diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 65d37a485..e59aae9ce 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -186,7 +186,6 @@
     "@ipld/car": "^5.0.3",
     "@libp2p/crypto": "^4.0.6",
     "@libp2p/peer-id-factory": "^4.0.10",
-    "@libp2p/websockets": "^8.0.19",
     "@types/pako": "^2.0.3",
     "@types/readable-stream": "^4.0.11",
     "@types/sinon": "^17.0.3",