diff --git a/conda/environments/all_cuda-118_arch-x86_64.yaml b/conda/environments/all_cuda-118_arch-x86_64.yaml
index 1b657fcd0..d657617b4 100644
--- a/conda/environments/all_cuda-118_arch-x86_64.yaml
+++ b/conda/environments/all_cuda-118_arch-x86_64.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ channels:
 - conda-forge
 - nvidia
 dependencies:
-- GPUtil>=1.4.0
 - c-compiler
 - click
 - cmake>=3.26.4,!=3.30.0
diff --git a/conda/environments/all_cuda-125_arch-x86_64.yaml b/conda/environments/all_cuda-125_arch-x86_64.yaml
index 2f5f50192..a193f5cdd 100644
--- a/conda/environments/all_cuda-125_arch-x86_64.yaml
+++ b/conda/environments/all_cuda-125_arch-x86_64.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ channels:
 - conda-forge
 - nvidia
 dependencies:
-- GPUtil>=1.4.0
 - c-compiler
 - click
 - cmake>=3.26.4,!=3.30.0
diff --git a/dependencies.yaml b/dependencies.yaml
index e8d5f8aaf..62e2ddefe 100644
--- a/dependencies.yaml
+++ b/dependencies.yaml
@@ -295,7 +295,6 @@ dependencies:
     common:
       - output_types: [conda, requirements, pyproject]
         packages:
-          - GPUtil>=1.4.0
           - psutil>=5.8.0
           - pytest>=6.2.4,<8.0.0a0
           - pytest-cov>=2.12.1
diff --git a/python/cucim/pyproject.toml b/python/cucim/pyproject.toml
index 4537f3df6..25248b3b2 100644
--- a/python/cucim/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/cucim/pyproject.toml
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ Tracker = "https://github.com/rapidsai/cucim/issues"
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]
 test = [
-    "GPUtil>=1.4.0",
     "imagecodecs>=2021.6.8; platform_machine=='x86_64'",
     "matplotlib",
     "numpydoc>=1.5",
diff --git a/python/cucim/tests/performance/clara/test_read_region_memory_usage.py b/python/cucim/tests/performance/clara/test_read_region_memory_usage.py
index 8f259b910..9b17b1549 100644
--- a/python/cucim/tests/performance/clara/test_read_region_memory_usage.py
+++ b/python/cucim/tests/performance/clara/test_read_region_memory_usage.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 #
 
+import cupy as cp
 import pytest
 
 from ...util.io import open_image_cucim
@@ -22,23 +23,24 @@
 
 
 def test_read_region_cuda_memleak(testimg_tiff_stripe_4096x4096_256_jpeg):
-    import GPUtil
-
-    gpus = GPUtil.getGPUs()
-
-    if len(gpus) == 0:
+    def get_used_gpu_memory_mib():
+        """Get the used GPU memory in MiB."""
+        dev = cp.cuda.Device()
+        free, total = dev.mem_info
+        memory_used = (total - free) / (2**20)
+        return memory_used
+
+    num_gpus = cp.cuda.runtime.getDeviceCount()
+    if num_gpus == 0:
         pytest.skip("No gpu available")
 
     img = open_image_cucim(testimg_tiff_stripe_4096x4096_256_jpeg)
 
-    gpu = gpus[0]
-    mem_usage_history = [gpu.memoryUsed]
+    mem_usage_history = [get_used_gpu_memory_mib()]
 
     for i in range(10):
         _ = img.read_region(device="cuda")
-        gpus = GPUtil.getGPUs()
-        gpu = gpus[0]
-        mem_usage_history.append(gpu.memoryUsed)
+        mem_usage_history.append(get_used_gpu_memory_mib())
 
     print(mem_usage_history)