diff --git a/bin/companion.sh b/bin/companion.sh
index 4b31af6684..dc7a3ee16d 100755
--- a/bin/companion.sh
+++ b/bin/companion.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # Load local env vars. In CI, these are injected.
 if [ -f .env ]; then
-  nodemon --watch packages/@uppy/companion/src --exec node -r dotenv/config ./packages/@uppy/companion/src/standalone/start-server.js
+  node --watch -r dotenv/config ./packages/@uppy/companion/src/standalone/start-server.js
 else
   env \
     COMPANION_DATADIR="./output" \
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@ else
     COMPANION_SECRET="development" \
     COMPANION_PREAUTH_SECRET="development2" \
     COMPANION_ALLOW_LOCAL_URLS="true" \
-    nodemon --watch packages/@uppy/companion/src --exec node ./packages/@uppy/companion/src/standalone/start-server.js
+    node --watch ./packages/@uppy/companion/src/standalone/start-server.js
 fi
 
diff --git a/docs/companion.md b/docs/companion.md
index c8dfd0fcb6..7d5720aac8 100644
--- a/docs/companion.md
+++ b/docs/companion.md
@@ -910,8 +910,8 @@ See also
    ```
 
 This would get the Companion instance running on `http://localhost:3020`. It
-uses [nodemon](https://github.com/remy/nodemon) so it will automatically restart
-when files are changed.
+uses [`node --watch`](https://nodejs.org/api/cli.html#--watch) so it will
+automatically restart when files are changed.
 
 [`http.incomingmessage`]:
 	https://nodejs.org/api/http.html#class-httpincomingmessage
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 69c5e79480..e58cb350c7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@
     "jsdom": "^24.0.0",
     "lint-staged": "^15.0.0",
     "mime-types": "^2.1.26",
-    "nodemon": "^2.0.8",
     "npm-packlist": "^5.0.0",
     "npm-run-all": "^4.1.5",
     "onchange": "^7.1.0",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 20beda29b7..7ff61420d2 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -8321,7 +8321,6 @@ __metadata:
     jsdom: "npm:^24.0.0"
     lint-staged: "npm:^15.0.0"
     mime-types: "npm:^2.1.26"
-    nodemon: "npm:^2.0.8"
     npm-packlist: "npm:^5.0.0"
     npm-run-all: "npm:^4.1.5"
     onchange: "npm:^7.1.0"
@@ -11732,7 +11731,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"chokidar@npm:>=3.0.0 <4.0.0, chokidar@npm:^3.0.0, chokidar@npm:^3.3.1, chokidar@npm:^3.4.0, chokidar@npm:^3.4.1, chokidar@npm:^3.5.0, chokidar@npm:^3.5.1, chokidar@npm:^3.5.2, chokidar@npm:^3.5.3":
+"chokidar@npm:>=3.0.0 <4.0.0, chokidar@npm:^3.0.0, chokidar@npm:^3.3.1, chokidar@npm:^3.4.0, chokidar@npm:^3.4.1, chokidar@npm:^3.5.0, chokidar@npm:^3.5.1, chokidar@npm:^3.5.3":
   version: 3.6.0
   resolution: "chokidar@npm:3.6.0"
   dependencies:
@@ -14741,8 +14740,8 @@ __metadata:
   linkType: hard
 
