diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yaml b/.github/workflows/docs.yaml
index 7ebf6312..63481c25 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yaml
@@ -51,29 +51,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           to: html
 
-      # temporary!
-      # remove this step if closed (& relleased): https://github.com/quarto-ext/shinylive/issues/59
-      - name: Remove large WebR assets 🧹
-        run: |
-          packages_path <- sprintf("./_site/site_libs/quarto-contrib/shinylive-%s/shinylive/webr/packages", shinylive::assets_version())
-
-          # remove the dirs with size > 100 MB
-          for (x in list.dirs(packages_path)) {
-            x_files <- file.info(list.files(x, full.names = TRUE))
-            if (any(x_files$size > 100 * 1024^2)) {
-              print(x)
-              print(x_files)
-              unlink(x, recursive = TRUE)
-            }
-          }
-
-          # refresh the `metadata.rds` file
-          metadata_path <- file.path(packages_path, "metadata.rds")
-          metadata <- readRDS(metadata_path)
-          new_metadata <- metadata[intersect(names(metadata), list.dirs(packages_path, full.names = FALSE))]
-          saveRDS(new_metadata, metadata_path)
-        shell: Rscript {0}
-
       - name: Publish docs
         if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
         uses: peaceiris/actions-gh-pages@v3
diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index 72e6f0b3..a2df30ec 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ Imports:
 Suggests:
     knitr,
     rmarkdown
+Remotes:
+    shinylive=posit-dev/r-shinylive
 Encoding: UTF-8
 Language: en-US
 
diff --git a/_quarto.yml b/_quarto.yml
index 3a503686..d6a95cd0 100644
--- a/_quarto.yml
+++ b/_quarto.yml
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ project:
     watch-inputs: true
     navigate: true
     timeout: 300
-  pre-render:
-    - interactive/prepare.R
 
 website:
   title: "pharmaverse examples"
diff --git a/interactive/prepare.R b/interactive/prepare.R
deleted file mode 100644
index b531167d..00000000
--- a/interactive/prepare.R
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-shinylive::assets_ensure()
diff --git a/interactive/teal.qmd b/interactive/teal.qmd
index 42f2a7de..39b1e842 100644
--- a/interactive/teal.qmd
+++ b/interactive/teal.qmd
@@ -3,11 +3,6 @@ title: "`teal` applications"
 order: 1
 ---
 
-```{r}
-#| include: false
-shinylive::assets_ensure()
-```
-
 [`teal`](https://insightsengineering.github.io/teal/latest-tag/) is a Shiny-based framework that streamlines the process of creating an application for clinical trials data. App developers are required to specify input data as well as analysis modules choosing from a wide range of available modules or creating their own module.
 
 The main features of a `teal` app include: