diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-plugin-ideal-image/package.json b/packages/docusaurus-plugin-ideal-image/package.json
index b67f2377bce0..8e6f93cd412a 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus-plugin-ideal-image/package.json
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-plugin-ideal-image/package.json
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
     "@docusaurus/theme-translations": "3.7.0",
     "@docusaurus/types": "3.7.0",
     "@docusaurus/utils-validation": "3.7.0",
-    "react-waypoint": "^10.3.0",
     "sharp": "^0.32.3",
     "tslib": "^2.6.0",
     "webpack": "^5.88.1"
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-plugin-ideal-image/src/theme/IdealImageLegacy/components/IdealImage/index.js b/packages/docusaurus-plugin-ideal-image/src/theme/IdealImageLegacy/components/IdealImage/index.js
index 4dfe4a68d9eb..5bf57e0535e2 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus-plugin-ideal-image/src/theme/IdealImageLegacy/components/IdealImage/index.js
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-plugin-ideal-image/src/theme/IdealImageLegacy/components/IdealImage/index.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import React, {Component} from 'react';
-// import PropTypes from 'prop-types'
-import {Waypoint} from 'react-waypoint';
+import {Waypoint} from './waypoint';
 import Media from '../Media';
 import {icons, loadStates} from '../constants';
 import {xhrLoader, imageLoader, timeout, combineCancel} from '../loaders';
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-plugin-ideal-image/src/theme/IdealImageLegacy/components/IdealImage/waypoint.tsx b/packages/docusaurus-plugin-ideal-image/src/theme/IdealImageLegacy/components/IdealImage/waypoint.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..54bd554b3f30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-plugin-ideal-image/src/theme/IdealImageLegacy/components/IdealImage/waypoint.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,239 @@
+/*
+This is a slimmed down copy of https://github.com/civiccc/react-waypoint
+The MIT License (MIT)
+Copyright (c) 2015 Brigade
+ */
+
+import React, {createRef, ReactNode} from 'react';
+
+type ScrollContainer = Window | HTMLElement;
+
+function addEventListener(
+  element: ScrollContainer,
+  type: 'scroll' | 'resize',
+  listener: () => void,
+  options: AddEventListenerOptions,
+) {
+  element.addEventListener(type, listener, options);
+  return () => element.removeEventListener(type, listener, options);
+}
+
+type Position = 'above' | 'inside' | 'below' | 'invisible';
+
+type Props = {
+  topOffset: number;
+  bottomOffset: number;
+  onEnter: () => void;
+  onLeave: () => void;
+  children: ReactNode;
+};
+
+export function Waypoint(props: Props) {
+  return typeof window !== 'undefined' ? (
+    <WaypointClient {...props}>{props.children}</WaypointClient>
+  ) : (
+    props.children
+  );
+}
+
+// TODO maybe replace this with IntersectionObserver later?
