diff --git a/apps/carbon/package.json b/apps/carbon/package.json
index bf4c8d3465..d73f064688 100644
--- a/apps/carbon/package.json
+++ b/apps/carbon/package.json
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
     "@cloudoperators/juno-ui-components": "workspace:*",
     "@tailwindcss/vite": "4.1.13",
     "@vitejs/plugin-react": "4.7.0",
-    "classnames": "2.5.1",
     "react": "19.1.0",
     "react-dom": "19.1.0",
     "react-error-boundary": "4.1.2",
diff --git a/apps/carbon/src/components/Navigation/NavigationItem.tsx b/apps/carbon/src/components/Navigation/NavigationItem.tsx
index 97ed199619..9151afe833 100644
--- a/apps/carbon/src/components/Navigation/NavigationItem.tsx
+++ b/apps/carbon/src/components/Navigation/NavigationItem.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 
 import React from "react"
 import { Stack } from "@cloudoperators/juno-ui-components"
-import classNames from "classnames"
 import SupernovaIcon from "../../assets/juno_supernova.svg?react"
 import DoopIcon from "../../assets/juno_doop.svg?react"
 import HeurekaIcon from "../../assets/juno_heureka.svg?react"
@@ -23,11 +22,16 @@ const AppIcon = ({ name }: { name: string }) => {
 
 const Border = () => <div className="absolute w-1 h-full top-0 left-0 bg-white" />
 
-const getClassName = (isActive: boolean) =>
-  classNames("relative px-5 py-3 cursor-pointer", {
-    "bg-theme-global-bg text-white": isActive,
-    "hover:text-theme-high": !isActive,
-  })
+const getClassName = (isActive: boolean) => {
+  return `
+    relative
+    px-5
+    py-3
+    cursor-pointer
+    
+    ${isActive ? "bg-theme-global-bg text-white" : "hover:text-theme-high"}
+  `
+}
 
 type NavigationItemProps = {
   name: string
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index dedb20f947..f3367fee9f 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -57,9 +57,6 @@ importers:
       '@vitejs/plugin-react':
         specifier: 4.7.0
         version: 4.7.0(vite@7.1.7(@types/node@24.3.2)(jiti@2.5.1)(lightningcss@1.30.1)(sass@1.81.1)(terser@5.39.2)(tsx@4.19.4)(yaml@2.8.0))
-      classnames:
-        specifier: 2.5.1
-        version: 2.5.1
       react:
         specifier: 19.1.0
         version: 19.1.0
@@ -4041,9 +4038,6 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-NIxF55hv4nSqQswkAeiOi1r83xy8JldOFDTWiug55KBu9Jnblncd2U6ViHmYgHf01TPZS77NJBhBMKdWj9HQMQ==}
     engines: {node: '>=8'}
 
-  classnames@2.5.1:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-saHYOzhIQs6wy2sVxTM6bUDsQO4F50V9RQ22qBpEdCW+I+/Wmke2HOl6lS6dTpdxVhb88/I6+Hs+438c3lfUow==}
-
   clean-stack@2.2.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-4diC9HaTE+KRAMWhDhrGOECgWZxoevMc5TlkObMqNSsVU62PYzXZ/SMTjzyGAFF1YusgxGcSWTEXBhp0CPwQ1A==}
     engines: {node: '>=6'}
@@ -11132,8 +11126,6 @@ snapshots:
 
   ci-info@3.9.0: {}
 
-  classnames@2.5.1: {}
-
   clean-stack@2.2.0: {}
 
   cli-cursor@3.1.0: