diff --git a/app/app.js b/app/app.js
index d7d77d1837..2ccc8424c3 100644
--- a/app/app.js
+++ b/app/app.js
@@ -156,13 +156,6 @@ angular.module('app',
     .factory('Flatpickr', function () {
         return require('flatpickr').default;
     })
-    // inject the router instance into a `run` block by name
-    //.run(['$uiRouter', '$trace', '$location', function ($uiRouter, $trace, $location) {
-    //     // * uncomment this to enable the visualizer *
-    //     let Visualizer = require('@uirouter/visualizer').Visualizer;
-    //     let pluginInstance = $uiRouter.plugin(Visualizer);
-    //     $trace.enable('TRANSITION');
-    // }])
     .factory('UshahidiSdk', function () {
         return UshahidiSdk;
     })
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 60ae166480..5c7fc1d853 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
     "eslint"
   ],
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@uirouter/visualizer": "^5.0.0",
     "angular-mocks": "^1.5.6",
     "ansi-colors": "^4.1.1",
     "babel-core": "^6.7.7",
@@ -47,7 +46,6 @@
     "eslint": "^6.7.1",
     "fancy-log": "^1.3.3",
     "file-loader": "^5.0.2",
-    "fs-walk": "0.0.2",
     "gulp": "^4.0.2",
     "gulp-eslint": "^6.0.0",
     "gulp-gzip": "^1.4.2",
@@ -59,7 +57,6 @@
     "imports-loader": "^0.8.0",
     "is-url": "^1.2.4",
     "jasmine-core": "^3.5.0",
-    "json-loader": "^0.5.7",
     "karma": "^4.4.1",
     "karma-chrome-launcher": "^3.1.0",
     "karma-coverage": "^2.0.1",
@@ -74,17 +71,12 @@
     "mini-css-extract-plugin": "^0.9.0",
     "minimist": "^1.2.0",
     "ng-annotate-loader": "0.6.1",
-    "node-fetch": "^2.6.0",
-    "node-libs-browser": "^2.0.1",
     "node-sass": "^4.13.0",
     "optimize-css-assets-webpack-plugin": "^5.0.3",
-    "phantomjs-prebuilt": "^2.1.16",
     "pre-commit": "^1.1.2",
     "protractor": "^5.4.2",
-    "raw-loader": "^4.0.0",
     "resolve-url-loader": "^3.1.1",
     "sass-loader": "^8.0.0",
-    "style-loader": "^1.1.2",
     "supports-color": "^3.1.2",
     "svg-url-loader": "^3.0.3",
     "terser-webpack-plugin": "^4.2.2",
@@ -122,13 +114,11 @@
     "leaflet.markercluster": "1.0.5",
     "libphonenumber-js": "^1.0.24",
     "moment": "2.19.3",
-    "moment-timezone": "^0.5.4",
     "ng-showdown": "^1.1.0",
     "ngGeolocation": "rjmackay/ngGeolocation",
     "ngtweet": "^1.0.0",
     "nvd3": "^1.8.4",
     "raven-js": "^3.26.3",
-    "socket.io-client": "2.0.3",
     "sortablejs": "1.10.0",
     "underscore": "^1.7.0",
     "ushahidi-platform-pattern-library": "5.0.3-pre-donations",