diff --git a/examples/firebase-auth-firestore/.env.example b/examples/firebase-auth-firestore/.env.example
index 91a70315add..cf5f9c83499 100644
--- a/examples/firebase-auth-firestore/.env.example
+++ b/examples/firebase-auth-firestore/.env.example
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Set the SERVICE_ACCOUNT value to be the minified contents of Admin SDK JSON file for your Firebase project
 SERVICE_ACCOUNT={"type":"service_account","project_id": "your-project-id","private_key_id": "123123123123asdf123123","private_key": "-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----\nLongStringOfAlphanumericCharactersWillBeHere=\n-----END PRIVATE KEY-----\n","client_email": "firebase-adminsdk-123abc@your-project--id.iam.gserviceaccount.com","client_id": "123455678901234567890","auth_uri": "https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/auth","token_uri": "https://oauth2.googleapis.com/token","auth_provider_x509_cert_url": "https://www.googleapis.com/oauth2/v1/certs","client_x509_cert_url": "https://www.googleapis.com/robot/v1/metadata/x509/firebase-adminsdk-qh94c%40your-project-id.iam.gserviceaccount.com"}
 
-# Set the CLIENT_CONFIG value to be the JSON stringified value of the client credentials for your Firebase project
-CLIENT_CONFIG={"apiKey":"abcdefg_1234567890","authDomain":"your-project-id.firebaseapp.com","projectId":"your-project-id","storageBucket":"your-project-id.appspot.com","messagingSenderId":"1234567890","appId":"1:1234567890:web:01234567890abc"}
+# Set the API_KEY value to the Web API Key, which can be obtained on the project settings page in your Firebase admin console
+API_KEY="abcdefg_1234567890"
diff --git a/examples/firebase-auth-firestore/README.md b/examples/firebase-auth-firestore/README.md
index ea7701a80bb..5f205d98117 100644
--- a/examples/firebase-auth-firestore/README.md
+++ b/examples/firebase-auth-firestore/README.md
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ To run it, you need to either:
 1. [Create a Firebase Project](https://console.firebase.google.com)
 2. Enable Auth (with email) and Firestore
 3. Add a Web App
-4. Get the [admin-sdk](https://firebase.google.com/docs/admin/setup#initialize-sdk) and [client-sdk credentials](https://firebase.google.com/docs/web/learn-more#config-object)
-5. Save them to SERVICE_ACCOUNT and CLIENT_CONFIG in the `.env`-file
+4. Get the [admin-sdk](https://firebase.google.com/docs/admin/setup#initialize-sdk) and [Web API Key](https://firebase.google.com/docs/reference/rest/auth)
+5. Save them to SERVICE_ACCOUNT and API_KEY in the `.env`-file
 
 ### 2. Use the Firebase emulators
 
diff --git a/examples/firebase-auth-firestore/app/server/auth.server.ts b/examples/firebase-auth-firestore/app/server/auth.server.ts
index 5b939399af7..4b597df4649 100644
--- a/examples/firebase-auth-firestore/app/server/auth.server.ts
+++ b/examples/firebase-auth-firestore/app/server/auth.server.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import type { Session } from "@remix-run/node";
 import { redirect } from "@remix-run/node";
-import { signInWithEmailAndPassword } from "firebase/auth";
 import type { UserRecord } from "firebase-admin/auth";
 
 import { destroySession, getSession } from "~/sessions";
@@ -29,12 +28,7 @@ export const requireAuth = async (request: Request): Promise<UserRecord> => {
 };
 
