diff --git a/apps/client/src/desktop.ts b/apps/client/src/desktop.ts
index cbaaee53b..42e1c44e9 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/desktop.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/desktop.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import type ElectronRemote from "@electron/remote";
 import type Electron from "electron";
 import "./stylesheets/bootstrap.scss";
 import "boxicons";
+import "jquery-hotkeys";
 import "autocomplete.js/index_jquery.js";
 
 await appContext.earlyInit();
diff --git a/apps/client/src/setup.ts b/apps/client/src/setup.ts
index 2e0dae151..1ade057c1 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/setup.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/setup.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import utils from "./services/utils.js";
 import ko from "knockout";
 import "./stylesheets/bootstrap.scss";
+import "jquery-hotkeys";
 
 // TriliumNextTODO: properly make use of below types
 // type SetupModelSetupType = "new-document" | "sync-from-desktop" | "sync-from-server" | "";
diff --git a/apps/server/package.json b/apps/server/package.json
index 8947ee2f8..269b49390 100644
--- a/apps/server/package.json
+++ b/apps/server/package.json
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@
   "private": true,
   "dependencies": {
     "better-sqlite3": "11.10.0",
-    "jquery.fancytree": "2.38.5",
-    "jquery-hotkeys": "0.2.2"
+    "jquery.fancytree": "2.38.5"
   },
   "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 1e7112e78..05cdd8a73 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/assets/views/desktop.ejs
+++ b/apps/server/src/assets/views/desktop.ejs
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@
 <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/jquery-hotkeys/jquery-hotkeys.js"></script>
-
 <script src="<%= assetPath %>/node_modules/autocomplete.js/dist/autocomplete.jquery.min.js"></script>
 
 <link href="<%= assetPath %>/stylesheets/ckeditor-theme.css" rel="stylesheet">
diff --git a/apps/server/src/assets/views/setup.ejs b/apps/server/src/assets/views/setup.ejs
index 59c58dda1..062d3cd03 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/assets/views/setup.ejs
+++ b/apps/server/src/assets/views/setup.ejs
@@ -169,7 +169,6 @@
 <script>if (typeof module === 'object') {window.module = module; module = undefined;}</script>
 
 <script src="<%= assetPath %>/node_modules/jquery/dist/jquery.min.js"></script>
-<script src="<%= assetPath %>/node_modules/jquery-hotkeys/jquery-hotkeys.js"></script>
 
 <script src="<%= appPath %>/runtime.js" crossorigin type="module"></script>
 <script src="<%= appPath %>/setup.js" crossorigin type="module"></script>
diff --git a/apps/server/src/routes/assets.ts b/apps/server/src/routes/assets.ts
index e712b31b4..a79ee7874 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/routes/assets.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/routes/assets.ts
@@ -49,8 +49,6 @@ async function register(app: express.Application) {
 
     app.use(`/${assetPath}/node_modules/jquery/dist/`, persistentCacheStatic(path.join(nodeModulesDir, "jquery/dist/")));
 
-    app.use(`/${assetPath}/node_modules/jquery-hotkeys/`, persistentCacheStatic(path.join(nodeModulesDir, "jquery-hotkeys/")));
-
     app.use(`/${assetPath}/node_modules/jquery.fancytree/dist/`, persistentCacheStatic(path.join(nodeModulesDir, "jquery.fancytree/dist/")));
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/server/webpack.config.cjs b/apps/server/webpack.config.cjs
index 6b9711675..5bde75de2 100644
--- a/apps/server/webpack.config.cjs
+++ b/apps/server/webpack.config.cjs
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ function buildFilesToCopy() {
 
   const nodePaths = [
     "jquery/dist",
-    "jquery-hotkeys",
     "jquery.fancytree/dist",
 
     // Required as they are native dependencies and cannot be well bundled.
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index d1a47c03c..487e6692e 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -484,9 +484,6 @@ importers:
       better-sqlite3:
         specifier: 11.10.0
         version: 11.10.0
-      jquery-hotkeys:
-        specifier: 0.2.2
-        version: 0.2.2
       jquery.fancytree:
         specifier: 2.38.5
         version: 2.38.5(jquery@3.7.1)