diff --git a/app/javascript/alchemy_admin/picture_editors.js b/app/javascript/alchemy_admin/picture_editors.js
index 14af193aa7..ae2a3679ca 100644
--- a/app/javascript/alchemy_admin/picture_editors.js
+++ b/app/javascript/alchemy_admin/picture_editors.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import debounce from "alchemy_admin/utils/debounce"
-import max from "lodash-es/max"
+import max from "alchemy_admin/utils/max"
 import { get } from "alchemy_admin/utils/ajax"
 import ImageLoader from "alchemy_admin/image_loader"
 
diff --git a/app/javascript/alchemy_admin/utils/max.js b/app/javascript/alchemy_admin/utils/max.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9e666c0074
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/javascript/alchemy_admin/utils/max.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+export default function (a, b) {
+  return a >= b ? a : b
+}
diff --git a/config/importmap.rb b/config/importmap.rb
index 46d809504e..57a2618f27 100644
--- a/config/importmap.rb
+++ b/config/importmap.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 pin "@ungap/custom-elements", to: "https://ga.jspm.io/npm:@ungap/custom-elements@1.3.0/index.js", preload: true
 pin "flatpickr", to: "https://ga.jspm.io/npm:flatpickr@4.6.13/dist/esm/index.js", preload: true
-pin "lodash-es/max", to: "https://ga.jspm.io/npm:lodash-es@4.17.21/max.js", preload: true
 pin "sortablejs", to: "https://ga.jspm.io/npm:sortablejs@1.15.1/modular/sortable.esm.js", preload: true
 pin "@hotwired/turbo-rails", to: "turbo.min.js", preload: true
 pin "@shoelace/animation-registry", to: "https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@shoelace-style/shoelace@2.12.0/cdn/utilities/animation-registry.js", preload: true
diff --git a/spec/javascript/alchemy_admin/utils/max.spec.js b/spec/javascript/alchemy_admin/utils/max.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d068d0b1c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/javascript/alchemy_admin/utils/max.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import max from "alchemy_admin/utils/max.js"
+
+describe("max", () => {
+  it("should return the maximum value between two numbers", () => {
+    expect(max(2, 5)).toBe(5)
+    expect(max(-10, 0)).toBe(0)
+    expect(max(100, 100)).toBe(100)
+  })
+
+  it("should return the maximum value between two negative numbers", () => {
+    expect(max(-5, -2)).toBe(-2)
+    expect(max(-10, -10)).toBe(-10)
+    expect(max(-100, -50)).toBe(-50)
+  })
+
+  it("should return the maximum value between a positive and a negative number", () => {
+    expect(max(5, -2)).toBe(5)
+    expect(max(-10, 10)).toBe(10)
+    expect(max(-100, 50)).toBe(50)
+  })
+})