# Drop dependencies that nothing imports any more

Packages installed for something that no longer exists, removed with install size measured.

Category: Dead code and stale content
Source: https://letsship.ai/use-cases/drop-unimported-dependencies
Published: 2026-08-25

## Goal

Remove dependencies that nothing in the project imports.

## Acceptance criteria

- Each removal is confirmed unimported, including dynamic and configuration usage
- The build and suite pass
- Install size and dependency count are recorded before and after
- Tooling-only dependencies are checked separately from runtime ones

## What lands as proof

A clean install and green build after removal, plus the size difference.

## Prompt

Copy this to an agent to open the ticket:

```text
Create a Linear issue in my team and assign it to the SHIP agent.

Title: Remove the unused dependencies

Description: Remove dependencies that nothing in the project imports.

Acceptance criteria:
- Each removal is confirmed unimported, including dynamic and configuration usage
- The build and suite pass
- Install size and dependency count are recorded before and after
- Tooling-only dependencies are checked separately from runtime ones

Before you create the issue, run a dependency usage check over this repository and list the unused packages in the description.
```

## Questions

### What does the agent actually change?

The ticket is scoped to one outcome: remove dependencies that nothing in the project imports. Work that serves that outcome is in scope, and anything outside it is left for a separate ticket, so the pull request stays reviewable.

### How do I know the work is done?

The pull request carries the evidence, not only the diff. Here that means install size before and after, build green, so a reviewer can confirm the result without reproducing the work locally.

### How much oversight does this need?

None is required before the run starts. Every claim this ticket makes can be checked by machine, so the agent works straight through and a person reviews the finished pull request like any other.