
-  version: 1.1.4
-  resolution: "chownr@npm:1.1.4"
-  checksum: 10c0/ed57952a84cc0c802af900cf7136de643d3aba2eecb59d29344bc2f3f9bf703a301b9d84cdc71f82c3ffc9ccde831b0d92f5b45f91727d6c9da62f23aef9d9db
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "chownr@npm:^3.0.0":
   version: 3.0.0
   resolution: "chownr@npm:3.0.0"
@@ -12980,18 +12953,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"duplexify@npm:^3.5.0, duplexify@npm:^3.6.0":
-  version: 3.7.1
-  resolution: "duplexify@npm:3.7.1"
-  dependencies:
-    end-of-stream: "npm:^1.0.0"
-    inherits: "npm:^2.0.1"
-    readable-stream: "npm:^2.0.0"
-    stream-shift: "npm:^1.0.0"
-  checksum: 10c0/59d1440c1b4e3a4db35ae96933392703ce83518db1828d06b9b6322920d6cbbf0b7159e88be120385fe459e77f1eb0c7622f26e9ec1f47c9ff05c2b35747dbd3
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "duplexify@npm:^4.0.0, duplexify@npm:^4.1.1":
   version: 4.1.3
   resolution: "duplexify@npm:4.1.3"
@@ -13295,7 +13256,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"end-of-stream@npm:^1.0.0, end-of-stream@npm:^1.1.0, end-of-stream@npm:^1.4.1":
+"end-of-stream@npm:^1.1.0, end-of-stream@npm:^1.4.1":
   version: 1.4.5
   resolution: "end-of-stream@npm:1.4.5"
   dependencies:
@@ -15948,22 +15909,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"gunzip-maybe@npm:^1.4.2":
-  version: 1.4.2
-  resolution: "gunzip-maybe@npm:1.4.2"
-  dependencies:
-    browserify-zlib: "npm:^0.1.4"
-    is-deflate: "npm:^1.0.0"
-    is-gzip: "npm:^1.0.0"
-    peek-stream: "npm:^1.1.0"
-    pumpify: "npm:^1.3.3"
-    through2: "npm:^2.0.3"
-  bin:
-    gunzip-maybe: bin.js
-  checksum: 10c0/42798a8061759885c2084e1804e51313d14f2dc9cf6c137e222953ec802f914e592d6f9dbf6ad67f4e78eb036e86db017d9c7c93bb23e90cd5ae09326296ed77
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "handle-thing@npm:^2.0.0":
   version: 2.0.1
   resolution: "handle-thing@npm:2.0.1"
@@ -17053,13 +16998,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"is-deflate@npm:^1.0.0":
-  version: 1.0.0
-  resolution: "is-deflate@npm:1.0.0"
-  checksum: 10c0/35f7ffcbef3549dd8a4d8df5dc09b4f4656a0fc88326e8b5201cda54114a9c2d8efb689d87c16f3f35c95bd71dcf13dc790d62b7504745b42c53ab4b40238f5a
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "is-docker@npm:^2.0.0, is-docker@npm:^2.1.1":
   version: 2.2.1
   resolution: "is-docker@npm:2.2.1"
@@ -17148,13 +17086,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"is-gzip@npm:^1.0.0":
-  version: 1.0.0
-  resolution: "is-gzip@npm:1.0.0"
-  checksum: 10c0/cbc1db080c636a6fb0f7346e3076f8276a29a9d8b52ae67c1971a8131c43f308e98ed227d1a6f49970e6c6ebabee0568e60aed7a3579dd4e1817cddf2faaf9b7
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "is-hexadecimal@npm:^1.0.0":
   version: 1.0.4
   resolution: "is-hexadecimal@npm:1.0.4"
@@ -19720,13 +19651,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"mkdirp-classic@npm:^0.5.2":
-  version: 0.5.3
-  resolution: "mkdirp-classic@npm:0.5.3"
-  checksum: 10c0/95371d831d196960ddc3833cc6907e6b8f67ac5501a6582f47dfae5eb0f092e9f8ce88e0d83afcae95d6e2b61a01741ba03714eeafb6f7a6e9dcc158ac85b168
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "mkdirp@npm:^0.5.0, mkdirp@npm:^0.5.1":
   version: 0.5.6
   resolution: "mkdirp@npm:0.5.6"
@@ -19764,6 +19688,13 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"modern-tar@npm:^0.5.5":
+  version: 0.5.5
+  resolution: "modern-tar@npm:0.5.5"
+  checksum: 10c0/e34b60e735941c53a9786cf0d9c6835e24af24860dc848c1fb8a8e2f477421d6bff19ae6d68361a2955ea8a83692ed098b3e946342670b9ff6cc8ea6f30ca6e8
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "module-alias@npm:^2.2.3":
   version: 2.2.3
   resolution: "module-alias@npm:2.2.3"
@@ -20895,13 +20826,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"pako@npm:~0.2.0":
-  version: 0.2.9
-  resolution: "pako@npm:0.2.9"
-  checksum: 10c0/79c1806ebcf325b60ae599e4d7227c2e346d7b829dc20f5cf24cef07c934079dc3a61c5b3c8278a2f7a190c4a613e343ea11e5302dbe252efd11712df4b6b041
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "pako@npm:~1.0.5":
