diff --git a/.changeset/mighty-news-repair.md b/.changeset/mighty-news-repair.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a47f377b06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/mighty-news-repair.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@khanacademy/perseus": minor
+---
+
+Drop katex dependency - no longer used
diff --git a/packages/perseus/package.json b/packages/perseus/package.json
index 2dbd184bae..d71e3435b3 100644
--- a/packages/perseus/package.json
+++ b/packages/perseus/package.json
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@
         "create-react-class": "15.6.3",
         "intersection-observer": "^0.12.0",
         "jquery": "^2.1.1",
-        "katex": "0.11.1",
         "lodash.debounce": "^4.0.8",
         "perseus-build-settings": "^0.4.1",
         "prop-types": "15.6.1",
diff --git a/packages/perseus/src/__tests__/renderer.test.tsx b/packages/perseus/src/__tests__/renderer.test.tsx
index ff96164499..6f4c980d7c 100644
--- a/packages/perseus/src/__tests__/renderer.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/perseus/src/__tests__/renderer.test.tsx
@@ -713,6 +713,29 @@ describe("renderer", () => {
         it("should replace deprecated alignment tags in inline math", async () => {
             // Arrange
             const question = {
+                content:
+                    "Hello $\\begin{align}\n2\\text{HCl}(\\text{aq})+\\text{Ca}(\\text{OH})_2(\\text{aq})\\rightarrow\\text{Ca}(\\text{s})+2\\text H_2\\text O(\\text l)+\\text{Cl}_2(\\text g)\n\\end{align}$",
+                images: {},
+                widgets: {},
+            } as const;
+
+            // Act
+            renderQuestion(question);
+
+            // Assert
+            await waitFor(() => {
+                expect(
+                    screen.getByText(/\\begin\{aligned\}.*\\end\{aligned\}/),
+                ).toBeInTheDocument();
+            });
+        });
+
+        it("should replace deprecated alignment tags in block math", async () => {
+            // Arrange
+            const question = {
+                // Math that exists by itself in a paragraph is considered
+                // block math, even if it isn't surrounded by the block math
+                // delimeters (`$$$...$$$`).
                 content:
                     "$\\begin{align}\n2\\text{HCl}(\\text{aq})+\\text{Ca}(\\text{OH})_2(\\text{aq})\\rightarrow\\text{Ca}(\\text{s})+2\\text H_2\\text O(\\text l)+\\text{Cl}_2(\\text g)\n\\end{align}$",
                 images: {},
@@ -723,9 +746,11 @@ describe("renderer", () => {
             renderQuestion(question);
 
             // Assert
-            expect(
-                screen.getByText(/\\begin\{aligned\}.*\\end\{aligned\}/),
-            ).toBeInTheDocument();
+            await waitFor(() => {
+                expect(
+                    screen.getByText(/\\begin\{aligned\}.*\\end\{aligned\}/),
+                ).toBeInTheDocument();
+            });
         });
     });
 
diff --git a/packages/perseus/src/components/__stories__/graph.stories.tsx b/packages/perseus/src/components/__stories__/graph.stories.tsx
index c18c8f453b..92ed37d60f 100644
--- a/packages/perseus/src/components/__stories__/graph.stories.tsx
+++ b/packages/perseus/src/components/__stories__/graph.stories.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import * as React from "react";
 
 import Graph from "../graph";
-// TODO(scottgrant): Katex is unavailable here. Fix!
 
 type StoryArgs = Record<any, any>;
 
diff --git a/packages/perseus/src/components/__stories__/zoomable-tex.stories.tsx b/packages/perseus/src/components/__stories__/zoomable-tex.stories.tsx
index fa5e4be01b..1992575501 100644
--- a/packages/perseus/src/components/__stories__/zoomable-tex.stories.tsx
+++ b/packages/perseus/src/components/__stories__/zoomable-tex.stories.tsx
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ const ForceZoomWrapper = ({children}: Props): React.ReactElement => (
     </>
 );
 
-export const KaTeX = (args: StoryArgs): React.ReactElement => {
+export const Tex = (args: StoryArgs): React.ReactElement => {
     return (
         <ForceZoomWrapper>
             <ZoomableTex children="\sum_{i=1}^\infty\frac{1}{n^2} =\frac{\pi^2}{6}" />
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export const KaTeX = (args: StoryArgs): React.ReactElement => {
     );
 };
 
-export const ComplexKaTeX = (args: StoryArgs): React.ReactElement => {
+export const ComplexTex = (args: StoryArgs): React.ReactElement => {
     return (
         <ForceZoomWrapper>
             {" "}
diff --git a/packages/perseus/src/index.ts b/packages/perseus/src/index.ts
index 71f94e6af2..775d13241b 100644
--- a/packages/perseus/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/perseus/src/index.ts
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ export {
  */
 export {default as Util} from "./util";
 export {default as KhanColors} from "./util/colors";
-export {default as preprocessTex} from "./util/katex-preprocess";
+export {default as preprocessTex} from "./util/tex-preprocess";
 export {registerAllWidgetsForTesting} from "./util/register-all-widgets-for-testing";
 export * as SizingUtils from "./util/sizing-utils";
 export {
diff --git a/packages/perseus/src/interactive2/movable-point.tsx b/packages/perseus/src/interactive2/movable-point.tsx
index 0748595628..689ae26444 100644
--- a/packages/perseus/src/interactive2/movable-point.tsx
+++ b/packages/perseus/src/interactive2/movable-point.tsx
@@ -521,9 +521,9 @@ export class MovablePoint {
      * Displays a tooltip above the point, replacing any previous contents. If
      * there is no tooltip initialized, adds the tooltip.
      *
-     * If the type of contents is string, the contents will be rendered with
-     * KaTeX. Otherwise, the content will be assumed to be a DOM node and will
-     * be appended inside the tooltip.
+     * If the type of contents is string, the contents will be rendered as TeX
+     * Otherwise, the content will be assumed to be a DOM node and will be
+     * appended inside the tooltip.
      */
     _showTooltip(contents) {
         if (!this._tooltip) {
diff --git a/packages/perseus/src/perseus-types.ts b/packages/perseus/src/perseus-types.ts
index daa04041ec..c398326d1a 100644
--- a/packages/perseus/src/perseus-types.ts
+++ b/packages/perseus/src/perseus-types.ts
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ export const PerseusExpressionAnswerFormConsidered = [
 ] as const;
 
