diff --git a/helpers/ddata.js b/helpers/ddata.js
index ed49eba..8b28df6 100644
--- a/helpers/ddata.js
+++ b/helpers/ddata.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ const arrayify = require('array-back')
 const util = require('util')
 const handlebars = require('handlebars')
 const { marked } = require('marked')
-const objectGet = require('object-get')
 const state = require('../lib/state')
 
 let malformedDataWarningIssued = false
@@ -741,7 +740,7 @@ function parentName (options) {
 returns a dmd option, e.g. "sort-by", "heading-depth" etc.
 */
 function option (name, options) {
-  return objectGet(options.data.root.options, name)
+  return options.data.root.options[name]
 }
 
 function optionEquals (name, value, options) {
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index c9c0c4b..6f6c8ab 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
         "file-set": "^5.2.2",
         "handlebars": "^4.7.8",
         "marked": "^4.3.0",
-        "object-get": "^2.1.1",
         "walk-back": "^5.1.1"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
@@ -297,12 +296,6 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-Yd3UES5mWCSqR+qNT93S3UoYUkqAZ9lLg8a7g9rimsWmYGK8cVToA4/sF3RrshdyV3sAGMXVUmpMYOw+dLpOuw==",
       "license": "MIT"
     },
-    "node_modules/object-get": {
-      "version": "2.1.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/object-get/-/object-get-2.1.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-7n4IpLMzGGcLEMiQKsNR7vCe+N5E9LORFrtNUVy4sO3dj9a3HedZCxEL2T7QuLhcHN1NBuBsMOKaOsAYI9IIvg==",
-      "license": "MIT"
-    },
     "node_modules/picomatch": {
       "version": "2.3.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/picomatch/-/picomatch-2.3.1.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 74dcc74..d10a518 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
     "file-set": "^5.2.2",
     "handlebars": "^4.7.8",
     "marked": "^4.3.0",
-    "object-get": "^2.1.1",
     "walk-back": "^5.1.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {