diff --git a/customerio/analytics/consumer.py b/customerio/analytics/consumer.py
index 8f478b54..f00b4521 100644
--- a/customerio/analytics/consumer.py
+++ b/customerio/analytics/consumer.py
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import json
 import logging
+import time
 from queue import Empty
 from threading import Thread
 
 import backoff
-import monotonic
 
 from customerio.analytics.request import post, APIError, DatetimeSerializer
 
@@ -80,11 +80,11 @@ def next(self):
         queue = self.queue
         items = []
 
-        start_time = monotonic.monotonic()
+        start_time = time.monotonic()
         total_size = 0
 
         while len(items) < self.upload_size:
-            elapsed = monotonic.monotonic() - start_time
+            elapsed = time.monotonic() - start_time
             if elapsed >= self.upload_interval:
                 break
             try:
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 2192448b..dbebe4f2 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ authors = [
 ]
 dependencies = [
     "requests>=2.32.4",
-    "monotonic~=1.6",
     "backoff~=2.2",
     "python-dateutil~=2.8",
 ]
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 6a9d363f..62366587 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 backoff==2.2.1
 flake8==3.7.9
-monotonic==1.6
 pylint==3.3.3
 python-dateutil==2.8.2
 requests>=2.32.4
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