diff --git a/.snyk/req-auto-generated.txt b/.snyk/req-auto-generated.txt
index 5e8953bb24..c3e932688f 100644
--- a/.snyk/req-auto-generated.txt
+++ b/.snyk/req-auto-generated.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ requests==2.31.0
 requirements-parser==0.5.0
 setuptools==69.1.1
 snowflake-connector-python[secure-local-storage]==3.7.1
-strictyaml==1.7.3
 tomlkit==0.12.3
 typer==0.9.0
 urllib3>=1.21.1,<2.3
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 0716704b4a..81b5f154ec 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ dependencies = [
   "requirements-parser==0.5.0",
   "setuptools==69.1.1",
   "snowflake-connector-python[secure-local-storage]==3.7.1",
-  "strictyaml==1.7.3",
   "tomlkit==0.12.3",
   "typer==0.9.0",
   "urllib3>=1.21.1,<2.3",
diff --git a/src/snowflake/cli/plugins/spcs/services/manager.py b/src/snowflake/cli/plugins/spcs/services/manager.py
index 4f16df4ca4..b445ed7349 100644
--- a/src/snowflake/cli/plugins/spcs/services/manager.py
+++ b/src/snowflake/cli/plugins/spcs/services/manager.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
+import json
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import List, Optional
 
+import yaml
 from snowflake.cli.api.constants import DEFAULT_SIZE_LIMIT_MB, ObjectType
 from snowflake.cli.api.secure_path import SecurePath
 from snowflake.cli.api.sql_execution import SqlExecutionMixin
@@ -69,10 +71,6 @@ def create(
 
     def _read_yaml(self, path: Path) -> str:
         # TODO(aivanou): Add validation towards schema
-        import json
-
-        import yaml
-
         with SecurePath(path).open("r", read_file_limit_mb=DEFAULT_SIZE_LIMIT_MB) as fh:
             data = yaml.safe_load(fh)
         return json.dumps(data)
diff --git a/tests/spcs/test_services.py b/tests/spcs/test_services.py
index e7ee202e75..b0e4a82719 100644
--- a/tests/spcs/test_services.py
+++ b/tests/spcs/test_services.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 from unittest.mock import Mock, patch
 
 import pytest
-import strictyaml
 from click import ClickException
 from snowflake.cli.api.constants import ObjectType
 from snowflake.cli.api.project.util import to_string_literal
@@ -13,6 +12,7 @@
 from snowflake.cli.plugins.spcs.services.commands import _service_name_callback
 from snowflake.cli.plugins.spcs.services.manager import ServiceManager
 from snowflake.connector.cursor import SnowflakeCursor
+from yaml import YAMLError
 
 from tests.spcs.test_common import SPCS_OBJECT_EXISTS_ERROR
 
@@ -185,9 +185,9 @@ def test_create_service_with_invalid_spec(mock_read_yaml):
     max_instances = 42
     external_access_integrations = query_warehouse = tags = comment = None
     auto_resume = False
-    mock_read_yaml.side_effect = strictyaml.YAMLError("Invalid YAML")
+    mock_read_yaml.side_effect = YAMLError("Invalid YAML")
 
-    with pytest.raises(strictyaml.YAMLError):
+    with pytest.raises(YAMLError):
         ServiceManager().create(
             service_name=service_name,
             compute_pool=compute_pool,
diff --git a/tests_integration/conftest.py b/tests_integration/conftest.py
index 5ad04ff127..faf02cda0c 100644
--- a/tests_integration/conftest.py
+++ b/tests_integration/conftest.py
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@
 from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional
 
 import pytest
-import strictyaml
+import yaml
+
 from snowflake.cli.api.cli_global_context import cli_context_manager
 from snowflake.cli.api.project.definition import merge_left
 from snowflake.cli.app.cli_app import app_factory
-from strictyaml import as_document
 from typer import Typer
 from typer.testing import CliRunner
 
@@ -134,10 +134,11 @@ def _temporary_project_directory(
         test_data_file = test_root_path / "test_data" / "projects" / project_name
         shutil.copytree(test_data_file, temporary_working_directory, dirs_exist_ok=True)
         if merge_project_definition:
-            project_definition = strictyaml.load(Path("snowflake.yml").read_text()).data
+            with Path("snowflake.yml").open("r") as fh:
+                project_definition = yaml.safe_load(fh)
             merge_left(project_definition, merge_project_definition)
             with open(Path(temporary_working_directory) / "snowflake.yml", "w") as file:
-                file.write(as_document(project_definition).as_yaml())
+                yaml.dump(project_definition, file)
 
         yield temporary_working_directory