diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index cfc6ffcb..52b990c2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@
     "helmet": "^3.21.2",
     "http-status": "^1.4.0",
     "jsonwebtoken": "^8.5.1",
-    "lodash": "^4.17.15",
     "moment": "^2.24.0",
     "mongoose": "^5.7.7",
     "morgan": "^1.9.1",
diff --git a/src/controllers/user.controller.js b/src/controllers/user.controller.js
index d9c9d81c..66b83fa7 100644
--- a/src/controllers/user.controller.js
+++ b/src/controllers/user.controller.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 const httpStatus = require('http-status');
-const { pick } = require('lodash');
+const pick = require('../utils/pick');
 const ApiError = require('../utils/ApiError');
 const catchAsync = require('../utils/catchAsync');
 const { userService } = require('../services');
diff --git a/src/middlewares/validate.js b/src/middlewares/validate.js
index af2a6caa..2f37c982 100644
--- a/src/middlewares/validate.js
+++ b/src/middlewares/validate.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 const Joi = require('@hapi/joi');
 const httpStatus = require('http-status');
-const { pick } = require('lodash');
+const pick = require('../utils/pick');
 const ApiError = require('../utils/ApiError');
 
 const validate = (schema) => (req, res, next) => {
diff --git a/src/utils/pick.js b/src/utils/pick.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e4b13c20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/pick.js
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+/**
+ * Create an object composed of the picked object properties
+ * @param {Object} object
+ * @param {string[]} keys
+ * @returns {Object}
+ */
+const pick = (object, keys) => {
+  return keys.reduce((obj, key) => {
+    if (object && Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(object, key)) {
+      // eslint-disable-next-line no-param-reassign
+      obj[key] = object[key];
+    }
+    return obj;
+  }, {});
+};
+
+module.exports = pick;