+//  IntersectionObserver doesn't support the "fast scroll" thing
+//  but it's probably not a big deal
+class WaypointClient extends React.Component<Props> {
+  static defaultProps = {
+    topOffset: 0,
+    bottomOffset: 0,
+    onEnter() {},
+    onLeave() {},
+  };
+
+  scrollableAncestor?: ScrollContainer;
+  previousPosition: Position | null = null;
+  unsubscribe?: () => void;
+
+  innerRef = createRef<HTMLElement>();
+
+  override componentDidMount() {
+    this.scrollableAncestor = findScrollableAncestor(this.innerRef.current!);
+
+    const unsubscribeScroll = addEventListener(
+      this.scrollableAncestor!,
+      'scroll',
+      this._handleScroll,
+      {passive: true},
+    );
+
+    const unsubscribeResize = addEventListener(
+      window,
+      'resize',
+      this._handleScroll,
+      {passive: true},
+    );
+
+    this.unsubscribe = () => {
+      unsubscribeScroll();
+      unsubscribeResize();
+    };
+
+    this._handleScroll();
+  }
+
+  override componentDidUpdate() {
+    this._handleScroll();
+  }
+
+  override componentWillUnmount() {
+    this.unsubscribe?.();
+  }
+
+  _handleScroll = () => {
+    const node = this.innerRef.current;
+    const {topOffset, bottomOffset, onEnter, onLeave} = this.props;
+
+    const bounds = getBounds({
+      node: node!,
+      scrollableAncestor: this.scrollableAncestor!,
+      topOffset,
+      bottomOffset,
+    });
+
+    const currentPosition = getCurrentPosition(bounds);
+    const previousPosition = this.previousPosition;
+    this.previousPosition = currentPosition;
+
+    if (previousPosition === currentPosition) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (currentPosition === 'inside') {
+      onEnter();
+    } else if (previousPosition === 'inside') {
+      onLeave();
+    }
+
+    const isRapidScrollDown =
+      previousPosition === 'below' && currentPosition === 'above';
+    const isRapidScrollUp =
+      previousPosition === 'above' && currentPosition === 'below';
+    if (isRapidScrollDown || isRapidScrollUp) {
+      onEnter();
+      onLeave();
+    }
+  };
+
+  override render() {
+    // @ts-expect-error: fix this implicit API
+    return React.cloneElement(this.props.children, {innerRef: this.innerRef});
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Traverses up the DOM to find an ancestor container which has an overflow
+ * style that allows for scrolling.
+ *
+ * @return {Object} the closest ancestor element with an overflow style that
+ *   allows for scrolling. If none is found, the `window` object is returned
+ *   as a fallback.
+ */
+function findScrollableAncestor(inputNode: HTMLElement): ScrollContainer {
+  let node: HTMLElement = inputNode;
+
+  while (node.parentNode) {
+    // @ts-expect-error: it's fine
+    node = node.parentNode!;
+
+    if (node === document.body) {
+      // We've reached all the way to the root node.
+      return window;
+    }
+
+    const style = window.getComputedStyle(node);
+    const overflow =
+      style.getPropertyValue('overflow-y') ||
+      style.getPropertyValue('overflow');
+
+    if (
+      overflow === 'auto' ||
+      overflow === 'scroll' ||
+      overflow === 'overlay'
+    ) {
+      return node;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // A scrollable ancestor element was not found, which means that we need to
+  // do stuff on window.
+  return window;
+}
+
+type Bounds = {
+  top: number;
+  bottom: number;
+  viewportTop: number;
+  viewportBottom: number;
+};
+
+function getBounds({
+  node,
+  scrollableAncestor,
+  topOffset,
+  bottomOffset,
+}: {
+  node: Element;
+  scrollableAncestor: ScrollContainer;
+  topOffset: number;
+  bottomOffset: number;
+}): Bounds {
+  const {top, bottom} = node.getBoundingClientRect();
+
+  let contextHeight;
+  let contextScrollTop;
+  if (scrollableAncestor === window) {
+    contextHeight = window.innerHeight;
+    contextScrollTop = 0;
+  } else {
