diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 548a558..8914301 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
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       "license": "Apache-2.0",
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       },
@@ -1581,14 +1580,6 @@
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-    "node_modules/bindings": {
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-      }
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@@ -3405,11 +3396,6 @@
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-      "version": "1.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/file-uri-to-path/-/file-uri-to-path-1.0.0.tgz",
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-    },
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@@ -9353,14 +9339,6 @@
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       "dev": true
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-    "bindings": {
-      "version": "1.5.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/bindings/-/bindings-1.5.0.tgz",
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-      "requires": {
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-      }
-    },
     "bl": {
       "version": "3.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/bl/-/bl-3.0.1.tgz",
@@ -10763,11 +10741,6 @@
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-    "file-uri-to-path": {
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/file-uri-to-path/-/file-uri-to-path-1.0.0.tgz",
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       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fill-range/-/fill-range-7.1.1.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 175b60d..92da208 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
   "gypfile": true,
   "mongodb:libmongocrypt": "1.11.0",
   "dependencies": {
-    "bindings": "^1.5.0",
     "node-addon-api": "^4.3.0",
     "prebuild-install": "^7.1.2"
   },
@@ -97,4 +96,4 @@
       "moduleResolution": "node"
     }
   }
-}
+}
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diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 85ab3d2..5d4f5e9 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 import { cryptoCallbacks } from './crypto_callbacks';
 export { cryptoCallbacks };
 
-import bindings = require('bindings');
-const mc: MongoCryptBindings = bindings('mongocrypt');
+const mc: MongoCryptBindings = require('../build/Release/mongocrypt.node');
 
 /**
  * The value returned by the native bindings