diff --git a/.github/actions/install-build/action.yml b/.github/actions/install-build/action.yml
index f4c161d69f0..bec7a8b95d5 100644
--- a/.github/actions/install-build/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/install-build/action.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ inputs:
     required: false
     description: The directory to target.
     default: ./
+  composer_no_dev:
+    required: false
+    description: COMPOSER_NO_DEV option.
+    default: 1
 
 runs:
   using: "composite"
@@ -17,7 +21,7 @@ runs:
     - name: Install dependencies
       shell: bash
       working-directory: ${{ inputs.working_directory }}
-      run: COMPOSER_NO_DEV=1 pnpm install
+      run: COMPOSER_NO_DEV=${{ inputs.composer_no_dev }} pnpm install
 
     - name: Run build
       shell: bash
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-code-coverage.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-code-coverage.yml
index 6d0d3bddc01..3203475b2b2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-code-coverage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-code-coverage.yml
@@ -46,7 +46,9 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install and Build
         uses: ./.github/actions/install-build
-        
+        with:
+          composer_no_dev: 0
+
       - name: Build Admin feature config
         run: |
           pnpm build:feature-config --filter=woocommerce
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-code-sniff.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-code-sniff.yml
index 0d3dc8ab3d4..972f2325f81 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-code-sniff.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-code-sniff.yml
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install and Build
         uses: ./.github/actions/install-build
+        with:
+          composer_no_dev: 0
 
       - name: Run code sniffer
         uses: thenabeel/action-phpcs@v8
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-unit-tests.yml
index 0bf28dc6d32..f74f2c8bca9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-unit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-unit-tests.yml
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install and Build
         uses: ./.github/actions/install-build
+        with:
+          composer_no_dev: 0
 
