diff --git a/.changeset/twenty-numbers-breathe.md b/.changeset/twenty-numbers-breathe.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0c37b700d88a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/twenty-numbers-breathe.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@sveltejs/kit": patch
+---
+
+[chore] remove chokidar as dependency of kit
diff --git a/packages/kit/package.json b/packages/kit/package.json
index ce4d052af7b6..f6ce397891f7 100644
--- a/packages/kit/package.json
+++ b/packages/kit/package.json
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 	"type": "module",
 	"dependencies": {
 		"@sveltejs/vite-plugin-svelte": "^1.0.1",
-		"chokidar": "^3.5.3",
 		"cookie": "^0.5.0",
 		"devalue": "^2.0.1",
 		"kleur": "^4.1.4",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index d13023cd996c..d7cfd727bce6 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -277,7 +277,6 @@ importers:
       '@types/node': ^16.11.36
       '@types/sade': ^1.7.4
       '@types/set-cookie-parser': ^2.4.2
-      chokidar: ^3.5.3
       cookie: ^0.5.0
       devalue: ^2.0.1
       kleur: ^4.1.4
@@ -298,7 +297,6 @@ importers:
       vite: 3.0.2
     dependencies:
       '@sveltejs/vite-plugin-svelte': 1.0.1_svelte@3.48.0+vite@3.0.2
-      chokidar: 3.5.3
       cookie: 0.5.0
       devalue: 2.0.1
       kleur: 4.1.5