diff --git a/tests/e2e/package.json b/tests/e2e/package.json
index 1fd77e3..312c3bf 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/package.json
+++ b/tests/e2e/package.json
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@playwright/test": "^1.57.0",
     "@types/node": "^25.0.6",
-    "kafka-node": "^5.0.0",
     "typescript": "^5.9.3"
   }
 }