diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index ea36084..ad49d17 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ let { AssetManager } = require("./manager");
 let { resolvePath } = require("./util/resolve");
 let { abort, repr } = require("./util");
 let { SerializedRunner } = require("./util/runner");
-let browserslist = require("browserslist");
 
 exports.faucetDispatch = async function faucetDispatch(referenceDir, config,
 		{ watch, fingerprint, sourcemaps, compact, serve, liveserve }) {
@@ -17,16 +16,12 @@ exports.faucetDispatch = async function faucetDispatch(referenceDir, config,
 		fingerprint,
 		exitOnError: !watch
 	});
-	let browsers = browserslist.findConfig(referenceDir) || {};
-	if(browsers.substr) {
-		browsers = [browsers];
-	}
 
 	let plugins = await pluginsByBucket(config);
 	// initialize plugins with corresponding configuration
 	let buckets = Object.keys(plugins).reduce((memo, bucket) => {
 		memo[bucket] = plugins[bucket].map(({ plugin, config }) => {
-			return plugin(config, assetManager, { browsers, sourcemaps, compact });
+			return plugin(config, assetManager, { sourcemaps, compact });
 		});
 		return memo;
 	}, {});
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5ffc748..55592a6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 		"node": ">= 20"
 	},
 	"dependencies": {
-		"browserslist": "~4.27.0",
 		"nite-owl": "~5.0.5"
 	},
 	"devDependencies": {