diff --git a/packages/solara-widget-manager8/package.json b/packages/solara-widget-manager8/package.json
index 66e6d06c6..e1efe2d71 100644
--- a/packages/solara-widget-manager8/package.json
+++ b/packages/solara-widget-manager8/package.json
@@ -25,9 +25,7 @@
     "@lumino/signaling": "^1.4.3",
     "@lumino/virtualdom": "^1.8.0",
     "@lumino/widgets": "^1.18.0",
-    "@types/node": "^18.11.9",
-    "mathjax-full": "^3.0.0",
-    "mermaid": "^8.6.4",
+    "katex": "^0.16.09",
     "patch-package": "^8.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/solara/components/markdown.py b/solara/components/markdown.py
index 9544754b4..50572b52d 100644
--- a/solara/components/markdown.py
+++ b/solara/components/markdown.py
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ def Markdown(md_text: str, unsafe_solara_execute=False, style: Union[str, Dict,
 
     Renders markdown using https://python-markdown.github.io/
 
-    Math rendering is done using Latex syntax, using https://www.mathjax.org/.
+    Math rendering is done using Latex syntax, using https://katex.org/.
 
     ## Examples