diff --git a/js/packages/cli/package.json b/js/packages/cli/package.json
index 67591e7..5e27ceb 100644
--- a/js/packages/cli/package.json
+++ b/js/packages/cli/package.json
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@project-serum/anchor": "^0.13.2",
-    "@solana/web3.js": "^1.24.1",
     "arweave": "^1.10.16",
     "bn.js": "^5.2.0",
     "commander": "^8.1.0",
diff --git a/js/packages/cli/src/cli.ts b/js/packages/cli/src/cli.ts
index d81856a..a124b35 100755
--- a/js/packages/cli/src/cli.ts
+++ b/js/packages/cli/src/cli.ts
@@ -389,11 +389,12 @@ program
             [],
             'single',
           );
+          console.info('transaction for arweave payment:', tx);
 
           // data.append('tags', JSON.stringify(tags));
           // payment transaction
           const data = new FormData();
-          data.append('transaction', tx);
+          data.append('transaction', tx['txid']);
           data.append('env', ENV);
           data.append('file[]', fs.createReadStream(image), `image.png`);
           data.append('file[]', manifestBuffer, 'metadata.json');
diff --git a/js/yarn.lock b/js/yarn.lock
index 8c895ae..fbf1d7a 100644
--- a/js/yarn.lock
+++ b/js/yarn.lock
@@ -2211,26 +2211,6 @@
     superstruct "^0.14.2"
     tweetnacl "^1.0.0"
 
-"@solana/web3.js@^1.24.1":
-  version "1.24.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@solana/web3.js/-/web3.js-1.24.1.tgz#1fb29f344454669183206f452ab3b8792567cade"
-  integrity sha512-XImMWAvjcXteMQwe1FFjoe6u72xmcu+UYobPIxLEMX29XXWVTalyYRKBXvcOXwz6DliTYnFXmncNEwUDEFFHGg==
-  dependencies:
-    "@babel/runtime" "^7.12.5"
-    "@solana/buffer-layout" "^3.0.0"
-    bn.js "^5.0.0"
-    borsh "^0.4.0"
-    bs58 "^4.0.1"
-    buffer "6.0.1"
-    crypto-hash "^1.2.2"
-    jayson "^3.4.4"
-    js-sha3 "^0.8.0"
-    node-fetch "^2.6.1"
-    rpc-websockets "^7.4.2"
-    secp256k1 "^4.0.2"
-    superstruct "^0.14.2"
-    tweetnacl "^1.0.0"
-
 "@testing-library/dom@*", "@testing-library/dom@^7.28.1":
   version "7.31.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@testing-library/dom/-/dom-7.31.0.tgz#938451abd3ca27e1b69bb395d4a40759fd7f5b3b"