From 08f5dfc7d153b28c8f947da8f30d9de1c19c6f7b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: 6pac-ai <6pac@dharpa.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2026 22:27:48 +0930
Subject: [PATCH] refactor!: remove the SortableJS dependency entirely

Final part of the SortableJS removal (port of ghiscoding/slickgrid-universal#2634).
Column reordering and draggable grouping now run on the built-in native HTML5
drag & drop engines in slick.interactions.js; the project has zero runtime
dependencies.

- package.json: remove the `dependencies` block (sortablejs was the only entry)
  and regenerate package-lock.json (a transitive sortablejs entry remains only
  through vite-demo's dependency on the published slickgrid@5.x package and will
  disappear on the next release)
- remove the SortableJS `<script>` tags (CDN + local fallback) from 102 example
  pages and 5 test pages; delete examples/sortable-cdn-fallback.js
- src/global.d.ts: drop the `Sortable` global declaration and its type import
- eslint.config.mjs: drop the `Sortable` global
- vite-demo: remove the sortablejs dependency and the `window.Sortable` shim
- scripts/builds.mjs: remove a stale SortableJS-related comment
- README: the SortableJS requirement note becomes a zero-runtime-dependencies
  note (historical v3 jQueryUI->SortableJS references are left as history)
- the `.slick-sortable-placeholder` / `.slick-droppable-sortitem-hover` CSS
  class names are intentionally kept so consumers' custom CSS keeps working

BREAKING CHANGE: SortableJS is no longer used nor required. Consumers who load
SlickGrid via script tags can remove their SortableJS `<script>` include; the
`window.Sortable` global is no longer read. Column reordering now requires
`slick.interactions.js` to be loaded (it already was in every example). The
`SlickDraggableGrouping.getSetupColumnReorder()` return shape changed in the
previous commit as part of the same effort.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 README.md                                     |   2 +-
 eslint.config.mjs                             |   1 -
 examples/example-0031-row-span-employees.html |   2 -
 .../example-0032-row-span-many-columns.html   |   2 -
 examples/example-0070-plugin-state.html       |   2 -
 .../example-auto-scroll-when-dragging.html    |   1 -
 examples/example-autocomplete-editor.html     |   1 -
 examples/example-autotooltips.html            |   1 -
 examples/example-bootstrap-3-header.html      |   1 -
 examples/example-checkbox-header-row.html     |   1 -
 examples/example-checkbox-row-select.html     |   1 -
 examples/example-colspan.html                 |   2 -
 examples/example-column-group.html            |   2 -
 examples/example-column-hidden.html           |   1 -
 ...example-composite-editor-item-details.html |   2 -
 ...example-composite-editor-modal-dialog.html |   2 -
 examples/example-csp-header.html              |   1 -
 ...example-custom-column-value-extractor.html |   1 -
 examples/example-drag-row-between-grids.html  |   1 -
 examples/example-draggable-grouping.html      |   2 -
 .../example-draggable-header-grouping.html    |   2 -
 ...ple-dynamic-filtered-with-jquery-tabs.html |   1 -
 .../example-dynamic-with-jquery-tabs.html     |   1 -
 ...excel-compatible-spreadsheet-dataview.html |   2 -
 .../example-excel-compatible-spreadsheet.html |   2 -
 examples/example-explicit-initialization.html |   1 -
 examples/example-external-headersort.html     |   1 -
 examples/example-footer-totals.html           |   1 -
 ...n-columns-and-column-group-hidden-col.html |   1 -
 ...ample-frozen-columns-and-column-group.html |   1 -
 ...e-frozen-columns-and-rows-spreadsheet.html |   1 -
 examples/example-frozen-columns-and-rows.html |   1 -
 .../example-frozen-columns-autoheight.html    |   1 -
 examples/example-frozen-columns-large.html    |   1 -
 examples/example-frozen-columns-tabs.html     |   1 -
 examples/example-frozen-columns.html          |   1 -
 examples/example-frozen-row-reordering.html   |   1 -
 examples/example-frozen-rows.html             |   2 -
 examples/example-grid-menu.html               |   1 -
 .../example-grouping-checkbox-row-select.html |   2 -
 examples/example-grouping-esm.html            |   1 -
 examples/example-grouping-groupcolumn.html    |   1 -
 examples/example-grouping.html                |   1 -
 examples/example-header-row.html              |   1 -
 examples/example-html-sanitizer.html          |   1 -
 examples/example-infinite-scroll-esm.html     |   2 -
 examples/example-jquery-accordion.html        |   1 -
 examples/example-master-detail-esm.html       |   2 -
 examples/example-multi-column-sort.html       |   2 -
 ...e-multi-column-tristate-numbered-sort.html |   2 -
 examples/example-multi-grid-basic.html        |   1 -
 examples/example-multiselect-editor.html      |   1 -
 examples/example-optimizing-dataview.html     |   2 -
 examples/example-optimizing-updates.html      |   2 -
 examples/example-pivot.html                   |   2 -
 examples/example-plugin-contextmenu.html      |   2 -
 examples/example-plugin-custom-tooltip.html   |   1 -
 examples/example-plugin-headerbuttons.html    |   1 -
 examples/example-plugin-headermenu.html       |   1 -
 ...ample-plugin-hybridselectionmodel-esm.html |   2 -
 .../example-plugin-hybridselectionmodel.html  |   2 -
 examples/example-row-detail-grouping.html     |   1 -
 ...example-row-detail-selection-and-move.html |   1 -
 examples/example-select2-editor.html          |   1 -
 .../example-select2-multiselect-editor.html   |   1 -
 examples/example-size-to-content.html         |   2 -
 examples/example-spreadsheet-dataview.html    |   2 -
 examples/example-spreadsheet-dragfill.html    |   2 -
 examples/example-spreadsheet.html             |   2 -
 .../example-totals-via-data-provider.html     |   2 -
 examples/example-trading-esm.html             |   2 -
 .../example-web-component-pubsub-esm.html     |   2 -
 examples/example1-simple.html                 |   2 -
 examples/example10-async-post-render.html     |   1 -
 .../example10a-async-post-render-cleanup.html |   1 -
 examples/example11-autoheight.html            |   2 -
 examples/example12-fillbrowser.html           |   1 -
 examples/example13-getItem-sorting.html       |   1 -
 examples/example14-highlighting.html          |   2 -
 examples/example15-auto-resize.html           |   2 -
 examples/example16-row-detail.html            |   2 -
 .../example17-row-detail-many-columns.html    |   1 -
 examples/example1a-shadow-dom.html            |   2 -
 examples/example2-formatters-event.html       |   2 -
 examples/example2-formatters.html             |   2 -
 examples/example3-editing.html                |   2 -
 examples/example3a-compound-editors.html      |   2 -
 examples/example3b-editing-with-undo.html     |   2 -
 .../example3c-editing-with-pre-click.html     |   2 -
 examples/example4-model-esm.html              |   2 -
 examples/example4-model-html-formatters.html  |   1 -
 examples/example4-model.html                  |   2 -
 .../example5-collapsing-treeGrid-sort.html    |   1 -
 examples/example5-collapsing.html             |   1 -
 examples/example6-ajax-loading-yahoo.html     |   1 -
 examples/example6-ajax-loading.html           |   1 -
 examples/example7-events.html                 |   2 -
 examples/example8-alternative-display.html    |   2 -
 examples/example9-row-reordering-simple.html  |   1 -
 examples/example9-row-reordering.html         |   1 -
 examples/sortable-cdn-fallback.js             |  13 --
 package-lock.json                             | 112 ++++++------------
 package.json                                  |   3 -
 scripts/builds.mjs                            |   1 -
 src/global.d.ts                               |   3 -
 tests/40 grids on a page test.html            |   1 -
 tests/init benchmark.html                     |   1 -
 tests/scrolling benchmark raf.html            |   1 -
 tests/scrolling benchmarks.html               |   1 -
 tests/test-4-rows-paging.html                 |   1 -
 vite-demo/package.json                        |   3 +-
 vite-demo/src/main.js                         |   4 -
 112 files changed, 39 insertions(+), 252 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 examples/sortable-cdn-fallback.js

