diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1325372660..ca3df69f3d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ _This release is scheduled to be released on 2024-04-01._
 
 ### Updated
 
-- Use node prefix for build-in modules
+- Removing lodash dependency by replacing merge by spread operator (#3339)
+- Use node prefix for build-in modules (#3340)
 
 ### Fixed
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 11fabf91f0..986e535a5a 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
 				"jest": "^29.7.0",
 				"jsdom": "^23.0.1",
 				"lint-staged": "^15.2.0",
-				"lodash": "^4.17.21",
 				"playwright": "^1.40.1",
 				"prettier": "^3.1.1",
 				"sinon": "^17.0.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 578e4a740a..6ecce674bc 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@
 		"jest": "^29.7.0",
 		"jsdom": "^23.0.1",
 		"lint-staged": "^15.2.0",
-		"lodash": "^4.17.21",
 		"playwright": "^1.40.1",
 		"prettier": "^3.1.1",
 		"sinon": "^17.0.1",
diff --git a/tests/utils/weather_mocker.js b/tests/utils/weather_mocker.js
index 4354df1d10..70d56e6812 100644
--- a/tests/utils/weather_mocker.js
+++ b/tests/utils/weather_mocker.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ const fs = require("node:fs");
 const path = require("node:path");
 const util = require("node:util");
 const exec = util.promisify(require("node:child_process").exec);
-const _ = require("lodash");
 
 /**
  * @param {string} type what data to read, can be "current" "forecast" or "hourly
@@ -25,7 +24,9 @@ const readMockData = (type, extendedData = {}) => {
 			break;
 	}
 
-	return JSON.stringify(_.merge({}, JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path.resolve(`${__dirname}/../mocks/${fileName}`)).toString()), extendedData));
+	const fileData = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path.resolve(`${__dirname}/../mocks/${fileName}`)).toString());
+	const mergedData = JSON.stringify({ ...{}, ...fileData, ...extendedData });
+	return mergedData;
 };
 
 const injectMockData = (configFileName, extendedData = {}) => {