 export const signIn = async (email: string, password: string) => {
-  const { user } = await signInWithEmailAndPassword(
-    auth.client,
-    email,
-    password
-  );
-  const idToken = await user.getIdToken();
+  const { idToken } = await auth.signInWithPassword(email, password);
   const expiresIn = 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24 * 7; // 1 week
   const sessionCookie = await auth.server.createSessionCookie(idToken, {
     expiresIn,
diff --git a/examples/firebase-auth-firestore/app/server/firebase-rest.server.ts b/examples/firebase-auth-firestore/app/server/firebase-rest.server.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..67691ea3eb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/firebase-auth-firestore/app/server/firebase-rest.server.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+interface RestError {
+  error: {
+    code: number;
+    message: string;
+    errors: any[];
+  };
+}
+
+export const isError = (input: unknown): input is RestError =>
+  !!input && typeof input === "object" && "error" in input;
+
+// https://firebase.google.com/docs/reference/rest/auth#section-sign-in-email-password
+interface SignInWithPasswordResponse extends Response {
+  json(): Promise<
+    | RestError
+    | {
+        /**
+         * A Firebase Auth ID token for the authenticated user.
+         */
+        idToken: string;
+        /**
+         * The email for the authenticated user.
+         */
+        email: string;
+        /**
+         * A Firebase Auth refresh token for the authenticated user.
+         */
+        refreshToken: string;
+        /**
+         * The number of seconds in which the ID token expires.
+         */
+        expiresIn: string;
+        /**
+         * The uid of the authenticated user.
+         */
+        localId: string;
+        /**
+         * Whether the email is for an existing account.
+         */
+        registered: boolean;
+      }
+  >;
+}
+
+export const signInWithPassword = async (
+  body: {
+    email: string;
+    password: string;
+    returnSecureToken: true;
+  },
+  restConfig: {
+    apiKey: string;
+    domain: string;
+  }
+) => {
+  const response: SignInWithPasswordResponse = await fetch(
+    `${restConfig!.domain}/v1/accounts:signInWithPassword?key=${
+      restConfig!.apiKey
+    }`,
+    {
+      method: "POST",
+      headers: {
+        "Content-Type": "application/json",
+      },
+      body: JSON.stringify(body),
+    }
+  );
+  return response.json();
+};
diff --git a/examples/firebase-auth-firestore/app/server/firebase.server.ts b/examples/firebase-auth-firestore/app/server/firebase.server.ts
index 45fa4ea7c85..0d77155a690 100644
--- a/examples/firebase-auth-firestore/app/server/firebase.server.ts
+++ b/examples/firebase-auth-firestore/app/server/firebase.server.ts
@@ -3,39 +3,29 @@ import {
   initializeApp as initializeServerApp,
   cert as serverCert,
 } from "firebase-admin/app";
-import {
-  getApps as getClientApps,
-  initializeApp as initializeClientApp,
-} from "firebase/app";
 import { getAuth as getServerAuth } from "firebase-admin/auth";
-import { getAuth as getClientAuth, connectAuthEmulator } from "firebase/auth";
 
-if (getClientApps().length === 0) {
-  let config,
-    useEmulator = false;
-  if (process.env.NODE_ENV === "development" && !process.env.CLIENT_CONFIG) {
-    console.warn(
-      "Missing CLIENT_CONFIG environment variable, using local emulator"
-    );
-    config = {
+import * as firebaseRest from "./firebase-rest.server";
+
+const getRestConfig = (): {
+  apiKey: string;
+  domain: string;
+} => {
+  if (process.env.NODE_ENV === "development" && !process.env.API_KEY) {
+    return {
       apiKey: "fake-api-key",
-      projectId: "remix-emulator",
+      domain: "http://localhost:9099/identitytoolkit.googleapis.com",
     };
-    useEmulator = true;
-  } else if (!process.env.CLIENT_CONFIG) {
-    throw new Error("Missing CLIENT_CONFIG environment variable, ");
+  } else if (!process.env.API_KEY) {
+    throw new Error("Missing API_KEY environment variable");
   } else {
-    try {
-      config = JSON.parse(process.env.CLIENT_CONFIG);
-    } catch {
-      throw Error("Invalid CLIENT_CONFIG environment variable");
-    }
-  }
-  initializeClientApp(config);
-  if (useEmulator) {
-    connectAuthEmulator(getClientAuth(), "http://localhost:9099");
+    return {
+      apiKey: process.env.API_KEY,
+      domain: "https://identitytoolkit.googleapis.com",
+    };
   }
-}
+};
+const restConfig = getRestConfig();
 
 if (getServerApps().length === 0) {
   let config;
@@ -64,7 +54,24 @@ if (getServerApps().length === 0) {
   initializeServerApp(config);
 }
 
+const signInWithPassword = async (email: string, password: string) => {
+  const signInResponse = await firebaseRest.signInWithPassword(
+    {
+      email,
+      password,
+      returnSecureToken: true,
+    },
+    restConfig
+  );
+
+  if (firebaseRest.isError(signInResponse)) {
+    throw new Error(signInResponse.error.message);
+  }
+
+  return signInResponse;
+};
+
 export const auth = {
   server: getServerAuth(),
-  client: getClientAuth(),
+  signInWithPassword,
 };
diff --git a/examples/firebase-auth-firestore/package.json b/examples/firebase-auth-firestore/package.json
index adcd4dfd2b1..f1e385121df 100644
--- a/examples/firebase-auth-firestore/package.json
+++ b/examples/firebase-auth-firestore/package.json
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
     "@remix-run/node": "1.5.1",
     "@remix-run/react": "1.5.1",
     "@remix-run/serve": "1.5.1",
-    "firebase": "^9.6.10",
     "firebase-admin": "^10.0.2",
     "react": "^17.0.2",
     "react-dom": "^17.0.2"