diff --git a/addon/apollo.js b/addon/apollo.js
index c6631bf5..4a1a9f1b 100644
--- a/addon/apollo.js
+++ b/addon/apollo.js
@@ -1,43 +1,25 @@
-import { assert } from "@ember/debug";
-import {
-  dependencySatisfies,
-  macroCondition,
-  importSync,
-} from "@embroider/macros";
+import { setContext } from "@apollo/client/link/context";
+import { onError } from "@apollo/client/link/error";
 import { handleUnauthorized } from "ember-simple-auth-oidc";
 
-let apolloMiddleware;
+export default function apolloMiddleware(httpLink, session) {
+  const authMiddleware = setContext(async (_, context) => {
+    await session.refreshAuthentication.perform();
 
-if (macroCondition(dependencySatisfies("@apollo/client", ">=3.0.0"))) {
-  const { setContext } = importSync("@apollo/client/link/context");
-  const { onError } = importSync("@apollo/client/link/error");
+    return {
+      ...context,
+      headers: {
+        ...context.headers,
+        ...session.headers,
+      },
+    };
+  });
 
-  apolloMiddleware = (httpLink, session) => {
-    const authMiddleware = setContext(async (_, context) => {
-      await session.refreshAuthentication.perform();
+  const authAfterware = onError((error) => {
+    if (error.networkError && error.networkError.statusCode === 401) {
+      handleUnauthorized(session);
+    }
+  });
 
-      return {
-        ...context,
-        headers: {
-          ...context.headers,
-          ...session.headers,
-        },
-      };
-    });
-
-    const authAfterware = onError((error) => {
-      if (error.networkError && error.networkError.statusCode === 401) {
-        handleUnauthorized(session);
-      }
-    });
-
-    return authMiddleware.concat(authAfterware).concat(httpLink);
-  };
-} else {
-  apolloMiddleware = () =>
-    assert(
-      "@apollo/client >= 3.0.0 must be installed in order to use the apollo middleware"
-    );
+  return authMiddleware.concat(authAfterware).concat(httpLink);
 }
-
-export default apolloMiddleware;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ff54dc0c..df7514db 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
     "test:ember-compatibility": "ember try:each"
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "@apollo/client": "^3.7.0",
     "@embroider/macros": "^1.9.0",
     "base64-js": "^1.5.1",
     "ember-auto-import": "^2.4.3",
@@ -40,7 +41,6 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@adfinis-sygroup/eslint-config": "1.5.0",
     "@adfinis-sygroup/semantic-release-config": "3.4.0",
-    "@apollo/client": "3.7.0",
     "@ember/optional-features": "2.0.0",
     "@ember/test-helpers": "2.8.1",
     "@embroider/test-setup": "1.8.3",
@@ -80,14 +80,6 @@
     "qunit-dom": "2.0.0",
     "webpack": "5.74.0"
   },
-  "peerDependencies": {
-    "@apollo/client": ">= 3.0.0"
-  },
-  "peerDependenciesMeta": {
-    "@apollo/client": {
-      "optional": true
-    }
-  },
   "engines": {
     "node": "14.* || >= 16"
   },