diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 746b786..0a9226b 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ dependencies = [
     "ga4gh.vrs >=2.1.3,<3.0",
     "wags-tails ~= 0.4.0",
     "bioutils",
-    "polars"
 ]
 dynamic = ["version"]