diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 925005a10..9786a76ad 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -19,12 +19,13 @@
 
 ### Bug Fixes
 
-- vmray: load more analysis archives @mr-tz
 - dynamic: only check file limitations for static file formats @mr-tz
+- vmray: load more analysis archives @mr-tz
 - vmray: skip non-printable strings @mike-hunhoff
+- vmray: loosen file checks to enable processing more file types @mike-hunhoff #2571
 - strings: add type hints and fix uncovered bugs @williballenthin #2555
 - elffile: handle symbols without a name @williballenthin #2553
-- vmray: loosen file checks to enable processing more file types @mike-hunhoff #2571
+- project: remove pytest-cov that wasn't used @williballenthin @2491
 
 ### capa Explorer Web
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index ec61ef830..6a65f476e 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -125,7 +125,6 @@ dev = [
     "pytest==8.0.0",
     "pytest-sugar==1.0.0",
     "pytest-instafail==0.5.0",
-    "pytest-cov==6.0.0",
     "flake8==7.1.1",
     "flake8-bugbear==24.12.12",
     "flake8-encodings==0.5.1",
@@ -225,7 +224,6 @@ DEP002 = [
     "PyGithub",
     "pyinstaller",
     "pytest",
-    "pytest-cov",
     "pytest-instafail",
     "pytest-sugar",
     "ruff",