diff --git a/apps/mobile/deps/react-native-nitro-markdown-0.5.0.tgz b/apps/mobile/deps/react-native-nitro-markdown-0.5.0.tgz
deleted file mode 100644
index 8fafc3896813..000000000000
Binary files a/apps/mobile/deps/react-native-nitro-markdown-0.5.0.tgz and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/apps/mobile/package.json b/apps/mobile/package.json
index dba137f30472..99d06e089e3a 100644
--- a/apps/mobile/package.json
+++ b/apps/mobile/package.json
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@
     "@clerk/expo": "catalog:",
     "@effect/atom-react": "catalog:",
     "@expo-google-fonts/dm-sans": "^0.4.2",
-    "@expo/metro-runtime": "~57.0.14",
     "@expo/ui": "~57.0.14",
     "@legendapp/list": "catalog:",
     "@material/material-color-utilities": "0.3.0",
@@ -137,9 +136,6 @@
     "tailwindcss": "^4.0.0",
     "typescript": "catalog:"
   },
-  "overrides": {
-    "react-native-nitro-markdown": "file:deps/react-native-nitro-markdown-0.5.0.tgz"
-  },
   "expo": {
     "install": {
       "exclude": [
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index d59982535f9c..0bc636397f0a 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -248,9 +248,6 @@ importers:
       '@expo-google-fonts/dm-sans':
         specifier: ^0.4.2
         version: 0.4.2
-      '@expo/metro-runtime':
-        specifier: ~57.0.14
-        version: 57.0.14(@expo/log-box@57.0.4)(expo@57.0.18)(react-dom@19.2.3(react@19.2.3))(react-native@0.86.3(@babel/core@7.29.7)(@react-native/metro-config@0.86.3(@babel/core@7.29.7)(bufferutil@4.1.0)(utf-8-validate@6.0.6))(@types/react@19.2.16)(bufferutil@4.1.0)(react@19.2.3)(utf-8-validate@6.0.6))(react@19.2.3)
       '@expo/ui':
         specifier: ~57.0.14
         version: 57.0.14(@babel/core@7.29.7)(@types/react-dom@19.2.3(@types/react@19.2.16))(@types/react@19.2.16)(expo@57.0.18)(react-dom@19.2.3(react@19.2.3))(react-native-worklets@0.11.4(@babel/core@7.29.7)(@react-native/metro-config@0.86.3(@babel/core@7.29.7)(bufferutil@4.1.0)(utf-8-validate@6.0.6))(react-native@0.86.3(@babel/core@7.29.7)(@react-native/metro-config@0.86.3(@babel/core@7.29.7)(bufferutil@4.1.0)(utf-8-validate@6.0.6))(@types/react@19.2.16)(bufferutil@4.1.0)(react@19.2.3)(utf-8-validate@6.0.6))(react@19.2.3))(react-native@0.86.3(@babel/core@7.29.7)(@react-native/metro-config@0.86.3(@babel/core@7.29.7)(bufferutil@4.1.0)(utf-8-validate@6.0.6))(@types/react@19.2.16)(bufferutil@4.1.0)(react@19.2.3)(utf-8-validate@6.0.6))(react@19.2.3)
@@ -13246,6 +13243,7 @@ snapshots:
       whatwg-fetch: 3.6.20
     optionalDependencies:
       react-dom: 19.2.3(react@19.2.3)
+    optional: true
 
   '@expo/metro-runtime@57.0.14(@expo/log-box@57.0.4)(expo@57.0.18)(react-dom@19.2.6(react@19.2.6))(react-native@0.86.3(@babel/core@7.29.7)(@react-native/metro-config@0.86.3(@babel/core@7.29.7)(bufferutil@4.1.0)(utf-8-validate@6.0.6))(@types/react@19.2.16)(bufferutil@4.1.0)(react@19.2.6)(utf-8-validate@6.0.6))(react@19.2.6)':
     dependencies:
diff --git a/scripts/release-smoke.ts b/scripts/release-smoke.ts
index e33116bb1dbf..96af9d410280 100644
--- a/scripts/release-smoke.ts
+++ b/scripts/release-smoke.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ const workspaceFiles = [
   "apps/desktop/package.json",
   "apps/web/package.json",
   "apps/mobile/package.json",
-  "apps/mobile/deps/react-native-nitro-markdown-0.5.0.tgz",
   "apps/mobile/modules/t3-markdown-text/package.json",
   "apps/mobile/modules/t3-review-diff/package.json",
   "apps/mobile/modules/t3-terminal/package.json",