diff --git a/docs/framework/lit/installation.md b/docs/framework/lit/installation.md
index 9de2796bdf1..2e7aa02e46b 100644
--- a/docs/framework/lit/installation.md
+++ b/docs/framework/lit/installation.md
@@ -5,32 +5,30 @@ title: Installation
 
 > IMPORTANT: The Lit adapter is currently experimental and v0.1. Pin exact versions if you need extra release stability while the API is early.
 
-Install Lit Query with Lit and TanStack Query Core:
+Install Lit Query:
 
 ```sh
-npm i @tanstack/lit-query @tanstack/query-core lit
+npm i @tanstack/lit-query
 ```
 
 or
 
 ```sh
-pnpm add @tanstack/lit-query @tanstack/query-core lit
+pnpm add @tanstack/lit-query
 ```
 
 or
 
 ```sh
-yarn add @tanstack/lit-query @tanstack/query-core lit
+yarn add @tanstack/lit-query
 ```
 
 or
 
 ```sh
-bun add @tanstack/lit-query @tanstack/query-core lit
+bun add @tanstack/lit-query
 ```
 
-`@tanstack/query-core` is a peer dependency of `@tanstack/lit-query`. Even though the Lit docs import user-facing APIs from `@tanstack/lit-query`, your app should install `@tanstack/query-core` explicitly.
-
 ## Requirements
 
 Lit Query is intended for Lit 2.8 and newer, including Lit 3. It uses Lit reactive controllers and Lit context, so query consumers should be `ReactiveControllerHost` instances such as `LitElement`.
diff --git a/packages/lit-query/README.md b/packages/lit-query/README.md
index 49e903ab015..b6db643c351 100644
--- a/packages/lit-query/README.md
+++ b/packages/lit-query/README.md
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ it in production while the API is early.
 ## Install
 
 ```bash
-npm install @tanstack/lit-query @tanstack/query-core lit
+npm install @tanstack/lit-query
 ```
 
 For local development in this repository: