diff --git a/packages/edit-site/src/components/add-new-page/index.js b/packages/edit-site/src/components/add-new-page/index.js
index 5b3f6426251117..0c8efa3dfaa0ba 100644
--- a/packages/edit-site/src/components/add-new-page/index.js
+++ b/packages/edit-site/src/components/add-new-page/index.js
@@ -1,8 +1,3 @@
-/**
- * External dependencies
- */
-import { kebabCase } from 'lodash';
-
 /**
  * WordPress dependencies
  */
@@ -41,7 +36,7 @@ export default function AddNewPageModal( { onSave, onClose } ) {
 				{
 					status: 'draft',
 					title,
-					slug: kebabCase( title || __( 'No title' ) ),
+					slug: title || __( 'No title' ),
 				},
 				{ throwOnError: true }
 			);