diff --git a/plugins/package-managers/node/src/main/kotlin/Npm.kt b/plugins/package-managers/node/src/main/kotlin/Npm.kt
index ac0b3c27f23a7..e4e479df79a2c 100644
--- a/plugins/package-managers/node/src/main/kotlin/Npm.kt
+++ b/plugins/package-managers/node/src/main/kotlin/Npm.kt
@@ -24,11 +24,6 @@ package org.ossreviewtoolkit.plugins.packagemanagers.node
 import java.io.File
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap
 
-import kotlinx.coroutines.Deferred
-import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
-import kotlinx.coroutines.async
-import kotlinx.coroutines.withContext
-
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.kotlin.logger
 
 import org.ossreviewtoolkit.analyzer.AbstractPackageManagerFactory
@@ -120,7 +115,7 @@ open class Npm(
 
     private val graphBuilder by lazy { DependencyGraphBuilder(NpmDependencyHandler(this)) }
 
-    private val npmViewCache = ConcurrentHashMap<String, Deferred<PackageJson>>()
+    private val npmViewCache = mutableMapOf<String, PackageJson>()
 
     protected open fun hasLockfile(projectDir: File) = NodePackageManager.NPM.hasLockfile(projectDir)
 
@@ -249,11 +244,7 @@ open class Npm(
      * Construct a [Package] by parsing its _package.json_ file and - if applicable - querying additional
      * content via the `npm view` command. The result is a [Pair] with the raw identifier and the new package.
      */
-    internal suspend fun parsePackage(workingDir: File, packageJsonFile: File): Package {
-        val packageDir = packageJsonFile.parentFile
-
-        logger.debug { "Found a 'package.json' file in '$packageDir'." }
-
+    internal fun parsePackage(workingDir: File, packageJsonFile: File): Package {
         val packageJson = parsePackageJson(packageJsonFile)
 
         // The "name" and "version" fields are only required if the package is going to be published, otherwise they are
@@ -289,7 +280,7 @@ open class Npm(
 
         if (hasIncompleteData) {
             runCatching {
-                getRemotePackageDetailsAsync(workingDir, "$rawName@$version").await()
+                getRemotePackageDetails(workingDir, "$rawName@$version")
             }.onSuccess { details ->
                 if (description.isEmpty()) description = details.description.orEmpty()
                 if (homepageUrl.isEmpty()) homepageUrl = details.homepage.orEmpty()
@@ -342,20 +333,12 @@ open class Npm(
         return module
     }
 
-    private suspend fun getRemotePackageDetailsAsync(workingDir: File, packageName: String): Deferred<PackageJson> =
-        withContext(Dispatchers.IO) {
-            npmViewCache.getOrPut(packageName) {
-                async {
-                    getRemotePackageDetails(workingDir, packageName)
-                }
-            }
+    protected open fun getRemotePackageDetails(workingDir: File, packageName: String): PackageJson =
+        npmViewCache.getOrPut(packageName) {
+            val process = run(workingDir, "info", "--json", packageName)
+            parsePackageJson(process.stdout)
         }
 
-    protected open fun getRemotePackageDetails(workingDir: File, packageName: String): PackageJson {
-        val process = run(workingDir, "info", "--json", packageName)
-        return parsePackageJson(process.stdout)
-    }
-
     /** Cache for submodules identified by its moduleDir absolutePath */
     private val submodulesCache = ConcurrentHashMap<String, Set<File>>()
 
diff --git a/plugins/package-managers/node/src/main/kotlin/utils/NpmDependencyHandler.kt b/plugins/package-managers/node/src/main/kotlin/utils/NpmDependencyHandler.kt
index a18c62be7086f..af874762b97c4 100644
--- a/plugins/package-managers/node/src/main/kotlin/utils/NpmDependencyHandler.kt
+++ b/plugins/package-managers/node/src/main/kotlin/utils/NpmDependencyHandler.kt
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import org.ossreviewtoolkit.model.PackageLinkage
 import org.ossreviewtoolkit.model.Project
 import org.ossreviewtoolkit.model.utils.DependencyHandler
 import org.ossreviewtoolkit.plugins.packagemanagers.node.Npm
-import org.ossreviewtoolkit.utils.ort.runBlocking
 
 /**
  * A data class storing information about a specific NPM module and its dependencies.
@@ -76,7 +75,5 @@ internal class NpmDependencyHandler(private val npm: Npm) : DependencyHandler<Np
         PackageLinkage.DYNAMIC.takeUnless { dependency.isProject } ?: PackageLinkage.PROJECT_DYNAMIC
 
     override fun createPackage(dependency: NpmModuleInfo, issues: MutableCollection<Issue>): Package? =
-        runBlocking {
-            npm.takeUnless { dependency.isProject }?.parsePackage(dependency.workingDir, dependency.packageFile)
-        }
+        npm.takeUnless { dependency.isProject }?.parsePackage(dependency.workingDir, dependency.packageFile)
 }