diff --git a/packages/astro/package.json b/packages/astro/package.json
index 2a8f592cc404..31abc763eaee 100644
--- a/packages/astro/package.json
+++ b/packages/astro/package.json
@@ -152,7 +152,6 @@
     "esbuild": "^0.21.5",
     "estree-walker": "^3.0.3",
     "fast-glob": "^3.3.2",
-    "fastq": "^1.17.1",
     "flattie": "^1.1.1",
     "github-slugger": "^2.0.0",
     "gray-matter": "^4.0.3",
@@ -173,7 +172,6 @@
     "rehype": "^13.0.2",
     "semver": "^7.6.3",
     "shiki": "^1.22.0",
-    "string-width": "^7.2.0",
     "tinyexec": "^0.3.0",
     "tsconfck": "^3.1.3",
     "unist-util-visit": "^5.0.0",
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/content/content-layer.ts b/packages/astro/src/content/content-layer.ts
index b2729ce4dd72..7917c2500379 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/content/content-layer.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/content/content-layer.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { promises as fs, existsSync } from 'node:fs';
-import * as fastq from 'fastq';
+import PQueue from 'p-queue';
 import type { FSWatcher } from 'vite';
 import xxhash from 'xxhash-wasm';
 import type { AstroSettings, ContentEntryType, RefreshContentOptions } from '../@types/astro.js';
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export class ContentLayer {
 
 	#generateDigest?: (data: Record<string, unknown> | string) => string;
 
-	#queue: fastq.queueAsPromised<RefreshContentOptions, void>;
+	#queue: PQueue;
 
 	constructor({ settings, logger, store, watcher }: ContentLayerOptions) {
 		// The default max listeners is 10, which can be exceeded when using a lot of loaders
@@ -46,14 +46,14 @@ export class ContentLayer {
 		this.#store = store;
 		this.#settings = settings;
 		this.#watcher = watcher;
-		this.#queue = fastq.promise(this.#doSync.bind(this), 1);
+		this.#queue = new PQueue({ concurrency: 1 });
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Whether the content layer is currently loading content
 	 */
 	get loading() {
-		return !this.#queue.idle();
+		return this.#queue.size > 0 || this.#queue.pending > 0;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ export class ContentLayer {
 	 */
 
 	sync(options: RefreshContentOptions = {}): Promise<void> {
-		return this.#queue.push(options);
+		return this.#queue.add(() => this.#doSync(options));
 	}
 
 	async #doSync(options: RefreshContentOptions) {
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/core/logger/core.ts b/packages/astro/src/core/logger/core.ts
index 51ebd9325b06..e77f6014d8d6 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/core/logger/core.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/core/logger/core.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import { blue, bold, dim, red, yellow } from 'kleur/colors';
-import stringWidth from 'string-width';
 
 export interface LogWritable<T> {
 	write: (chunk: T) => boolean;
@@ -117,30 +116,12 @@ export function error(opts: LogOptions, label: string | null, message: string, n
 	return log(opts, 'error', label, message, newLine);
 }
 
-type LogFn = typeof info | typeof warn | typeof error;
-
-export function table(opts: LogOptions, columns: number[]) {
-	return function logTable(logFn: LogFn, ...input: Array<any>) {
-		const message = columns.map((len, i) => padStr(input[i].toString(), len)).join(' ');
-		logFn(opts, null, message);
-	};
-}
-
 export function debug(...args: any[]) {
 	if ('_astroGlobalDebug' in globalThis) {
 		(globalThis as any)._astroGlobalDebug(...args);
 	}
 }
 
-function padStr(str: string, len: number) {
-	const strLen = stringWidth(str);
-	if (strLen > len) {
-		return str.substring(0, len - 3) + '...';
-	}
-	const spaces = Array.from({ length: len - strLen }, () => ' ').join('');
-	return str + spaces;
-}
-
 /**
  * Get the prefix for a log message.
  * This includes the timestamp, log level, and label all properly formatted
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 5cb1df3b9858..b8982deaf1c1 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -642,9 +642,6 @@ importers:
       fast-glob:
         specifier: ^3.3.2
         version: 3.3.2
-      fastq:
-        specifier: ^1.17.1
-        version: 1.17.1
       flattie:
         specifier: ^1.1.1
         version: 1.1.1
@@ -705,9 +702,6 @@ importers:
       shiki:
         specifier: ^1.22.0
         version: 1.22.0
-      string-width:
-        specifier: ^7.2.0
-        version: 7.2.0
       tinyexec:
         specifier: ^0.3.0
         version: 0.3.0