+    const ancestorElement = scrollableAncestor as HTMLElement;
+    contextHeight = ancestorElement.offsetHeight;
+    contextScrollTop = ancestorElement.getBoundingClientRect().top;
+  }
+
+  const contextBottom = contextScrollTop + contextHeight;
+
+  return {
+    top,
+    bottom,
+    viewportTop: contextScrollTop + topOffset,
+    viewportBottom: contextBottom - bottomOffset,
+  };
+}
+
+function getCurrentPosition(bounds: Bounds): Position {
+  if (bounds.viewportBottom - bounds.viewportTop === 0) {
+    return 'invisible';
+  }
+  // top is within the viewport
+  if (bounds.viewportTop <= bounds.top && bounds.top <= bounds.viewportBottom) {
+    return 'inside';
+  }
+  // bottom is within the viewport
+  if (
+    bounds.viewportTop <= bounds.bottom &&
+    bounds.bottom <= bounds.viewportBottom
+  ) {
+    return 'inside';
+  }
+  // top is above the viewport and bottom is below the viewport
+  if (
+    bounds.top <= bounds.viewportTop &&
+    bounds.viewportBottom <= bounds.bottom
+  ) {
+    return 'inside';
+  }
+  if (bounds.viewportBottom < bounds.top) {
+    return 'below';
+  }
+  if (bounds.top < bounds.viewportTop) {
+    return 'above';
+  }
+  return 'invisible';
+}
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 781ab1ef61c8..cf02d688820e 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -6249,11 +6249,6 @@ console-control-strings@^1.1.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/console-control-strings/-/console-control-strings-1.1.0.tgz#3d7cf4464db6446ea644bf4b39507f9851008e8e"
   integrity sha512-ty/fTekppD2fIwRvnZAVdeOiGd1c7YXEixbgJTNzqcxJWKQnjJ/V1bNEEE6hygpM3WjwHFUVK6HTjWSzV4a8sQ==
 
-"consolidated-events@^1.1.0 || ^2.0.0":
-  version "2.0.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/consolidated-events/-/consolidated-events-2.0.2.tgz#da8d8f8c2b232831413d9e190dc11669c79f4a91"
-  integrity sha512-2/uRVMdRypf5z/TW/ncD/66l75P5hH2vM/GR8Jf8HLc2xnfJtmina6F6du8+v4Z2vTrMo7jC+W1tmEEuuELgkQ==
-
 content-disposition@0.5.2:
   version "0.5.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/content-disposition/-/content-disposition-0.5.2.tgz#0cf68bb9ddf5f2be7961c3a85178cb85dba78cb4"
@@ -14841,7 +14836,7 @@ promzard@^0.3.0:
   dependencies:
     read "1"
 
-prop-types@^15.0.0, prop-types@^15.6.2, prop-types@^15.7.2, prop-types@^15.8.1:
+prop-types@^15.6.2, prop-types@^15.7.2, prop-types@^15.8.1:
   version "15.8.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/prop-types/-/prop-types-15.8.1.tgz#67d87bf1a694f48435cf332c24af10214a3140b5"
   integrity sha512-oj87CgZICdulUohogVAR7AjlC0327U4el4L6eAvOqCeudMDVU0NThNaV+b9Df4dXgSP1gXMTnPdhfe/2qDH5cg==
@@ -15052,7 +15047,7 @@ react-fast-compare@^3.2.0:
     react-fast-compare "^3.2.0"
     shallowequal "^1.1.0"
 
-"react-is@^16.12.0 || ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0", "react-is@^17.0.1 || ^18.0.0", react-is@^18.0.0, react-is@^18.3.1:
+"react-is@^16.12.0 || ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0", react-is@^18.0.0, react-is@^18.3.1:
   version "18.3.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-is/-/react-is-18.3.1.tgz#e83557dc12eae63a99e003a46388b1dcbb44db7e"
   integrity sha512-/LLMVyas0ljjAtoYiPqYiL8VWXzUUdThrmU5+n20DZv+a+ClRoevUzw5JxU+Ieh5/c87ytoTBV9G1FiKfNJdmg==
@@ -15152,16 +15147,6 @@ react-test-renderer@^18.0.0:
     react-shallow-renderer "^16.15.0"
     scheduler "^0.23.2"
 
-react-waypoint@^10.3.0:
-  version "10.3.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-waypoint/-/react-waypoint-10.3.0.tgz#fcc60e86c6c9ad2174fa58d066dc6ae54e3df71d"
-  integrity sha512-iF1y2c1BsoXuEGz08NoahaLFIGI9gTUAAOKip96HUmylRT6DUtpgoBPjk/Y8dfcFVmfVDvUzWjNXpZyKTOV0SQ==
-  dependencies:
-    "@babel/runtime" "^7.12.5"
-    consolidated-events "^1.1.0 || ^2.0.0"
-    prop-types "^15.0.0"
-    react-is "^17.0.1 || ^18.0.0"
-
 react@16.14.0:
   version "16.14.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react/-/react-16.14.0.tgz#94d776ddd0aaa37da3eda8fc5b6b18a4c9a3114d"