diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6aed3685..34bd5709 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
     "@unocss/nuxt": "^0.22.6",
     "@vueuse/core": "^7.5.5",
     "defu": "^5.0.1",
-    "gradient-avatar": "^1.0.2",
     "lodash-es": "^4.17.21",
     "nanoid": "^3.2.0",
     "pathe": "^0.2.0"
diff --git a/src/module.ts b/src/module.ts
index 3cb8f396..4c2ecada 100644
--- a/src/module.ts
+++ b/src/module.ts
@@ -222,11 +222,5 @@ export default defineNuxtModule<ModuleOptions>({
 
     // Add CSS
     nuxt.options.css.push(resolve(runtimeDir, 'css', 'forms.css'))
-
-    nuxt.options.vite = {
-      optimizeDeps: {
-        exclude: ['gradient-avatar']
-      }
-    }
   }
 })
diff --git a/src/runtime/components/elements/Avatar.vue b/src/runtime/components/elements/Avatar.vue
index c8f0625a..383b5a13 100644
--- a/src/runtime/components/elements/Avatar.vue
+++ b/src/runtime/components/elements/Avatar.vue
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 <template>
   <span class="relative inline-flex items-center justify-center" :class="avatarClass" @click="goto">
     <img v-if="url" :src="url" :alt="alt" :class="[sizeClass, roundedClass]">
-    <!-- eslint-disable-next-line vue/no-v-html -->
-    <span v-else-if="gradientPlaceholder" class="w-full h-full overflow-hidden" :class="roundedClass" v-html="gradientPlaceholder" />
     <span
       v-else-if="placeholder"
       class="font-medium leading-none u-text-gray-900 uppercase"
@@ -31,8 +29,6 @@
 </template>
 
 <script>
-import avatar from 'gradient-avatar'
-
 export default {
   props: {
     src: {
@@ -62,10 +58,6 @@ export default {
       type: Boolean,
       default: false
     },
-    gradient: {
-      type: Boolean,
-      default: false
-    },
     status: {
       type: String,
       default: null,
@@ -88,13 +80,6 @@ export default {
 
       return this.alt.split(' ').map(word => word.charAt(0)).join('')
     },
-    gradientPlaceholder () {
-      if (!this.gradient) {
-        return
-      }
-
-      return avatar(this.alt || new Date().toString())
-    },
     sizeClass () {
       return ({
         xxxs: 'h-4 w-4 text-xs',
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index b9aacfb5..39b9e8d2 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -3773,15 +3773,6 @@ graceful-fs@^4.1.2, graceful-fs@^4.1.6, graceful-fs@^4.2.0, graceful-fs@^4.2.4,
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/graceful-fs/-/graceful-fs-4.2.9.tgz#041b05df45755e587a24942279b9d113146e1c96"
   integrity sha512-NtNxqUcXgpW2iMrfqSfR73Glt39K+BLwWsPs94yR63v45T0Wbej7eRmL5cWfwEgqXnmjQp3zaJTshdRW/qC2ZQ==
 
-gradient-avatar@^1.0.2:
-  version "1.0.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/gradient-avatar/-/gradient-avatar-1.0.2.tgz#42bb408e402b1f21aafba3878858721055515224"
-  integrity sha512-Od9KI2YImV60wnsvU/u6GEyBm2fiHUUHgiLySE243GYl/T/tiJMJ5QYey8o7tepugmlnUGQRaCItHv19UnUjUg==
-  dependencies:
-    hsl-rgb "^1.0.0"
-    hsl-triad "^1.0.0"
-    string-hash "^1.1.3"
-
 gzip-size@^6.0.0:
   version "6.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/gzip-size/-/gzip-size-6.0.0.tgz#065367fd50c239c0671cbcbad5be3e2eeb10e462"
@@ -3904,16 +3895,6 @@ hosted-git-info@^4.0.0, hosted-git-info@^4.0.1:
   dependencies:
     lru-cache "^6.0.0"
 
-hsl-rgb@^1.0.0:
-  version "1.0.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/hsl-rgb/-/hsl-rgb-1.0.0.tgz#05ca49f6d960c9d8e237f27d7bdf284b656de5ab"
-  integrity sha512-cNq+7sfwzSDoiG/jiu8wZpOmjScUZrMKiI33tH3aQ1MZsXWQd0yJjMpPwu2OZFYa4D/bOT1aCbB5gS1kOqFx1A==
-
-hsl-triad@^1.0.0:
-  version "1.0.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/hsl-triad/-/hsl-triad-1.0.0.tgz#0d27f397f75e8beb6cf9c361970ffbe104652220"
-  integrity sha512-PKnjrMugS6sHC5dVh4VQZYOHEKG2QILjVwbpEtNjEV19RyswuIxrIiGhumVJjya/FjK/p9gX6+zRMXFGTvaQAA==
-
 html-entities@^2.1.0:
   version "2.3.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/html-entities/-/html-entities-2.3.2.tgz#760b404685cb1d794e4f4b744332e3b00dcfe488"
@@ -6374,11 +6355,6 @@ std-env@^3.0.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/std-env/-/std-env-3.0.1.tgz#bc4cbc0e438610197e34c2d79c3df30b491f5182"
   integrity sha512-mC1Ps9l77/97qeOZc+HrOL7TIaOboHqMZ24dGVQrlxFcpPpfCHpH+qfUT7Dz+6mlG8+JPA1KfBQo19iC/+Ngcw==
 
-string-hash@^1.1.3:
-  version "1.1.3"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/string-hash/-/string-hash-1.1.3.tgz#e8aafc0ac1855b4666929ed7dd1275df5d6c811b"
-  integrity sha1-6Kr8CsGFW0Zmkp7X3RJ1311sgRs=
-
 string-width@^1.0.1:
   version "1.0.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/string-width/-/string-width-1.0.2.tgz#118bdf5b8cdc51a2a7e70d211e07e2b0b9b107d3"