diff --git a/packages/helia/package.json b/packages/helia/package.json
index a29e88b7..1df09f36 100644
--- a/packages/helia/package.json
+++ b/packages/helia/package.json
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@
     "@libp2p/upnp-nat": "^2.0.0",
     "@libp2p/webrtc": "^5.0.0",
     "@libp2p/websockets": "^9.0.0",
-    "@libp2p/webtransport": "^5.0.0",
     "@multiformats/dns": "^1.0.1",
     "blockstore-core": "^5.0.0",
     "datastore-core": "^10.0.0",
diff --git a/packages/helia/src/utils/libp2p-defaults.browser.ts b/packages/helia/src/utils/libp2p-defaults.browser.ts
index 1de3ce90..b21d4dec 100644
--- a/packages/helia/src/utils/libp2p-defaults.browser.ts
+++ b/packages/helia/src/utils/libp2p-defaults.browser.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import { mplex } from '@libp2p/mplex'
 import { ping, type PingService } from '@libp2p/ping'
 import { webRTC, webRTCDirect } from '@libp2p/webrtc'
 import { webSockets } from '@libp2p/websockets'
-import { webTransport } from '@libp2p/webtransport'
 import { ipnsSelector } from 'ipns/selector'
 import { ipnsValidator } from 'ipns/validator'
 import * as libp2pInfo from 'libp2p/version'
@@ -48,7 +47,6 @@ export function libp2pDefaults (options: Libp2pDefaultsOptions = {}): Libp2pOpti
       circuitRelayTransport(),
       webRTC(),
       webRTCDirect(),
-      webTransport(),
       webSockets()
     ],
     connectionEncrypters: [