I think I need to get rid of the pacifier 😒

My daughter is 5 months now, and still waking every 2 hours and just sleeping terribly at night and for naps. She is tired all the time and so am I. Every time she wakes up at night naturally, she can't go back to sleep without the pacifier now, so she will cry until I give it to her and then she will sleep. I'm assuming that all this waking up is because she is so dependent on it. I always put her down wide awake and she is great at falling asleep on her own, as long as she has her pacifier. 😫honestly I don't know if she will sleep at all without it. Should I ditch the paci cold turkey? I am at a loss as to what to do. Any thoughts appreciated!