diff --git a/v2/debounce_test.go b/v2/debounce_test.go
index f81ea7b..f37c031 100644
--- a/v2/debounce_test.go
+++ b/v2/debounce_test.go
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 package debounce_test
 
 import (
+	"slices"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/floatdrop/debounce/v2"
-
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
 // helper to collect output with a timeout
@@ -42,8 +41,11 @@ func TestDebounce_LastValueOnly(t *testing.T) {
 		close(in)
 	}()
 
+	expected := []int{4}
 	result := collect(out, 1*time.Second)
-	assert.Equal(t, []int{4}, result)
+	if !slices.Equal(expected, result) {
+		t.Errorf("expected result = %v, got %v", expected, result)
+	}
 }
 
 func TestDebounce_MultipleValuesSpacedOut(t *testing.T) {
@@ -60,8 +62,11 @@ func TestDebounce_MultipleValuesSpacedOut(t *testing.T) {
 		close(in)
 	}()
 
+	expected := []int{1, 2, 3}
 	result := collect(out, 1*time.Second)
-	assert.Equal(t, []int{1, 2, 3}, result)
+	if !slices.Equal(expected, result) {
+		t.Errorf("expected result = %v, got %v", expected, result)
+	}
 }
 
 func TestDebounce_WithLimit(t *testing.T) {
@@ -80,8 +85,11 @@ func TestDebounce_WithLimit(t *testing.T) {
 		close(in)
 	}()
 
+	expected := []int{3, 4}
 	result := collect(out, 1*time.Second)
-	assert.Equal(t, []int{3, 4}, result)
+	if !slices.Equal(expected, result) {
+		t.Errorf("expected result = %v, got %v", expected, result)
+	}
 }
 
 func TestDebounce_ChannelCloses(t *testing.T) {
@@ -93,8 +101,11 @@ func TestDebounce_ChannelCloses(t *testing.T) {
 		close(in)
 	}()
 
+	expected := []int{42}
 	result := collect(out, 1*time.Second)
-	assert.Equal(t, []int{42}, result)
+	if !slices.Equal(expected, result) {
+		t.Errorf("expected result = %v, got %v", expected, result)
+	}
 }
 
 func TestDebounce_EmptyChannelCloses(t *testing.T) {
@@ -105,14 +116,19 @@ func TestDebounce_EmptyChannelCloses(t *testing.T) {
 		close(in)
 	}()
 
+	expected := []int(nil)
 	result := collect(out, 1*time.Second)
-	assert.Equal(t, []int(nil), result)
+	if !slices.Equal(expected, result) {
+		t.Errorf("expected result = %v, got %v", expected, result)
+	}
 }
 
 func TestDebounce_ZeroDelay(t *testing.T) {
 	in := make(chan int)
 	out := debounce.Chan(in)
-	assert.Equal(t, (<-chan int)(in), out)
+	if (<-chan int)(in) != out {
+		t.Errorf("expected result = %v, got %v", (<-chan int)(in), out)
+	}
 }
 
 func BenchmarkDebounce_Insert(b *testing.B) {
diff --git a/v2/go.mod b/v2/go.mod
index 07b1ace..5ce03b7 100644
--- a/v2/go.mod
+++ b/v2/go.mod
@@ -1,11 +1,3 @@
 module github.com/floatdrop/debounce/v2
 
 go 1.23
-
-require github.com/stretchr/testify v1.10.0
-
-require (
-	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 // indirect
-	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 // indirect
-	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
-)
diff --git a/v2/go.sum b/v2/go.sum
index 713a0b4..e69de29 100644
--- a/v2/go.sum
+++ b/v2/go.sum
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c=
-github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
-github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 h1:4DBwDE0NGyQoBHbLQYPwSUPoCMWR5BEzIk/f1lZbAQM=
-github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZNVY4sRDYZ/4=
-github.com/stretchr/testify v1.10.0 h1:Xv5erBjTwe/5IxqUQTdXv5kgmIvbHo3QQyRwhJsOfJA=
-github.com/stretchr/testify v1.10.0/go.mod h1:r2ic/lqez/lEtzL7wO/rwa5dbSLXVDPFyf8C91i36aY=
-gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405 h1:yhCVgyC4o1eVCa2tZl7eS0r+SDo693bJlVdllGtEeKM=
-gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
-gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 h1:fxVm/GzAzEWqLHuvctI91KS9hhNmmWOoWu0XTYJS7CA=
-gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=