diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 59ada4ee3..776512c92 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -313,7 +313,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "regex",
  "ropey",
  "serde",
- "serde_json",
  "similar",
  "smallvec",
  "tendril",
diff --git a/helix-core/Cargo.toml b/helix-core/Cargo.toml
index 8fdfa3cef..d26ff953e 100644
--- a/helix-core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/helix-core/Cargo.toml
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ arc-swap = "1"
 regex = "1"
 
 serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
-serde_json = "1.0"
 toml = "0.5"
 
 similar = "1.3"