diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5b5657acd..ecc6750bc 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -100,8 +100,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@pacote/get-style": "2.0.1",
     "@pacote/pixels": "2.0.1",
-    "@pacote/throttle": "2.0.1",
-    "delegated-events": "^1.0.10"
+    "@pacote/throttle": "2.0.1"
   },
   "resolutions": {
     "cypress": "12.17.3"
diff --git a/src/dom/events.ts b/src/dom/events.ts
index 00c3e7f8d..252186f0b 100644
--- a/src/dom/events.ts
+++ b/src/dom/events.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import { throttle } from '@pacote/throttle'
-import { off, on } from 'delegated-events'
 import { UseCases, FootnoteAction } from '../use-cases'
 
 const FRAME = 16
@@ -42,6 +41,21 @@ const escapeHandler = (fn: () => void) => (event: KeyboardEvent) => {
 const onDocument = document.addEventListener
 const onWindow = window.addEventListener
 
+const delegate = (
+  type: string,
+  selector: string,
+  listener: EventListener,
+  options?: AddEventListenerOptions,
+) => {
+  const handler = (event: Event) => {
+    const target = event.target as Element | null
+    if (target?.closest(selector)) {
+      listener.call(event.target, event)
+    }
+  }
+  document.addEventListener(type, handler, options)
+}
+
 export function addListeners(useCases: UseCases): () => void {
   const controller = new AbortController()
   const { signal } = controller
@@ -58,12 +72,10 @@ export function addListeners(useCases: UseCases): () => void {
   onDocument('gestureend', throttledReposition, { signal })
   onWindow('scroll', throttledReposition, { signal })
   onWindow('resize', throttledResize, { signal })
-  on('mouseover', SELECTOR_FOOTNOTE, showOnHover)
-  on('mouseout', SELECTOR_FOOTNOTE, hideOnHover)
+  delegate('mouseover', SELECTOR_FOOTNOTE, showOnHover, { signal })
+  delegate('mouseout', SELECTOR_FOOTNOTE, hideOnHover, { signal })
 
   return () => {
     controller.abort()
-    off('mouseover', SELECTOR_FOOTNOTE, showOnHover)
-    off('mouseout', SELECTOR_FOOTNOTE, hideOnHover)
   }
 }
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 5d0640aa4..4413de8dd 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2903,7 +2903,7 @@ delayed-stream@~1.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/delayed-stream/-/delayed-stream-1.0.0.tgz#df3ae199acadfb7d440aaae0b29e2272b24ec619"
   integrity sha512-ZySD7Nf91aLB0RxL4KGrKHBXl7Eds1DAmEdcoVawXnLD7SDhpNgtuII2aAkg7a7QS41jxPSZ17p4VdGnMHk3MQ==
 
-delegated-events@*, delegated-events@^1.0.10:
+delegated-events@*:
   version "1.1.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/delegated-events/-/delegated-events-1.1.2.tgz#741a4ba320718096fb8f7db4ddfaadcb0daa5986"
   integrity sha512-PjEw4Z5mrvXimyf60HGqMJ3BMcqqWZpBqSDGnEMBdkAtF4P7ltoa6N+UJXhbMMUxPLYFtykCmRs6Ra8I8pwzPQ==