diff --git a/panel/io/mime_render.py b/panel/io/mime_render.py
index 178d51f3ef..c9a41cf99c 100644
--- a/panel/io/mime_render.py
+++ b/panel/io/mime_render.py
@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@ def _stdlibs():
 _STDLIBS = _stdlibs()
 _PACKAGE_MAP = {
     'sklearn': 'scikit-learn',
-    'hvplot': ['holoviews>=>=1.16.0a7', 'hvplot'],
-    'holoviews': ['holoviews>=1.16.0a7']
 }
 _IGNORED_PKGS = ['js', 'pyodide']
 _PANDAS_AUTODETECT = ['bokeh.sampledata', 'as_frame']