diff --git a/dvc/commands/ls/__init__.py b/dvc/commands/ls/__init__.py
index f871e0cc6..8c9fe421a 100644
--- a/dvc/commands/ls/__init__.py
+++ b/dvc/commands/ls/__init__.py
@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 def _format_entry(entry, fmt):
-    from humanize import naturalsize
+    from dvc.utils.humanize import naturalsize
 
     size = entry.get("size")
     if size is None:
         size = ""
     else:
-        size = naturalsize(size, gnu=True)
+        size = naturalsize(size)
     return size, fmt(entry)
 
 
diff --git a/dvc/utils/humanize.py b/dvc/utils/humanize.py
index e70d889f1..d7803a999 100644
--- a/dvc/utils/humanize.py
+++ b/dvc/utils/humanize.py
@@ -31,3 +31,11 @@ def truncate_text(text: str, max_length: int, with_ellipsis: bool = True) -> str
         return text[: max_length - 1] + ELLIPSIS
 
     return text[:max_length]
+
+
+def naturalsize(value: float, base: int = 1024) -> str:
+    from tqdm import tqdm
+
+    if value < base:
+        return f"{value:.0f}"
+    return tqdm.format_sizeof(value, divisor=base)
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 8022e39f6..52257ec60 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ dependencies = [
     "tqdm<5,>=4.63.1",
     "voluptuous>=0.11.7",
     "zc.lockfile>=1.2.1",
-    "humanize",
 ]
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]