diff --git a/.aegir.js b/.aegir.js
deleted file mode 100644
index c1a72e9..0000000
--- a/.aegir.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-'use strict'
-
-const createServer = require('ipfsd-ctl').createServer
-
-const server = createServer()
-
-module.exports = {
-  hooks: {
-    browser: {
-      pre: () => server.start(),
-      post: () => server.stop()
-    }
-  }
-}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f3a4778..a67e4b4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
     "ipfsd-ctl": "~0.44.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "ipfs": "^0.36.4",
     "ipfs-http-client": "^32.0.1",
     "multiaddr": "^6.1.0",
     "peer-id": "^0.12.2",