diff --git a/HISTORY.md b/HISTORY.md
index 5fa84f6d..7e0bef0b 100644
--- a/HISTORY.md
+++ b/HISTORY.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+unreleased
+=================
+
+  * deps: remove `safe-buffer`
+
 1.8.0 / 2025-02-10
 ==================
 
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index c0638e08..b8365087 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
  */
 
 var Negotiator = require('negotiator')
-var Buffer = require('safe-buffer').Buffer
 var bytes = require('bytes')
 var compressible = require('compressible')
 var debug = require('debug')('compression')
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b3cdf0bb..f14e3418 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
     "debug": "2.6.9",
     "negotiator": "~0.6.4",
     "on-headers": "~1.0.2",
-    "safe-buffer": "5.2.1",
     "vary": "~1.1.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/test/compression.js b/test/compression.js
index 8107def0..d2f51bd2 100644
--- a/test/compression.js
+++ b/test/compression.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 var after = require('after')
 var assert = require('assert')
-var Buffer = require('safe-buffer').Buffer
 var bytes = require('bytes')
 var crypto = require('crypto')
 var http = require('http')