diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index 3b2a45a12..1c253fa94 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ const app = (module.exports = {
   main: main,
 });
 
-require('@snyk/node-dump-stacks');
-
 function main({ port, client, config = {} } = {}) {
   // note: the config is loaded in the main function to allow us to mock in tests
   if (process.env.TAP) {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a1da4d55b..fe59cf0ca 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@
     "typescript": "^3.8.3"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@snyk/node-dump-stacks": "^1.3.0",
     "@types/minimist": "^1.2.0",
     "@types/request": "^2.48.5",
     "body-parser": "^1.19.0",