diff --git a/app/core/Engine.ts b/app/core/Engine.ts
index ed983976694..212ccd2ef6a 100644
--- a/app/core/Engine.ts
+++ b/app/core/Engine.ts
@@ -1030,6 +1030,8 @@ class Engine {
         onNetworkStateChange: (listener) =>
           this.controllerMessenger.subscribe(
             AppConstants.NETWORK_STATE_CHANGE_EVENT,
+            // @ts-expect-error network controller will be updated on this PR: https://github.com/MetaMask/metamask-mobile/pull/8812 and this type error will be addressed
+            // This is not a blocker because gas fee controller does not need ticker to be defined
             listener,
           ),
         // @ts-expect-error at this point in time the provider will be defined by the `networkController.initializeProvider`
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 6a65af8d6a9..2d773d3605d 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -3616,18 +3616,7 @@
     immer "^9.0.6"
     nanoid "^3.1.31"
 
-"@metamask/approval-controller@^3.3.0":
-  version "3.4.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@metamask/approval-controller/-/approval-controller-3.4.0.tgz#282900361d42f785578728b45014ff8cb5e557ea"
-  integrity sha512-DjqrhiX9+W/Fh6Crr7FPJ87Y/uhPWzBvfXGtekv1LHZNmEtUxkrA7aelddUM0fpTdURIGT4aNGBoQudFidc+Lw==
-  dependencies:
-    "@metamask/base-controller" "^3.0.0"
-    "@metamask/utils" "^5.0.2"
-    eth-rpc-errors "^4.0.2"
-    immer "^9.0.6"
-    nanoid "^3.1.31"
-
-"@metamask/approval-controller@^3.5.0":
+"@metamask/approval-controller@^3.3.0", "@metamask/approval-controller@^3.5.0":
   version "3.5.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@metamask/approval-controller/-/approval-controller-3.5.2.tgz#c8ca4578f053d719bff82b0c9fa1939d21978d46"
   integrity sha512-5jYMtPexeeNL8m+5Mzhayr1l367MbbBs0Wf+FBeL/xLv6nSNqvvNs/CXfvkqxLDZJKIgBCBPKg7eIu1U6MJ6ag==
@@ -4369,15 +4358,7 @@
     "@metamask/utils" "^5.0.0"
     fast-safe-stringify "^2.0.6"
 
-"@metamask/rpc-errors@^6.0.0", "@metamask/rpc-errors@^6.1.0":
-  version "6.1.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@metamask/rpc-errors/-/rpc-errors-6.1.0.tgz#dfdef7cba4b9ad01ca3f99e990b5980575b89b4f"
-  integrity sha512-JQElKxai26FpDyRKO/yH732wI+BV90i1u6pOuDOpdADSbppB2g1pPh3AGST1zkZqEE9eIKIUw8UdBQ4rp3VTSg==
-  dependencies:
-    "@metamask/utils" "^8.1.0"
-    fast-safe-stringify "^2.0.6"
-
-"@metamask/rpc-errors@^6.2.1":
+"@metamask/rpc-errors@^6.0.0", "@metamask/rpc-errors@^6.1.0", "@metamask/rpc-errors@^6.2.1":
   version "6.2.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@metamask/rpc-errors/-/rpc-errors-6.2.1.tgz#f5daf429ededa7cb83069dc621bd5738fe2a1d80"
   integrity sha512-VTgWkjWLzb0nupkFl1duQi9Mk8TGT9rsdnQg6DeRrYEFxtFOh0IF8nAwxM/4GWqDl6uIB06lqUBgUrAVWl62Bw==