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cc6be3fa5..8db920343 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ We extended the project from the original SlickGrid foundation while also includ
 - removed jQueryUI requirement in [v3](https://github.com/6pac/SlickGrid/wiki/Major-version-3.0----Removal-of-jQueryUI-requirement-(replaced-by-SortableJS)) (replaced it with [SortableJS](https://sortablejs.github.io/Sortable/))
 - removed jQuery requirement in [v4](https://github.com/6pac/SlickGrid/wiki/Major-version-4.0---Removal-of-jQuery-requirement)
 - modernized the project in [v5](https://github.com/6pac/SlickGrid/wiki/Major-version-5.0-%E2%80%90-ES6-ESM-and-TypeScript-Support) by migrating to TypeScript (we kept IIFE and added ES6/ESM build targets) and we also gave SlickGrid a fresh and more modern look via a new Alpine Theme (CSS/SASS)
-- the project now only has 1 small dependency requirement which is [SortableJS](https://sortablejs.github.io/Sortable/)
+- the project now has **zero runtime dependencies** (the previous [SortableJS](https://sortablejs.github.io/Sortable/) requirement was replaced by a built-in native HTML5 drag & drop implementation for column reordering and draggable grouping)
 
 ### Common Questions & Answers
 - Do I need TypeScript to use version 5.x?
diff --git a/eslint.config.mjs b/eslint.config.mjs
index ab58adaa9..5e20a158f 100644
--- a/eslint.config.mjs
+++ b/eslint.config.mjs
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ export default tseslint.config(
         ...globals.node,
         flatpickr: true,
         Slick: true,
-        Sortable: true,
         IIFE_ONLY: true
       },
       parser: tseslint.parser,
diff --git a/examples/example-0031-row-span-employees.html b/examples/example-0031-row-span-employees.html
index 12b98be2a..167f54c28 100644
--- a/examples/example-0031-row-span-employees.html
+++ b/examples/example-0031-row-span-employees.html
@@ -92,8 +92,6 @@ <h2>
   </div>
 
   <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/flatpickr"></script>
-  <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
-  <script src="sortable-cdn-fallback.js"></script>
 
   <script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script>
   <script src="../dist/browser/slick.interactions.js"></script>
diff --git a/examples/example-0032-row-span-many-columns.html b/examples/example-0032-row-span-many-columns.html
index 6b43c2d57..d4aaa41ff 100644
--- a/examples/example-0032-row-span-many-columns.html
+++ b/examples/example-0032-row-span-many-columns.html
@@ -112,8 +112,6 @@ <h2>View Source:</h2>
       </ul>
 	</table>
 
-  <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
-  <script src="sortable-cdn-fallback.js"></script>
 	<script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script>
   <script src="../dist/browser/slick.interactions.js"></script>
   <script src="../dist/browser/slick.grid.js"></script>
diff --git a/examples/example-0070-plugin-state.html b/examples/example-0070-plugin-state.html
index 60fa79a84..f1861e15a 100644
--- a/examples/example-0070-plugin-state.html
+++ b/examples/example-0070-plugin-state.html
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@ <h2>Options:</h2>
   </div>
 </div>
 
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
-<script src="sortable-cdn-fallback.js"></script>
 
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script>
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.interactions.js"></script>
diff --git a/examples/example-auto-scroll-when-dragging.html b/examples/example-auto-scroll-when-dragging.html
index 2e773eec7..6d363e1f6 100644
--- a/examples/example-auto-scroll-when-dragging.html
+++ b/examples/example-auto-scroll-when-dragging.html
@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@ <h2>Demonstrates:</h2>
     </div>
   </div>
 
-  <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
 
   <script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script>
   <script src="../dist/browser/slick.interactions.js"></script>
diff --git a/examples/example-autocomplete-editor.html b/examples/example-autocomplete-editor.html
index 5f72c1553..0f94c3b0f 100644
--- a/examples/example-autocomplete-editor.html
+++ b/examples/example-autocomplete-editor.html
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ <h2>View Source:</h2>
 
 <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.7.0/jquery.min.js"></script>
 <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.13.2/jquery-ui.min.js"></script>
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
 
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script>
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.interactions.js"></script>
diff --git a/examples/example-autotooltips.html b/examples/example-autotooltips.html
index 9ad94eadf..0f6c275a7 100644
--- a/examples/example-autotooltips.html
+++ b/examples/example-autotooltips.html
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ <h2>View Source:</h2>
   </tr>
 </table>
 
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
 
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script>
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.interactions.js"></script>
diff --git a/examples/example-bootstrap-3-header.html b/examples/example-bootstrap-3-header.html
index 9498a50c0..c076981c1 100644
--- a/examples/example-bootstrap-3-header.html
+++ b/examples/example-bootstrap-3-header.html
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ <h2>View Source:</h2>
   </tr>
 </table>
 
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
 
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script>
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.interactions.js"></script>
diff --git a/examples/example-checkbox-header-row.html b/examples/example-checkbox-header-row.html
index 9ea221767..e0499e617 100644
--- a/examples/example-checkbox-header-row.html
+++ b/examples/example-checkbox-header-row.html
@@ -128,7 +128,6 @@ <h3>Selected Ids (<span id="idsCount">0</span>) with index/id offset=<span id="i
   </div>
 </div>
 
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
 
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script>
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.interactions.js"></script>
diff --git a/examples/example-checkbox-row-select.html b/examples/example-checkbox-row-select.html
index 680c7f33f..559433e2d 100644
--- a/examples/example-checkbox-row-select.html
+++ b/examples/example-checkbox-row-select.html
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ <h2>View Source:</h2>
   </div>
 </div>
 
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
 
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script>
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.interactions.js"></script>
diff --git a/examples/example-colspan.html b/examples/example-colspan.html
index ea5896091..49ceb571a 100644
--- a/examples/example-colspan.html
+++ b/examples/example-colspan.html
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ <h2>View Source:</h2>
   </tr>
 </table>
 
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
-<script src="sortable-cdn-fallback.js"></script>
 
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script>
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.interactions.js"></script>
diff --git a/examples/example-column-group.html b/examples/example-column-group.html
index 620a9bf99..16f30ce94 100644
--- a/examples/example-column-group.html
+++ b/examples/example-column-group.html
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ <h2>View Source:</h2>
   </div>
 </div>
 
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
-<script src="sortable-cdn-fallback.js"></script>
 
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script>
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.interactions.js"></script>
diff --git a/examples/example-column-hidden.html b/examples/example-column-hidden.html
index 2dd2d3a22..f08c38e75 100644
--- a/examples/example-column-hidden.html
+++ b/examples/example-column-hidden.html
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ <h2>View Source:</h2>
   <input style="width:100px;display:inline-block;" id="pcSlider2" type="range" min="1" max="100" value="1">
 </div>
 
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.js"></script>
 
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script>
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.interactions.js"></script>
diff --git a/examples/example-composite-editor-item-details.html b/examples/example-composite-editor-item-details.html
index fb007acb4..1c9bf972d 100644
--- a/examples/example-composite-editor-item-details.html
+++ b/examples/example-composite-editor-item-details.html
@@ -104,8 +104,6 @@ <h2>View Source:</h2>
 <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.7.0/jquery.min.js"></script>
 <script src="../lib/jquery.tmpl.min.js"></script>
 <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/flatpickr"></script>
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
-<script src="sortable-cdn-fallback.js"></script>
 
