diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c7a30d2f..0a88ed5d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
     "prompts": "^2.4.2",
     "tar": "^6.1.11",
     "update-check": "^1.5.4",
-    "url-exist": "2.0.2",
     "validate-npm-package-name": "^3.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/src/helpers/frameworks.ts b/src/helpers/frameworks.ts
index b332fdf5..a07707fd 100644
--- a/src/helpers/frameworks.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/frameworks.ts
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ import fsExtra from "fs-extra";
 import got from "got";
 import promisePipe from "promisepipe";
 import tar from "tar";
-import urlExists from "url-exist";
 
 import { codeloadBaseUrl, githubApiBaseUrl } from "./constants";
 import { getRefs, getRepository } from "./env";
+import { urlExists } from "./url";
 
 export async function downloadAndExtractFrameworkHandlebars(root: string, framework: string): Promise<void> {
   await fsExtra.ensureDir(root);
diff --git a/src/helpers/templates.ts b/src/helpers/templates.ts
index 0d523df5..1596f509 100644
--- a/src/helpers/templates.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/templates.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import Handlebars from "handlebars";
 import path from "path";
 import promisePipe from "promisepipe";
 import tar from "tar";
-import urlExists from "url-exist";
 
 import {
   FrameworkKey,
@@ -15,6 +14,7 @@ import {
   githubApiBaseUrl,
 } from "./constants";
 import { getRefs, getRepository } from "./env";
+import { urlExists } from "./url";
 
 export async function downloadAndExtractTemplateContext(
   root: string,
diff --git a/src/helpers/url.ts b/src/helpers/url.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..699aa5e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/helpers/url.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import https from "https";
+
+export const urlExists = (url: string): Promise<boolean> =>
+  new Promise(resolve => {
+    https.get(
+      url,
+      {
+        headers: {
+          "User-Agent": "create-eth-app",
+        },
+      },
+      res => resolve(res.statusCode === 200),
+    );
+  });
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 73a3f5d6..ad2b1eab 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -3209,15 +3209,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"abort-controller@npm:^3.0.0":
-  version: 3.0.0
-  resolution: "abort-controller@npm:3.0.0"
-  dependencies:
-    event-target-shim: ^5.0.0
-  checksum: 170bdba9b47b7e65906a28c8ce4f38a7a369d78e2271706f020849c1bfe0ee2067d4261df8bbb66eb84f79208fd5b710df759d64191db58cfba7ce8ef9c54b75
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "acorn-globals@npm:^6.0.0":
   version: 6.0.0
   resolution: "acorn-globals@npm:6.0.0"
@@ -4718,7 +4709,6 @@ __metadata:
     ts-jest: ^27.1.3
     typescript: ~4.6.2
     update-check: ^1.5.4
-    url-exist: 2.0.2
     validate-npm-package-name: ^3.0.0
   bin:
     create-eth-app: ./dist/index.js
@@ -5548,13 +5538,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"event-target-shim@npm:^5.0.0":
-  version: 5.0.1
-  resolution: "event-target-shim@npm:5.0.1"
-  checksum: 1ffe3bb22a6d51bdeb6bf6f7cf97d2ff4a74b017ad12284cc9e6a279e727dc30a5de6bb613e5596ff4dc3e517841339ad09a7eec44266eccb1aa201a30448166
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "eventemitter3@npm:^4.0.4":
   version: 4.0.7
   resolution: "eventemitter3@npm:4.0.7"
@@ -6922,13 +6905,6 @@ fsevents@^2.3.2:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"ip-regex@npm:^4.1.0":
-  version: 4.3.0
-  resolution: "ip-regex@npm:4.3.0"
-  checksum: 7ff904b891221b1847f3fdf3dbb3e6a8660dc39bc283f79eb7ed88f5338e1a3d1104b779bc83759159be266249c59c2160e779ee39446d79d4ed0890dfd06f08
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "ip@npm:^1.1.5":
   version: 1.1.5
   resolution: "ip@npm:1.1.5"
@@ -7285,15 +7261,6 @@ fsevents@^2.3.2:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"is-url-superb@npm:^3.0.0":
-  version: 3.0.0
-  resolution: "is-url-superb@npm:3.0.0"
-  dependencies:
-    url-regex: ^5.0.0
-  checksum: 5d1f9a945327b997fbfb3aafa18ccefe81b7a60b7101cd84d6fbd7321da738a45fb29447fa68de64324003d32bb1fbcb54cb68ee0f458c6fd4b5982feca70f9a
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "is-utf8@npm:^0.2.0, is-utf8@npm:^0.2.1":
   version: 0.2.1
   resolution: "is-utf8@npm:0.2.1"
@@ -8187,29 +8154,6 @@ fsevents@^2.3.2:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"ky-universal@npm:^0.5.0":
-  version: 0.5.0
-  resolution: "ky-universal@npm:0.5.0"
-  dependencies:
-    abort-controller: ^3.0.0
-    node-fetch: ^2.6.0
-  peerDependencies:
-    ky: ">=0.17.0"
-    web-streams-polyfill: ">=2.0.0"
-  peerDependenciesMeta:
-    web-streams-polyfill:
-      optional: true
-  checksum: 9ad9f7ca4930cf93b1aee97c4ab1738b9962ad3cb8ae153975854f0612af1184cc5a628b1d19c9b83124364af5520f91a911685723f89588f4b39a7e544a498c
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
-"ky@npm:^0.19.0":
-  version: 0.19.1
-  resolution: "ky@npm:0.19.1"
-  checksum: 38838153fc52b10759e53893739aeb37be3705da0843ae366d71a822c1bd5bf522d52eb46fdd7ea579ff0a1185082b1f50633ba11ece27e51b081db98dacce96
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "lerna@npm:^4.0.0":
   version: 4.0.0
   resolution: "lerna@npm:4.0.0"
@@ -9114,7 +9058,14 @@ fsevents@^2.3.2:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"node-fetch@npm:^2.6.0, node-fetch@npm:^2.6.7":
+"node-fetch@npm:^2.6.1":
+  version: 2.6.1
+  resolution: "node-fetch@npm:2.6.1"
+  checksum: 91075bedd57879117e310fbcc36983ad5d699e522edb1ebcdc4ee5294c982843982652925c3532729fdc86b2d64a8a827797a745f332040d91823c8752ee4d7c
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
+"node-fetch@npm:^2.6.7":
   version: 2.6.7
   resolution: "node-fetch@npm:2.6.7"
   dependencies:
@@ -9128,13 +9079,6 @@ fsevents@^2.3.2:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"node-fetch@npm:^2.6.1":
-  version: 2.6.1
-  resolution: "node-fetch@npm:2.6.1"
-  checksum: 91075bedd57879117e310fbcc36983ad5d699e522edb1ebcdc4ee5294c982843982652925c3532729fdc86b2d64a8a827797a745f332040d91823c8752ee4d7c
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "node-gyp@npm:^5.0.2":
   version: 5.1.1
   resolution: "node-gyp@npm:5.1.1"
@@ -11791,15 +11735,6 @@ resolve@^1.3.2:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"tlds@npm:^1.203.0":
-  version: 1.230.0
-  resolution: "tlds@npm:1.230.0"
-  bin:
-    tlds: bin.js
-  checksum: a1aa4e7a8887c197bf7ad4e739bee1672502aa9cb5e6e2c68ba319495988824044a1549332d284420deb14680a745179e955db13ff2ba69eef1d3850a32967ca
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "tmp@npm:^0.0.33":
   version: 0.0.33
   resolution: "tmp@npm:0.0.33"
@@ -12330,27 +12265,6 @@ typescript@^4.4.3:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"url-exist@npm:2.0.2":
-  version: 2.0.2
-  resolution: "url-exist@npm:2.0.2"
-  dependencies:
-    is-url-superb: ^3.0.0
-    ky: ^0.19.0
-    ky-universal: ^0.5.0
-  checksum: fe2c4818d1365eee1c1978f40e4b759aa92e94ad8413930e4ac4226c67df34a12fa7ccd723463ae36ae493b0e79a8877961420eb70fe6947a7122c863db2651e
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
-"url-regex@npm:^5.0.0":
-  version: 5.0.0
-  resolution: "url-regex@npm:5.0.0"
-  dependencies:
-    ip-regex: ^4.1.0
-    tlds: ^1.203.0
-  checksum: 94f63ddd39bbc935fa3ee34ab496e1a62b2b6826982e5f7515b8b52acd6439e489d78fc2e202ab4585e0a5cc9cceca15993206153213affa928c41ce819e055c
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "use@npm:^3.1.0":
   version: 3.1.1
   resolution: "use@npm:3.1.1"