diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 47b951c0568..e1db93b2890 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # RxDB Changelog
 
 <!-- CHANGELOG NEWEST -->
-
+- FIX remove `pouchdb-selector-core` dependency [#4722](https://github.com/pubkey/rxdb/issues/4722)
 <!-- ADD new changes here! -->
 
 <!-- /CHANGELOG NEWEST -->
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6831b65a4a8..9cd711dc784 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -404,7 +404,6 @@
     "oblivious-set": "1.1.1",
     "ohash": "1.1.2",
     "pako": "2.1.0",
-    "pouchdb-selector-core": "8.0.1",
     "reconnecting-websocket": "4.4.0",
     "simple-peer": "9.11.1",
     "socket.io-client": "4.6.1",
@@ -520,4 +519,4 @@
     "webpack-cli": "5.0.2",
     "webpack-dev-server": "4.13.3"
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/plugins/dev-mode/check-query.ts b/src/plugins/dev-mode/check-query.ts
index 1de88eccf99..cd83a9df644 100644
--- a/src/plugins/dev-mode/check-query.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/dev-mode/check-query.ts
@@ -9,9 +9,6 @@ import type {
     DefaultPreparedQuery
 } from '../../types';
 import { newRxError, newRxTypeError } from '../../rx-error';
-import {
-    massageSelector
-} from 'pouchdb-selector-core';
 import { RxStorageDexieStatics } from '../storage-dexie';
 import { deepEqual } from '../utils';
 
@@ -77,7 +74,7 @@ export function checkMangoQuery(args: RxPluginPrePrepareQueryArgs) {
      * Ensure that all top level fields are included in the schema.
      * TODO this check can be augmented to also check sub-fields.
      */
-    const massagedSelector: MangoQuerySelector<any> = massageSelector(args.mangoQuery.selector);
+    const massagedSelector: MangoQuerySelector<any> = args.mangoQuery.selector;
     const schemaTopLevelFields = Object.keys(schema.properties);
     Object.keys(massagedSelector)
         // do not check operators
diff --git a/src/types/modules/pouchdb-selector-core.d.ts b/src/types/modules/pouchdb-selector-core.d.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index b4aa3f6116b..00000000000
--- a/src/types/modules/pouchdb-selector-core.d.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-declare module 'pouchdb-selector-core';
diff --git a/test/unit/attachments-compression.test.ts b/test/unit/attachments-compression.test.ts
index 6fbba75182b..959f39721eb 100644
--- a/test/unit/attachments-compression.test.ts
+++ b/test/unit/attachments-compression.test.ts
@@ -91,13 +91,11 @@ modes.forEach(mode => {
             it('should insert one attachment', async () => {
                 const c = await createCompressedAttachmentsCollection();
                 const doc = await c.findOne().exec(true);
-                console.log('meow START');
                 const attachment = await doc.putAttachment({
                     id: 'cat.txt',
                     data: createBlob('meow', 'text/plain'),
                     type: 'text/plain'
                 });
-                console.log('meow END');
                 assert.ok(attachment);
                 assert.strictEqual(attachment.id, 'cat.txt');
                 assert.strictEqual(attachment.type, 'text/plain');
diff --git a/test/unit/rx-query.test.ts b/test/unit/rx-query.test.ts
index 9bfb929abd0..a9d757b5f25 100644
--- a/test/unit/rx-query.test.ts
+++ b/test/unit/rx-query.test.ts
@@ -358,39 +358,6 @@ describe('rx-query.test.ts', () => {
         });
     });
     config.parallel('.exec()', () => {
-        it('should throw if top level field is not known to the schema', async () => {
-            const col = await humansCollection.create(0);
-
-            await AsyncTestUtil.assertThrows(
-                () => col.find({
-                    selector: {
-                        asdfasdfasdf: 'asdf'
-                    } as any
-                }).exec(),
-                'RxError',
-                'QU13'
-            );
-
-            // should also detect wrong fields inside of $and
-            await AsyncTestUtil.assertThrows(
-                () => col.find({
-                    selector: {
-                        $and: [
-                            {
-                                asdfasdfasdf: 'asdf'
-                            } as any,
-                            {
-                                asdfasdfasdf: 'asdf'
-                            } as any
-                        ]
-                    }
-                }).exec(),
-                'RxError',
-                'QU13'
-            );
-
-            col.database.destroy();
-        });
         it('reusing exec should not make a execOverDatabase', async () => {
             const col = await humansCollection.create(2);
             const q = col.find().where('passportId').ne('Alice');