diff --git a/packages/configs/default/index.json b/packages/configs/default/index.json
index 974ad645f0f..de133550b75 100644
--- a/packages/configs/default/index.json
+++ b/packages/configs/default/index.json
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@
   "runtimes": [
     "@parcel/runtime-js",
     "@parcel/runtime-browser-hmr",
-    "@parcel/runtime-react-refresh",
     "@parcel/runtime-service-worker"
   ],
   "optimizers": {
diff --git a/packages/configs/default/package.json b/packages/configs/default/package.json
index 9c97e7ddeba..a933aeaf0c4 100644
--- a/packages/configs/default/package.json
+++ b/packages/configs/default/package.json
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
     "@parcel/resolver-default": "2.13.3",
     "@parcel/runtime-browser-hmr": "2.13.3",
     "@parcel/runtime-js": "2.13.3",
-    "@parcel/runtime-react-refresh": "2.13.3",
     "@parcel/runtime-service-worker": "2.13.3",
     "@parcel/transformer-babel": "2.13.3",
     "@parcel/transformer-css": "2.13.3",
diff --git a/packages/configs/repl/index.json b/packages/configs/repl/index.json
index 09b050094f0..b98cc0a56e6 100644
--- a/packages/configs/repl/index.json
+++ b/packages/configs/repl/index.json
@@ -16,11 +16,7 @@
     "url:*": ["@parcel/transformer-raw"]
   },
   "namers": ["@parcel/namer-default"],
-  "runtimes": [
-    "@parcel/runtime-js",
-    "@parcel/runtime-browser-hmr",
-    "@parcel/runtime-react-refresh"
-  ],
+  "runtimes": ["@parcel/runtime-js", "@parcel/runtime-browser-hmr"],
   "optimizers": {
     "*.{js,mjs,cjs}": ["@parcel/optimizer-terser"],
     "*.css": ["@parcel/optimizer-css"]
diff --git a/packages/configs/repl/package.json b/packages/configs/repl/package.json
index 6f60463f8c2..542c7c1e827 100644
--- a/packages/configs/repl/package.json
+++ b/packages/configs/repl/package.json
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
     "@parcel/resolver-repl-runtimes": "2.13.3",
     "@parcel/runtime-browser-hmr": "2.13.3",
     "@parcel/runtime-js": "2.13.3",
-    "@parcel/runtime-react-refresh": "2.13.3",
     "@parcel/transformer-babel": "2.13.3",
     "@parcel/transformer-css": "2.13.3",
     "@parcel/transformer-html": "2.13.3",
diff --git a/packages/core/integration-tests/test/integration/react-refresh-inline-script/package.json b/packages/core/integration-tests/test/integration/react-refresh-inline-script/package.json
index e04e63e83ad..f0e3cd3c482 100644
--- a/packages/core/integration-tests/test/integration/react-refresh-inline-script/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/integration-tests/test/integration/react-refresh-inline-script/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
   "dependencies": {
-    "react": "*"
+    "react": "^19"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/dev/repl/src/parcel/BrowserPackageManager.js b/packages/dev/repl/src/parcel/BrowserPackageManager.js
index c14bc15d99c..6970db533e3 100644
--- a/packages/dev/repl/src/parcel/BrowserPackageManager.js
+++ b/packages/dev/repl/src/parcel/BrowserPackageManager.js
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import resolverDefault from '@parcel/resolver-default';
 import resolverREPLRuntimes from '@parcel/resolver-repl-runtimes';
 import runtimeHMR from '@parcel/runtime-browser-hmr';
 import runtimeJs from '@parcel/runtime-js';
-import runtimeReactRefresh from '@parcel/runtime-react-refresh';
 import transformerBabel from '@parcel/transformer-babel';
 import transformerCss from '@parcel/transformer-css';
 import transformerHtml from '@parcel/transformer-html';
@@ -57,7 +56,6 @@ export const BUILTINS = {
   '@parcel/resolver-repl-runtimes': resolverREPLRuntimes,
   '@parcel/runtime-browser-hmr': runtimeHMR,
   '@parcel/runtime-js': runtimeJs,
-  '@parcel/runtime-react-refresh': runtimeReactRefresh,
   '@parcel/transformer-babel': transformerBabel,
   '@parcel/transformer-css': transformerCss,
   '@parcel/transformer-html': transformerHtml,
diff --git a/packages/runtimes/react-refresh/package.json b/packages/runtimes/react-refresh/package.json
deleted file mode 100644
index ef62d366ab3..00000000000
--- a/packages/runtimes/react-refresh/package.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "name": "@parcel/runtime-react-refresh",
