diff --git a/crates/primitives/Cargo.toml b/crates/primitives/Cargo.toml
index 04b25c7caf..d9d6c592e7 100644
--- a/crates/primitives/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/primitives/Cargo.toml
@@ -82,11 +82,8 @@ plain_hasher = "0.2"
 
 sucds = "0.8.1"
 
-# necessary so we don't hit a "undeclared 'std'":
-# https://github.com/paradigmxyz/reth/pull/177#discussion_r1021172198
 criterion.workspace = true
 pprof = { workspace = true, features = ["flamegraph", "frame-pointer", "criterion"] }
-secp256k1.workspace = true
 
 [features]
 default = ["c-kzg", "zstd-codec"]