diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index feb0206..68de2c5 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 const async = require('async')
 const fs = require('fs')
-const mkdirp = require('mkdirp')
 const path = require('path')
 const gifsicle = require('./image/gifsicle')
 const gmagick = require('./image/gmagick')
@@ -18,7 +17,7 @@ const DEFAULT_STILL_SEEK_SECONDS = 1
 */
 exports.image = function (source, target, options, callback) {
   // create target folder if needed
-  mkdirp.sync(path.dirname(target))
+  fs.mkdirSync(path.dirname(target), { recursive: true })
 
   // when processing a GIF
   // - if asking for an animated target, process with Gifsicle
@@ -49,7 +48,7 @@ exports.image = function (source, target, options, callback) {
 
 exports.video = function (source, target, options, callback) {
   // create target folder if needed
-  mkdirp.sync(path.dirname(target))
+  fs.mkdirSync(path.dirname(target), { recursive: true })
 
   // run ffmpeg to create the downsized video
   const args = ffargs.prepare(source, target, options)
@@ -61,7 +60,8 @@ exports.video = function (source, target, options, callback) {
 */
 exports.still = function (source, target, options, callback) {
   // create target folder if needed
-  mkdirp.sync(path.dirname(target))
+  fs.mkdirSync(path.dirname(target), { recursive: true })
+
   async.series([
     (next) => extractFrame(source, target, options, next),
     (next) => exports.image(target, target, options, next)
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 1641529..91734a0 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
         "async": "^3.2.4",
         "debug": "^4.3.4",
         "gm": "^1.25.0",
-        "mkdirp": "^2.1.5",
         "split": "^1.0.1",
         "tmp": "^0.2.1"
       },
@@ -2406,20 +2405,6 @@
         "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/ljharb"
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/mkdirp": {
-      "version": "2.1.5",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mkdirp/-/mkdirp-2.1.5.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-jbjfql+shJtAPrFoKxHOXip4xS+kul9W3OzfzzrqueWK2QMGon2bFH2opl6W9EagBThjEz+iysyi/swOoVfB/w==",
-      "bin": {
-        "mkdirp": "dist/cjs/src/bin.js"
-      },
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">=10"
-      },
-      "funding": {
-        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/isaacs"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/mocha": {
       "version": "10.2.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mocha/-/mocha-10.2.0.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 596e4ad..d89f063 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
     "async": "^3.2.4",
     "debug": "^4.3.4",
     "gm": "^1.25.0",
-    "mkdirp": "^2.1.5",
     "split": "^1.0.1",
     "tmp": "^0.2.1"
   },