diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5952fad..cdf1869 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -35,9 +35,6 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/Monte9/react-native-ratings/issues"
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/Monte9/react-native-ratings#readme",
-  "dependencies": {
-    "lodash": "^4.17.15"
-  },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/node": "^14.14.37",
     "@types/react": "^17.0.3",
diff --git a/src/SwipeRating.tsx b/src/SwipeRating.tsx
index b40d540..70ff6cd 100644
--- a/src/SwipeRating.tsx
+++ b/src/SwipeRating.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import React, { Component } from "react";
-import times from "lodash/times";
 
 import {
   View,
@@ -209,12 +208,8 @@ export default class SwipeRating extends Component<
 
   constructor( props ) {
     super( props );
-    const {
-      onStartRating,
-      onSwipeRating,
-      onFinishRating,
-      fractions
-    } = this.props;
+    const { onStartRating, onSwipeRating, onFinishRating, fractions } =
+      this.props;
     const position = new Animated.ValueXY();
 
     const panResponder = PanResponder.create( {
@@ -366,15 +361,20 @@ export default class SwipeRating extends Component<
   renderRatings() {
     const { imageSize, ratingCount, type, tintColor } = this.props;
     const { source } = TYPES[type];
+    const rating_array = [];
+
+    for ( let i = 0; i < ratingCount; i += 1 ) {
+      rating_array.push(
+        <View key={i} style={styles.starContainer}>
+          <Image
+            source={source}
+            style={{ width: imageSize, height: imageSize, tintColor }}
+          />
+        </View>
+      );
+    }
 
-    return times( ratingCount, index =>
-      <View key={index} style={styles.starContainer}>
-        <Image
-          source={source}
-          style={{ width: imageSize, height: imageSize, tintColor }}
-        />
-      </View>
-    );
+    return rating_array;
   }
 
   // eslint-disable-next-line max-statements
@@ -443,13 +443,8 @@ export default class SwipeRating extends Component<
   }
 
   displayCurrentRating() {
-    const {
-      ratingCount,
-      type,
-      readonly,
-      showReadOnlyText,
-      ratingTextColor
-    } = this.props;
+    const { ratingCount, type, readonly, showReadOnlyText, ratingTextColor } =
+      this.props;
     const color = ratingTextColor || TYPES[type].color;
 
     return (
@@ -573,5 +568,6 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create( {
     textAlign: "center",
     fontFamily: Platform.OS === "ios" ? "Trebuchet MS" : null,
     color: "#34495e"
-  }
+  },
+  starContainer: {}
 } );
diff --git a/src/TapRating.tsx b/src/TapRating.tsx
index a1a23f2..e27c037 100644
--- a/src/TapRating.tsx
+++ b/src/TapRating.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import _ from "lodash";
-
 import React, { useState, useEffect } from "react";
 
 import { StyleSheet, Text, View, StyleProp, ViewStyle } from "react-native";
@@ -64,7 +62,7 @@ export type TapRatingProps = {
    *
    * Default is none
    */
-   ratingContainerStyle?: StyleProp<ViewStyle>;
+  ratingContainerStyle?: StyleProp<ViewStyle>;
 
   /**
    * Callback method when the user finishes rating. Gives you the final rating value as a whole number
@@ -111,12 +109,6 @@ const TapRating: React.FunctionComponent<TapRatingProps> = props => {
     }
   }, [props.defaultRating] );
 
-  const renderStars = rating_array => {
-    return _.map( rating_array, star => {
-      return star;
-    } );
-  };
-
   const starSelectedInPosition = position => {
     const { onFinishRating } = props;
 
@@ -141,19 +133,19 @@ const TapRating: React.FunctionComponent<TapRatingProps> = props => {
     ratingContainerStyle.push( props.ratingContainerStyle );
   }
 
-  _.times( count, index => {
+  for ( let i = 0; i < count; i += 1 ) {
     rating_array.push(
       <Star
-        key={index}
-        position={index + 1}
+        key={i}
+        position={i + 1}
         starSelectedInPosition={value => {
           starSelectedInPosition( value );
         }}
-        fill={position >= index + 1}
+        fill={position >= i + 1}
         {...props}
       />
     );
-  } );
+  }
 
   return (
     <View style={ratingContainerStyle}>
@@ -167,7 +159,7 @@ const TapRating: React.FunctionComponent<TapRatingProps> = props => {
           {reviews[position - 1]}
         </Text>
       }
-      <View style={starContainerStyle}>{renderStars( rating_array )}</View>
+      <View style={starContainerStyle}>{rating_array}</View>
     </View>
   );
 };