 export type PerseusExpressionAnswerForm = {
-    // The Katex form of the expression.  e.g. "x\\cdot3=y"
+    // The TeX form of the expression.  e.g. "x\\cdot3=y"
     value: string;
     // The Answer expression must have the same form
     form: boolean;
@@ -889,7 +889,7 @@ export type PerseusGraphTypeRay = {
 } & PerseusGraphTypeCommon;
 
 export type PerseusLabelImageWidgetOptions = {
-    // Translatable Text; Katex representation of choices
+    // Translatable Text; Tex representation of choices
     choices: ReadonlyArray<string>;
     // The URL of the image
     imageUrl: string;
diff --git a/packages/perseus/src/renderer.tsx b/packages/perseus/src/renderer.tsx
index 8565d8ac89..f84f5bbf04 100644
--- a/packages/perseus/src/renderer.tsx
+++ b/packages/perseus/src/renderer.tsx
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import PerseusMarkdown from "./perseus-markdown";
 import QuestionParagraph from "./question-paragraph";
 import TranslationLinter from "./translation-linter";
 import Util from "./util";
-import preprocessTex from "./util/katex-preprocess";
+import preprocessTex from "./util/tex-preprocess";
 import WidgetContainer from "./widget-container";
 import * as Widgets from "./widgets";
 
@@ -1303,6 +1303,9 @@ class Renderer extends React.Component<Props, State> {
             // support (yet) with \begin{aligned}...\end{aligned} which renders
             // the same is supported by KaTeX.  It does the same for align*.
             // TODO(kevinb) update content to use aligned instead of align.
+            // TODO(LEMS-1608) Remove this replacement as MathJax supports the
+            // "align" macro correctly (and, in fact, it is not synonymous with
+            // "aligned").
             const tex = node.content.replace(/\{align[*]?\}/g, "{aligned}");
 
             // We render math here instead of in perseus-markdown.jsx
diff --git a/packages/perseus/src/types.ts b/packages/perseus/src/types.ts
index bd10b01dfc..99c491aa75 100644
--- a/packages/perseus/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/perseus/src/types.ts
@@ -318,7 +318,6 @@ export type APIOptions = Readonly<{
 
 type TeXProps = {
     children: string;
-    katexOptions?: any;
     onClick?: () => unknown;
     onRender?: (root?: any) => unknown;
     style?: any;
diff --git a/packages/perseus/src/util/katex-preprocess.ts b/packages/perseus/src/util/tex-preprocess.ts
similarity index 67%
rename from packages/perseus/src/util/katex-preprocess.ts
rename to packages/perseus/src/util/tex-preprocess.ts
index 8dd702928b..5450afbcec 100644
--- a/packages/perseus/src/util/katex-preprocess.ts
+++ b/packages/perseus/src/util/tex-preprocess.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
 /**
- * Preprocess TeX code to convert things that KaTeX doesn't know how to handle
+ * Preprocess TeX code to convert things that MathJax doesn't know how to handle
  * to things is does.
  */
-
 export default (texCode: string): string =>
     texCode
         // Replace uses of \begin{align}...\end{align} which KaTeX doesn't
         // support (yet) with \begin{aligned}...\end{aligned} which renders
         // the same is supported by KaTeX.  It does the same for align*.
         // TODO(kevinb) update content to use aligned instead of align.
+        // TODO(LEMS-1608) Remove this replacement as MathJax supports the
+        // "align" macro correctly (and, in fact, it is not synonymous with
+        // "aligned").
         .replace(/\{align[*]?\}/g, "{aligned}")
         // Replace non-breaking spaces with regular spaces.
         .replace(/[\u00a0]/g, " ");
diff --git a/packages/perseus/src/util/tex.ts b/packages/perseus/src/util/tex.ts
index 3d69cdb0d7..1a2c23bd65 100644
--- a/packages/perseus/src/util/tex.ts
+++ b/packages/perseus/src/util/tex.ts
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ function findChildOrAdd(elem: any, className: string) {
 }
 
 export default {
-    // Process a node and add math inside of it. This attempts to use KaTeX to
-    // format the math, and if that fails it falls back to MathJax.
+    // Process a node and add math inside of it. This uses MathJax to
+    // format the math.
     //
     // elem: The element which the math should be added to.
     //
diff --git a/packages/perseus/src/widgets/label-image/answer-choices.tsx b/packages/perseus/src/widgets/label-image/answer-choices.tsx
index 6b70d0e6ab..916861b90a 100644
--- a/packages/perseus/src/widgets/label-image/answer-choices.tsx
+++ b/packages/perseus/src/widgets/label-image/answer-choices.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import {usePerseusI18n} from "../../components/i18n-context";
 import Renderer from "../../renderer";
 
 export type AnswerType = {
-    // The answer string, can be plain text or a KaTeX expression.
+    // The answer string, can be plain text or a TeX expression.
     content: string;
     // Whether the answer is selected.
     checked: boolean;