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script>
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.interactions.js"></script>
diff --git a/examples/example-composite-editor-modal-dialog.html b/examples/example-composite-editor-modal-dialog.html
index 3787aff25..68aaafeca 100644
--- a/examples/example-composite-editor-modal-dialog.html
+++ b/examples/example-composite-editor-modal-dialog.html
@@ -179,8 +179,6 @@ <h2>View Source:</h2>
   </div>
 
   <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/flatpickr"></script>
-  <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
-  <script src="sortable-cdn-fallback.js"></script>
 
   <script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script>
   <script src="../dist/browser/slick.interactions.js"></script>
diff --git a/examples/example-csp-header.html b/examples/example-csp-header.html
index ad060c438..c429490d0 100644
--- a/examples/example-csp-header.html
+++ b/examples/example-csp-header.html
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ <h2>View Source:</h2>
   </tr>
 </table>
 
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
 <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/dompurify@3.0.6/dist/purify.min.js"></script>
 
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script>
diff --git a/examples/example-custom-column-value-extractor.html b/examples/example-custom-column-value-extractor.html
index 31f27dcbf..849cb791c 100644
--- a/examples/example-custom-column-value-extractor.html
+++ b/examples/example-custom-column-value-extractor.html
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ <h2>View Source:</h2>
   </tr>
 </table>
 
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
 
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script>
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.interactions.js"></script>
diff --git a/examples/example-drag-row-between-grids.html b/examples/example-drag-row-between-grids.html
index 44a1054af..94e60e86a 100644
--- a/examples/example-drag-row-between-grids.html
+++ b/examples/example-drag-row-between-grids.html
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ <h2>View Source:</h2>
   </div>
 </div>
 
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
 
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script>
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.interactions.js"></script>
diff --git a/examples/example-draggable-grouping.html b/examples/example-draggable-grouping.html
index 85fba5f03..d9ec570ec 100644
--- a/examples/example-draggable-grouping.html
+++ b/examples/example-draggable-grouping.html
@@ -149,8 +149,6 @@ <h2>View Source:</h2>
     </div>
   </div>
 
-  <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
-  <script src="sortable-cdn-fallback.js"></script>
 
   <script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script>
   <script src="../dist/browser/slick.interactions.js"></script>
diff --git a/examples/example-draggable-header-grouping.html b/examples/example-draggable-header-grouping.html
index b8e5a218f..85f70568d 100644
--- a/examples/example-draggable-header-grouping.html
+++ b/examples/example-draggable-header-grouping.html
@@ -133,8 +133,6 @@ <h2>View Source:</h2>
   </div>
 </div>
 
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
-<script src="sortable-cdn-fallback.js"></script>
 
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script>
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.interactions.js"></script>
diff --git a/examples/example-dynamic-filtered-with-jquery-tabs.html b/examples/example-dynamic-filtered-with-jquery-tabs.html
index 2ad7908c8..288a11051 100644
--- a/examples/example-dynamic-filtered-with-jquery-tabs.html
+++ b/examples/example-dynamic-filtered-with-jquery-tabs.html
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ <h2>View Source:</h2>
 
 <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.7.0/jquery.min.js"></script>
 <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.13.2/jquery-ui.min.js"></script>
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
 
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script>
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.interactions.js"></script>
diff --git a/examples/example-dynamic-with-jquery-tabs.html b/examples/example-dynamic-with-jquery-tabs.html
index 581d825c8..a1a0650aa 100644
--- a/examples/example-dynamic-with-jquery-tabs.html
+++ b/examples/example-dynamic-with-jquery-tabs.html
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ <h2>View Source:</h2>
 
 <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.7.0/jquery.min.js"></script>
 <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.13.2/jquery-ui.min.js"></script>
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
 
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script>
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.interactions.js"></script>
diff --git a/examples/example-excel-compatible-spreadsheet-dataview.html b/examples/example-excel-compatible-spreadsheet-dataview.html
index 5ad355c54..7483186c5 100644
--- a/examples/example-excel-compatible-spreadsheet-dataview.html
+++ b/examples/example-excel-compatible-spreadsheet-dataview.html
@@ -77,8 +77,6 @@ <h2>View Source:</h2>
 </div>
 
 <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/flatpickr"></script>
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
-<script src="sortable-cdn-fallback.js"></script>
 
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script>
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.interactions.js"></script>
diff --git a/examples/example-excel-compatible-spreadsheet.html b/examples/example-excel-compatible-spreadsheet.html
index a3ad45fd1..0778f21f1 100644
--- a/examples/example-excel-compatible-spreadsheet.html
+++ b/examples/example-excel-compatible-spreadsheet.html
@@ -71,8 +71,6 @@ <h2>View Source:</h2>
   </div>
 </div>
 
-<script src="sortable-cdn-fallback.js"></script>
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
 
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script>
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.interactions.js"></script>
diff --git a/examples/example-explicit-initialization.html b/examples/example-explicit-initialization.html
index 15b3205eb..912de1517 100644
--- a/examples/example-explicit-initialization.html
+++ b/examples/example-explicit-initialization.html
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ <h2>View Source:</h2>
   </tr>
 </table>
 
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
 
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script>
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.interactions.js"></script>
diff --git a/examples/example-external-headersort.html b/examples/example-external-headersort.html
index c0d1e0ad6..a5fdb2ee1 100644
--- a/examples/example-external-headersort.html
+++ b/examples/example-external-headersort.html
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ <h2>
   </tr>
 </table>
 
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
 
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script>
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.interactions.js"></script>
diff --git a/examples/example-footer-totals.html b/examples/example-footer-totals.html
index 923899d2c..90f4f0bd0 100644
--- a/examples/example-footer-totals.html
+++ b/examples/example-footer-totals.html
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ <h2>View Source:</h2>
     </ul>
 </div>
 
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
 
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script>
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.interactions.js"></script>
diff --git a/examples/example-frozen-columns-and-column-group-hidden-col.html b/examples/example-frozen-columns-and-column-group-hidden-col.html
index 3682daaf8..069d26c65 100644
--- a/examples/example-frozen-columns-and-column-group-hidden-col.html
+++ b/examples/example-frozen-columns-and-column-group-hidden-col.html
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ <h2>View Source:</h2>
   </div>
 </div>
 
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
 
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script>
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.interactions.js"></script>
diff --git a/examples/example-frozen-columns-and-column-group.html b/examples/example-frozen-columns-and-column-group.html
index b8e81c27c..375381b5a 100644
--- a/examples/example-frozen-columns-and-column-group.html
+++ b/examples/example-frozen-columns-and-column-group.html
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ <h2>View Source:</h2>
   </div>
 </div>
 
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
 
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script>
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.interactions.js"></script>
diff --git a/examples/example-frozen-columns-and-rows-spreadsheet.html b/examples/example-frozen-columns-and-rows-spreadsheet.html
index a9080eb3b..f21260a10 100644
--- a/examples/example-frozen-columns-and-rows-spreadsheet.html
+++ b/examples/example-frozen-columns-and-rows-spreadsheet.html
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ <h2>Range Selection</h2>
   </div>
 </div>
 
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
 
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script>
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.interactions.js"></script>
diff --git a/examples/example-frozen-columns-and-rows.html b/examples/example-frozen-columns-and-rows.html
index 0861076ad..0701fc12b 100644
--- a/examples/example-frozen-columns-and-rows.html
+++ b/examples/example-frozen-columns-and-rows.html
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ <h2>Demonstrates:</h2>
   Show tasks with title including <input type="text" id="txtSearch2">
 </div>
 
