diff --git a/packages/core/index.js b/packages/core/index.js
index 63fdd8fa9..875cac2ff 100644
--- a/packages/core/index.js
+++ b/packages/core/index.js
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-const _ = {
-  isFunction: require('lodash/isFunction'),
-};
 const readline = require('readline');
 const chalk = require('chalk');
 const MuteStream = require('mute-stream');
@@ -49,7 +46,7 @@ class StateManager {
     this.screen = new ScreenManager(this.rl);
 
     let config = configFactory;
-    if (_.isFunction(configFactory)) {
+    if (typeof configFactory === 'function') {
       config = configFactory(this.rl);
     }
 
@@ -69,7 +66,7 @@ class StateManager {
 
     // Load asynchronous properties
     const showLoader = setTimeout(this.startLoading, 500);
-    if (_.isFunction(message)) {
+    if (typeof message === 'function') {
       message = await runAsync(message)();
     }
 
@@ -196,7 +193,7 @@ class StateManager {
       prefix: this.getPrefix(),
       ...state,
       // Only pass message down if it's a string. Otherwise we're still in init state
-      message: _.isFunction(message) ? 'Loading...' : message,
+      message: typeof message === 'function' ? 'Loading...' : message,
       value: transformer(value, { isFinal: status === 'done' }),
       validate: undefined,
       filter: undefined,
diff --git a/packages/core/lib/screen-manager.js b/packages/core/lib/screen-manager.js
index 786d1f125..ccfc88d7d 100644
--- a/packages/core/lib/screen-manager.js
+++ b/packages/core/lib/screen-manager.js
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-const _ = {
-  last: require('lodash/last'),
-};
 const cliWidth = require('cli-width');
 const stripAnsi = require('strip-ansi');
 const stringWidth = require('string-width');
@@ -9,7 +6,7 @@ const util = require('./readline');
 const { breakLines } = require('./utils');
 
 const height = (content) => content.split('\n').length;
-const lastLine = (content) => _.last(content.split('\n'));
+const lastLine = (content) => content.split('\n').pop();
 
 module.exports = class ScreenManager {
   constructor(rl) {
diff --git a/packages/core/lib/utils.js b/packages/core/lib/utils.js
index 1fe34a363..2a744eaaf 100644
--- a/packages/core/lib/utils.js
+++ b/packages/core/lib/utils.js
@@ -1,22 +1,19 @@
-const _ = {
-  flatten: require('lodash/flatten'),
-};
-
 /**
  * Force line returns at specific width. This function is ANSI code friendly and it'll
  * ignore invisible codes during width calculation.
- * @param {string} lines
+ * @param {string} content
  * @param {number} width
  * @return {string}
  */
 exports.breakLines = (content, width) => {
   const regex = new RegExp('(?:(?:\\033[[0-9;]*m)*.?){1,' + width + '}', 'g');
-  return _.flatten(
-    content.split('\n').map((line) => {
+  return content
+    .split('\n')
+    .flatMap((line) => {
       const chunk = line.match(regex);
       // Remove the last match as it's always empty
       chunk.pop();
       return chunk || '';
     })
-  ).join('\n');
+    .join('\n');
 };
diff --git a/packages/inquirer/lib/objects/choice.js b/packages/inquirer/lib/objects/choice.js
index 25042a9b1..46c2364bf 100644
--- a/packages/inquirer/lib/objects/choice.js
+++ b/packages/inquirer/lib/objects/choice.js
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 'use strict';
-const _ = {
-  isFunction: require('lodash/isFunction'),
-};
 
 /**
  * Choice object
@@ -31,7 +28,7 @@ module.exports = class Choice {
       });
     }
 
-    if (_.isFunction(val.disabled)) {
+    if (typeof val.disabled === 'function') {
       this.disabled = val.disabled(answers);
     } else {
       this.disabled = val.disabled;
diff --git a/packages/inquirer/lib/prompts/base.js b/packages/inquirer/lib/prompts/base.js
index ec503eeca..81dfb77e4 100644
--- a/packages/inquirer/lib/prompts/base.js
+++ b/packages/inquirer/lib/prompts/base.js
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
  * Should be extended by prompt types.
  */
 const _ = {
-  assign: require('lodash/assign'),
   defaults: require('lodash/defaults'),
   clone: require('lodash/clone'),
 };
@@ -17,7 +16,7 @@ const ScreenManager = require('../utils/screen-manager');
 class Prompt {
   constructor(question, rl, answers) {
     // Setup instance defaults property
-    _.assign(this, {
+    Object.assign(this, {
       answers,
       status: 'pending',
     });
diff --git a/packages/inquirer/lib/prompts/checkbox.js b/packages/inquirer/lib/prompts/checkbox.js
index 4863a6588..64992cc0b 100644
--- a/packages/inquirer/lib/prompts/checkbox.js
+++ b/packages/inquirer/lib/prompts/checkbox.js
@@ -3,9 +3,6 @@
  * `list` type prompt
  */
 
