diff --git a/helpers/package.json b/helpers/package.json
index e047d252..60c19c81 100644
--- a/helpers/package.json
+++ b/helpers/package.json
@@ -19,14 +19,6 @@
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=18"
   },
-  "dependencies": {
-    "micromark": "4.0.0",
-    "micromark-extension-directive": "3.0.2",
-    "micromark-extension-gfm-autolink-literal": "2.1.0",
-    "micromark-extension-gfm-footnote": "2.1.0",
-    "micromark-extension-gfm-table": "2.1.0",
-    "micromark-extension-math": "3.1.0"
-  },
   "keywords": [
     "markdownlint",
     "markdownlint-rule"
diff --git a/lib/markdownlint.mjs b/lib/markdownlint.mjs
index 9e2d505b..a98846b0 100644
--- a/lib/markdownlint.mjs
+++ b/lib/markdownlint.mjs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { promisify } from "node:util";
 import { initialize as cacheInitialize } from "./cache.mjs";
 import { version } from "./constants.mjs";
 import rules from "./rules.mjs";
-import { parse as micromarkParse } from "../helpers/micromark-parse.mjs";
+import { parse as micromarkParse } from "./micromark-parse.mjs";
 import * as helpers from "../helpers/helpers.cjs";
 
 /**
diff --git a/lib/md044.mjs b/lib/md044.mjs
index 19001a24..de8b6432 100644
--- a/lib/md044.mjs
+++ b/lib/md044.mjs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 import { addErrorDetailIf, escapeForRegExp, hasOverlap } from "../helpers/helpers.cjs";
 import { filterByPredicate, filterByTypes } from "../helpers/micromark-helpers.cjs";
-import { parse } from "../helpers/micromark-parse.mjs";
+import { parse } from "./micromark-parse.mjs";
 
 const ignoredChildTypes = new Set(
   [ "codeFencedFence", "definition", "reference", "resource" ]
diff --git a/helpers/micromark-parse.mjs b/lib/micromark-parse.mjs
similarity index 98%
rename from helpers/micromark-parse.mjs
rename to lib/micromark-parse.mjs
index 27eedfb4..afa49640 100644
--- a/helpers/micromark-parse.mjs
+++ b/lib/micromark-parse.mjs
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ import { parse as micromarkParse, postprocess as micromarkPostprocess, preproces
 // micromark-core-commonmark is not a dependency because this instance must match what's used by micromark
 // eslint-disable-next-line n/no-extraneous-import
 import { labelEnd } from "micromark-core-commonmark";
-import { isHtmlFlowComment } from "./micromark-helpers.cjs";
-import { flatTokensSymbol, htmlFlowSymbol, newLineRe } from "./shared.cjs";
+import { isHtmlFlowComment } from "../helpers/micromark-helpers.cjs";
+import { flatTokensSymbol, htmlFlowSymbol, newLineRe } from "../helpers/shared.cjs";
 
 /** @typedef {import("micromark-util-types").Event} Event */
 /** @typedef {import("micromark-util-types").ParseOptions} MicromarkParseOptions */
diff --git a/helpers/micromark-types.d.mts b/lib/micromark-types.d.mts
similarity index 100%
rename from helpers/micromark-types.d.mts
rename to lib/micromark-types.d.mts
diff --git a/test/harness.mjs b/test/harness.mjs
index 65fe54d4..e9eebe42 100644
--- a/test/harness.mjs
+++ b/test/harness.mjs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { readFile } from "node:fs/promises";
-import { parse } from "../helpers/micromark-parse.mjs";
+import { parse } from "../lib/micromark-parse.mjs";
 import library from "../lib/markdownlint.mjs";
 const markdownlint = library.promises.markdownlint;
 
diff --git a/test/markdownlint-test-micromark.mjs b/test/markdownlint-test-micromark.mjs
index fa44360c..7810128f 100644
--- a/test/markdownlint-test-micromark.mjs
+++ b/test/markdownlint-test-micromark.mjs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import fs from "node:fs/promises";
 import test from "ava";
 import { newLineRe } from "../helpers/helpers.cjs";
 import { filterByPredicate, filterByTypes } from "../helpers/micromark-helpers.cjs";
-import { getEvents, parse } from "../helpers/micromark-parse.mjs";
+import { getEvents, parse } from "../lib/micromark-parse.mjs";
 
 const testContent = new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
   fs