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
 
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script>
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.interactions.js"></script>
diff --git a/examples/example-frozen-columns-autoheight.html b/examples/example-frozen-columns-autoheight.html
index 03c11e5c8..572165ff3 100644
--- a/examples/example-frozen-columns-autoheight.html
+++ b/examples/example-frozen-columns-autoheight.html
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ <h2>
     </ul>
   </div>
 
-  <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
 
   <script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script>
   <script src="../dist/browser/slick.interactions.js"></script>
diff --git a/examples/example-frozen-columns-large.html b/examples/example-frozen-columns-large.html
index f9a5adb81..b74c8d6f9 100644
--- a/examples/example-frozen-columns-large.html
+++ b/examples/example-frozen-columns-large.html
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ <h2>Demonstrates:</h2>
 </div>
 
 <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/flatpickr"></script>
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
 
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script>
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.interactions.js"></script>
diff --git a/examples/example-frozen-columns-tabs.html b/examples/example-frozen-columns-tabs.html
index 6b9df02e4..7bc0e4788 100644
--- a/examples/example-frozen-columns-tabs.html
+++ b/examples/example-frozen-columns-tabs.html
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@ <h2>Demonstrates:</h2>
 
 <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.7.0/jquery.min.js"></script>
 <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.13.2/jquery-ui.min.js"></script>
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
 
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script>
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.interactions.js"></script>
diff --git a/examples/example-frozen-columns.html b/examples/example-frozen-columns.html
index dfa5ac159..62223ca51 100644
--- a/examples/example-frozen-columns.html
+++ b/examples/example-frozen-columns.html
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ <h2>Demonstrates:</h2>
 </div>
 
 <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/flatpickr"></script>
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
 
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script>
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.interactions.js"></script>
diff --git a/examples/example-frozen-row-reordering.html b/examples/example-frozen-row-reordering.html
index 0f5d8909a..85fb30879 100644
--- a/examples/example-frozen-row-reordering.html
+++ b/examples/example-frozen-row-reordering.html
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ <h2>
   </div>
 </div>
 
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
 <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.7.0/jquery.min.js"></script>
 <script src="../lib/jquery.event.drag-2.3.0.js"></script>
 <script src="../lib/jquery.event.drop-2.3.0.js"></script>
diff --git a/examples/example-frozen-rows.html b/examples/example-frozen-rows.html
index 90f59a4f2..2b75fda87 100644
--- a/examples/example-frozen-rows.html
+++ b/examples/example-frozen-rows.html
@@ -100,8 +100,6 @@ <h2>Demonstrates:</h2>
   <div style="width:100px;display:inline-block;" id="pcSlider2"></div>
 </div>
 
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js" defer></script>
-<script src="sortable-cdn-fallback.js"></script>
 
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script>
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.interactions.js"></script>
diff --git a/examples/example-grid-menu.html b/examples/example-grid-menu.html
index 425b81e21..22987aa1a 100644
--- a/examples/example-grid-menu.html
+++ b/examples/example-grid-menu.html
@@ -132,7 +132,6 @@ <h2>View Source:</h2>
   </div>
 </div>
 
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
 
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script>
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.interactions.js"></script>
diff --git a/examples/example-grouping-checkbox-row-select.html b/examples/example-grouping-checkbox-row-select.html
index e5b7d35e0..cbd5304e3 100644
--- a/examples/example-grouping-checkbox-row-select.html
+++ b/examples/example-grouping-checkbox-row-select.html
@@ -91,8 +91,6 @@ <h2>View Source:</h2>
   </div>
 </div>
 
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
-<script src="sortable-cdn-fallback.js"></script>
 
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script>
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.interactions.js"></script>
diff --git a/examples/example-grouping-esm.html b/examples/example-grouping-esm.html
index e5c4c46ca..87d0b7749 100644
--- a/examples/example-grouping-esm.html
+++ b/examples/example-grouping-esm.html
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ <h2>View Source:</h2>
   </div>
 </div>
 
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
 
 <script type="module">
 import {
diff --git a/examples/example-grouping-groupcolumn.html b/examples/example-grouping-groupcolumn.html
index c364a825e..44a341968 100644
--- a/examples/example-grouping-groupcolumn.html
+++ b/examples/example-grouping-groupcolumn.html
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ <h2>View Source:</h2>
   </div>
 </div>
 
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
 
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script>
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.interactions.js"></script>
diff --git a/examples/example-grouping.html b/examples/example-grouping.html
index 90b3b77b3..c6c5be5e4 100644
--- a/examples/example-grouping.html
+++ b/examples/example-grouping.html
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@ <h2>View Source:</h2>
   </div>
 </div>
 
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
 
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script>
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.interactions.js"></script>
diff --git a/examples/example-header-row.html b/examples/example-header-row.html
index cc689789f..45abc7c18 100644
--- a/examples/example-header-row.html
+++ b/examples/example-header-row.html
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ <h2>View Source:</h2>
   </div>
 </div>
 
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
 
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script>
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.interactions.js"></script>
diff --git a/examples/example-html-sanitizer.html b/examples/example-html-sanitizer.html
index a8b39c01c..df286c07f 100644
--- a/examples/example-html-sanitizer.html
+++ b/examples/example-html-sanitizer.html
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ <h2>View Source:</h2>
   </tr>
 </table>
 
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
 
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script>
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.interactions.js"></script>
diff --git a/examples/example-infinite-scroll-esm.html b/examples/example-infinite-scroll-esm.html
index 13edaf848..e26e6d5e2 100644
--- a/examples/example-infinite-scroll-esm.html
+++ b/examples/example-infinite-scroll-esm.html
@@ -68,8 +68,6 @@ <h4>Data Count</h4>
   </div>
 </div>
 
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
-<script src="sortable-cdn-fallback.js"></script>
 
 <script type="module">
   import {
diff --git a/examples/example-jquery-accordion.html b/examples/example-jquery-accordion.html
index cb5bb2484..fd0b2822a 100644
--- a/examples/example-jquery-accordion.html
+++ b/examples/example-jquery-accordion.html
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ <h2>View Source:</h2>
 
 <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.7.0/jquery.min.js"></script>
 <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.13.2/jquery-ui.min.js"></script>
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
 
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script>
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.interactions.js"></script>
diff --git a/examples/example-master-detail-esm.html b/examples/example-master-detail-esm.html
index 495fe9761..6ad51b338 100644
--- a/examples/example-master-detail-esm.html
+++ b/examples/example-master-detail-esm.html
@@ -50,8 +50,6 @@ <h2>View Source:</h2>
 </div>
 
 <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/flatpickr"></script>
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
-<script src="sortable-cdn-fallback.js"></script>
 
 <script type="module">
   import {
diff --git a/examples/example-multi-column-sort.html b/examples/example-multi-column-sort.html
index 750a7cbea..dac7e39be 100644
--- a/examples/example-multi-column-sort.html
+++ b/examples/example-multi-column-sort.html
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@ <h2>View Source:</h2>
   </tr>
 </table>
 
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
-<script src="sortable-cdn-fallback.js"></script>
 
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script>
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.interactions.js"></script>
diff --git a/examples/example-multi-column-tristate-numbered-sort.html b/examples/example-multi-column-tristate-numbered-sort.html
index 14b0e924e..127091a46 100644
--- a/examples/example-multi-column-tristate-numbered-sort.html
+++ b/examples/example-multi-column-tristate-numbered-sort.html
@@ -50,8 +50,6 @@ <h2>View Source:</h2>
   </tr>
 </table>
 
