diff --git a/code/renderers/react/package.json b/code/renderers/react/package.json
index 87f3603da96e..859641c6ab33 100644
--- a/code/renderers/react/package.json
+++ b/code/renderers/react/package.json
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@
     "@types/escodegen": "^0.0.6",
     "@types/estree": "^1.0.6",
     "@types/node": "^22.0.0",
-    "@types/semver": "^7.3.4",
     "acorn": "^7.4.1",
     "acorn-jsx": "^5.3.1",
     "acorn-walk": "^7.2.0",
@@ -73,7 +72,6 @@
     "prop-types": "^15.7.2",
     "react-element-to-jsx-string": "npm:@7rulnik/react-element-to-jsx-string@15.0.1",
     "require-from-string": "^2.0.2",
-    "semver": "^7.3.7",
     "ts-dedent": "^2.0.0",
     "type-fest": "~2.19"
   },
diff --git a/code/renderers/react/src/entry-preview.tsx b/code/renderers/react/src/entry-preview.tsx
index b6f2928c1c8b..9c09399a0821 100644
--- a/code/renderers/react/src/entry-preview.tsx
+++ b/code/renderers/react/src/entry-preview.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import * as React from 'react';
 
 import { global } from '@storybook/global';
 
-import semver from 'semver';
 import { configure } from 'storybook/test';
 
 import { getAct, getReactActEnvironment, setReactActEnvironment } from './act-compat';
@@ -19,8 +18,11 @@ export const decorators: Decorator[] = [
       return story();
     }
 
-    const major = semver.major(React.version);
-    const minor = semver.minor(React.version);
+    const [major, minor] = React.version.split('.').map((part) => parseInt(part, 10));
+
+    if (!Number.isInteger(major) || !Number.isInteger(minor)) {
+      throw new Error('Unable to parse React version');
+    }
     if (major < 18 || (major === 18 && minor < 3)) {
       throw new Error('React Server Components require React >= 18.3');
     }
diff --git a/code/yarn.lock b/code/yarn.lock
index 9ddcdc8c2e0d..8faf4f2926c6 100644
--- a/code/yarn.lock
+++ b/code/yarn.lock
@@ -6819,7 +6819,6 @@ __metadata:
     "@types/escodegen": "npm:^0.0.6"
     "@types/estree": "npm:^1.0.6"
     "@types/node": "npm:^22.0.0"
-    "@types/semver": "npm:^7.3.4"
     acorn: "npm:^7.4.1"
     acorn-jsx: "npm:^5.3.1"
     acorn-walk: "npm:^7.2.0"
@@ -6831,7 +6830,6 @@ __metadata:
     prop-types: "npm:^15.7.2"
     react-element-to-jsx-string: "npm:@7rulnik/react-element-to-jsx-string@15.0.1"
     require-from-string: "npm:^2.0.2"
-    semver: "npm:^7.3.7"
     ts-dedent: "npm:^2.0.0"
     type-fest: "npm:~2.19"
   peerDependencies: