diff --git a/packages/pyodide-kernel/package.json b/packages/pyodide-kernel/package.json
index 91b72b79..13d99a82 100644
--- a/packages/pyodide-kernel/package.json
+++ b/packages/pyodide-kernel/package.json
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
     "@jupyterlab/coreutils": "^6.1.1",
     "@jupyterlite/contents": "^0.4.0-alpha.3",
     "@jupyterlite/kernel": "^0.4.0-alpha.3",
-    "comlink": "^4.4.1"
+    "coincident": "^1.2.3"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@babel/core": "^7.22.17",
diff --git a/packages/pyodide-kernel/src/coincident.worker.ts b/packages/pyodide-kernel/src/coincident.worker.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..35d3321a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/pyodide-kernel/src/coincident.worker.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+// Copyright (c) Jupyter Development Team.
+// Distributed under the terms of the Modified BSD License.
+
+/**
+ * A WebWorker entrypoint that uses coincident to handle postMessage details
+ */
+import coincident from 'coincident';
+
+import { PyodideRemoteKernel } from './worker';
+import { IPyodideWorkerKernel } from './tokens';
+
+const worker = new PyodideRemoteKernel();
+
+const workerAPI: IPyodideWorkerKernel = coincident(self) as IPyodideWorkerKernel;
+
+workerAPI.initialize = worker.initialize.bind(worker);
+workerAPI.execute = worker.execute.bind(worker);
+workerAPI.complete = worker.complete.bind(worker);
+workerAPI.inspect = worker.inspect.bind(worker);
+workerAPI.isComplete = worker.isComplete.bind(worker);
+workerAPI.commInfo = worker.commInfo.bind(worker);
+workerAPI.commOpen = worker.commOpen.bind(worker);
+workerAPI.commMsg = worker.commMsg.bind(worker);
+workerAPI.commClose = worker.commClose.bind(worker);
+workerAPI.inputReply = worker.inputReply.bind(worker);
diff --git a/packages/pyodide-kernel/src/comlink.worker.ts b/packages/pyodide-kernel/src/comlink.worker.ts
index 736a0734..7c1aa92e 100644
--- a/packages/pyodide-kernel/src/comlink.worker.ts
+++ b/packages/pyodide-kernel/src/comlink.worker.ts
@@ -2,12 +2,8 @@
 // Distributed under the terms of the Modified BSD License.
 
 /**
- * A WebWorker entrypoint that uses comlink to handle postMessage details
+ * A WebWorker entrypoint that uses coincident to handle postMessage details
  */
-import { expose } from 'comlink';
 
-import { PyodideRemoteKernel } from './worker';
-
-const worker = new PyodideRemoteKernel();
-
-expose(worker);
+// This file is only here for backward compat
+export * from './coincident.worker';
diff --git a/packages/pyodide-kernel/src/kernel.ts b/packages/pyodide-kernel/src/kernel.ts
index 66597bd2..184e6207 100644
--- a/packages/pyodide-kernel/src/kernel.ts
+++ b/packages/pyodide-kernel/src/kernel.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import coincident from 'coincident';
+
 import { PromiseDelegate } from '@lumino/coreutils';
 
 import { PageConfig } from '@jupyterlab/coreutils';
@@ -5,8 +7,6 @@ import { KernelMessage } from '@jupyterlab/services';
 
 import { BaseKernel, IKernel } from '@jupyterlite/kernel';
 
-import { wrap } from 'comlink';
-
 import { IPyodideWorkerKernel, IRemotePyodideWorkerKernel } from './tokens';
 
 import { allJSONUrl, pipliteWheelUrl } from './_pypi';
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export class PyodideKernel extends BaseKernel implements IKernel {
     super(options);
     this._worker = this.initWorker(options);
     this._worker.onmessage = (e) => this._processWorkerMessage(e.data);
-    this._remoteKernel = wrap(this._worker);
+    this._remoteKernel = coincident(this._worker) as IPyodideWorkerKernel;
     this.initRemote(options);
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/pyodide-kernel/src/tokens.ts b/packages/pyodide-kernel/src/tokens.ts
index 3460cb99..90ae6bdf 100644
--- a/packages/pyodide-kernel/src/tokens.ts
+++ b/packages/pyodide-kernel/src/tokens.ts
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@
  * Definitions for the Pyodide kernel.
  */
 
-import type { Remote } from 'comlink';
-
 import { IWorkerKernel } from '@jupyterlite/kernel';
 
 /**
@@ -25,9 +23,9 @@ export interface IPyodideWorkerKernel extends IWorkerKernel {
 }
 
 /**
- * An convenience interface for Pyodide workers wrapped by a comlink Remote.
+ * Deprecated.
  */
-export type IRemotePyodideWorkerKernel = Remote<IPyodideWorkerKernel>;
+export type IRemotePyodideWorkerKernel = IPyodideWorkerKernel;
 
 /**
  * An namespace for Pyodide workers.
diff --git a/packages/pyodide-kernel/src/worker.ts b/packages/pyodide-kernel/src/worker.ts
index 05f8d744..e17ba0cf 100644
--- a/packages/pyodide-kernel/src/worker.ts
+++ b/packages/pyodide-kernel/src/worker.ts
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ export class PyodideRemoteKernel {
    *
    * @param content The incoming message with the comm target name.
    */
-  async commInfo(content: any, parent: any) {
+  async commInfo(content: any, parent: any): Promise<{ comms: any; status: 'ok' }> {
     await this.setup(parent);
 
     const res = this._kernel.comm_info(content.target_name);
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 6c6cfa5d..955f74f3 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2983,7 +2983,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@jupyterlite/contents": ^0.4.0-alpha.3
     "@jupyterlite/kernel": ^0.4.0-alpha.3
     "@types/jest": ^29.5.4
-    comlink: ^4.4.1
+    coincident: ^1.2.3
     esbuild: ^0.19.2
     jest: ^29.7.0
     pyodide: 0.26.0
@@ -4463,6 +4463,13 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"@ungap/with-resolvers@npm:^0.1.0":
+  version: 0.1.0
+  resolution: "@ungap/with-resolvers@npm:0.1.0"
+  checksum: ac0c6234414b87ec26e9603c5e57f6ae48477ccc901841e725e820bc026367987cc82dbdb8c702e058179dadbd16578c0fcc607d2122e72d9fe91373bade126c
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "@webassemblyjs/ast@npm:1.11.6, @webassemblyjs/ast@npm:^1.11.5":
   version: 1.11.6
   resolution: "@webassemblyjs/ast@npm:1.11.6"
@@ -5705,6 +5712,22 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"coincident@npm:^1.2.3":
+  version: 1.2.3
+  resolution: "coincident@npm:1.2.3"
+  dependencies:
+    "@ungap/structured-clone": ^1.2.0
+    "@ungap/with-resolvers": ^0.1.0
+    gc-hook: ^0.3.1
+    proxy-target: ^3.0.2
+    ws: ^8.16.0
+  dependenciesMeta:
+    ws:
+      optional: true
+  checksum: 21c44d9d74be393b12d6f91c885c8b6c640dce570b01b5d5156327488390c858de8e40c0af08763e3cd7041bcf32bee70c058a1b24aa25b145376a92b1c520a3
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "collect-v8-coverage@npm:^1.0.0":
   version: 1.0.2
   resolution: "collect-v8-coverage@npm:1.0.2"
@@ -5779,7 +5802,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"comlink@npm:^4.3.1, comlink@npm:^4.4.1":
+"comlink@npm:^4.3.1":
   version: 4.4.1
   resolution: "comlink@npm:4.4.1"
   checksum: 16d58a8f590087fc45432e31d6c138308dfd4b75b89aec0b7f7bb97ad33d810381bd2b1e608a1fb2cf05979af9cbfcdcaf1715996d5fcf77aeb013b6da3260af
@@ -7200,6 +7223,13 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"gc-hook@npm:^0.3.1":
+  version: 0.3.1
+  resolution: "gc-hook@npm:0.3.1"
+  checksum: bda26ab6493faf8593eb8e1ff636c91ba4b38f3d87867ede757b24c4677e4f55ec696977a2b884503e3e56243d5e38abf8cec52257b1fd0685622ec5a3d9c84b
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "gensync@npm:^1.0.0-beta.2":
   version: 1.0.0-beta.2
   resolution: "gensync@npm:1.0.0-beta.2"
@@ -10826,6 +10856,13 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"proxy-target@npm:^3.0.2":
+  version: 3.0.2
+  resolution: "proxy-target@npm:3.0.2"
+  checksum: 9d8aa207ce8d3d50273e6926a61bb0205848f2a9de7b6781feeb115072242d9803255351d4da2f2980c573fd2164609257d8c8feaa39b80147867805f2c5d101
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "psl@npm:^1.1.33":
   version: 1.9.0
   resolution: "psl@npm:1.9.0"
@@ -13001,6 +13038,21 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"ws@npm:^8.16.0":
+  version: 8.17.0
+  resolution: "ws@npm:8.17.0"
+  peerDependencies:
+    bufferutil: ^4.0.1
+    utf-8-validate: ">=5.0.2"
+  peerDependenciesMeta:
+    bufferutil:
+      optional: true
+    utf-8-validate:
+      optional: true
+  checksum: 147ef9eab0251364e1d2c55338ad0efb15e6913923ccbfdf20f7a8a6cb8f88432bcd7f4d8f66977135bfad35575644f9983201c1a361019594a4e53977bf6d4e
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "xml-name-validator@npm:^4.0.0":
   version: 4.0.0
   resolution: "xml-name-validator@npm:4.0.0"