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
-<script src="sortable-cdn-fallback.js"></script>
 
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script>
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.interactions.js"></script>
diff --git a/examples/example-multi-grid-basic.html b/examples/example-multi-grid-basic.html
index d365a8ffd..269641790 100644
--- a/examples/example-multi-grid-basic.html
+++ b/examples/example-multi-grid-basic.html
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ <h2>View Source:</h2>
   </tr>
 </table>
 
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
 
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script>
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.interactions.js"></script>
diff --git a/examples/example-multiselect-editor.html b/examples/example-multiselect-editor.html
index 7a66b7da6..2b54d1626 100644
--- a/examples/example-multiselect-editor.html
+++ b/examples/example-multiselect-editor.html
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ <h2>View Source:</h2>
   </div>
 </div>
 
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
 <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.7.0/jquery.min.js"></script>
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script>
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.interactions.js"></script>
diff --git a/examples/example-optimizing-dataview.html b/examples/example-optimizing-dataview.html
index 53eae2fdf..ca1ff8e1f 100644
--- a/examples/example-optimizing-dataview.html
+++ b/examples/example-optimizing-dataview.html
@@ -71,8 +71,6 @@ <h2>View Source:</h2>
   </div>
 </div>
 
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
-<script src="sortable-cdn-fallback.js"></script>
 
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script>
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.interactions.js"></script>
diff --git a/examples/example-optimizing-updates.html b/examples/example-optimizing-updates.html
index a80d8725b..d639a0592 100644
--- a/examples/example-optimizing-updates.html
+++ b/examples/example-optimizing-updates.html
@@ -69,8 +69,6 @@ <h2>View Source:</h2>
   </div>
 </div>
 
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
-<script src="sortable-cdn-fallback.js"></script>
 
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script>
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.interactions.js"></script>
diff --git a/examples/example-pivot.html b/examples/example-pivot.html
index 35709fea7..825331bb0 100644
--- a/examples/example-pivot.html
+++ b/examples/example-pivot.html
@@ -71,8 +71,6 @@ <h2>View Source:</h2>
  </div>
 
 <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/flatpickr"></script>
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
-<script src="sortable-cdn-fallback.js"></script>
 
 <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.7.1.js" integrity="sha256-eKhayi8LEQwp4NKxN+CfCh+3qOVUtJn3QNZ0TciWLP4=" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
             
diff --git a/examples/example-plugin-contextmenu.html b/examples/example-plugin-contextmenu.html
index e821a002b..9bd2fe044 100644
--- a/examples/example-plugin-contextmenu.html
+++ b/examples/example-plugin-contextmenu.html
@@ -179,8 +179,6 @@ <h2>View Source:</h2>
     </tr>
   </table>
 
-  <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
-  <script src="sortable-cdn-fallback.js"></script>
 
   <script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script>
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.interactions.js"></script>
diff --git a/examples/example-plugin-custom-tooltip.html b/examples/example-plugin-custom-tooltip.html
index 0d6d2fb3b..02e5bd5e9 100644
--- a/examples/example-plugin-custom-tooltip.html
+++ b/examples/example-plugin-custom-tooltip.html
@@ -138,7 +138,6 @@ <h2>View Source:</h2>
   </div>
 
   <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/flatpickr"></script>
-  <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
 
   <script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script>
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.interactions.js"></script>
diff --git a/examples/example-plugin-headerbuttons.html b/examples/example-plugin-headerbuttons.html
index 43f91f7af..0dc5f121f 100644
--- a/examples/example-plugin-headerbuttons.html
+++ b/examples/example-plugin-headerbuttons.html
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ <h2>View Source:</h2>
     </div>
   </div>
 
-  <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
 
   <script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script>
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.interactions.js"></script>
diff --git a/examples/example-plugin-headermenu.html b/examples/example-plugin-headermenu.html
index d6da3e992..137c1eacb 100644
--- a/examples/example-plugin-headermenu.html
+++ b/examples/example-plugin-headermenu.html
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ <h2>View Source:</h2>
     </div>
   </div>
 
-  <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
 
   <script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script>
   <script src="../dist/browser/slick.interactions.js"></script>
diff --git a/examples/example-plugin-hybridselectionmodel-esm.html b/examples/example-plugin-hybridselectionmodel-esm.html
index ee9e0e5b3..742746daa 100644
--- a/examples/example-plugin-hybridselectionmodel-esm.html
+++ b/examples/example-plugin-hybridselectionmodel-esm.html
@@ -132,8 +132,6 @@ <h2>View Source:</h2>
     </tr>
   </table>
 
-  <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
-  <script src="sortable-cdn-fallback.js"></script>
 
   <script type="module">
     import {
diff --git a/examples/example-plugin-hybridselectionmodel.html b/examples/example-plugin-hybridselectionmodel.html
index bb7582bd4..0797f93f0 100644
--- a/examples/example-plugin-hybridselectionmodel.html
+++ b/examples/example-plugin-hybridselectionmodel.html
@@ -131,8 +131,6 @@ <h2>View Source:</h2>
     </tr>
   </table>
 
-  <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
-  <script src="sortable-cdn-fallback.js"></script>
 
   <script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script>
   <script src="../dist/browser/slick.interactions.js"></script>
diff --git a/examples/example-row-detail-grouping.html b/examples/example-row-detail-grouping.html
index f6db0c106..108f2724a 100644
--- a/examples/example-row-detail-grouping.html
+++ b/examples/example-row-detail-grouping.html
@@ -166,7 +166,6 @@ <h2>View Source:</h2>
     </div>
   </div>
 
-  <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
   <script type="module">
     import {
       Aggregators,
diff --git a/examples/example-row-detail-selection-and-move.html b/examples/example-row-detail-selection-and-move.html
index 1294e0d01..974bf4345 100644
--- a/examples/example-row-detail-selection-and-move.html
+++ b/examples/example-row-detail-selection-and-move.html
@@ -125,7 +125,6 @@ <h3>Selected Titles:</h3>
       </ul>
     </div>
   </div>
-  <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
 
   <script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script>
   <script src="../dist/browser/slick.interactions.js"></script>
diff --git a/examples/example-select2-editor.html b/examples/example-select2-editor.html
index e75173f4c..eae68e0ba 100644
--- a/examples/example-select2-editor.html
+++ b/examples/example-select2-editor.html
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ <h2>View Source:</h2>
 
 <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.7.0/jquery.min.js"></script>
 <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/flatpickr"></script>
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
 <script src="../lib/select2.js"></script>
 
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script>
diff --git a/examples/example-select2-multiselect-editor.html b/examples/example-select2-multiselect-editor.html
index 49273eef5..807588043 100644
--- a/examples/example-select2-multiselect-editor.html
+++ b/examples/example-select2-multiselect-editor.html
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ <h2>View Source:</h2>
 
 <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.7.0/jquery.min.js"></script>
 <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/flatpickr"></script>
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
 
 <script src="../lib/select2.js"></script>
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script>
diff --git a/examples/example-size-to-content.html b/examples/example-size-to-content.html
index 4420365f0..e5f03a968 100644
--- a/examples/example-size-to-content.html
+++ b/examples/example-size-to-content.html
@@ -724,8 +724,6 @@ <h2>View Source:</h2>
   </div>
 </div>
 
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
-<script src="sortable-cdn-fallback.js"></script>
 
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script>
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.interactions.js"></script>
diff --git a/examples/example-spreadsheet-dataview.html b/examples/example-spreadsheet-dataview.html
index 249c91003..8eee3529a 100644
--- a/examples/example-spreadsheet-dataview.html
+++ b/examples/example-spreadsheet-dataview.html
@@ -62,8 +62,6 @@ <h2>Range Selection</h2>
   </div>
 </div>
 
