diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8524bc3..2ea0ade 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -13,15 +13,8 @@
     "test": "npm run build && test-browser-example test"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@chainsafe/libp2p-noise": "^12.0.0",
-    "@chainsafe/libp2p-yamux": "^4.0.1",
     "@helia/unixfs": "^1.2.1",
-    "@libp2p/bootstrap": "^8.0.0",
-    "@libp2p/websockets": "^6.0.1",
-    "blockstore-core": "^4.1.0",
-    "datastore-core": "^9.1.1",
     "helia": "^1.0.0",
-    "libp2p": "^0.45.0",
     "prop-types": "^15.8.1",
     "react": "^18.2.0",
     "react-dom": "^18.2.0",
diff --git a/src/provider/HeliaProvider.jsx b/src/provider/HeliaProvider.jsx
index 468e792..4c88386 100644
--- a/src/provider/HeliaProvider.jsx
+++ b/src/provider/HeliaProvider.jsx
@@ -1,15 +1,7 @@
 /* eslint-disable no-console */
 
-import { noise } from '@chainsafe/libp2p-noise'
-import { yamux } from '@chainsafe/libp2p-yamux'
 import { unixfs } from '@helia/unixfs'
-import { bootstrap } from '@libp2p/bootstrap'
-import { webSockets } from '@libp2p/websockets'
-import { MemoryBlockstore } from 'blockstore-core'
-import { MemoryDatastore } from 'datastore-core'
 import { createHelia } from 'helia'
-import { createLibp2p } from 'libp2p'
-import { identifyService } from 'libp2p/identify'
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types'
 import {
   React,
@@ -42,45 +34,8 @@ export const HeliaProvider = ({ children }) => {
       setStarting(false)
     } else {
       try {
-        // the blockstore is where we store the blocks that make up files
-        const blockstore = new MemoryBlockstore()
-
-        // application-specific data lives in the datastore
-        const datastore = new MemoryDatastore()
-
-        // libp2p is the networking layer that underpins Helia
-        // Make sure to stick libp2p here when running react in strict mode
-        const libp2p = await createLibp2p({
-          datastore,
-          transports: [
-            webSockets()
-          ],
-          connectionEncryption: [
-            noise()
-          ],
-          streamMuxers: [
-            yamux()
-          ],
-          peerDiscovery: [
-            bootstrap({
-              list: [
-                '/dnsaddr/bootstrap.libp2p.io/p2p/QmNnooDu7bfjPFoTZYxMNLWUQJyrVwtbZg5gBMjTezGAJN',
-                '/dnsaddr/bootstrap.libp2p.io/p2p/QmQCU2EcMqAqQPR2i9bChDtGNJchTbq5TbXJJ16u19uLTa',
-                '/dnsaddr/bootstrap.libp2p.io/p2p/QmbLHAnMoJPWSCR5Zhtx6BHJX9KiKNN6tpvbUcqanj75Nb',
-                '/dnsaddr/bootstrap.libp2p.io/p2p/QmcZf59bWwK5XFi76CZX8cbJ4BhTzzA3gU1ZjYZcYW3dwt'
-              ]
-            })
-          ],
-          services: {
-            identify: identifyService()
-          }
-        })
         console.info('Starting Helia')
-        const helia = await createHelia({
-          datastore,
-          blockstore,
-          libp2p
-        })
+        const helia = await createHelia()
         setHelia(helia)
         setFs(unixfs(helia))
         setStarting(false)