diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3afe2ae..9940f4e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -50,8 +50,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@npmcli/name-from-folder": "^3.0.0",
     "glob": "^10.2.2",
-    "minimatch": "^9.0.0",
-    "read-package-json-fast": "^4.0.0"
+    "minimatch": "^9.0.0"
   },
   "templateOSS": {
     "//@npmcli/template-oss": "This file is partially managed by @npmcli/template-oss. Edits may be overwritten.",