 "eslint-plugin-jsdoc@npm:^48.0.0":
-  version: 48.2.4
-  resolution: "eslint-plugin-jsdoc@npm:48.2.4"
+  version: 48.2.5
+  resolution: "eslint-plugin-jsdoc@npm:48.2.5"
   dependencies:
     "@es-joy/jsdoccomment": "npm:~0.43.0"
     are-docs-informative: "npm:^0.0.2"
@@ -14751,11 +14750,11 @@ __metadata:
     escape-string-regexp: "npm:^4.0.0"
     esquery: "npm:^1.5.0"
     is-builtin-module: "npm:^3.2.1"
-    semver: "npm:^7.6.0"
+    semver: "npm:^7.6.1"
     spdx-expression-parse: "npm:^4.0.0"
   peerDependencies:
     eslint: ^7.0.0 || ^8.0.0 || ^9.0.0
-  checksum: 10/7e325741500db630abbab3b5bfb0930d38b859496745ce2d23ec02290baefd8b224a02169b1882e63973be13fe293b9dd59ca9875f17c461e83e31a2c56f9a2f
+  checksum: 10/d2ae657b73468bc08ba17c8d10b68512db1efcae7b25fe725387546dd155487e263e434ea6eae55aaf71fe1ebbb39e9f7de791119784d725d36f18fe418e697d
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
@@ -17372,13 +17371,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"ignore-by-default@npm:^1.0.1":
-  version: 1.0.1
-  resolution: "ignore-by-default@npm:1.0.1"
-  checksum: 10/441509147b3615e0365e407a3c18e189f78c07af08564176c680be1fabc94b6c789cad1342ad887175d4ecd5225de86f73d376cec8e06b42fd9b429505ffcf8a
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "ignore-walk@npm:^5.0.1":
   version: 5.0.1
   resolution: "ignore-walk@npm:5.0.1"
@@ -22939,26 +22931,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"nodemon@npm:^2.0.8":
-  version: 2.0.22
-  resolution: "nodemon@npm:2.0.22"
-  dependencies:
-    chokidar: "npm:^3.5.2"
-    debug: "npm:^3.2.7"
-    ignore-by-default: "npm:^1.0.1"
-    minimatch: "npm:^3.1.2"
-    pstree.remy: "npm:^1.1.8"
-    semver: "npm:^5.7.1"
-    simple-update-notifier: "npm:^1.0.7"
-    supports-color: "npm:^5.5.0"
-    touch: "npm:^3.1.0"
-    undefsafe: "npm:^2.0.5"
-  bin:
-    nodemon: bin/nodemon.js
-  checksum: 10/1fbddb426e6c5510ed42001a947e9caad3f3ca29c36ca7aac143b3a084d3ba855fdf4020f41a890101b91cbe60824e70fcbcb98f21574ed0a7964b3a825e0a1f
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "nopt@npm:^6.0.0":
   version: 6.0.0
   resolution: "nopt@npm:6.0.0"
@@ -25333,13 +25305,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"pstree.remy@npm:^1.1.8":
-  version: 1.1.8
-  resolution: "pstree.remy@npm:1.1.8"
-  checksum: 10/ef13b1b5896b35f67dbd4fb7ba54bb2a5da1a5c317276cbad4bcad4159bf8f7b5e1748dc244bf36865f3d560d2fc952521581280a91468c9c2df166cc760c8c1
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "pump@npm:^3.0.0":
   version: 3.0.0
   resolution: "pump@npm:3.0.0"
@@ -27153,7 +27118,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"semver@npm:2 || 3 || 4 || 5, semver@npm:^5.5.0, semver@npm:^5.6.0, semver@npm:^5.7.1":
+"semver@npm:2 || 3 || 4 || 5, semver@npm:^5.5.0, semver@npm:^5.6.0":
   version: 5.7.2
   resolution: "semver@npm:5.7.2"
   bin:
@@ -27200,15 +27165,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"semver@npm:~7.0.0":
-  version: 7.0.0
-  resolution: "semver@npm:7.0.0"
-  bin:
-    semver: bin/semver.js
-  checksum: 10/be264384c7c2f283d52a28cff172a4a25b99cc10f1481ece9479987e7145d197d3c00d8a0b2662316224fb346e97f770545126b0af88f94fee0292004cf809a1
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "send@npm:0.17.2":
   version: 0.17.2
   resolution: "send@npm:0.17.2"
@@ -27528,15 +27484,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"simple-update-notifier@npm:^1.0.7":
-  version: 1.1.0
-  resolution: "simple-update-notifier@npm:1.1.0"
-  dependencies:
-    semver: "npm:~7.0.0"
-  checksum: 10/0f9be259b33fe34b9ac949552c62b3d89ed020ec8e2f64d17cbd1c6c09bf38b4352198cb1871fe191a1566ef4722ef90232f2629ea836b63425d7586a8cfa3f2
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "sirv-cli@npm:^1.0.0":
   version: 1.0.14
   resolution: "sirv-cli@npm:1.0.14"
@@ -28770,7 +28717,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"supports-color@npm:^5.3.0, supports-color@npm:^5.5.0":
+"supports-color@npm:^5.3.0":
   version: 5.5.0
   resolution: "supports-color@npm:5.5.0"
   dependencies:
@@ -29372,15 +29319,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"touch@npm:^3.1.0":
-  version: 3.1.1
-  resolution: "touch@npm:3.1.1"
-  bin:
-    nodetouch: bin/nodetouch.js
-  checksum: 10/853e763a1f4903302c5654ed353f84ad85baf757dac62c2d37ab67e0477cfd271e8c64771fcfad42310aff7c9d284ddb435ee5ca13ff36d0f3693fedd8e971d1
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "tough-cookie@npm:^4.1.3":
   version: 4.1.4
   resolution: "tough-cookie@npm:4.1.4"
@@ -29770,13 +29708,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"undefsafe@npm:^2.0.5":
-  version: 2.0.5
-  resolution: "undefsafe@npm:2.0.5"
-  checksum: 10/f42ab3b5770fedd4ada175fc1b2eb775b78f609156f7c389106aafd231bfc210813ee49f54483d7191d7b76e483bc7f537b5d92d19ded27156baf57592eb02cc
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "undici-types@npm:~5.26.4":
   version: 5.26.5
   resolution: "undici-types@npm:5.26.5"