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
-<script src="sortable-cdn-fallback.js"></script>
 
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script>
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.interactions.js"></script>
diff --git a/examples/example-spreadsheet-dragfill.html b/examples/example-spreadsheet-dragfill.html
index f3e13328c..e0042ac85 100644
--- a/examples/example-spreadsheet-dragfill.html
+++ b/examples/example-spreadsheet-dragfill.html
@@ -60,8 +60,6 @@ <h2>View Source:</h2>
     </div>
   </div>
 
-  <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
-  <script src="sortable-cdn-fallback.js"></script>
 
   <script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script>
   <script src="../dist/browser/slick.interactions.js"></script>
diff --git a/examples/example-spreadsheet.html b/examples/example-spreadsheet.html
index 293cf8dad..c2f045bf6 100644
--- a/examples/example-spreadsheet.html
+++ b/examples/example-spreadsheet.html
@@ -61,8 +61,6 @@ <h2>Range Selection</h2>
   </div>
 </div>
 
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
-<script src="sortable-cdn-fallback.js"></script>
 
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script>
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.interactions.js"></script>
diff --git a/examples/example-totals-via-data-provider.html b/examples/example-totals-via-data-provider.html
index 2404d12f7..1b8cbab73 100644
--- a/examples/example-totals-via-data-provider.html
+++ b/examples/example-totals-via-data-provider.html
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@ <h2>View Source:</h2>
     </ul>
 </div>
 
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
-<script src="sortable-cdn-fallback.js"></script>
 
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script>
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.interactions.js"></script>
diff --git a/examples/example-trading-esm.html b/examples/example-trading-esm.html
index 6d14639d9..3756dedf0 100644
--- a/examples/example-trading-esm.html
+++ b/examples/example-trading-esm.html
@@ -159,8 +159,6 @@ <h2>View Source:</h2>
 </div>
 
 <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/flatpickr"></script>
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
-<script src="sortable-cdn-fallback.js"></script>
 <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@fnando/sparkline@0.3.10/dist/sparkline.min.js"></script>
 
 <script type="module">
diff --git a/examples/example-web-component-pubsub-esm.html b/examples/example-web-component-pubsub-esm.html
index 4d761a6fb..101e2bbf5 100644
--- a/examples/example-web-component-pubsub-esm.html
+++ b/examples/example-web-component-pubsub-esm.html
@@ -107,8 +107,6 @@ <h2>View Source:</h2>
 </div>
 
 <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/flatpickr"></script>
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
-<script src="sortable-cdn-fallback.js"></script>
 
 <script type="module">
 import {
diff --git a/examples/example1-simple.html b/examples/example1-simple.html
index 1ac117f6c..ce3e3fa76 100644
--- a/examples/example1-simple.html
+++ b/examples/example1-simple.html
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ <h2>View Source:</h2>
   </tr>
 </table>
 
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
-<script src="sortable-cdn-fallback.js"></script>
 
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script>
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.interactions.js"></script>
diff --git a/examples/example10-async-post-render.html b/examples/example10-async-post-render.html
index 6568dfd6e..a47c22946 100644
--- a/examples/example10-async-post-render.html
+++ b/examples/example10-async-post-render.html
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ <h2>View Source:</h2>
 <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-migrate-1.2.1.min.js"></script>
 <!-- nb: sparkline 2.x will cause a memory leak in the current architecture, so we use sparkline 1.x and jquery-migrate -->
 <script src="../lib/jquery.sparkline.min.js"></script>
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
 
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script>
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.interactions.js"></script>
diff --git a/examples/example10a-async-post-render-cleanup.html b/examples/example10a-async-post-render-cleanup.html
index 198fb910c..7b04350ca 100644
--- a/examples/example10a-async-post-render-cleanup.html
+++ b/examples/example10a-async-post-render-cleanup.html
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ <h2>View Source:</h2>
 <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-migrate-1.2.1.min.js"></script>
 <!-- nb: sparkline 2.x will cause a memory leak in the current architecture, so we use sparkline 1.x and jquery-migrate -->
 <script src="../lib/jquery.sparkline.min.js"></script>
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
 
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script>
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.interactions.js"></script>
diff --git a/examples/example11-autoheight.html b/examples/example11-autoheight.html
index d716b8723..368e0e26c 100644
--- a/examples/example11-autoheight.html
+++ b/examples/example11-autoheight.html
@@ -51,8 +51,6 @@ <h2>View Source:</h2>
     </ul>
 </div>
 
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
-<script src="sortable-cdn-fallback.js"></script>
 
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script>
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.interactions.js"></script>
diff --git a/examples/example12-fillbrowser.html b/examples/example12-fillbrowser.html
index 417e4c742..968ac7e4a 100644
--- a/examples/example12-fillbrowser.html
+++ b/examples/example12-fillbrowser.html
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ <h2>View Source:</h2>
     </ul>
 </div>
 
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
 
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script>
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.interactions.js"></script>
diff --git a/examples/example13-getItem-sorting.html b/examples/example13-getItem-sorting.html
index 643f8aad0..c9c966d55 100644
--- a/examples/example13-getItem-sorting.html
+++ b/examples/example13-getItem-sorting.html
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ <h2>View Source:</h2>
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script>
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.interactions.js"></script>
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.grid.js"></script>
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
 
 <script>
   var grid,
diff --git a/examples/example14-highlighting.html b/examples/example14-highlighting.html
index 68499b886..c2afaa135 100644
--- a/examples/example14-highlighting.html
+++ b/examples/example14-highlighting.html
@@ -73,8 +73,6 @@ <h2>View Source:</h2>
   </div>
 </div>
 
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
-<script src="sortable-cdn-fallback.js"></script>
 
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script>
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.interactions.js"></script>
diff --git a/examples/example15-auto-resize.html b/examples/example15-auto-resize.html
index 35a3395ab..fdae167cd 100644
--- a/examples/example15-auto-resize.html
+++ b/examples/example15-auto-resize.html
@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@ <h2>My Grid Report</h2>
     <div id="myGrid" class="slick-container"></div>
   </div>
 
-  <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
-  <script src="sortable-cdn-fallback.js"></script>
 
   <script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script>
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.interactions.js"></script>
diff --git a/examples/example16-row-detail.html b/examples/example16-row-detail.html
index cb69a28cd..352baf7c8 100644
--- a/examples/example16-row-detail.html
+++ b/examples/example16-row-detail.html
@@ -151,8 +151,6 @@ <h2>View Source:</h2>
     </div>
   </div>
 
-  <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
-  <script src="sortable-cdn-fallback.js"></script>
 
   <script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script>
   <script src="../dist/browser/slick.interactions.js"></script>
diff --git a/examples/example17-row-detail-many-columns.html b/examples/example17-row-detail-many-columns.html
index 5cc77cb7b..bc2d2f9b1 100644
--- a/examples/example17-row-detail-many-columns.html
+++ b/examples/example17-row-detail-many-columns.html
@@ -129,7 +129,6 @@ <h2>View Source:</h2>
     </div>
   </div>
 
-  <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
 
   <script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script>
   <script src="../dist/browser/slick.interactions.js"></script>
diff --git a/examples/example1a-shadow-dom.html b/examples/example1a-shadow-dom.html
index c500c2455..301a67a24 100644
--- a/examples/example1a-shadow-dom.html
+++ b/examples/example1a-shadow-dom.html
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@ <h2>View Source:</h2>
   </tr>
 </table>
 
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
-<script src="sortable-cdn-fallback.js"></script>
 
