diff --git a/backend/deps.edn b/backend/deps.edn
index 187358f09e..aaeb256d10 100644
--- a/backend/deps.edn
+++ b/backend/deps.edn
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
   {:mvn/version "1.3.1002"}
   metosin/reitit-core {:mvn/version "0.9.1"}
   nrepl/nrepl {:mvn/version "1.3.1"}
-  cider/cider-nrepl {:mvn/version "0.56.0"}
 
   org.postgresql/postgresql {:mvn/version "42.7.6"}
   org.xerial/sqlite-jdbc {:mvn/version "3.49.1.0"}
diff --git a/backend/src/app/main.clj b/backend/src/app/main.clj
index d8a742dfb5..c51d85f6ad 100644
--- a/backend/src/app/main.clj
+++ b/backend/src/app/main.clj
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
    [app.svgo :as-alias svgo]
    [app.util.time :as dt]
    [app.worker :as-alias wrk]
-   [cider.nrepl :refer [cider-nrepl-handler]]
    [clojure.test :as test]
    [clojure.tools.namespace.repl :as repl]
    [cuerdas.core :as str]
@@ -605,7 +604,7 @@
     (let [p (promise)]
       (when (contains? cf/flags :nrepl-server)
         (l/inf :hint "start nrepl server" :port 6064)
-        (nrepl/start-server :bind "0.0.0.0" :port 6064 :handler cider-nrepl-handler))
+        (nrepl/start-server :bind "0.0.0.0" :port 6064))
 
       (start)
       (deref p))