-  "version": "2.13.3",
-  "license": "MIT",
-  "publishConfig": {
-    "access": "public"
-  },
-  "funding": {
-    "type": "opencollective",
-    "url": "https://opencollective.com/parcel"
-  },
-  "repository": {
-    "type": "git",
-    "url": "https://github.com/parcel-bundler/parcel.git"
-  },
-  "main": "lib/ReactRefreshRuntime.js",
-  "source": "src/ReactRefreshRuntime.js",
-  "engines": {
-    "node": ">= 16.0.0",
-    "parcel": "^2.13.3"
-  },
-  "dependencies": {
-    "@parcel/plugin": "2.13.3",
-    "@parcel/utils": "2.13.3",
-    "react-error-overlay": "6.0.9",
-    "react-refresh": ">=0.9 <=0.14"
-  }
-}
diff --git a/packages/runtimes/react-refresh/src/ReactRefreshRuntime.js b/packages/runtimes/react-refresh/src/ReactRefreshRuntime.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 384d365e96d..00000000000
--- a/packages/runtimes/react-refresh/src/ReactRefreshRuntime.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,74 +0,0 @@
-// @flow strict-local
-
-import {Runtime} from '@parcel/plugin';
-import {loadConfig} from '@parcel/utils';
-// $FlowFixMe Package json is untyped
-import {version} from 'react-refresh/package.json';
-
-const CODE = `
-let Refresh = require('react-refresh/runtime');
-globalThis.__REACT_REFRESH_VERSION_RUNTIME = '${version}';
-
-Refresh.injectIntoGlobalHook(globalThis);
-globalThis.$RefreshReg$ = function() {};
-globalThis.$RefreshSig$ = function() {
-  return function(type) {
-    return type;
-  };
-};
-
-if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
-  let ErrorOverlay = require('react-error-overlay');
-  ErrorOverlay.setEditorHandler(function editorHandler(errorLocation) {
-    let file = \`\${errorLocation.fileName}:\${errorLocation.lineNumber || 1}:\${errorLocation.colNumber || 1}\`;
-    fetch(\`/__parcel_launch_editor?file=\${encodeURIComponent(file)}\`);
-  });
-
-  ErrorOverlay.startReportingRuntimeErrors({
-    onError: function () {},
-  });
-
-  window.addEventListener('parcelhmraccept', () => {
-    ErrorOverlay.dismissRuntimeErrors();
-  });
-}
-`;
-
-export default (new Runtime({
-  async apply({bundle, options}) {
-    if (
-      bundle.type !== 'js' ||
-      !options.hmrOptions ||
-      !bundle.env.isBrowser() ||
-      bundle.env.isLibrary ||
-      bundle.env.isWorker() ||
-      bundle.env.isWorklet() ||
-      options.mode !== 'development' ||
-      bundle.env.sourceType !== 'module'
-    ) {
-      return;
-    }
-
-    let entries = bundle.getEntryAssets();
-    for (let entry of entries) {
-      // TODO: do this in loadConfig - but it doesn't have access to the bundle...
-      let pkg = await loadConfig(
-        options.inputFS,
-        entry.filePath,
-        ['package.json'],
-        options.projectRoot,
-      );
-      if (
-        pkg?.config?.dependencies?.react ||
-        pkg?.config?.devDependencies?.react ||
-        pkg?.config?.peerDependencies?.react
-      ) {
-        return {
-          filePath: __filename,
-          code: CODE,
-          isEntry: true,
-        };
-      }
-    }
-  },
-}): Runtime);
diff --git a/packages/transformers/react-refresh-wrap/package.json b/packages/transformers/react-refresh-wrap/package.json
index 60ae5d60e1c..7699d0470ee 100644
--- a/packages/transformers/react-refresh-wrap/package.json
+++ b/packages/transformers/react-refresh-wrap/package.json
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@parcel/plugin": "2.13.3",
     "@parcel/utils": "2.13.3",
-    "react-refresh": ">=0.9 <=0.14"
+    "react-error-overlay": "6.0.9",
+    "react-refresh": ">=0.9 <=0.16"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/transformers/react-refresh-wrap/src/ReactRefreshWrapTransformer.js b/packages/transformers/react-refresh-wrap/src/ReactRefreshWrapTransformer.js
index 1058e65f5e7..6b8a7a0ef4e 100644
--- a/packages/transformers/react-refresh-wrap/src/ReactRefreshWrapTransformer.js
+++ b/packages/transformers/react-refresh-wrap/src/ReactRefreshWrapTransformer.js
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ export default (new Transformer({
     let name = `$parcel$ReactRefreshHelpers$${asset.id.slice(-4)}`;
 
