diff --git a/adonis-typings/logger.ts b/adonis-typings/logger.ts
index f50ac93..e87b0e5 100644
--- a/adonis-typings/logger.ts
+++ b/adonis-typings/logger.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ declare module '@ioc:Adonis/Core/Logger' {
   /**
    * Config shape
    */
-  export type LoggerConfigContract = {
+  export type LoggerConfig = {
     name: string,
     level: Level | 'silent' | string,
     enabled: boolean,
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 2519e47..d4fc94e 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -6949,11 +6949,6 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-tdzBRDGWcI1OpPVmChbdSKhvSVurznZ8X36AYURAcl+0o2ldlCY2XPzyXNNxwJwwyIU+rIglTCG4kxtNKBQH7Q==",
       "dev": true
     },
-    "ts-essentials": {
-      "version": "6.0.4",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ts-essentials/-/ts-essentials-6.0.4.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-ZtU9zgSnn8DcAxDZY1DJF8rnxsen8M0IVkO7dVB5fTEOVs7o/0RA4V6i99PIg99bpX81Sgb0FCLjQqD5Ufz3rQ=="
-    },
     "ts-node": {
       "version": "8.8.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ts-node/-/ts-node-8.8.2.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4e30686..5659b4c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -79,8 +79,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@types/pino": "^5.17.0",
     "abstract-logging": "^2.0.0",
-    "pino": "^6.1.1",
-    "ts-essentials": "^6.0.4"
+    "pino": "^6.1.1"
   },
   "directories": {
     "doc": "docs",
diff --git a/src/FakeLogger.ts b/src/FakeLogger.ts
index 4ab2898..a74993d 100644
--- a/src/FakeLogger.ts
+++ b/src/FakeLogger.ts
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@
 /// <reference path="../adonis-typings/logger.ts" />
 
 import Pino from 'pino'
-import { DeepReadonly } from 'ts-essentials'
-import { LoggerConfigContract } from '@ioc:Adonis/Core/Logger'
+import { LoggerConfig } from '@ioc:Adonis/Core/Logger'
 
 import { Logger } from './Logger'
 
@@ -23,7 +22,7 @@ import { Logger } from './Logger'
  * the log messages as an array vs writing them to `stdout`.
  */
 export class FakeLogger extends Logger {
-  constructor (config: DeepReadonly<LoggerConfigContract>, pino?: Pino.Logger) {
+  constructor (config: LoggerConfig, pino?: Pino.Logger) {
     /**
      * Config is only used when we are not receiving an
      * existing instance of pino.
diff --git a/src/Logger.ts b/src/Logger.ts
index fc75de6..37c67e9 100644
--- a/src/Logger.ts
+++ b/src/Logger.ts
@@ -14,9 +14,8 @@
 /// <reference path="../adonis-typings/logger.ts" />
 
 import Pino from 'pino'
-import { DeepReadonly } from 'ts-essentials'
 import abstractLogging from 'abstract-logging'
-import { LoggerConfigContract, LoggerContract } from '@ioc:Adonis/Core/Logger'
+import { LoggerConfig, LoggerContract } from '@ioc:Adonis/Core/Logger'
 
 import { getPino } from './getPino'
 
@@ -48,7 +47,7 @@ export class Logger implements LoggerContract {
   public pino: Pino.Logger
 
   constructor (
-    protected $config: DeepReadonly<LoggerConfigContract>,
+    protected $config: LoggerConfig,
     pino?: Pino.Logger,
   ) {
     if (!this.$config.enabled) {
diff --git a/src/getPino.ts b/src/getPino.ts
index 432cd2d..3d2b864 100644
--- a/src/getPino.ts
+++ b/src/getPino.ts
@@ -14,13 +14,12 @@
 /// <reference path="../adonis-typings/logger.ts" />
 
 import Pino from 'pino'
-import { DeepReadonly } from 'ts-essentials'
-import { LoggerConfigContract } from '@ioc:Adonis/Core/Logger'
+import { LoggerConfig } from '@ioc:Adonis/Core/Logger'
 
 /**
  * Returns an instance of pino logger by adjusting the config options
  */
-export function getPino (options: DeepReadonly<LoggerConfigContract>): Pino.Logger {
+export function getPino (options: LoggerConfig): Pino.Logger {
   const pinoOptions = Object.assign({}, options)
   return options.stream ? Pino(pinoOptions as any, options.stream) : Pino(pinoOptions as any)
 }