diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.BackOffice/Umbraco.Web.BackOffice.csproj b/src/Umbraco.Web.BackOffice/Umbraco.Web.BackOffice.csproj
index c0286e713c..26e1aff7e7 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.BackOffice/Umbraco.Web.BackOffice.csproj
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.BackOffice/Umbraco.Web.BackOffice.csproj
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="13.0.2" />
     <PackageReference Include="Serilog.AspNetCore" Version="5.0.0" />
   </ItemGroup>