diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 78cd883..2e3c156 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
         "axios": "^1.7.2",
         "govuk-frontend": "^5.4.0",
         "govuk-react": "^0.10.7",
-        "jquery": "^3.7.1",
         "leaflet": "^1.9.4",
         "nth-check": ">=2.0.1",
         "react": "^18.3.1",
@@ -16741,11 +16740,6 @@
         "jiti": "bin/jiti.js"
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/jquery": {
-      "version": "3.7.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/jquery/-/jquery-3.7.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-m4avr8yL8kmFN8psrbFFFmB/If14iN5o9nw/NgnnM+kybDJpRsAynV2BsfpTYrTRysYUdADVD7CkUUizgkpLfg=="
-    },
     "node_modules/js-tokens": {
       "version": "4.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/js-tokens/-/js-tokens-4.0.0.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index add4e4f..52cc729 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
     "axios": "^1.7.2",
     "govuk-frontend": "^5.4.0",
     "govuk-react": "^0.10.7",
-    "jquery": "^3.7.1",
     "leaflet": "^1.9.4",
     "nth-check": ">=2.0.1",
     "react": "^18.3.1",
diff --git a/src/App.js b/src/App.js
index 3ee3709..6665c86 100644
--- a/src/App.js
+++ b/src/App.js
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import './App.css';
 import './govuk-styles.scss';
 import axios from 'axios';
 import LocationMarker from './LocationMarker';
-import $ from 'jquery';
 // import data from './london-spots.json';
 let pageSize = 50;
 let zoomSize = 16;
@@ -55,6 +54,15 @@ const fetchPostCode = async(postcode) => {
   }
 }
 
+// https://youmightnotneedjquery.com/#ready
+function ready(fn) {
+  if (document.readyState !== 'loading') {
+    fn();
+  } else {
+    document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', fn);
+  }
+}
+
 // const fetchApplicationDocs = async(ref) => {
 //   try {
 //     const response = await axios.get(apiUrl + ref + "/documents");
@@ -163,7 +171,7 @@ function App () {
     let loaded = false;
     loaded = await(!loading);
     if (loaded) {
-      $("#applicationTableBody").empty();
+      document.querySelector("#applicationTableBody").replaceChildren();
 
       if (data === null) {return;}
 
@@ -183,7 +191,7 @@ function App () {
           featureHTML += `<td class='govuk-table__cell'><a class='govuk-link' href='${feature.publicUrl}' target='_blank'>More info</a></td></tr>`;
         }
 
-        $("#applicationTable").find('tbody').append(featureHTML);
+        document.querySelector("#applicationTable").querySelector('tbody').append(featureHTML);
       }
     }
   }
@@ -378,7 +386,7 @@ function App () {
 
   if (loading) {return (<div>Loading...</div>);}
 
-  $(document).ready(async() => {
+  ready(async() => {
     populateTable(geojson);
   });