diff --git a/.github/workflows/buildmaster.yml b/.github/workflows/buildmaster.yml
index 6894984bbc9..10af0e1d930 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/buildmaster.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/buildmaster.yml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
         sudo apt install ccache qt5-qmake qtscript5-dev nasm libsystemd-dev libfreetype6-dev libmp3lame-dev libx264-dev libx265-dev libxrandr-dev libxml2-dev
         sudo apt install libavahi-compat-libdnssd-dev libasound2-dev liblzo2-dev libhdhomerun-dev libsamplerate0-dev libva-dev libdrm-dev libvdpau-dev
         sudo apt install libass-dev libpulse-dev libcec-dev libssl-dev libtag1-dev libbluray-dev libbluray-bdj libgnutls28-dev libqt5webkit5-dev
-        sudo apt install libvpx-dev python3-mysqldb python3-lxml python3-simplejson python3-future python3-setuptools libdbi-perl libdbd-mysql-perl libnet-upnp-perl
+        sudo apt install libvpx-dev python3-mysqldb python3-lxml python3-future python3-setuptools libdbi-perl libdbd-mysql-perl libnet-upnp-perl
         sudo apt install libio-socket-inet6-perl libxml-simple-perl libqt5sql5-mysql libwayland-dev qtbase5-private-dev libzip-dev libsoundtouch-dev
       if: runner.os == 'Linux'
 
diff --git a/mythtv/configure b/mythtv/configure
index 7fb9ff640e2..7db121f3973 100755
--- a/mythtv/configure
+++ b/mythtv/configure
@@ -5535,7 +5535,7 @@ if enabled bdjava; then
         java_code_version=1.4
 
         javac_version=`"${JAVAC}" -version 2>&1 | head -n 1`
-        
+
         echo "${javac_version}" | grep -E -q '^javac (9|1[0-1])' && java_code_version=1.6
         echo "${javac_version}" | grep -E -q '^javac (1[2-9])' && java_code_version=1.7
         echo "${javac_version}" | grep -E -q '^javac (2.*)' && java_code_version=1.7
@@ -6563,7 +6563,6 @@ if enabled bindings_python; then
     check_py_lib MySQLdb       || disable_bindings_python "MySQLdb"
     check_py_lib lxml          || disable_bindings_python "lxml"
     check_py_lib requests      || disable_bindings_python "requests"
-    check_py_lib simplejson    || disable_bindings_python "simplejson"
     check_py_lib future        || disable_bindings_python "future"
     check_python "(3,11,1)" && check_py_lib wheel && check_py_lib_version pip "(23,0,1)" && USE_PYTHON_PIP="yes"
 fi
diff --git a/mythtv/programs/scripts/hardwareprofile/smolt.py b/mythtv/programs/scripts/hardwareprofile/smolt.py
index 1bcc8060d07..464f068d6fc 100644
--- a/mythtv/programs/scripts/hardwareprofile/smolt.py
+++ b/mythtv/programs/scripts/hardwareprofile/smolt.py
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@
     from urlparse import urlparse
 import json
 from json import JSONEncoder
-from simplejson import errors as sje
 import datetime
 import logging
 
@@ -790,8 +789,8 @@ def serialize(object, human=False):
                 sys.exit(1)
 
             try:
-                admin_obj = admin_token.json()
-            except sje.JSONDecodeError:
+                admin_obj = json.loads(admin_token.content)
+            except json.JSONDecodeError:
                 self.session.close()
                 error(_('Incorrect server response. Expected a JSON string'))
                 return (1, None, None)