diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index eebb1ce1a..84310ba2a 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2804,7 +2804,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "lemmy_utils",
  "pretty_assertions",
  "prometheus",
- "reqwest 0.12.8",
  "reqwest-middleware",
  "reqwest-tracing",
  "rustls 0.23.16",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index b1553be5c..e68e89d8a 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -185,7 +185,6 @@ tracing = { workspace = true }
 tracing-actix-web = { workspace = true }
 tracing-subscriber = { workspace = true }
 url = { workspace = true }
-reqwest = { workspace = true }
 reqwest-middleware = { workspace = true }
 reqwest-tracing = { workspace = true }
 clokwerk = { workspace = true }