diff --git a/.woodpecker.yml b/.woodpecker.yml
index ae32937dc..a2124c1cc 100644
--- a/.woodpecker.yml
+++ b/.woodpecker.yml
@@ -73,15 +73,6 @@ steps:
     when:
       - event: pull_request
 
-  cargo_machete:
-    image: *rust_nightly_image
-    commands:
-      - *install_binstall
-      - cargo binstall -y cargo-machete
-      - cargo machete
-    when:
-      - event: pull_request
-
   cargo_shear:
     image: *rust_nightly_image
     commands:
diff --git a/crates/api_common/Cargo.toml b/crates/api_common/Cargo.toml
index 8dae46c5b..f939985e8 100644
--- a/crates/api_common/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/api_common/Cargo.toml
@@ -72,9 +72,6 @@ jsonwebtoken = { version = "9.3.0", optional = true }
 # necessary for wasmt compilation
 getrandom = { version = "0.2.15", features = ["js"] }
 
-[package.metadata.cargo-machete]
-ignored = ["getrandom"]
-
 [package.metadata.cargo-shear]
 ignored = ["getrandom"]
 
diff --git a/crates/api_crud/Cargo.toml b/crates/api_crud/Cargo.toml
index d473641af..723864705 100644
--- a/crates/api_crud/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/api_crud/Cargo.toml
@@ -34,8 +34,5 @@ serde_json = { workspace = true }
 serde = { workspace = true }
 serde_with = { workspace = true }
 
-[package.metadata.cargo-machete]
-ignored = ["futures"]
-
 [package.metadata.cargo-shear]
 ignored = ["futures"]
diff --git a/crates/db_schema/Cargo.toml b/crates/db_schema/Cargo.toml
index aeaa55c93..c9b2a7930 100644
--- a/crates/db_schema/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/db_schema/Cargo.toml
@@ -82,6 +82,3 @@ derive-new.workspace = true
 [dev-dependencies]
 serial_test = { workspace = true }
 pretty_assertions = { workspace = true }
-
-[package.metadata.cargo-machete]
-ignored = ["strum"]
diff --git a/crates/db_views_actor/Cargo.toml b/crates/db_views_actor/Cargo.toml
index c29b7d66d..d623959d5 100644
--- a/crates/db_views_actor/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/db_views_actor/Cargo.toml
@@ -48,6 +48,3 @@ pretty_assertions = { workspace = true }
 url.workspace = true
 lemmy_db_views.workspace = true
 lemmy_utils.workspace = true
-
-[package.metadata.cargo-machete]
-ignored = ["strum"]