diff --git a/packages/desktop-client/package.json b/packages/desktop-client/package.json
index 93e539fe42..f569220fef 100644
--- a/packages/desktop-client/package.json
+++ b/packages/desktop-client/package.json
@@ -139,7 +139,6 @@
     "@use-gesture/react": "^10.3.1",
     "@vitejs/plugin-basic-ssl": "^2.3.0",
     "@vitejs/plugin-react": "^6.0.1",
-    "absurd-sql": "0.0.54",
     "auto-text-size": "^0.2.3",
     "babel-plugin-react-compiler": "^1.0.0",
     "cmdk": "^1.1.1",
diff --git a/packages/desktop-client/src/browser-preload.js b/packages/desktop-client/src/browser-preload.js
index 6a15a5b13e..5b24b0fc6c 100644
--- a/packages/desktop-client/src/browser-preload.js
+++ b/packages/desktop-client/src/browser-preload.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ const ACTUAL_VERSION = Platform.isPlaywright
 // *** Start the backend ***
 //
 // The multi-tab coordinator (leader/follower over SharedWorker), direct
-// Worker fallback, and absurd-sql bridge now all live in loot-core
+// Worker fallback, and sqlite worker bridge now all live in loot-core
 // (packages/loot-core/src/platform/client/browser-preload). We only
 // hand it the desktop-specific inputs.
 const worker = startBrowserBackend({
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 6e1925c7a5..644fe03a1c 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -249,7 +249,6 @@ __metadata:
     "@use-gesture/react": "npm:^10.3.1"
     "@vitejs/plugin-basic-ssl": "npm:^2.3.0"
     "@vitejs/plugin-react": "npm:^6.0.1"
-    absurd-sql: "npm:0.0.54"
     auto-text-size: "npm:^0.2.3"
     babel-plugin-react-compiler: "npm:^1.0.0"
     cmdk: "npm:^1.1.1"