diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index c25b777..40006f6 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "turnstone",
-  "version": "0.3.0",
+  "version": "0.4.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "turnstone",
-      "version": "0.3.0",
+      "version": "0.4.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "first-of-type": "^1.0.0",
         "prop-types": "^15.8.1",
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
         "eslint-plugin-react": "^7.28.0",
         "jsdom": "^19.0.0",
         "msw": "^0.36.8",
-        "nanoid": "^3.3.1",
         "node-fetch": "^2.6.7",
         "react": "^17.0.2",
         "react-dom": "^17.0.2",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6fe83d2..95b5665 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@
     "eslint-plugin-react": "^7.28.0",
     "jsdom": "^19.0.0",
     "msw": "^0.36.8",
-    "nanoid": "^3.3.1",
     "node-fetch": "^2.6.7",
     "react": "^17.0.2",
     "react-dom": "^17.0.2",
diff --git a/src/App.jsx b/src/App.jsx
index 0b33109..aa87652 100644
--- a/src/App.jsx
+++ b/src/App.jsx
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ const App = () => {
         data={fruits}
         dataSearchType={'startswith'}
         debounceWait={0}
-        id={'autocomplete'}
         itemGroupsAreImmutable={true}
         maxItems={10}
         name={'search'}
diff --git a/src/lib/index.jsx b/src/lib/index.jsx
index e41633d..5b277a6 100644
--- a/src/lib/index.jsx
+++ b/src/lib/index.jsx
@@ -2,20 +2,21 @@
 
 import React from 'react'
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types'
-import { nanoid } from 'nanoid'
 import { StateContextProvider } from './context/state'
 import isUndefined from './utils/isUndefined'
 import Container from './components/container'
 
+const randomId = () => `turnstone-${(0|Math.random()*6.04e7).toString(36)}`
+
 // Set prop defaults before passing them on to components
 const propDefaults = {
   autoFocus: false,
   clearButton: false,
   clearButtonAriaLabel: 'Clear contents',
-  clearButtonText: '×',
+  clearButtonText: '\u00d7',
   debounceWait: 250,
   defaultItemGroupsAreImmutable: true,
-  id: nanoid(),
+  id: randomId(),
   isDisabled: false,
   itemGroupsAreImmutable: true,
   maxItems: 10,