diff --git a/dvc/commands/ls/__init__.py b/dvc/commands/ls/__init__.py
index bee863ff7..f871e0cc6 100644
--- a/dvc/commands/ls/__init__.py
+++ b/dvc/commands/ls/__init__.py
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 import argparse
 import logging
 
-from tqdm import tqdm
-
 from dvc.cli import completion
 from dvc.cli.command import CmdBaseNoRepo
 from dvc.cli.utils import DictAction, append_doc_link
@@ -14,11 +12,13 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 def _format_entry(entry, fmt):
+    from humanize import naturalsize
+
     size = entry.get("size")
     if size is None:
         size = ""
     else:
-        size = tqdm.format_sizeof(size, divisor=1024)
+        size = naturalsize(size, gnu=True)
     return size, fmt(entry)
 
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 52257ec60..8022e39f6 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "tqdm<5,>=4.63.1",
     "voluptuous>=0.11.7",
     "zc.lockfile>=1.2.1",
+    "humanize",
 ]
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]