diff --git a/ws/car_states.py b/ws/car_states.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..df1789c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ws/car_states.py
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+"""
+Provide a *simple* enumeration of US states without third-party deps.
+
+We used to rely on `localflavor` for this, but given that plates are
+the *only* use for this enum, it's easy/simple to just enumerate.
+"""
+from typing import Final
+
+US_STATES: Final[tuple[tuple[str, str], ...]] = (
+    ('AL', 'Alabama'),
+    ('AK', 'Alaska'),
+    ('AZ', 'Arizona'),
+    ('AR', 'Arkansas'),
+    ('CA', 'California'),
+    ('CO', 'Colorado'),
+    ('CT', 'Connecticut'),
+    ('DE', 'Delaware'),
+    ('DC', 'District of Columbia'),
+    ('FL', 'Florida'),
+    ('GA', 'Georgia'),
+    ('HI', 'Hawaii'),
+    ('ID', 'Idaho'),
+    ('IL', 'Illinois'),
+    ('IN', 'Indiana'),
+    ('IA', 'Iowa'),
+    ('KS', 'Kansas'),
+    ('KY', 'Kentucky'),
+    ('LA', 'Louisiana'),
+    ('ME', 'Maine'),
+    ('MD', 'Maryland'),
+    ('MA', 'Massachusetts'),
+    ('MI', 'Michigan'),
+    ('MN', 'Minnesota'),
+    ('MS', 'Mississippi'),
+    ('MO', 'Missouri'),
+    ('MT', 'Montana'),
+    ('NE', 'Nebraska'),
+    ('NV', 'Nevada'),
+    ('NH', 'New Hampshire'),
+    ('NJ', 'New Jersey'),
+    ('NM', 'New Mexico'),
+    ('NY', 'New York'),
+    ('NC', 'North Carolina'),
+    ('ND', 'North Dakota'),
+    ('OH', 'Ohio'),
+    ('OK', 'Oklahoma'),
+    ('OR', 'Oregon'),
+    ('PA', 'Pennsylvania'),
+    ('RI', 'Rhode Island'),
+    ('SC', 'South Carolina'),
+    ('SD', 'South Dakota'),
+    ('TN', 'Tennessee'),
+    ('TX', 'Texas'),
+    ('UT', 'Utah'),
+    ('VT', 'Vermont'),
+    ('VA', 'Virginia'),
+    ('WA', 'Washington'),
+    ('WV', 'West Virginia'),
+    ('WI', 'Wisconsin'),
+    ('WY', 'Wyoming'),
+)
+
+
+CAR_STATE_CHOICES: Final[tuple[tuple[str, str], ...]] = (
+    *US_STATES,
+    # License plates are *only* used for search & rescue
+    # So long as the plate number is correct, we needn't be more specific.
+    # In nine years, we've only seen one Canadian license plate requested.
+    ('XX', 'Other (Canada, Mexico, etc.)'),
+)
diff --git a/ws/forms.py b/ws/forms.py
index 76a3cfc7..4850a2f2 100644
--- a/ws/forms.py
+++ b/ws/forms.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 from django import forms
 from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError
 from django.db.models.fields import TextField
-from localflavor.us.us_states import US_STATES
 from mitoc_const import affiliations
 