   version: 1.0.11
   resolution: "pako@npm:1.0.11"
@@ -21230,17 +21154,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"peek-stream@npm:^1.1.0":
-  version: 1.1.3
-  resolution: "peek-stream@npm:1.1.3"
-  dependencies:
-    buffer-from: "npm:^1.0.0"
-    duplexify: "npm:^3.5.0"
-    through2: "npm:^2.0.3"
-  checksum: 10c0/3c35d1951b8640036f93b1b5628a90f849e49ca4f2e6aba393ff4978413931d9c491c83f71a92f878d5ea4c670af0bba04dfcfb79b310ead22601db7c1420e36
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "perfect-debounce@npm:^2.0.0":
   version: 2.0.0
   resolution: "perfect-debounce@npm:2.0.0"
@@ -22144,16 +22057,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"pump@npm:^2.0.0":
-  version: 2.0.1
-  resolution: "pump@npm:2.0.1"
-  dependencies:
-    end-of-stream: "npm:^1.1.0"
-    once: "npm:^1.3.1"
-  checksum: 10c0/f1fe8960f44d145f8617ea4c67de05392da4557052980314c8f85081aee26953bdcab64afad58a2b1df0e8ff7203e3710e848cbe81a01027978edc6e264db355
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "pump@npm:^3.0.0":
   version: 3.0.3
   resolution: "pump@npm:3.0.3"
@@ -22164,17 +22067,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"pumpify@npm:^1.3.3":
-  version: 1.5.1
-  resolution: "pumpify@npm:1.5.1"
-  dependencies:
-    duplexify: "npm:^3.6.0"
-    inherits: "npm:^2.0.3"
-    pump: "npm:^2.0.0"
-  checksum: 10c0/0bcabf9e3dbf2d0cc1f9b84ac80d3c75386111caf8963bfd98817a1e2192000ac0ccc804ca6ccd5b2b8430fdb71347b20fb2f014fe3d41adbacb1b502a841c45
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "punycode@npm:^1.4.1":
   version: 1.4.1
   resolution: "punycode@npm:1.4.1"
@@ -22684,7 +22576,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"readable-stream@npm:^2.0.0, readable-stream@npm:^2.0.1, readable-stream@npm:^2.3.8, readable-stream@npm:~2.3.6":
+"readable-stream@npm:^2.0.1, readable-stream@npm:^2.3.8":
   version: 2.3.8
   resolution: "readable-stream@npm:2.3.8"
   dependencies:
@@ -24602,7 +24494,6 @@ __metadata:
     "@emotion/styled": "npm:^11.14.0"
     "@fal-works/esbuild-plugin-global-externals": "npm:^2.1.2"
     "@happy-dom/global-registrator": "npm:^18.0.1"
-    "@ndelangen/get-tarball": "npm:^3.0.7"
     "@ngard/tiny-isequal": "npm:^1.1.0"
     "@polka/compression": "npm:^1.0.0-next.28"
     "@radix-ui/react-dialog": "npm:^1.1.2"
@@ -24676,6 +24567,7 @@ __metadata:
     leven: "npm:^4.0.0"
     memfs: "npm:^4.11.1"
     memoizerific: "npm:^1.11.3"
+    modern-tar: "npm:^0.5.5"
     nanoid: "npm:^4.0.2"
     npmlog: "npm:^7.0.0"
     open: "npm:^10.2.0"
@@ -24762,7 +24654,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"stream-shift@npm:^1.0.0, stream-shift@npm:^1.0.2":
+"stream-shift@npm:^1.0.2":
   version: 1.0.3
   resolution: "stream-shift@npm:1.0.3"
   checksum: 10c0/939cd1051ca750d240a0625b106a2b988c45fb5a3be0cebe9a9858cb01bc1955e8c7b9fac17a9462976bea4a7b704e317c5c2200c70f0ca715a3363b9aa4fd3b
@@ -25242,19 +25134,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"tar-fs@npm:^2.1.1":
-  version: 2.1.4
-  resolution: "tar-fs@npm:2.1.4"
-  dependencies:
-    chownr: "npm:^1.1.1"
-    mkdirp-classic: "npm:^0.5.2"
-    pump: "npm:^3.0.0"
-    tar-stream: "npm:^2.1.4"
-  checksum: 10c0/decb25acdc6839182c06ec83cba6136205bda1db984e120c8ffd0d80182bc5baa1d916f9b6c5c663ea3f9975b4dd49e3c6bb7b1707cbcdaba4e76042f43ec84c
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
-"tar-stream@npm:^2.1.4, tar-stream@npm:~2.2.0":
+"tar-stream@npm:~2.2.0":
   version: 2.2.0
   resolution: "tar-stream@npm:2.2.0"
   dependencies:
@@ -25405,16 +25285,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"through2@npm:^2.0.3":
-  version: 2.0.5
-  resolution: "through2@npm:2.0.5"
-  dependencies:
-    readable-stream: "npm:~2.3.6"
-    xtend: "npm:~4.0.1"
-  checksum: 10c0/cbfe5b57943fa12b4f8c043658c2a00476216d79c014895cef1ac7a1d9a8b31f6b438d0e53eecbb81054b93128324a82ecd59ec1a4f91f01f7ac113dcb14eade
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "thunky@npm:^1.0.2":
   version: 1.1.0
   resolution: "thunky@npm:1.1.0"