diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index e97dff7f..453d492a 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -36,8 +36,6 @@ requires-python = ">=3.10"
 dependencies = [
     "docutils>=0.19,<0.22",
     "jinja2", # required for substitutions, but let sphinx choose version
-    "markdown-it-py~=3.0",
-    "mdit-py-plugins~=0.4,>=0.4.1",
     "pyyaml",
     "sphinx>=7,<9",
 ]