 from ws import enums, models, widgets
@@ -165,7 +164,6 @@ class Meta:
         model = models.Car
         fields = ['license_plate', 'state', 'make', 'model', 'year', 'color']
         widgets = {
-            'state': forms.Select(choices=US_STATES),
             'year': forms.NumberInput(
                 attrs={'min': model.year_min, 'max': model.year_max}
             ),
diff --git a/ws/migrations/0056_car.py b/ws/migrations/0056_car.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e390634e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ws/migrations/0056_car.py
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+# Generated by Django 3.2.21 on 2023-10-02 13:42
+
+import django.core.validators
+import django.db.models.manager
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+    dependencies = [
+        ('ws', '0055_discount_url_non_null'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='car',
+            name='state',
+            field=models.CharField(
+                choices=[
+                    ('AL', 'Alabama'),
+                    ('AK', 'Alaska'),
+                    ('AZ', 'Arizona'),
+                    ('AR', 'Arkansas'),
+                    ('CA', 'California'),
+                    ('CO', 'Colorado'),
+                    ('CT', 'Connecticut'),
+                    ('DE', 'Delaware'),
+                    ('DC', 'District of Columbia'),
+                    ('FL', 'Florida'),
+                    ('GA', 'Georgia'),
+                    ('HI', 'Hawaii'),
+                    ('ID', 'Idaho'),
+                    ('IL', 'Illinois'),
+                    ('IN', 'Indiana'),
+                    ('IA', 'Iowa'),
+                    ('KS', 'Kansas'),
+                    ('KY', 'Kentucky'),
+                    ('LA', 'Louisiana'),
+                    ('ME', 'Maine'),
+                    ('MD', 'Maryland'),
+                    ('MA', 'Massachusetts'),
+                    ('MI', 'Michigan'),
+                    ('MN', 'Minnesota'),
+                    ('MS', 'Mississippi'),
+                    ('MO', 'Missouri'),
+                    ('MT', 'Montana'),
+                    ('NE', 'Nebraska'),
+                    ('NV', 'Nevada'),
+                    ('NH', 'New Hampshire'),
+                    ('NJ', 'New Jersey'),
+                    ('NM', 'New Mexico'),
+                    ('NY', 'New York'),
+                    ('NC', 'North Carolina'),
+                    ('ND', 'North Dakota'),
+                    ('OH', 'Ohio'),
+                    ('OK', 'Oklahoma'),
+                    ('OR', 'Oregon'),
+                    ('PA', 'Pennsylvania'),
+                    ('RI', 'Rhode Island'),
+                    ('SC', 'South Carolina'),
+                    ('SD', 'South Dakota'),
+                    ('TN', 'Tennessee'),
+                    ('TX', 'Texas'),
+                    ('UT', 'Utah'),
+                    ('VT', 'Vermont'),
+                    ('VA', 'Virginia'),
+                    ('WA', 'Washington'),
+                    ('WV', 'West Virginia'),
+                    ('WI', 'Wisconsin'),
+                    ('WY', 'Wyoming'),
+                    ('XX', 'Other (Canada, Mexico, etc.)'),
+                ],
+                max_length=2,
+            ),
+        ),
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='car',
+            name='year',
+            field=models.PositiveIntegerField(
+                validators=[
+                    django.core.validators.MaxValueValidator(2025),
+                    django.core.validators.MinValueValidator(1903),
+                ]
+            ),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/ws/models.py b/ws/models.py
index 561a0614..e3871d55 100644
--- a/ws/models.py
+++ b/ws/models.py
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 from django.utils import timezone
 from django.utils.safestring import mark_safe
 from django.utils.text import format_lazy
-from localflavor.us.models import USStateField
 from mitoc_const import affiliations
 from mitoc_const.membership import RENEWAL_ALLOWED_WITH_DAYS_LEFT
 from phonenumber_field.modelfields import PhoneNumberField
@@ -29,6 +28,7 @@
 
 import ws.utils.dates as date_utils
 from ws import enums
+from ws.car_states import CAR_STATE_CHOICES
 from ws.utils.avatar import avatar_url
 
 alphanum = RegexValidator(
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class Car(models.Model):
     year_min, year_max = 1903, date_utils.local_now().year + 2
     # Loosely validate - may wish to use international plates in the future
     license_plate = models.CharField(max_length=31, validators=[alphanum])
-    state = USStateField()
+    state = models.CharField(max_length=2, choices=CAR_STATE_CHOICES)
     make = models.CharField(max_length=63)
     model = models.CharField(max_length=63)
     year = models.PositiveIntegerField(