diff --git a/kt/ktlib/vm.py b/kt/ktlib/vm.py
index 457426c..b388e57 100644
--- a/kt/ktlib/vm.py
+++ b/kt/ktlib/vm.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 import time
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 
-import wget
 from git import Repo
 from pathlib3x import Path
 from ruamel.yaml import YAML
@@ -202,7 +201,7 @@ def _download_source_image(self, override_base: bool = False):
         self.qcow2_source_path.unlink(missing_ok=True)
 
         logging.info(f"Downloading image from {self._get_vm_url()}")
-        wget.download(self._get_vm_url(), out=str(self.qcow2_source_path))
+        LocalCommand.run(command=["curl", "-fL", self._get_vm_url(), "-o", str(self.qcow2_source_path)])
 
     def _is_centos7(self) -> bool:
         return bool(self.os_variant and self.os_variant.startswith("centos7"))
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index ac138d8..a1896f2 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ dependencies = [
 	"gitpython",
 	"click",
 	"pathlib3x",
-	"python3-wget",
 	"ruamel.yaml",
 	"pyyaml",
 	"pexpect",