diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index f9b2defa3..9849000c5 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@
 		"chillerlan/php-traits": "^2.0"
 	},
 	"require-dev": {
-		"phpunit/phpunit": "^7.3",
-		"chillerlan/php-authenticator": "^2.0"
+		"phpunit/phpunit": "^7.3"
 	},
 	"autoload": {
 		"psr-4": {
diff --git a/src/Traits/QRAuthenticator.php b/src/Traits/QRAuthenticator.php
deleted file mode 100644
index fe42d2279..000000000
--- a/src/Traits/QRAuthenticator.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,77 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-/**
- * Trait QRAuthenticator
- *
- * @filesource   QRAuthenticator.php
- * @created      21.12.2017
- * @package      chillerlan\QRCode\Traits
- * @author       Smiley <smiley@chillerlan.net>
- * @copyright    2017 Smiley
- * @license      MIT
- */
-
-namespace chillerlan\QRCode\Traits;
-
-use chillerlan\Authenticator\Authenticator;
-use chillerlan\QRCode\QRCode;
-
-/**
- * Creates URI QR Codes for use with mmobile authenticators
- */
-trait QRAuthenticator{
-
-	/**
-	 * @var \chillerlan\QRCode\QROptions
-	 */
-	protected $qrOptions;
-
-	/**
-	 * @var string
-	 */
-	protected $authenticatorSecret;
-
-	/**
-	 * @var int
-	 */
-	protected $authenticatorDigits = Authenticator::DEFAULT_DIGITS;
-
-	/**
-	 * @var int
-	 */
-	protected $authenticatorPeriod = Authenticator::DEFAULT_PERIOD;
-
-	/**
-	 * @var string
-	 */
-	protected $authenticatorMode   = Authenticator::DEFAULT_AUTH_MODE;
-
-	/**
-	 * @var string
-	 */
-	protected $authenticatorAlgo   = Authenticator::DEFAULT_HASH_ALGO;
-
-	/**
-	 * @param string $label
-	 * @param string $issuer
-	 *
-	 * @return mixed
-	 */
-	protected function getURIQRCode(string $label, string $issuer) {
-		$uri = $this->getAuthenticator()->setSecret($this->authenticatorSecret)->getUri($label, $issuer);
-
-		return (new QRCode($this->qrOptions))->render($uri);
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * @return \chillerlan\Authenticator\Authenticator
-	 */
-	protected function getAuthenticator():Authenticator {
-		return (new Authenticator)
-			->setPeriod($this->authenticatorPeriod)
-			->setDigits($this->authenticatorDigits)
-			->setMode($this->authenticatorMode)
-			->setAlgorithm($this->authenticatorAlgo)
-		;
-	}
-
-}
diff --git a/tests/Traits/QRAuthenticatorTest.php b/tests/Traits/QRAuthenticatorTest.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 526ab6d2d..000000000
--- a/tests/Traits/QRAuthenticatorTest.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-/**
- * Class QRAuthenticatorTest
- *
- * @filesource   QRAuthenticatorTest.php
- * @created      24.12.2017
- * @package      chillerlan\QRCodeTest\Traits
- * @author       Smiley <smiley@chillerlan.net>
- * @copyright    2017 Smiley
- * @license      MIT
- */
-
-namespace chillerlan\QRCodeTest\Traits;
-
-use chillerlan\QRCode\Traits\QRAuthenticator;
-use chillerlan\QRCodeTest\QRTestAbstract;
-
-class QRAuthenticatorTest extends QRTestAbstract{
-	use QRAuthenticator;
-
-	protected function setUp(){}
-
-	public function testGetURI(){
-		$this->authenticatorSecret = 'SECRETTEST234567';
-
-		$expected = 'data:image/png;base64,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';
-
-		// PHP >= 7.2 produces different PNGs???
-		if(PHP_MINOR_VERSION >= 2){
-			$expected = 'data:image/png;base64,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';
-		}
-
-		$this->assertSame($expected, $this->getURIQRCode('testlabel', 'example.com'));
-	}
-
-}