diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2e946106..6cb9c250 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@
     "embla-carousel-fade": "^8.3.1",
     "embla-carousel-vue": "^8.3.1",
     "embla-carousel-wheel-gestures": "^8.0.1",
-    "fast-deep-equal": "^3.1.3",
     "fuse.js": "^7.0.0",
     "get-port-please": "^3.1.2",
     "knitwork": "^1.1.0",
diff --git a/playground-vue/vite.config.ts b/playground-vue/vite.config.ts
index 0279f0c6..e88248bc 100644
--- a/playground-vue/vite.config.ts
+++ b/playground-vue/vite.config.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,6 @@ export default defineConfig({
   ],
   optimizeDeps: {
     // prevents reloading page when navigating between components
-    include: ['radix-vue/namespaced', 'vaul-vue', 'fast-deep-equal', 'embla-carousel-vue', 'embla-carousel-autoplay', 'embla-carousel-auto-scroll', 'embla-carousel-auto-height', 'embla-carousel-class-names', 'embla-carousel-fade', 'embla-carousel-wheel-gestures']
+    include: ['radix-vue/namespaced', 'vaul-vue', 'embla-carousel-vue', 'embla-carousel-autoplay', 'embla-carousel-auto-scroll', 'embla-carousel-auto-height', 'embla-carousel-class-names', 'embla-carousel-fade', 'embla-carousel-wheel-gestures']
   }
 })
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 10335c70..5da984ac 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -79,9 +79,6 @@ importers:
       embla-carousel-wheel-gestures:
         specifier: ^8.0.1
         version: 8.0.1(embla-carousel@8.3.1)
-      fast-deep-equal:
-        specifier: ^3.1.3
-        version: 3.1.3
       fuse.js:
         specifier: ^7.0.0
         version: 7.0.0
diff --git a/src/module.ts b/src/module.ts
index 1efe1bb5..3135b97a 100644
--- a/src/module.ts
+++ b/src/module.ts
@@ -127,8 +127,6 @@ export default defineNuxtModule<ModuleOptions>({
 
     addTemplates(options, nuxt, resolve)
 
-    nuxt.options.vite = defu(nuxt.options?.vite, { optimizeDeps: { include: ['fast-deep-equal'] } })
-
     if (nuxt.options.dev && nuxt.options.devtools.enabled && options.devtools?.enabled) {
       const templates = buildTemplates(options)
       nuxt.options.vite = defu(nuxt.options?.vite, { plugins: [devtoolsMetaPlugin({ resolve, templates, options })] })
diff --git a/src/runtime/components/InputMenu.vue b/src/runtime/components/InputMenu.vue
index 95fe9157..fd536eb3 100644
--- a/src/runtime/components/InputMenu.vue
+++ b/src/runtime/components/InputMenu.vue
@@ -131,13 +131,12 @@ extendDevtoolsMeta({ defaultProps: { items: ['Option 1', 'Option 2', 'Option 3']
 import { computed, ref, toRef, onMounted } from 'vue'
 import { ComboboxRoot, ComboboxArrow, ComboboxAnchor, ComboboxInput, ComboboxTrigger, ComboboxPortal, ComboboxContent, ComboboxViewport, ComboboxEmpty, ComboboxGroup, ComboboxLabel, ComboboxSeparator, ComboboxItem, ComboboxItemIndicator, TagsInputRoot, TagsInputItem, TagsInputItemText, TagsInputItemDelete, TagsInputInput, useForwardPropsEmits } from 'radix-vue'
 import { defu } from 'defu'
-import * as isEqual from 'fast-deep-equal'
 import { reactivePick } from '@vueuse/core'
 import { useAppConfig } from '#imports'
 import { useButtonGroup } from '../composables/useButtonGroup'
 import { useComponentIcons } from '../composables/useComponentIcons'
 import { useFormField } from '../composables/useFormField'
-import { get, escapeRegExp } from '../utils'
+import { get, isEqual, escapeRegExp } from '../utils'
 import UIcon from './Icon.vue'
 import UAvatar from './Avatar.vue'
 import UChip from './Chip.vue'
@@ -180,7 +179,7 @@ const ui = computed(() => inputMenu({
 }))
 
 function displayValue(value: AcceptableValue): string {
-  const item = items.value.find(item => props.valueKey ? isEqual.default(get(item as Record<string, any>, props.valueKey as string), value) : isEqual.default(item, value))
+  const item = items.value.find(item => props.valueKey ? isEqual(get(item as Record<string, any>, props.valueKey as string), value) : isEqual(item, value))
 
   return item && (typeof item === 'object' ? get(item, props.labelKey as string) : item)
 }
diff --git a/src/runtime/components/SelectMenu.vue b/src/runtime/components/SelectMenu.vue
index d7014044..108d75f2 100644
--- a/src/runtime/components/SelectMenu.vue
+++ b/src/runtime/components/SelectMenu.vue
@@ -121,13 +121,12 @@ extendDevtoolsMeta({ defaultProps: { items: ['Option 1', 'Option 2', 'Option 3']
 import { computed, toRef } from 'vue'
 import { ComboboxRoot, ComboboxArrow, ComboboxAnchor, ComboboxInput, ComboboxTrigger, ComboboxPortal, ComboboxContent, ComboboxViewport, ComboboxEmpty, ComboboxGroup, ComboboxLabel, ComboboxSeparator, ComboboxItem, ComboboxItemIndicator, useForwardPropsEmits } from 'radix-vue'
 import { defu } from 'defu'
-import * as isEqual from 'fast-deep-equal'
 import { reactivePick } from '@vueuse/core'
 import { useAppConfig } from '#imports'
 import { useButtonGroup } from '../composables/useButtonGroup'
 import { useComponentIcons } from '../composables/useComponentIcons'
 import { useFormField } from '../composables/useFormField'
-import { get, escapeRegExp } from '../utils'
+import { get, isEqual, escapeRegExp } from '../utils'
 import UIcon from './Icon.vue'
 import UAvatar from './Avatar.vue'
 import UChip from './Chip.vue'
@@ -173,7 +172,7 @@ function displayValue(value: T | T[]): string {
     return value.map(v => displayValue(v)).join(', ')
   }
 
-  const item = items.value.find(item => props.valueKey ? isEqual.default(get(item as Record<string, any>, props.valueKey as string), value) : isEqual.default(item, value))
+  const item = items.value.find(item => props.valueKey ? isEqual(get(item as Record<string, any>, props.valueKey as string), value) : isEqual(item, value))
 
   return item && (typeof item === 'object' ? get(item, props.labelKey as string) : item)
 }
diff --git a/src/runtime/utils/index.ts b/src/runtime/utils/index.ts
index df351a51..df26eb9b 100644
--- a/src/runtime/utils/index.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/utils/index.ts
@@ -55,6 +55,34 @@ export function set(object: Record<string, any>, path: (string | number)[] | str
   }, object)
 }
 
+export function isEqual(a: any, b: any): boolean {
+  // Handle primitive types and referential equality
+  if (a === b) return true
+
+  // Handle null/undefined cases
+  if (a == null || b == null) return a === b
+
+  // Handle different types
+  if (typeof a !== typeof b) return false
+
+  // Handle arrays
+  if (Array.isArray(a) && Array.isArray(b)) {
+    if (a.length !== b.length) return false
+    return a.every((item, index) => isEqual(item, b[index]))
+  }
+
+  // Handle objects
+  if (typeof a === 'object') {
+    const keysA = Object.keys(a)
+    const keysB = Object.keys(b)
+
+    if (keysA.length !== keysB.length) return false
+    return keysA.every(key => key in b && isEqual(a[key], b[key]))
+  }
+
+  return false
+}
+
 export function looseToNumber(val: any): any {
   const n = Number.parseFloat(val)
   return Number.isNaN(n) ? val : n