diff --git a/app/package.json b/app/package.json
index 59236ec5f..220ad77bd 100644
--- a/app/package.json
+++ b/app/package.json
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
     "@jupyterlab/coreutils": "~5.0.3",
     "@jupyterlab/docmanager": "~3.0.7",
     "@jupyterlab/docmanager-extension": "~3.0.7",
-    "@jupyterlab/documentsearch": "~3.0.8",
     "@jupyterlab/filebrowser": "~3.0.7",
     "@jupyterlab/fileeditor": "~3.0.7",
     "@jupyterlab/fileeditor-extension": "~3.0.7",
@@ -168,7 +167,6 @@
       "@jupyterlab/console",
       "@jupyterlab/coreutils",
       "@jupyterlab/docmanager",
-      "@jupyterlab/documentsearch",
       "@jupyterlab/filebrowser",
       "@jupyterlab/fileeditor",
       "@jupyterlab/mainmenu",