     code = `var ${name} = require(${JSON.stringify(wrapperPath)});
+${name}.init();
 var prevRefreshReg = globalThis.$RefreshReg$;
 var prevRefreshSig = globalThis.$RefreshSig$;
 ${name}.prelude(module);
diff --git a/packages/transformers/react-refresh-wrap/src/helpers/helpers.js b/packages/transformers/react-refresh-wrap/src/helpers/helpers.js
index 40cd5a405a1..382237c96aa 100644
--- a/packages/transformers/react-refresh-wrap/src/helpers/helpers.js
+++ b/packages/transformers/react-refresh-wrap/src/helpers/helpers.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 var Refresh = require('react-refresh/runtime');
-var {version} = require('react-refresh/package.json');
 
 function debounce(func, delay) {
   if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'test') {
@@ -33,24 +32,42 @@ var enqueueUpdate = debounce(function () {
   Refresh.performReactRefresh();
 }, 30);
 
+module.exports.init = function () {
+  if (!globalThis.$RefreshReg$) {
+    Refresh.injectIntoGlobalHook(globalThis);
+    globalThis.$RefreshReg$ = function () {};
+    globalThis.$RefreshSig$ = function () {
+      return function (type) {
+        return type;
+      };
+    };
+
+    if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
+      let ErrorOverlay = require('react-error-overlay');
+      ErrorOverlay.setEditorHandler(function editorHandler(errorLocation) {
+        let file = `${errorLocation.fileName}:${
+          errorLocation.lineNumber || 1
+        }:${errorLocation.colNumber || 1}`;
+        fetch(`/__parcel_launch_editor?file=${encodeURIComponent(file)}`);
+      });
+
+      ErrorOverlay.startReportingRuntimeErrors({
+        onError: function () {},
+      });
+
+      window.addEventListener('parcelhmraccept', () => {
+        ErrorOverlay.dismissRuntimeErrors();
+      });
+    }
+  }
+};
+
 // Everything below is either adapted or copied from
 // https://github.com/facebook/metro/blob/61de16bd1edd7e738dd0311c89555a644023ab2d/packages/metro/src/lib/polyfills/require.js
 // MIT License - Copyright (c) Facebook, Inc. and its affiliates.
 
 module.exports.prelude = function (module) {
-  globalThis.__REACT_REFRESH_VERSION_TRANSFORMER = version;
   globalThis.$RefreshReg$ = function (type, id) {
-    if (
-      globalThis.__REACT_REFRESH_VERSION_TRANSFORMER &&
-      globalThis.__REACT_REFRESH_VERSION_RUNTIME &&
-      globalThis.__REACT_REFRESH_VERSION_TRANSFORMER !==
-        globalThis.__REACT_REFRESH_VERSION_RUNTIME
-    ) {
-      // Both versions were set and they did not match
-      throw new Error(
-        `react-refresh versions did not match between transformer and runtime. Please check your dependencies. Transformer: ${globalThis.__REACT_REFRESH_VERSION_TRANSFORMER}, Runtime: ${globalThis.__REACT_REFRESH_VERSION_RUNTIME}`,
-      );
-    }
     Refresh.register(type, module.id + ' ' + id);
   };
   globalThis.$RefreshSig$ = Refresh.createSignatureFunctionForTransform;
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index b9575f77adf..ad4b90ff850 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -12322,10 +12322,10 @@ react-is@^18.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-is/-/react-is-18.3.1.tgz#e83557dc12eae63a99e003a46388b1dcbb44db7e"
   integrity sha512-/LLMVyas0ljjAtoYiPqYiL8VWXzUUdThrmU5+n20DZv+a+ClRoevUzw5JxU+Ieh5/c87ytoTBV9G1FiKfNJdmg==
 
-"react-refresh@>=0.9 <=0.14":
-  version "0.14.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-refresh/-/react-refresh-0.14.2.tgz#3833da01ce32da470f1f936b9d477da5c7028bf9"
-  integrity sha512-jCvmsr+1IUSMUyzOkRcvnVbX3ZYC6g9TDrDbFuFmRDq7PD4yaGbLKNQL6k2jnArV8hjYxh7hVhAZB6s9HDGpZA==
+"react-refresh@>=0.9 <=0.16":
+  version "0.16.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-refresh/-/react-refresh-0.16.0.tgz#e7d45625f05c9709466d09348a25d22f79b2ad23"
+  integrity sha512-FPvF2XxTSikpJxcr+bHut2H4gJ17+18Uy20D5/F+SKzFap62R3cM5wH6b8WN3LyGSYeQilLEcJcR1fjBSI2S1A==
 
 react-resizable-panels@^0.0.61:
   version "0.0.61"