diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fc46281fe6..ffa8085b89 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
   ],
   "devDependencies": {
     "@markedjs/html-differ": "^3.0.0",
-    "acorn": "^7.0.0",
     "cheerio": "^1.0.0-rc.3",
     "commonmark": "0.29.x",
     "eslint": "^6.4.0",