diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 2169ae6685..9f91f7e999 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -116,6 +116,8 @@ general
 
 - Increase minimum required scipy. [#8441]
 
+- remove OpenCV from dependencies [#8544]
+
 master_background_mos
 ---------------------
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 32c2b05a60..f59735aed8 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ dependencies = [
     "drizzle>=1.15.0",
     "gwcs>=0.21.0,<0.22.0",
     "numpy>=1.22",
-    "opencv-python-headless>=4.6.0.66",
     "photutils>=1.5.0",
     "psutil>=5.7.2",
     "poppy>=1.0.2",