diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 18af5585b..76f22904c 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -106,8 +106,7 @@
         "npm-asset/slick-carousel": "^1.8",
         "npm-asset/select2": "^4.0.7",
         "caxy/php-htmldiff": "^0.1.14",
-        "webonyx/graphql-php": "^14.11.8",
-        "drupal/jquery_ui": "^1.6"
+        "webonyx/graphql-php": "^14.11.8"
     },
     "suggest": {
         "drupal/search_api_solr": "Provides a Apache Solr backend for the Search API module"
diff --git a/docs/developer-guide/migration/migrate-7-8.md b/docs/developer-guide/migration/migrate-7-8.md
index f582220a6..09adf60a9 100644
--- a/docs/developer-guide/migration/migrate-7-8.md
+++ b/docs/developer-guide/migration/migrate-7-8.md
@@ -39,10 +39,11 @@ was successfully executed.
 composer require drupal/blazy drupal/slick
 ```
 
-Also, if you have the jquery_ui_draggable or default_content enabled, you have to
+Also, if you have jquery_ui, jquery_ui_draggable or default_content enabled, you have to
 require them own your own, since Thunder removed them from the distribution.
 
 ```bash
+composer require drupal/jquery_ui
 composer require drupal/jquery_ui_draggable
 composer require drupal/default_content
 ```
diff --git a/thunder.post_update.php b/thunder.post_update.php
index 005abc156..42852fab7 100644
--- a/thunder.post_update.php
+++ b/thunder.post_update.php
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ function thunder_post_update_0001_upgrade_to_thunder7(array &$sandbox): string {
   $moduleInstaller->install([
     'media_library_media_modify',
     'gin_toolbar',
-    'jquery_ui',
     'ckeditor5',
   ]);