diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 04c91e721..c1109928d 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/multiformats/go-multiaddr v0.13.0
 	github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2 v2.20.2
 	github.com/onsi/gomega v1.34.1
-	github.com/otiai10/copy v1.14.0
 	github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1
 	github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.20.5
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.8.1
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index da165d451..6fb840174 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1476,10 +1476,6 @@ github.com/opentracing/opentracing-go v1.1.0/go.mod h1:UkNAQd3GIcIGf0SeVgPpRdFSt
 github.com/opentracing/opentracing-go v1.2.0 h1:uEJPy/1a5RIPAJ0Ov+OIO8OxWu77jEv+1B0VhjKrZUs=
 github.com/opentracing/opentracing-go v1.2.0/go.mod h1:GxEUsuufX4nBwe+T+Wl9TAgYrxe9dPLANfrWvHYVTgc=
 github.com/openzipkin/zipkin-go v0.1.1/go.mod h1:NtoC/o8u3JlF1lSlyPNswIbeQH9bJTmOf0Erfk+hxe8=
-github.com/otiai10/copy v1.14.0 h1:dCI/t1iTdYGtkvCuBG2BgR6KZa83PTclw4U5n2wAllU=
-github.com/otiai10/copy v1.14.0/go.mod h1:ECfuL02W+/FkTWZWgQqXPWZgW9oeKCSQ5qVfSc4qc4w=
-github.com/otiai10/mint v1.5.1 h1:XaPLeE+9vGbuyEHem1JNk3bYc7KKqyI/na0/mLd/Kks=
-github.com/otiai10/mint v1.5.1/go.mod h1:MJm72SBthJjz8qhefc4z1PYEieWmy8Bku7CjcAqyUSM=
 github.com/pascaldekloe/goe v0.0.0-20180627143212-57f6aae5913c/go.mod h1:lzWF7FIEvWOWxwDKqyGYQf6ZUaNfKdP144TG7ZOy1lc=
 github.com/pbnjay/memory v0.0.0-20210728143218-7b4eea64cf58 h1:onHthvaw9LFnH4t2DcNVpwGmV9E1BkGknEliJkfwQj0=
 github.com/pbnjay/memory v0.0.0-20210728143218-7b4eea64cf58/go.mod h1:DXv8WO4yhMYhSNPKjeNKa5WY9YCIEBRbNzFFPJbWO6Y=
diff --git a/platform/fabric/core/generic/msp/service_test.go b/platform/fabric/core/generic/msp/service_test.go
index 6540d770b..5101d1785 100644
--- a/platform/fabric/core/generic/msp/service_test.go
+++ b/platform/fabric/core/generic/msp/service_test.go
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import (
 	mem "github.com/hyperledger-labs/fabric-smart-client/platform/view/services/db/driver/memory"
 	"github.com/hyperledger-labs/fabric-smart-client/platform/view/services/kvs"
 	registry2 "github.com/hyperledger-labs/fabric-smart-client/platform/view/services/registry"
-	"github.com/otiai10/copy"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
@@ -172,7 +171,7 @@ func TestRefresh(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// copy new identity and refresh
-	assert.NoError(t, copy.Copy("./testdata/manager@org2.example.com", "./testdata/x509typefolder/msps/manager@org2.example.com"))
+	assert.NoError(t, os.CopyFS("./testdata/x509typefolder/msps/manager@org2.example.com", os.DirFS("./testdata/manager@org2.example.com")))
 
 	assert.NoError(t, mspService.Refresh())
 	assert.Equal(t, []string{