diff --git a/packages/metro-config/package.json b/packages/metro-config/package.json
index 1f6d4d5e72..28f393180f 100644
--- a/packages/metro-config/package.json
+++ b/packages/metro-config/package.json
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
     "metro": "0.80.4",
     "metro-cache": "0.80.4",
     "metro-core": "0.80.4",
+    "metro-minify-terser": "0.80.4",
     "metro-runtime": "0.80.4"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/metro-config/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/loadConfig-test.js.snap b/packages/metro-config/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/loadConfig-test.js.snap
index ae77cc5806..0471222afc 100644
--- a/packages/metro-config/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/loadConfig-test.js.snap
+++ b/packages/metro-config/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/loadConfig-test.js.snap
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ Object {
       },
       "toplevel": false,
     },
-    "minifierPath": "metro-minify-terser",
+    "minifierPath": "/~/packages/metro-minify-terser/src/index.js",
     "optimizationSizeLimit": 153600,
     "publicPath": "/assets",
     "transformVariants": Object {
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ Object {
       },
       "toplevel": false,
     },
-    "minifierPath": "metro-minify-terser",
+    "minifierPath": "/~/packages/metro-minify-terser/src/index.js",
     "optimizationSizeLimit": 153600,
     "publicPath": "/assets",
     "transformVariants": Object {
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ Object {
       },
       "toplevel": false,
     },
-    "minifierPath": "metro-minify-terser",
+    "minifierPath": "/~/packages/metro-minify-terser/src/index.js",
     "optimizationSizeLimit": 153600,
     "publicPath": "/assets",
     "transformVariants": Object {
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ Object {
       },
       "toplevel": false,
     },
-    "minifierPath": "metro-minify-terser",
+    "minifierPath": "/~/packages/metro-minify-terser/src/index.js",
     "optimizationSizeLimit": 153600,
     "publicPath": "/assets",
     "transformVariants": Object {
diff --git a/packages/metro-config/src/__tests__/loadConfig-test.js b/packages/metro-config/src/__tests__/loadConfig-test.js
index 247913f8a7..a5551cff21 100644
--- a/packages/metro-config/src/__tests__/loadConfig-test.js
+++ b/packages/metro-config/src/__tests__/loadConfig-test.js
@@ -20,6 +20,13 @@ const path = require('path');
 const prettyFormat = require('pretty-format');
 const stripAnsi = require('strip-ansi');
 
+function fixupAbsolutePaths(result: any) {
+  result.transformer.minifierPath = result.transformer.minifierPath.replace(
+    process.cwd(),
+    '/~',
+  );
+}
+
 describe('loadConfig', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     cosmiconfig.reset();
@@ -39,6 +46,7 @@ describe('loadConfig', () => {
     cosmiconfig.setResolvedConfig(config);
 
     const result = await loadConfig({});
+    fixupAbsolutePaths(result);
 
     expect(result).toMatchSnapshot();
     expect(result.cacheStores).toEqual([]);
@@ -92,6 +100,7 @@ describe('loadConfig', () => {
     // We don't actually use the specified file in this test but it needs to
     // resolve to a real file on the file system.
     const result = await loadConfig({config: './__tests__/loadConfig-test.js'});
+    fixupAbsolutePaths(result);
 
     const relativizedResult = {
       ...result,
@@ -131,6 +140,7 @@ describe('loadConfig', () => {
     // We don't actually use the specified file in this test but it needs to
     // resolve to a real file on the file system.
     const result = await loadConfig({config: path.resolve(__dirname, '../')});
+    fixupAbsolutePaths(result);
 
     const relativizedResult = {
       ...result,
@@ -214,6 +224,7 @@ describe('loadConfig', () => {
     cosmiconfig.setResolvedConfig(config);
 
     const result = await loadConfig({});
+    fixupAbsolutePaths(result);
 
     expect(result).toMatchSnapshot();
     expect(result.cacheStores).toEqual([]);
diff --git a/packages/metro-config/src/defaults/defaults.js b/packages/metro-config/src/defaults/defaults.js
index 2eb200d71c..d532ae9fea 100644
--- a/packages/metro-config/src/defaults/defaults.js
+++ b/packages/metro-config/src/defaults/defaults.js
@@ -63,7 +63,9 @@ exports.moduleSystem = (require.resolve(
 
 exports.platforms = ['ios', 'android', 'windows', 'web'];
 
-exports.DEFAULT_METRO_MINIFIER_PATH = 'metro-minify-terser';
+exports.DEFAULT_METRO_MINIFIER_PATH = (require.resolve(
+  'metro-minify-terser',
+): string);
 
 exports.defaultCreateModuleIdFactory = defaultCreateModuleIdFactory;
 
diff --git a/packages/metro-transform-worker/package.json b/packages/metro-transform-worker/package.json
index edaeeed25d..ab53cecec3 100644
--- a/packages/metro-transform-worker/package.json
+++ b/packages/metro-transform-worker/package.json
@@ -26,9 +26,8 @@
     "nullthrows": "^1.1.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "metro-memory-fs": "0.80.4",
-    "metro-minify-terser": "0.80.4",
-    "@react-native/metro-babel-transformer": "0.73.11"
+    "@react-native/metro-babel-transformer": "0.73.11",
+    "metro-memory-fs": "0.80.4"
   },
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=18"
diff --git a/packages/metro/package.json b/packages/metro/package.json
index 3611f6d07f..4d6ab2ce80 100644
--- a/packages/metro/package.json
+++ b/packages/metro/package.json
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
     "metro-config": "0.80.4",
     "metro-core": "0.80.4",
     "metro-file-map": "0.80.4",
-    "metro-minify-terser": "0.80.4",
     "metro-resolver": "0.80.4",
     "metro-runtime": "0.80.4",
     "metro-source-map": "0.80.4",