       - name: Build Admin feature config
         run: |
diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce-admin/bin/install-if-deps-outdated.js b/plugins/woocommerce-admin/bin/install-if-deps-outdated.js
deleted file mode 100755
index 268b12a4edb..00000000000
--- a/plugins/woocommerce-admin/bin/install-if-deps-outdated.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env node
-
-/**
- * Performs an `pnpm install`. Since that's a costly operation,
- * it will only perform it if needed, that is, if the packages
- * installed at `node_modules` aren't in sync over what
- * `package-lock.json` has. For that, modification times of both
- * files will be compared. If the package-lock is newer, it means that
- * the packages at node_modules may be outdated. That will happen,
- * for example, when switching branches.
- */
-
-const fs = require( 'fs' );
-const spawnSync = require( 'child_process' ).spawnSync;
-
-const needsInstall = () => {
-	try {
-		const shrinkwrapTime = fs.statSync( 'pnpm-lock.yaml' ).mtime;
-		const nodeModulesTime = fs.statSync( 'node_modules' ).mtime;
-		return shrinkwrapTime - nodeModulesTime > 1000; // In Windows, directory mtime has less precision than file mtime
-	} catch ( e ) {
-		return true;
-	}
-};
-
-if ( needsInstall() ) {
-	const installResult = spawnSync( 'pnpm', [ 'install' ], {
-		shell: true,
-		stdio: 'inherit',
-	} ).status;
-
-	if ( installResult ) {
-		process.exit( installResult );
-	}
-
-	fs.utimesSync( 'node_modules', new Date(), new Date() );
-}
diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce-admin/bin/install-if-no-packages.js b/plugins/woocommerce-admin/bin/install-if-no-packages.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 24036e5808f..00000000000
--- a/plugins/woocommerce-admin/bin/install-if-no-packages.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-const spawnSync = require( 'child_process' ).spawnSync;
-const fs = require( 'fs' );
-
-if ( ! fs.existsSync( 'node_modules' ) ) {
-	console.log( 'No "node_modules" present, installing dependencies...' );
-	const installResult = spawnSync( 'pnpm', [ 'install' ], {
-		shell: true,
-		stdio: 'inherit',
-	} ).status;
-	if ( installResult ) {
-		process.exit( installResult );
-	}
-}
diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce-admin/package.json b/plugins/woocommerce-admin/package.json
index 5d959e3d349..2eff81b52de 100644
--- a/plugins/woocommerce-admin/package.json
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce-admin/package.json
@@ -10,18 +10,16 @@
 	},
 	"scripts": {
 		"analyze": "cross-env NODE_ENV=production ANALYZE=true webpack",
-		"build": "node ./node_modules/require-turbo && pnpm run install-if-deps-outdated && pnpm run clean && WC_ADMIN_PHASE=core pnpm run build:packages && WC_ADMIN_PHASE=core pnpm run build:feature-config && cross-env NODE_ENV=production WC_ADMIN_PHASE=core webpack",
+		"build": "node ./node_modules/require-turbo && pnpm run clean && WC_ADMIN_PHASE=core pnpm run build:feature-config && cross-env NODE_ENV=production WC_ADMIN_PHASE=core webpack",
 		"build:feature-config": "php ../woocommerce/bin/generate-feature-config.php",
 		"build:packages": "cross-env NODE_ENV=production pnpm -w exec turbo run build --filter='./packages/js/*'",
-		"clean": "rimraf ../woocommerce/assets/client/admin/* && pnpm run:packages -- clean --parallel",
+		"clean": "rimraf ../woocommerce/assets/client/admin/*",
 		"client:watch": "cross-env WC_ADMIN_PHASE=development pnpm run build:feature-config && cross-env WC_ADMIN_PHASE=development webpack --watch",
 		"create-hook-reference": "node ./bin/hook-reference/index.js",
 		"create-wc-extension": "node ./bin/starter-pack/starter-pack.js",
-		"dev": "pnpm run -s install-if-deps-outdated && cross-env WC_ADMIN_PHASE=development pnpm run build:feature-config && cross-env WC_ADMIN_PHASE=development pnpm run build:packages && cross-env WC_ADMIN_PHASE=development webpack",
+		"dev": "cross-env WC_ADMIN_PHASE=development pnpm run build:feature-config && cross-env WC_ADMIN_PHASE=development pnpm -w exec turbo run build --filter='./packages/js/*' && cross-env WC_ADMIN_PHASE=development webpack",
 		"example": "webpack --config docs/examples/extensions/examples.config.js --watch",
 		"preinstall": "npx only-allow pnpm",
-		"install-if-deps-outdated": "node bin/install-if-deps-outdated.js",
-		"install-if-no-packages": "node bin/install-if-no-packages.js",
 		"lint": "node ./node_modules/require-turbo && pnpm run lint:js && pnpm run lint:css",
 		"lint:fix": "pnpm lint:js-fix && pnpm lint:css-fix",
 		"lint:css": "stylelint '**/*.scss'",
@@ -33,21 +31,13 @@
 		"prepack": "pnpm install && pnpm run lint && pnpm run test && cross-env WC_ADMIN_PHASE=core pnpm run build",
 		"packages:fix:textdomain": "node ./bin/package-update-textdomain.js",
 		"packages:watch": "cross-env WC_ADMIN_PHASE=development pnpm run:packages -- start --parallel",
-		"pre-release": "./bin/pre-release.sh",
-		"publish-packages:check": "pnpm run build:packages && pnpm publish --dry-run --filter ../../packages/js/ --publish-branch main --report-summary && cat ../../pnpm-publish-summary.json && rimraf ../../pnpm-publish-summary.json",
-		"publish-packages:dev": "pnpm run build:packages && pnpm publish --filter ../../packages/js/ --publish-branch main --tag next",
-		"publish-packages:prod": "pnpm run build:packages && pnpm publish --filter ../../packages/js/ --publish-branch main",
-		"reformat-files": "wp-scripts format-js -- --ignore-path .eslintignore",
 		"run:packages": "pnpm run --filter ../../packages/js/",
-		"start": "pnpm run install-if-deps-outdated && cross-env WC_ADMIN_PHASE=development pnpm run build:packages && cross-env WC_ADMIN_PHASE=development pnpm run build:feature-config && concurrently \"cross-env WC_ADMIN_PHASE=development webpack --watch\" \"cross-env WC_ADMIN_PHASE=development pnpm run:packages -- start --parallel\"",
-		"start:package": "pnpm run:packages -- start --parallel",
-		"pretest": "pnpm run -s install-if-no-packages",
+		"start": "cross-env WC_ADMIN_PHASE=development pnpm -w exec turbo run build --filter='./packages/js/*' && cross-env WC_ADMIN_PHASE=development pnpm run build:feature-config && concurrently \"cross-env WC_ADMIN_PHASE=development webpack --watch\" \"cross-env WC_ADMIN_PHASE=development pnpm packages:watch\"",
 		"test": "node ./node_modules/require-turbo && pnpm run test:client",
 		"test-staged": "pnpm run test:client -- --bail --findRelatedTests",
 		"test:client": "jest --config client/jest.config.js",
 		"test:debug": "node --inspect-brk ./node_modules/.bin/jest --config client/jest.config.js --watch --runInBand --no-cache",
 		"test:help": "wp-scripts test-unit-js --help",
-		"test:packages": "pnpm -w exec turbo run test --filter='./packages/js/*'",
 		"test:update-snapshots": "pnpm run test:client -- --updateSnapshot && pnpm run --filter @woocommerce/components test:update-snapshots",
 		"test:watch": "pnpm run test:client -- --watch",
 		"ts:check": "tsc --build ./tsconfig.json --pretty",
diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce/changelog/update-33948_client_admin_scripts b/plugins/woocommerce/changelog/update-33948_client_admin_scripts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..660fa09494d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce/changelog/update-33948_client_admin_scripts
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Significance: patch
+Type: dev
+
+Update package.json scripts within woocommerce/client/admin plugin. #33982
diff --git a/turbo.json b/turbo.json
index a74255c79a6..54facc6e93a 100644
--- a/turbo.json
+++ b/turbo.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
         },
 
         "build": {
-            "dependsOn":  [ "^build" ],
+            "dependsOn":  [ "^build", "$WC_ADMIN_PHASE" ],
             "inputs": [
                 "src/*.js",
                 "src/**/*.js",
@@ -47,7 +47,23 @@
                 "includes/**/*.php"
             ]
         },
-
+        "woocommerce/client/admin#build": {
+            "dependsOn":  [ "^build", "$WC_ADMIN_PHASE" ],
+            "outputs": [],
+            "inputs": [
+                "client/*.js",
+                "client/**/*.js",
+                "client/*.jsx",
+                "client/**/*.jsx",
+                "client/*.ts",
+                "client/**/*.ts",
+                "client/*.tsx",
+                "client/**/*.tsx",
+                "client/*.scss",
+                "client/**/*.scss"
+            ]
+        },
+        
         "test": {
             "dependsOn":  [ "build" ],
             "inputs": [