diff --git a/apps/client/src/widgets/note_tree.ts b/apps/client/src/widgets/note_tree.ts
index 6f5f09585..f16abf33a 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/widgets/note_tree.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/widgets/note_tree.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import type { AttributeRow, BranchRow } from "../services/load_results.js";
 import type { SetNoteOpts } from "../components/note_context.js";
 import type { TouchBarItem } from "../components/touch_bar.js";
 import type { TreeCommandNames } from "../menus/tree_context_menu.js";
+import "jquery.fancytree";
 
 const TPL = /*html*/`
 <div class="tree-wrapper">
diff --git a/apps/server/package.json b/apps/server/package.json
index 269b49390..3c3f18eb1 100644
--- a/apps/server/package.json
+++ b/apps/server/package.json
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@
   "description": "The server-side component of TriliumNext, which exposes the client via the web, allows for sync and provides a REST API for both internal and external use.",
   "private": true,
   "dependencies": {
-    "better-sqlite3": "11.10.0",
-    "jquery.fancytree": "2.38.5"
+    "better-sqlite3": "11.10.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@electron/remote": "2.1.2",
diff --git a/apps/server/src/assets/views/desktop.ejs b/apps/server/src/assets/views/desktop.ejs
index 05cdd8a73..d3a8feb0b 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/assets/views/desktop.ejs
+++ b/apps/server/src/assets/views/desktop.ejs
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
 
 <!-- Include Fancytree library and skip -->
 <link href="<%= assetPath %>/stylesheets/tree.css" rel="stylesheet">
-<script src="<%= assetPath %>/node_modules/jquery.fancytree/dist/jquery.fancytree-all-deps.min.js"></script>
 
 <script src="<%= assetPath %>/node_modules/autocomplete.js/dist/autocomplete.jquery.min.js"></script>
 
diff --git a/apps/server/src/assets/views/mobile.ejs b/apps/server/src/assets/views/mobile.ejs
index a7f7643a5..55cf5c1cc 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/assets/views/mobile.ejs
+++ b/apps/server/src/assets/views/mobile.ejs
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@
 <script src="<%= assetPath %>/node_modules/autocomplete.js/dist/autocomplete.jquery.min.js"></script>
 
 <link href="<%= assetPath %>/stylesheets/tree.css" rel="stylesheet">
-<script src="<%= assetPath %>/node_modules/jquery.fancytree/dist/jquery.fancytree-all-deps.min.js"></script>
 
 <script src="<%= appPath %>/runtime.js" crossorigin type="module"></script>
 <script src="<%= appPath %>/mobile.js" crossorigin type="module"></script>
diff --git a/apps/server/src/routes/assets.ts b/apps/server/src/routes/assets.ts
index a79ee7874..90a07cd1a 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/routes/assets.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/routes/assets.ts
@@ -48,8 +48,6 @@ async function register(app: express.Application) {
     const nodeModulesDir = isDev ? path.join(srcRoot, "..", "node_modules") : path.join(resourceDir, "node_modules");
 
     app.use(`/${assetPath}/node_modules/jquery/dist/`, persistentCacheStatic(path.join(nodeModulesDir, "jquery/dist/")));
-
-    app.use(`/${assetPath}/node_modules/jquery.fancytree/dist/`, persistentCacheStatic(path.join(nodeModulesDir, "jquery.fancytree/dist/")));
 }
 
 export default {
diff --git a/apps/server/webpack.config.cjs b/apps/server/webpack.config.cjs
index 5bde75de2..220b17646 100644
--- a/apps/server/webpack.config.cjs
+++ b/apps/server/webpack.config.cjs
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ function buildFilesToCopy() {
 
   const nodePaths = [
     "jquery/dist",
-    "jquery.fancytree/dist",
 
     // Required as they are native dependencies and cannot be well bundled.
     "better-sqlite3",