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script>
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.interactions.js"></script>
diff --git a/examples/example2-formatters-event.html b/examples/example2-formatters-event.html
index b89e26f22..f1b80c359 100644
--- a/examples/example2-formatters-event.html
+++ b/examples/example2-formatters-event.html
@@ -52,8 +52,6 @@ <h2>View Source:</h2>
   </tr>
 </table>
 
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
-<script src="sortable-cdn-fallback.js"></script>
 
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script>
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.interactions.js"></script>
diff --git a/examples/example2-formatters.html b/examples/example2-formatters.html
index 9eb6b59fb..5053f3803 100644
--- a/examples/example2-formatters.html
+++ b/examples/example2-formatters.html
@@ -52,8 +52,6 @@ <h2>View Source:</h2>
   </tr>
 </table>
 
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
-<script src="sortable-cdn-fallback.js"></script>
 
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script>
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.interactions.js"></script>
diff --git a/examples/example3-editing.html b/examples/example3-editing.html
index e536b1f27..dcb8f4a7b 100644
--- a/examples/example3-editing.html
+++ b/examples/example3-editing.html
@@ -70,8 +70,6 @@ <h2>View Source:</h2>
 </div>
 
 <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/flatpickr"></script>
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
-<script src="sortable-cdn-fallback.js"></script>
 
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script>
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.interactions.js"></script>
diff --git a/examples/example3a-compound-editors.html b/examples/example3a-compound-editors.html
index 103950df5..f7c3820c3 100644
--- a/examples/example3a-compound-editors.html
+++ b/examples/example3a-compound-editors.html
@@ -50,8 +50,6 @@ <h2>View Source:</h2>
   </div>
 </div>
 
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
-<script src="sortable-cdn-fallback.js"></script>
 
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script>
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.interactions.js"></script>
diff --git a/examples/example3b-editing-with-undo.html b/examples/example3b-editing-with-undo.html
index d699632c4..49b9c3e1f 100644
--- a/examples/example3b-editing-with-undo.html
+++ b/examples/example3b-editing-with-undo.html
@@ -59,8 +59,6 @@ <h2>View Source:</h2>
 </div>
 
 <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/flatpickr"></script>
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
-<script src="sortable-cdn-fallback.js"></script>
 
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script>
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.interactions.js"></script>
diff --git a/examples/example3c-editing-with-pre-click.html b/examples/example3c-editing-with-pre-click.html
index 2cf05f65c..72666c92f 100644
--- a/examples/example3c-editing-with-pre-click.html
+++ b/examples/example3c-editing-with-pre-click.html
@@ -63,8 +63,6 @@ <h2>View Source:</h2>
 </div>
 
 <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/flatpickr"></script>
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
-<script src="sortable-cdn-fallback.js"></script>
 
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script>
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.interactions.js"></script>
diff --git a/examples/example4-model-esm.html b/examples/example4-model-esm.html
index 5a28998d0..c888d507c 100644
--- a/examples/example4-model-esm.html
+++ b/examples/example4-model-esm.html
@@ -142,8 +142,6 @@ <h2>View Source:</h2>
 </div>
 
 <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/flatpickr"></script>
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
-<script src="sortable-cdn-fallback.js"></script>
 
 <script type="module">
 import {
diff --git a/examples/example4-model-html-formatters.html b/examples/example4-model-html-formatters.html
index 588c793fb..e749e82cd 100644
--- a/examples/example4-model-html-formatters.html
+++ b/examples/example4-model-html-formatters.html
@@ -132,7 +132,6 @@ <h2>View Source:</h2>
 </div>
 
 <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/flatpickr"></script>
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
 
 <script type="module">
 import {
diff --git a/examples/example4-model.html b/examples/example4-model.html
index bb3e5ae03..989820ad1 100644
--- a/examples/example4-model.html
+++ b/examples/example4-model.html
@@ -105,8 +105,6 @@ <h2>View Source:</h2>
 </div>
 
 <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/flatpickr"></script>
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
-<script src="sortable-cdn-fallback.js"></script>
 
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script>
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.interactions.js"></script>
diff --git a/examples/example5-collapsing-treeGrid-sort.html b/examples/example5-collapsing-treeGrid-sort.html
index ab66e3efd..29a818416 100644
--- a/examples/example5-collapsing-treeGrid-sort.html
+++ b/examples/example5-collapsing-treeGrid-sort.html
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ <h2>View Source:</h2>
 </table>
 
 <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/flatpickr"></script>
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
 
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script>
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.interactions.js"></script>
diff --git a/examples/example5-collapsing.html b/examples/example5-collapsing.html
index 8a9bacf1a..4a8a959b8 100644
--- a/examples/example5-collapsing.html
+++ b/examples/example5-collapsing.html
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ <h2>View Source:</h2>
 </table>
 
 <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/flatpickr"></script>
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
 
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script>
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.interactions.js"></script>
diff --git a/examples/example6-ajax-loading-yahoo.html b/examples/example6-ajax-loading-yahoo.html
index a6ef6c0a5..cbc46f2cc 100644
--- a/examples/example6-ajax-loading-yahoo.html
+++ b/examples/example6-ajax-loading-yahoo.html
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ <h2>View Source:</h2>
 <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.7.0/jquery.min.js"></script>
 <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.13.2/jquery-ui.min.js"></script>
 <script src="../lib/jquery.jsonp-2.4.min.js"></script>
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
 
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script>
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.interactions.js"></script>
diff --git a/examples/example6-ajax-loading.html b/examples/example6-ajax-loading.html
index dc14bba1e..54f0fcc11 100644
--- a/examples/example6-ajax-loading.html
+++ b/examples/example6-ajax-loading.html
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ <h2>View Source:</h2>
 <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.7.0/jquery.min.js"></script>
 <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.13.2/jquery-ui.min.js"></script>
 <script src="../lib/jquery.jsonp-2.4.min.js"></script>
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
 
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script>
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.interactions.js"></script>
diff --git a/examples/example7-events.html b/examples/example7-events.html
index 81af1b26d..ac511ee64 100644
--- a/examples/example7-events.html
+++ b/examples/example7-events.html
@@ -70,8 +70,6 @@ <h2>View Source:</h2>
   <li data="High">- High</li>
 </ul>
 
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
-<script src="sortable-cdn-fallback.js"></script>
 
 <!-- <script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script> -->
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diff --git a/examples/example8-alternative-display.html b/examples/example8-alternative-display.html
index 2373ccbe8..eea214e30 100644
--- a/examples/example8-alternative-display.html
+++ b/examples/example8-alternative-display.html
@@ -108,8 +108,6 @@ <h2>View Source:</h2>
   </div>
 </script>
 
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
-<script src="sortable-cdn-fallback.js"></script>
 
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script>
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.interactions.js"></script>
diff --git a/examples/example9-row-reordering-simple.html b/examples/example9-row-reordering-simple.html
index 13ea1097b..b2396830c 100644
--- a/examples/example9-row-reordering-simple.html
+++ b/examples/example9-row-reordering-simple.html
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ <h2>View Source:</h2>
   </div>
 </div>
 
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
 
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script>
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.interactions.js"></script>
diff --git a/examples/example9-row-reordering.html b/examples/example9-row-reordering.html
index a6703e5a0..4764eff93 100644
--- a/examples/example9-row-reordering.html
+++ b/examples/example9-row-reordering.html
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ <h2>View Source:</h2>
   </div>
 </div>
 
