diff --git a/packages/sdk-communication-layer/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/sdk-communication-layer/CHANGELOG.md
index be9a1e58c..9f12705b4 100644
--- a/packages/sdk-communication-layer/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/sdk-communication-layer/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
 ## [Unreleased]
+### Removed
+- Remove unused `date-fns` dependency ([#1395](https://github.com/MetaMask/metamask-sdk/pull/1395))
 
 ## [0.33.2]
 ### Changed
diff --git a/packages/sdk-communication-layer/package.json b/packages/sdk-communication-layer/package.json
index b6b2cc685..c6645083e 100644
--- a/packages/sdk-communication-layer/package.json
+++ b/packages/sdk-communication-layer/package.json
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@metamask/sdk-analytics": "workspace:*",
     "bufferutil": "^4.0.8",
-    "date-fns": "^2.29.3",
     "debug": "4.3.4",
     "utf-8-validate": "^5.0.2",
     "uuid": "^8.3.2"
diff --git a/packages/sdk-communication-layer/rollup.config.js b/packages/sdk-communication-layer/rollup.config.js
index b12de8452..f9328da96 100644
--- a/packages/sdk-communication-layer/rollup.config.js
+++ b/packages/sdk-communication-layer/rollup.config.js
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ const umdGlobals = {
   eciesjs: 'ECIES',
   debug: 'debug',
   uuid: 'uuid',
-  'date-fns': 'dateFns',
   buffer: 'Buffer',
   'readable-stream': 'ReadableStream',
   tslib: 'tslib',
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index fd525b269..4c60296eb 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -13014,7 +13014,6 @@ __metadata:
     bufferutil: ^4.0.8
     concurrently: ^9.1.2
     cross-fetch: ^4.0.0
-    date-fns: ^2.29.3
     debug: 4.3.4
     eciesjs: ^0.4.11
     eslint: ^7.30.0