diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e6a8ba3e2c0..4f5c547c9ea 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@
     "tsconfig.json": "node scripts/reset-tsconfig.js"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@aws-sdk/client-s3": "^3.525.0",
     "@jest/globals": "29.7.0",
     "@next/bundle-analyzer": "^14.1.0",
     "@payloadcms/eslint-config": "workspace:*",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index dbea5f993f8..1bfff317669 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -26,9 +26,6 @@ importers:
 
   .:
     devDependencies:
-      '@aws-sdk/client-s3':
-        specifier: ^3.525.0
-        version: 3.550.0
       '@jest/globals':
         specifier: 29.7.0
         version: 29.7.0