diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index 7f31f65..6467be3 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ Depends:
 Imports: 
     rworldmap,
     gmt,
-    dplyr,
     zoo,
     Rssa,
     reshape2,
diff --git a/NAMESPACE b/NAMESPACE
index 362cdc1..dec1a81 100644
--- a/NAMESPACE
+++ b/NAMESPACE
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import(utils)
 importFrom(Rssa,nsigma)
 importFrom(Rssa,ssa)
 importFrom(TSA,harmonic)
-importFrom(dplyr,arrange)
 importFrom(forecast,forecast)
 importFrom(gmt,geodist)
 importFrom(graphics,points)
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 3da6699..fd1ed41 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 
 #### 🍬 miscellaneous
 
+  * Eliminates {dplyr} dependency (#12)
+
 
 # GSODTools 1.0.5 (2022-06-08)
 
diff --git a/R/stationFromCoords.R b/R/stationFromCoords.R
index 46863d0..1da8f59 100644
--- a/R/stationFromCoords.R
+++ b/R/stationFromCoords.R
@@ -50,8 +50,6 @@
 #' gsod_shp <- stationFromCoords(x = kibo, 
 #'                               width = 100)
 #' 
-#' @importFrom dplyr arrange
-#' 
 #' @export
 stationFromCoords <- function(x, 
                               y = NULL, 
@@ -69,6 +67,7 @@ stationFromCoords <- function(x,
   }
   
   # Calculate distance from point of interest to supplied stations
+  # TODO: what happens if there are 2+ points in input
   stations <- gsodstations
   x.to.stations <- gmt::geodist(
     Nfrom = y
@@ -78,8 +77,16 @@ stationFromCoords <- function(x,
   # Add calculated distances to stations
   stations$DIST <- round(x.to.stations, ...)
   
-  # Identify and return GSOD stations that lie within the given buffer width
-  stations <- stations |> subset(DIST <= width) |> dplyr::arrange(DIST) |> gsodDf2Sp()
+  # Find stations that lie within the given buffer width and convert to spatial
+  stations = stations |> 
+    subset(
+      DIST <= width
+    ) |> 
+    gsodDf2Sp()
   
-  return(stations)
+  # Sort by distance and return
+  stations[
+    order(stations$DIST)
+    ,
+  ]
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/TODO b/TODO
index bb22db6..52b74a9 100644
--- a/TODO
+++ b/TODO
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ General
   - further details: https://roxygen2.r-lib.org/articles/markdown.html
 * add ci/cd
 * gsod --> isd
-* {dplyr}, {data.table} (built-in data object) or base
+* {data.table} (built-in data object) or base
 * re-enable (some) `\dontrun` examples
 * handle records in `gsodstations` with lon = lat = 0.0
 * find solution for `gsodstations` duplication (internal vs. external)