diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 0d176407ce..8e3ff939e0 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -3511,7 +3511,6 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "bytes",
  "codecs-derive",
- "ethers-core",
  "modular-bitfield",
  "revm-interpreter",
  "serde",
diff --git a/crates/storage/codecs/Cargo.toml b/crates/storage/codecs/Cargo.toml
index 9266be23d6..70a5fe0272 100644
--- a/crates/storage/codecs/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/storage/codecs/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ no_codec = ["codecs-derive/no_codec"]
 [dependencies]
 bytes = "1.2.1"
 codecs-derive = { version = "0.1.0", path = "./derive", default-features = false }
-ethers-core = { git = "https://github.com/gakonst/ethers-rs", default-features = false }
 revm-interpreter = { git = "https://github.com/bluealloy/revm", rev = "3a13c9c8a0cda728941f1b26db0beb1025744ea9", features = ["with-serde"] }
 
 [dev-dependencies]