-const _ = {
-  map: require('lodash/map'),
-};
 const chalk = require('chalk');
 const cliCursor = require('cli-cursor');
 const figures = require('figures');
@@ -167,8 +164,8 @@ class CheckboxPrompt extends Base {
       (choice) => Boolean(choice.checked) && !choice.disabled
     );
 
-    this.selection = _.map(choices, 'short');
-    return _.map(choices, 'value');
+    this.selection = choices.map((choice) => choice.short);
+    return choices.map((choice) => choice.value);
   }
 
   onUpKey() {
diff --git a/packages/inquirer/lib/prompts/confirm.js b/packages/inquirer/lib/prompts/confirm.js
index 287279af0..7d628a15b 100644
--- a/packages/inquirer/lib/prompts/confirm.js
+++ b/packages/inquirer/lib/prompts/confirm.js
@@ -3,9 +3,6 @@
  * `confirm` type prompt
  */
 
-const _ = {
-  isBoolean: require('lodash/isBoolean'),
-};
 const chalk = require('chalk');
 const { take, takeUntil } = require('rxjs/operators');
 const Base = require('./base');
@@ -28,8 +25,8 @@ class ConfirmPrompt extends Base {
       },
     });
 
-    if (_.isBoolean(this.opt.default)) {
-      rawDefault = this.opt.default;
+    if (this.opt.default != null) {
+      rawDefault = Boolean(this.opt.default);
     }
 
     this.opt.default = rawDefault ? 'Y/n' : 'y/N';
diff --git a/packages/inquirer/lib/prompts/expand.js b/packages/inquirer/lib/prompts/expand.js
index 9be3617ee..3afed1bbe 100644
--- a/packages/inquirer/lib/prompts/expand.js
+++ b/packages/inquirer/lib/prompts/expand.js
@@ -3,9 +3,6 @@
  * `rawlist` type prompt
  */
 
-const _ = {
-  uniq: require('lodash/uniq'),
-};
 const chalk = require('chalk');
 const { map, takeUntil } = require('rxjs/operators');
 const Base = require('./base');
@@ -218,7 +215,7 @@ class ExpandPrompt extends Base {
     if (errors.length) {
       throw new Error(
         'Duplicate key error: `key` param must be unique. Duplicates: ' +
-          _.uniq(errors).join(', ')
+          [...new Set(errors)].join(',')
       );
     }
   }
diff --git a/packages/inquirer/lib/ui/baseUI.js b/packages/inquirer/lib/ui/baseUI.js
index 917b44d90..037d6ddf2 100644
--- a/packages/inquirer/lib/ui/baseUI.js
+++ b/packages/inquirer/lib/ui/baseUI.js
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 'use strict';
-const _ = {
-  omit: require('lodash/omit'),
-};
 const MuteStream = require('mute-stream');
 const readline = require('readline');
 
@@ -61,8 +58,7 @@ class UI {
   }
 }
 
-function setupReadlineOptions(opt) {
-  opt = opt || {};
+function setupReadlineOptions(opt = {}) {
   // Inquirer 8.x:
   // opt.skipTTYChecks = opt.skipTTYChecks === undefined ? opt.input !== undefined : opt.skipTTYChecks;
   opt.skipTTYChecks = opt.skipTTYChecks === undefined ? true : opt.skipTTYChecks;
@@ -87,9 +83,9 @@ function setupReadlineOptions(opt) {
 
   return {
     terminal: true,
+    ...opt,
     input,
     output,
-    ..._.omit(opt, ['input', 'output']),
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/inquirer/lib/ui/bottom-bar.js b/packages/inquirer/lib/ui/bottom-bar.js
index 9235273ec..3da44d7d2 100644
--- a/packages/inquirer/lib/ui/bottom-bar.js
+++ b/packages/inquirer/lib/ui/bottom-bar.js
@@ -11,9 +11,7 @@ const _ = {
 };
 
 class BottomBar extends Base {
-  constructor(opt) {
-    opt = opt || {};
-
+  constructor(opt = {}) {
     super(opt);
 
     this.log = through(this.writeLog.bind(this));
@@ -79,7 +77,6 @@ class BottomBar extends Base {
 
   /**
    * Helper for writing message in Prompt
-   * @param {BottomBar} prompt  - The Prompt object that extends tty
    * @param {String} message - The message to be output
    */
   write(message) {
diff --git a/packages/inquirer/lib/ui/prompt.js b/packages/inquirer/lib/ui/prompt.js
index 0d0e3ea26..82e313226 100644
--- a/packages/inquirer/lib/ui/prompt.js
+++ b/packages/inquirer/lib/ui/prompt.js
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 'use strict';
 const _ = {
   isPlainObject: require('lodash/isPlainObject'),
-  clone: require('lodash/clone'),
   get: require('lodash/get'),
   set: require('lodash/set'),
-  isFunction: require('lodash/isFunction'),
 };
 const { defer, empty, from, of } = require('rxjs');
 const { concatMap, filter, publish, reduce } = require('rxjs/operators');
@@ -25,7 +23,7 @@ class PromptUI extends Base {
   run(questions, answers) {
     // Keep global reference to the answers
     if (_.isPlainObject(answers)) {
-      this.answers = _.clone(answers);
+      this.answers = { ...answers };
     } else {
       this.answers = {};
     }
@@ -79,7 +77,7 @@ class PromptUI extends Base {
   }
 
   processQuestion(question) {
-    question = _.clone(question);
+    question = { ...question };
     return defer(() => {
       const obs = of(question);
 
