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diff --git a/packages/inquirer/lib/objects/choices.js b/packages/inquirer/lib/objects/choices.js
index 6a2c5fe91..3bc305a77 100644
--- a/packages/inquirer/lib/objects/choices.js
+++ b/packages/inquirer/lib/objects/choices.js
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 import assert from 'node:assert';
-import filter from 'lodash/filter.js';
-import map from 'lodash/map.js';
 
 import Separator from './separator.js';
 import Choice from './choice.js';
@@ -78,11 +76,19 @@ export default class Choices {
 
   /**
    * Match the valid choices against a where clause
-   * @param  {Object} whereClause Lodash `where` clause
+   * @param  {Function|Object} whereClause filter function or key-value object to match against
    * @return {Array}              Matching choices or empty array
    */
   where(whereClause) {
-    return filter(this.realChoices, whereClause);
+    let filterFn;
+    if (typeof whereClause === 'function') {
+      filterFn = whereClause;
+    } else {
+      const [key, value] = Object.entries(whereClause)[0];
+      filterFn = (choice) => choice[key] === value;
+    }
+
+    return this.realChoices.filter(filterFn);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -91,7 +97,7 @@ export default class Choices {
    * @return {Array}               Selected properties
    */
   pluck(propertyName) {
-    return map(this.realChoices, propertyName);
+    return this.realChoices.map((choice) => choice[propertyName]);
   }
 
   // Expose usual Array methods
diff --git a/packages/inquirer/lib/prompts/base.js b/packages/inquirer/lib/prompts/base.js
index 68b580423..c3bcda705 100644
--- a/packages/inquirer/lib/prompts/base.js
+++ b/packages/inquirer/lib/prompts/base.js
@@ -1,14 +1,7 @@
-import defaults from 'lodash/defaults.js';
-import clone from 'lodash/clone.js';
 /**
  * Base prompt implementation
  * Should be extended by prompt types.
  */
-const _ = {
-  defaults,
-  clone,
-};
-
 import pc from 'picocolors';
 import runAsync from 'run-async';
 import { filter, flatMap, share, take, takeUntil } from 'rxjs';
@@ -24,7 +17,7 @@ export default class Prompt {
     });
 
     // Set defaults prompt options
-    this.opt = _.defaults(_.clone(question), {
+    this.opt = {
       validate: () => true,
       validatingText: '',
       filter: (val) => val,
@@ -33,7 +26,8 @@ export default class Prompt {
       suffix: '',
       prefix: pc.green('?'),
       transformer: (val) => val,
-    });
+      ...question,
+    };
 
     // Make sure name is present
     if (!this.opt.name) {
diff --git a/packages/inquirer/lib/ui/prompt.js b/packages/inquirer/lib/ui/prompt.js
index 13b838908..29b1cbbb3 100644
--- a/packages/inquirer/lib/ui/prompt.js
+++ b/packages/inquirer/lib/ui/prompt.js
@@ -1,13 +1,21 @@
-import isPlainObject from 'lodash/isPlainObject.js';
-import get from 'lodash/get.js';
-import set from 'lodash/set.js';
+import get from 'lodash.get';
+import set from 'lodash.set';
 
 const _ = {
-  isPlainObject,
   set,
   get,
 };
-import { defer, empty, from, of, concatMap, filter, publish, reduce } from 'rxjs';
+import {
+  defer,
+  empty,
+  from,
+  of,
+  concatMap,
+  filter,
+  publish,
+  reduce,
+  isObservable,
+} from 'rxjs';
 import runAsync from 'run-async';
 import * as utils from '../utils/utils.js';
 import Base from './baseUI.js';
@@ -23,23 +31,33 @@ export default class PromptUI extends Base {
 
   run(questions, answers) {
     // Keep global reference to the answers
-    this.answers = _.isPlainObject(answers) ? { ...answers } : {};
-
-    // Make sure questions is an array.
-    if (_.isPlainObject(questions)) {
-      // It's either an object of questions or a single question
-      questions = Object.values(questions).every(
-        (v) => _.isPlainObject(v) && v.name === undefined,
+    this.answers = typeof answers === 'object' ? { ...answers } : {};
+
+    let obs;
+    if (Array.isArray(questions)) {
+      obs = from(questions);
+    } else if (isObservable(questions)) {
+      obs = questions;
+    } else if (
+      Object.values(questions).every(
+        (maybeQuestion) =>
+          typeof maybeQuestion === 'object' &&
+          !Array.isArray(maybeQuestion) &&
+          maybeQuestion != null,
       )
-        ? Object.entries(questions).map(([name, question]) => ({ name, ...question }))
-        : [questions];
+    ) {
+      // Case: Called with a set of { name: question }
+      obs = from(
+        Object.entries(questions).map(([name, question]) => ({
+          name,
+          ...question,
+        })),
+      );
+    } else {
+      // Case: Called with a single question config
+      obs = from([questions]);
     }
 
-    // Create an observable, unless we received one as parameter.
-    // Note: As this is a public interface, we cannot do an instanceof check as we won't
-    // be using the exact same object in memory.
-    const obs = Array.isArray(questions) ? from(questions) : questions;
-
     this.process = obs.pipe(
       concatMap(this.processQuestion.bind(this)),
       publish(), // Creates a hot Observable. It prevents duplicating prompts.
diff --git a/packages/inquirer/package.json b/packages/inquirer/package.json
index c400e1bca..9958bda3f 100644
--- a/packages/inquirer/package.json
+++ b/packages/inquirer/package.json
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@
     "ansi-escapes": "^4.3.2",
     "cli-width": "^4.1.0",
     "external-editor": "^3.1.0",
-    "lodash": "^4.17.21",
+    "lodash.get": "^4.4.2",
+    "lodash.set": "^4.3.2",
     "mute-stream": "1.0.0",
     "ora": "^5.4.1",
     "picocolors": "^1.0.1",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 9591b3f27..b893d8965 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -4249,7 +4249,8 @@ __metadata:
     ansi-escapes: "npm:^4.3.2"
     cli-width: "npm:^4.1.0"
     external-editor: "npm:^3.1.0"
-    lodash: "npm:^4.17.21"
+    lodash.get: "npm:^4.4.2"
+    lodash.set: "npm:^4.3.2"
     mute-stream: "npm:1.0.0"
     ora: "npm:^5.4.1"
     picocolors: "npm:^1.0.1"
@@ -4972,6 +4973,13 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"lodash.get@npm:^4.4.2":
+  version: 4.4.2
+  resolution: "lodash.get@npm:4.4.2"
+  checksum: 10/2a4925f6e89bc2c010a77a802d1ba357e17ed1ea03c2ddf6a146429f2856a216663e694a6aa3549a318cbbba3fd8b7decb392db457e6ac0b83dc745ed0a17380
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "lodash.ismatch@npm:^4.4.0":
   version: 4.4.0
   resolution: "lodash.ismatch@npm:4.4.0"
@@ -4986,6 +4994,13 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"lodash.set@npm:^4.3.2":
+  version: 4.3.2
+  resolution: "lodash.set@npm:4.3.2"
+  checksum: 10/f0968109bca5625c8ce1f1beab758634484443604d3950477e46d8d2631562e5ceae4465b9ce8a393fd47f5a411329f9bacf956c7c95530af1290db1a20343ba
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "lodash@npm:^4.17.21":
   version: 4.17.21
   resolution: "lodash@npm:4.17.21"