diff --git a/templates/js/custom-copilot-rag-azure-ai-search/package.json.tpl b/templates/js/custom-copilot-rag-azure-ai-search/package.json.tpl
index dc442456d7..d73deb7d08 100644
--- a/templates/js/custom-copilot-rag-azure-ai-search/package.json.tpl
+++ b/templates/js/custom-copilot-rag-azure-ai-search/package.json.tpl
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
         "@azure/search-documents": "^12.0.0",
         "@microsoft/teams-ai": "^1.1.0",
         "botbuilder": "^4.20.0",
-        "openai": "~4.28.4",
         "restify": "^10.0.0"
     },
     "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/templates/js/custom-copilot-rag-customize/package.json.tpl b/templates/js/custom-copilot-rag-customize/package.json.tpl
index 9bf2fbfd81..b5b6bf642d 100644
--- a/templates/js/custom-copilot-rag-customize/package.json.tpl
+++ b/templates/js/custom-copilot-rag-customize/package.json.tpl
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
         "@azure/search-documents": "^12.0.0",
         "@microsoft/teams-ai": "^1.1.0",
         "botbuilder": "^4.20.0",
-        "openai": "~4.28.4",
         "restify": "^10.0.0"
     },
     "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/templates/js/custom-copilot-rag-microsoft365/package.json.tpl b/templates/js/custom-copilot-rag-microsoft365/package.json.tpl
index 002cdca69d..f1a9f2b25b 100644
--- a/templates/js/custom-copilot-rag-microsoft365/package.json.tpl
+++ b/templates/js/custom-copilot-rag-microsoft365/package.json.tpl
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
         "@azure/search-documents": "^12.0.0",
         "@microsoft/teams-ai": "^1.1.0",
         "botbuilder": "^4.20.0",
-        "openai": "~4.28.4",
         "restify": "^10.0.0"
     },
     "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/templates/ts/custom-copilot-assistant-assistants-api/package.json.tpl b/templates/ts/custom-copilot-assistant-assistants-api/package.json.tpl
index 4522c4ddc9..7e9278decc 100644
--- a/templates/ts/custom-copilot-assistant-assistants-api/package.json.tpl
+++ b/templates/ts/custom-copilot-assistant-assistants-api/package.json.tpl
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
     "dependencies": {
         "@microsoft/teams-ai": "^1.1.0",
         "botbuilder": "^4.20.0",
-        "openai": "~4.28.4",
         "restify": "^10.0.0"
     },
     "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/templates/ts/custom-copilot-assistant-new/package.json.tpl b/templates/ts/custom-copilot-assistant-new/package.json.tpl
index d643e4dda6..d581a2ee3c 100644
--- a/templates/ts/custom-copilot-assistant-new/package.json.tpl
+++ b/templates/ts/custom-copilot-assistant-new/package.json.tpl
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
     "dependencies": {
         "@microsoft/teams-ai": "^1.1.0",
         "botbuilder": "^4.20.0",
-        "openai": "~4.28.4",
         "restify": "^10.0.0"
     },
     "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/templates/ts/custom-copilot-basic/package.json.tpl b/templates/ts/custom-copilot-basic/package.json.tpl
index d643e4dda6..d581a2ee3c 100644
--- a/templates/ts/custom-copilot-basic/package.json.tpl
+++ b/templates/ts/custom-copilot-basic/package.json.tpl
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
     "dependencies": {
         "@microsoft/teams-ai": "^1.1.0",
         "botbuilder": "^4.20.0",
-        "openai": "~4.28.4",
         "restify": "^10.0.0"
     },
     "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/templates/ts/custom-copilot-rag-azure-ai-search/package.json.tpl b/templates/ts/custom-copilot-rag-azure-ai-search/package.json.tpl
index e49f60335c..575055b1bf 100644
--- a/templates/ts/custom-copilot-rag-azure-ai-search/package.json.tpl
+++ b/templates/ts/custom-copilot-rag-azure-ai-search/package.json.tpl
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
         "@azure/search-documents": "^12.0.0",
         "@microsoft/teams-ai": "^1.1.0",
         "botbuilder": "^4.20.0",
-        "openai": "~4.28.4",
         "restify": "^10.0.0"
     },
     "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/templates/ts/custom-copilot-rag-customize/package.json.tpl b/templates/ts/custom-copilot-rag-customize/package.json.tpl
index c59a3f97cf..2989836c72 100644
--- a/templates/ts/custom-copilot-rag-customize/package.json.tpl
+++ b/templates/ts/custom-copilot-rag-customize/package.json.tpl
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
         "@azure/search-documents": "^12.0.0",
         "@microsoft/teams-ai": "^1.1.0",
         "botbuilder": "^4.20.0",
-        "openai": "~4.28.4",
         "restify": "^10.0.0"
     },
     "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/templates/ts/custom-copilot-rag-microsoft365/package.json.tpl b/templates/ts/custom-copilot-rag-microsoft365/package.json.tpl
index 024aec6337..36cd8871b5 100644
--- a/templates/ts/custom-copilot-rag-microsoft365/package.json.tpl
+++ b/templates/ts/custom-copilot-rag-microsoft365/package.json.tpl
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
         "@azure/search-documents": "^12.0.0",
         "@microsoft/teams-ai": "^1.1.0",
         "botbuilder": "^4.20.0",
-        "openai": "~4.28.4",
         "restify": "^10.0.0"
     },
     "devDependencies": {