diff --git a/packages/edit-site/package.json b/packages/edit-site/package.json
index 1b48ce12de539f..3c4e684abe8d89 100644
--- a/packages/edit-site/package.json
+++ b/packages/edit-site/package.json
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@
 		"file-saver": "^2.0.2",
 		"jszip": "^3.2.2",
 		"lodash": "^4.17.19",
-		"react-merge-refs": "^1.0.0",
 		"rememo": "^3.0.0"
 	},
 	"publishConfig": {