build: tweaks

package.json

@@ -152,7 +152,6 @@
     "git-authors-cli": "latest",
     "github-generate-release": "latest",
     "nano-staged": "latest",
-    "npm-check-updates": "latest",
     "simple-git-hooks": "latest",
     "standard": "latest",
     "standard-version": "latest",
@@ -173,14 +172,11 @@
     "postinstall": "node scripts/postinstall.js",
     "postrelease": "npm run release:tags && npm run release:github && (ci-publish || npm publish --access=public)",
     "preinstall": "node scripts/preinstall.mjs",
-    "prerelease": "npm run update:check",
     "pretest": "npm run lint",
     "release": "standard-version -a",
     "release:github": "github-generate-release",
     "release:tags": "git push --follow-tags origin HEAD:master",
-    "test": "c8 ava",
-    "update": "ncu -u",
-    "update:check": "ncu -- --error-level 2"
+    "test": "c8 ava"
   },
   "license": "MIT",
   "commitlint": {