diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index ce5bb36cb..384792847 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ Imports:
     cli (>= 3.6.1),
     desc (>= 1.4.2),
     digest (>= 0.6.33),
-    ellipsis (>= 0.3.2),
     evaluate (>= 0.21),
     jsonlite (>= 1.8.7),
     lifecycle (>= 1.0.3),
diff --git a/R/deprec-condition.R b/R/deprec-condition.R
index 74daf7253..15d6f8c28 100644
--- a/R/deprec-condition.R
+++ b/R/deprec-condition.R
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ get_messages <- function(x) {
 #' has been deprecated.
 #'
 #' @param x An error object.
-#' @inheritParams ellipsis::dots_empty
+#' @inheritParams rlang::args_dots_empty
 #'
 #' @details
 #' A few classes are hard-coded as uninformative:
diff --git a/R/expect-condition.R b/R/expect-condition.R
index 221d84f21..da927523e 100644
--- a/R/expect-condition.R
+++ b/R/expect-condition.R
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ expect_condition_matching <- function(base_class,
                                       info = NULL,
                                       label = NULL,
                                       trace_env = caller_env()) {
-  ellipsis::check_dots_used(action = warn)
+  check_dots_used(error = warning)
 
   matcher <- cnd_matcher(
     base_class,