@@ -129,7 +127,7 @@ class PromptUI extends Base {
       return empty();
     }
 
-    if (!_.isFunction(question.when)) {
+    if (typeof question.when !== 'function') {
       return of(question);
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/inquirer/lib/utils/paginator.js b/packages/inquirer/lib/utils/paginator.js
index 767bf6729..6c2e8549e 100644
--- a/packages/inquirer/lib/utils/paginator.js
+++ b/packages/inquirer/lib/utils/paginator.js
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 'use strict';
 
-const _ = {
-  sum: require('lodash/sum'),
-  flatten: require('lodash/flatten'),
-};
 const chalk = require('chalk');
 
 /**
@@ -11,6 +7,10 @@ const chalk = require('chalk');
  */
 
 class Paginator {
+  /**
+   * @param {import("./screen-manager")} [screen]
+   * @param {{isInfinite?: boolean}} [options]
+   */
   constructor(screen, options = {}) {
     const { isInfinite = true } = options;
     this.lastIndex = 0;
@@ -24,8 +24,11 @@ class Paginator {
 
     if (this.screen) {
       lines = this.screen.breakLines(lines);
-      active = _.sum(lines.map((lineParts) => lineParts.length).splice(0, active));
-      lines = _.flatten(lines);
+      active = lines
+        .map((lineParts) => lineParts.length)
+        .splice(0, active)
+        .reduce((a, b) => a + b, 0);
+      lines = lines.flat();
     }
 
     // Make sure there's enough lines to paginate
@@ -58,7 +61,7 @@ class Paginator {
     }
 
     // Duplicate the lines so it give an infinite list look
-    const infinite = _.flatten([lines, lines, lines]);
+    const infinite = [lines, lines, lines].flat();
     const topIndex = Math.max(0, active + lines.length - this.pointer);
 
     return infinite.splice(topIndex, pageSize);
diff --git a/packages/inquirer/lib/utils/screen-manager.js b/packages/inquirer/lib/utils/screen-manager.js
index 12412c643..9fd1c1b71 100644
--- a/packages/inquirer/lib/utils/screen-manager.js
+++ b/packages/inquirer/lib/utils/screen-manager.js
@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
 'use strict';
-const _ = {
-  last: require('lodash/last'),
-  flatten: require('lodash/flatten'),
-};
 const util = require('./readline');
 const cliWidth = require('cli-width');
 const stripAnsi = require('strip-ansi');
@@ -13,8 +9,9 @@ function height(content) {
   return content.split('\n').length;
 }
 
+/** @param {string} content */
 function lastLine(content) {
-  return _.last(content.split('\n'));
+  return content.split('\n').pop();
 }
 
 class ScreenManager {
@@ -153,11 +150,13 @@ class ScreenManager {
     return width;
   }
 
-  breakLines(lines, width) {
+  /**
+   * @param {string[]} lines
+   */
+  breakLines(lines, width = this.normalizedCliWidth()) {
     // Break lines who're longer than the cli width so we can normalize the natural line
     // returns behavior across terminals.
-    width = width || this.normalizedCliWidth();
-    const regex = new RegExp('(?:(?:\\033[[0-9;]*m)*.?){1,' + width + '}', 'g');
+    const regex = new RegExp(`(?:(?:\\033[[0-9;]*m)*.?){1,${width}}`, 'g');
     return lines.map((line) => {
       const chunk = line.match(regex);
       // Last match is always empty
@@ -166,9 +165,11 @@ class ScreenManager {
     });
   }
 
-  forceLineReturn(content, width) {
-    width = width || this.normalizedCliWidth();
-    return _.flatten(this.breakLines(content.split('\n'), width)).join('\n');
+  /**
+   * @param {string} content
+   */
+  forceLineReturn(content, width = this.normalizedCliWidth()) {
+    return this.breakLines(content.split('\n'), width).flat().join('\n');
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/inquirer/lib/utils/utils.js b/packages/inquirer/lib/utils/utils.js
index 921175105..40b125010 100644
--- a/packages/inquirer/lib/utils/utils.js
+++ b/packages/inquirer/lib/utils/utils.js
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 'use strict';
-const _ = {
-  isFunction: require('lodash/isFunction'),
-};
 const { from, of } = require('rxjs');
 const runAsync = require('run-async');
 
@@ -15,7 +12,7 @@ const runAsync = require('run-async');
  */
 
 exports.fetchAsyncQuestionProperty = function (question, prop, answers) {
-  if (!_.isFunction(question[prop])) {
+  if (typeof question[prop] !== 'function') {
     return of(question);
   }