diff --git a/e2e/outboundRelay.test.js b/e2e/outboundRelay.test.js
index 0824122..969426d 100644
--- a/e2e/outboundRelay.test.js
+++ b/e2e/outboundRelay.test.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ const {
   http: { proxiedMarker, certHostname },
 } = require('../lib/config');
 const axios = require('axios');
-const { v4 } = require('uuid');
+const { randomUUID } = require('node:crypto');
 
 describe('Outbound Relay Test', () => {
   const appUuid = process.env.EV_APP_UUID;
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ describe('Outbound Relay Test', () => {
 
       await evervaultClient.enableOutboundRelay();
       const response = await axios.post(
-        `${syntheticEndpointUrl}?syntheticUuid=${v4()}&mode=outbound`,
+        `${syntheticEndpointUrl}?syntheticUuid=${randomUUID()}&mode=outbound`,
         encrypted
       );
       const body = response.data;
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 7faa472..492cb3e 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@
         "asn1js": "^3.0.5",
         "async-retry": "^1.3.3",
         "axios": "^1.12.0",
-        "crc-32": "^1.2.2",
-        "uuid": "^8.1.0"
+        "crc-32": "^1.2.2"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "@changesets/cli": "^2.29.2",
@@ -5545,6 +5544,7 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/uuid/-/uuid-8.3.2.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-+NYs2QeMWy+GWFOEm9xnn6HCDp0l7QBD7ml8zLUmJ+93Q5NF0NocErnwkTkXVFNiX3/fpC6afS8Dhb/gz7R7eg==",
       "deprecated": "uuid@10 and below is no longer supported.  For ESM codebases, update to uuid@latest.  For CommonJS codebases, use uuid@11 (but be aware this version will likely be deprecated in 2028).",
+      "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "bin": {
         "uuid": "dist/bin/uuid"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 30ff710..7a1cb0d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@
     "asn1js": "^3.0.5",
     "async-retry": "^1.3.3",
     "crc-32": "^1.2.2",
-    "uuid": "^8.1.0",
     "axios": "^1.12.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {