diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-theme-common/package.json b/packages/docusaurus-theme-common/package.json
index 2f4f171a5bcf..193c2e9f2b35 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus-theme-common/package.json
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-theme-common/package.json
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@
     "parse-numeric-range": "^1.3.0",
     "prism-react-renderer": "^1.3.5",
     "tslib": "^2.6.0",
-    "use-sync-external-store": "^1.2.0",
     "utility-types": "^3.10.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-theme-common/src/utils/historyUtils.ts b/packages/docusaurus-theme-common/src/utils/historyUtils.ts
index 686a876f84c9..2d896bd25107 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus-theme-common/src/utils/historyUtils.ts
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-theme-common/src/utils/historyUtils.ts
@@ -5,10 +5,8 @@
  * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
  */
 
-import {useCallback, useEffect} from 'react';
+import {useCallback, useEffect, useSyncExternalStore} from 'react';
 import {useHistory} from '@docusaurus/router';
-// @ts-expect-error: TODO temporary until React 18 upgrade
-import {useSyncExternalStore} from 'use-sync-external-store/shim';
 import {useEvent} from './reactUtils';
 
 import type {History, Location, Action} from 'history';
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-theme-common/src/utils/storageUtils.ts b/packages/docusaurus-theme-common/src/utils/storageUtils.ts
index 2bf2461168f6..680dc1c4f721 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus-theme-common/src/utils/storageUtils.ts
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-theme-common/src/utils/storageUtils.ts
@@ -5,9 +5,7 @@
  * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
  */
 
-import {useCallback, useRef} from 'react';
-// @ts-expect-error: TODO temp error until React 18 upgrade
-import {useSyncExternalStore} from 'use-sync-external-store/shim';
+import {useCallback, useRef, useSyncExternalStore} from 'react';
 
 const StorageTypes = ['localStorage', 'sessionStorage', 'none'] as const;
 
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index f30c060036ca..ca116f613614 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -16691,11 +16691,6 @@ use-latest@^1.2.1:
   dependencies:
     use-isomorphic-layout-effect "^1.1.1"
 
-use-sync-external-store@^1.2.0:
-  version "1.2.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/use-sync-external-store/-/use-sync-external-store-1.2.0.tgz#7dbefd6ef3fe4e767a0cf5d7287aacfb5846928a"
-  integrity sha512-eEgnFxGQ1Ife9bzYs6VLi8/4X6CObHMw9Qr9tPY43iKwsPw8xE8+EFsf/2cFZ5S3esXgpWgtSCtLNS41F+sKPA==
-
 util-deprecate@^1.0.1, util-deprecate@^1.0.2, util-deprecate@~1.0.1:
   version "1.0.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/util-deprecate/-/util-deprecate-1.0.2.tgz#450d4dc9fa70de732762fbd2d4a28981419a0ccf"