diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 44e80d6..297ad44 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@
     "circular-json": "^0.5.9",
     "commitizen": "^4.3.1",
     "cz-conventional-changelog": "^3.3.0",
+    "es-toolkit": "^1.33.0",
     "eslint": "^9.17.0",
     "eslint-config-airbnb-typescript": "^18.0.0",
     "eslint-import-resolver-typescript": "^3.7.0",
@@ -96,7 +97,6 @@
     "jest-fixed-jsdom": "^0.0.9",
     "jest-mock-axios": "^4.8.0",
     "lint-staged": "^15.3.0",
-    "lodash": "^4.17.21",
     "msw": "^2.7.0",
     "react": "^19.0.0",
     "react-dom": "^19.0.0",
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@inertiajs/react": "^1.0.0 || ^2.0.0",
     "axios": "^1.7.8",
-    "lodash": "^2.0.0 || ^3.0.0 || ^4.0.0",
     "react": "^16.9.0 || ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0 || ^19.0.0",
     "react-dom": "^16.9.0 || ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0 || ^19.0.0"
   },
diff --git a/src/Inputs/useDynamicInputs.ts b/src/Inputs/useDynamicInputs.ts
index 173447e..2ca32dc 100644
--- a/src/Inputs/useDynamicInputs.ts
+++ b/src/Inputs/useDynamicInputs.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { useCallback } from "react"
 import { useForm, useFormMeta } from "../Form"
-import { get, set } from "lodash"
+import { get, set } from "es-toolkit/compat"
 import { useNestedAttribute } from "./NestedFields"
 
 export interface DynamicInputsProps<T = Record<string, unknown>> {
diff --git a/src/useInertiaForm.ts b/src/useInertiaForm.ts
index c38173b..4e991fd 100644
--- a/src/useInertiaForm.ts
+++ b/src/useInertiaForm.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ import {
 	type Path,
 	type PathValue,
 } from "./utils"
-import { get, isEqual, isPlainObject, set } from "lodash"
+import { isEqual, isPlainObject } from "es-toolkit"
+import { get, set } from "es-toolkit/compat"
 import { useFormMeta } from "./Form/FormMetaWrapper"
 import axios, { AxiosResponse } from "axios"
 
diff --git a/src/utils/fillEmptyValues.ts b/src/utils/fillEmptyValues.ts
index 45bdcdf..63821b4 100644
--- a/src/utils/fillEmptyValues.ts
+++ b/src/utils/fillEmptyValues.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { isPlainObject } from "lodash"
+import { isPlainObject } from "es-toolkit"
 
 /**
  * Replaces undefined or null values with empty values,
diff --git a/src/utils/isUnset.ts b/src/utils/isUnset.ts
index 9eb1ca2..3a177ec 100644
--- a/src/utils/isUnset.ts
+++ b/src/utils/isUnset.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { isEmpty } from "lodash"
+import { isEmpty } from "es-toolkit/compat"
 
 /**
  * Returns whether a value should be considered empty in the context of a form input
diff --git a/src/utils/renameObjectWithAttributes.ts b/src/utils/renameObjectWithAttributes.ts
index c5fd393..ee037c4 100644
--- a/src/utils/renameObjectWithAttributes.ts
+++ b/src/utils/renameObjectWithAttributes.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { isPlainObject } from "lodash"
+import { isPlainObject } from "es-toolkit"
 import { NestedObject } from "../useInertiaForm"
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/utils/unsetCompact.ts b/src/utils/unsetCompact.ts
index e4b1b32..c30a68a 100644
--- a/src/utils/unsetCompact.ts
+++ b/src/utils/unsetCompact.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { unset, get } from "lodash"
+import { unset, get } from "es-toolkit/compat"
 import { type NestedObject } from "../useInertiaForm"
 
 /**
diff --git a/tests/useInertiaInput.test.tsx b/tests/useInertiaInput.test.tsx
index 6f475dd..eb80cbf 100644
--- a/tests/useInertiaInput.test.tsx
+++ b/tests/useInertiaInput.test.tsx
@@ -66,4 +66,38 @@ describe ("useInertiaInput", () => {
 		})
 
 	})
+
+	describe("Text input value changes", () => {
+		it("maintains empty value when all characters are deleted", () => {
+			render(
+				<Form role="form" to="/" model="values" data={ { values: { name: "initial" } } } remember={ false }>
+					<Input role="input" name="name" />
+				</Form>,
+			)
+
+			const input = screen.getByRole("input")
+
+			// Initial state
+			expect(input).toHaveValue("initial")
+
+			// Delete some characters (backspace)
+			fireEvent.input(input, { target: { value: "init" } })
+			expect(input).toHaveValue("init")
+
+			// Delete all characters (backspace)
+			fireEvent.input(input, { target: { value: "" } })
+			expect(input).toHaveValue("")
+
+			// Delete all characters (select all + delete)
+			fireEvent.input(input, { target: { value: "" } })
+			expect(input).toHaveValue("")
+
+			// Try setting to undefined
+			fireEvent.input(input, { target: { value: undefined } })
+			expect(input).toHaveValue("")
+
+			// Verify value stays empty
+			expect(input).toHaveValue("")
+		})
+	})
 })
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index de59820..9a1e719 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -6025,6 +6025,18 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"es-toolkit@npm:^1.33.0":
+  version: 1.33.0
+  resolution: "es-toolkit@npm:1.33.0"
+  dependenciesMeta:
+    "@trivago/prettier-plugin-sort-imports@4.3.0":
+      unplugged: true
+    prettier-plugin-sort-re-exports@0.0.1:
+      unplugged: true
+  checksum: 10/db613d885c407dc3b84b3939b8b0c9976f658bfb03fa0f9cd3a3fe8383a60a75e1e4f34584e86c3fbf00def50ea0ca5f1a5264a1014018286dedbed08426b5f0
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "escalade@npm:^3.1.1, escalade@npm:^3.2.0":
   version: 3.2.0
   resolution: "escalade@npm:3.2.0"
@@ -13816,6 +13828,7 @@ __metadata:
     circular-json: "npm:^0.5.9"
     commitizen: "npm:^4.3.1"
     cz-conventional-changelog: "npm:^3.3.0"
+    es-toolkit: "npm:^1.33.0"
     eslint: "npm:^9.17.0"
     eslint-config-airbnb-typescript: "npm:^18.0.0"
     eslint-import-resolver-typescript: "npm:^3.7.0"
@@ -13833,7 +13846,6 @@ __metadata:
     jest-fixed-jsdom: "npm:^0.0.9"
     jest-mock-axios: "npm:^4.8.0"
     lint-staged: "npm:^15.3.0"
-    lodash: "npm:^4.17.21"
     msw: "npm:^2.7.0"
     react: "npm:^19.0.0"
     react-dom: "npm:^19.0.0"
@@ -13853,7 +13865,6 @@ __metadata:
   peerDependencies:
     "@inertiajs/react": ^1.0.0 || ^2.0.0
     axios: ^1.7.8
-    lodash: ^2.0.0 || ^3.0.0 || ^4.0.0
     react: ^16.9.0 || ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0 || ^19.0.0
     react-dom: ^16.9.0 || ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0 || ^19.0.0
   languageName: unknown