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script>
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.interactions.js"></script>
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.grid.js"></script>
diff --git a/examples/sortable-cdn-fallback.js b/examples/sortable-cdn-fallback.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 57b018cab..000000000
--- a/examples/sortable-cdn-fallback.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-// import Sortable from '../node_modules/sortablejs/Sortable.js';
-
-function fallback() {
-  console.log('use local SortableJS CDN fallback');
-  var element = document.createElement('script');
-  // element.setAttribute('defer', true);
-  // element.type = 'text/javascript';
-  element.src = '../node_modules/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js'; // or your path to your local script
-  document.body.appendChild(element);
-}
-
-// allow using SortableJS from CDN or fallback to "node_modules/sortablejs"
-window.Sortable || fallback();
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diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 720ca6ffa..0a62609ac 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@
         "vite-demo",
         "src"
       ],
-      "dependencies": {
-        "sortablejs": "^1.15.7"
-      },
       "devDependencies": {
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@emnapi/wasi-threads/-/wasi-threads-1.2.1.tgz",
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+      "dev": true,
+      "peer": true
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     "conventional-commits-parser": {
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+      "peer": true,
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@@ -11347,6 +11302,7 @@
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       "dev": true,
+      "peer": true,
       "requires": {
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@@ -11761,6 +11717,7 @@
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+      "peer": true,
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+      "peer": true,
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@@ -13462,6 +13420,7 @@
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+      "peer": true,
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         "picocolors": "^1.1.1",
@@ -14032,6 +13991,7 @@
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       "dev": true,
+      "peer": true,
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@@ -14634,7 +14594,8 @@
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           "integrity": "sha512-QP88BAKvMam/3NxH6vj2o21R6MjxZUAd6nlwAS/pnGvN9IVLocLHxGYIzFhg6fUQ+5th6P4dv4eW9jX3DSIj7A==",
-          "dev": true
+          "dev": true,
+          "peer": true
         }
       }
     },
@@ -14748,7 +14709,8 @@
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       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/typescript/-/typescript-5.9.3.tgz",
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-      "dev": true
+      "dev": true,
+      "peer": true
     },
     "typescript-eslint": {
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@@ -14913,7 +14875,6 @@
         "flatpickr": "^4.6.13",
         "sass": "^1.99.0",
         "slickgrid": "^5.18.5",
-        "sortablejs": "^1.15.7",
         "vite": "^8.0.11"
       }
     },
@@ -15044,7 +15005,8 @@
       "version": "2.8.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/yaml/-/yaml-2.8.3.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-AvbaCLOO2Otw/lW5bmh9d/WEdcDFdQp2Z2ZUH3pX9U2ihyUY0nvLv7J6TrWowklRGPYbB/IuIMfYgxaCPg5Bpg==",
-      "dev": true
+      "dev": true,
+      "peer": true
     },
     "yargs": {
       "version": "17.7.2",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 35873f240..c3fbccad0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -60,9 +60,6 @@
     "postsass:build": "postcss dist/styles/css/**/* --dir dist/styles/css --base dist/styles/css --no-map --use cssnano --use autoprefixer --style=compressed",
     "sass:copy": "copyfiles src/styles/*.scss dist/styles/sass --flat --stat"
   },
-  "dependencies": {
-    "sortablejs": "^1.15.7"
-  },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@4tw/cypress-drag-drop": "^2.3.1",
     "@octokit/rest": "^22.0.1",
diff --git a/scripts/builds.mjs b/scripts/builds.mjs
index cc2e3dc26..972bea939 100644
--- a/scripts/builds.mjs
+++ b/scripts/builds.mjs
@@ -150,7 +150,6 @@ export function runBuild(options) {
       target: 'es2018',
       sourcemap: true,
       logLevel: 'error',
-      // packages: 'external', // check SortableJS
     },
 
     // merge any optional esbuild options
diff --git a/src/global.d.ts b/src/global.d.ts
index 385f6a9c4..2ed4a8f15 100644
--- a/src/global.d.ts
+++ b/src/global.d.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import type { Sortable } from 'sortablejs';
-
 import type {
   BindingEventService,
   ColAutosizeMode,
@@ -63,7 +61,6 @@ declare global {
   var IIFE_ONLY: boolean;
   var flatpickr: any;
   var moment: any;
-  var Sortable: typeof Sortable;
   var Slick: {
     AutoTooltips: typeof SlickAutoTooltips,
     BindingEventService: typeof BindingEventService,
diff --git a/tests/40 grids on a page test.html b/tests/40 grids on a page test.html
index 5ad05067d..e264bd326 100644
--- a/tests/40 grids on a page test.html	
+++ b/tests/40 grids on a page test.html	
@@ -155,7 +155,6 @@ <h2>View Source:</h2>
 </table>
 
 <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.7.0/jquery.min.js"></script>
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
 
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script>
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.interactions.js"></script>
diff --git a/tests/init benchmark.html b/tests/init benchmark.html
index 13bfce1d3..1f87cddc5 100644
--- a/tests/init benchmark.html	
+++ b/tests/init benchmark.html	
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
     <body>
         <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.13.2/jquery-ui.min.js"></script>
         <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.7.0/jquery.min.js"></script>
-        <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
 
         <script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script>
         <script src="../dist/browser/slick.interactions.js"></script>
diff --git a/tests/scrolling benchmark raf.html b/tests/scrolling benchmark raf.html
index 0c9f7f038..a8913902d 100644
--- a/tests/scrolling benchmark raf.html	
+++ b/tests/scrolling benchmark raf.html	
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 <body>
   <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.7.0/jquery.min.js"></script>
   <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.13.2/jquery-ui.min.js"></script>
-  <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
 
   <script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script>
   <script src="../dist/browser/slick.interactions.js"></script>
diff --git a/tests/scrolling benchmarks.html b/tests/scrolling benchmarks.html
index cc52962a5..f031040dc 100644
--- a/tests/scrolling benchmarks.html	
+++ b/tests/scrolling benchmarks.html	
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 	<body>
 		<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.7.0/jquery.min.js"></script>
 		<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.13.2/jquery-ui.min.js"></script>
-		<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
 
 		<script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script>
 		<script src="../dist/browser/slick.interactions.js"></script>
diff --git a/tests/test-4-rows-paging.html b/tests/test-4-rows-paging.html
index 78cce8223..6263e5f33 100644
--- a/tests/test-4-rows-paging.html
+++ b/tests/test-4-rows-paging.html
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@ <h2>View Source:</h2>
 
 <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.7.0/jquery.min.js"></script>
 <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.13.2/jquery-ui.min.js"></script>
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sortablejs/Sortable.min.js"></script>
 
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.core.js"></script>
 <script src="../dist/browser/slick.interactions.js"></script>
diff --git a/vite-demo/package.json b/vite-demo/package.json
index 5eccfd251..946676834 100644
--- a/vite-demo/package.json
+++ b/vite-demo/package.json
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "flatpickr": "^4.6.13",
-    "slickgrid": "^5.18.5",
-    "sortablejs": "^1.15.7"
+    "slickgrid": "^5.18.5"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@fnando/sparkline": "^0.3.10",
diff --git a/vite-demo/src/main.js b/vite-demo/src/main.js
index 0226d8786..2e1740c06 100644
--- a/vite-demo/src/main.js
+++ b/vite-demo/src/main.js
@@ -1,15 +1,11 @@
 import 'flatpickr';
 import 'flatpickr/dist/flatpickr.css';
-import Sortable from 'sortablejs';
 
 import { ExampleTrading } from './example-trading.js';
 import { Example4 } from './example4.js';
 import { ExampleGrouping } from './example-grouping.js';
 import './style.scss';
 
-// assign SortableJS to the Window object
-window.Sortable = Sortable;
-
 // create simple router & container to change displayed example
 document.querySelector('#app').innerHTML =
   `<div id="router">