diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 39eb58665..06873fa5c 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ checksum = "c5d78ce20460b82d3fa150275ed9d55e21064fc7951177baacf86a145c4a4b1f"
 name = "arch"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
- "acpi_tables",
  "anyhow",
  "byteorder",
  "fdt",
@@ -205,7 +204,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "arch",
  "bitflags",
  "byteorder",
- "epoll",
  "hypervisor",
  "libc",
  "log",
@@ -344,7 +342,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "byteorder",
  "env_logger",
- "epoll",
  "iced-x86",
  "kvm-bindings",
  "kvm-ioctls",
@@ -353,7 +350,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "mshv-bindings",
  "mshv-ioctls",
  "serde",
- "serde_json",
  "thiserror",
  "vfio-ioctls",
  "vm-memory",
@@ -1161,7 +1157,6 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "vfio_user"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
- "anyhow",
  "libc",
  "log",
  "serde",
@@ -1184,7 +1179,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "remain",
  "thiserror",
  "uuid",
- "vmm-sys-util",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1318,7 +1312,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "hypervisor",
  "serde",
- "serde_json",
  "thiserror",
  "vfio-ioctls",
  "vm-memory",
@@ -1359,7 +1352,6 @@ name = "vm-virtio"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "log",
- "virtio-bindings",
  "virtio-queue",
  "vm-memory",
 ]
diff --git a/arch/Cargo.toml b/arch/Cargo.toml
index 3f3df56c7..e7bc0b10a 100644
--- a/arch/Cargo.toml
+++ b/arch/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ default = []
 tdx = []
 
 [dependencies]
-acpi_tables = { path = "../acpi_tables" }
 anyhow = "1.0.58"
 byteorder = "1.4.3"
 hypervisor = { path = "../hypervisor" }
diff --git a/devices/Cargo.toml b/devices/Cargo.toml
index 60948587f..b71484a08 100644
--- a/devices/Cargo.toml
+++ b/devices/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ anyhow = "1.0.58"
 arch = { path = "../arch" }
 bitflags = "1.3.2"
 byteorder = "1.4.3"
-epoll = "4.3.1"
 hypervisor = { path = "../hypervisor" }
 libc = "0.2.126"
 log = "0.4.17"
diff --git a/hypervisor/Cargo.toml b/hypervisor/Cargo.toml
index be13a5662..c36d63c4d 100644
--- a/hypervisor/Cargo.toml
+++ b/hypervisor/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ tdx = []
 [dependencies]
 anyhow = "1.0.58"
 byteorder = "1.4.3"
-epoll = "4.3.1"
 thiserror = "1.0.31"
 libc = "0.2.126"
 log = "0.4.17"
@@ -22,7 +21,6 @@ kvm-bindings = { git = "https://github.com/cloud-hypervisor/kvm-bindings", branc
 mshv-bindings = { git = "https://github.com/rust-vmm/mshv", branch = "main", features = ["with-serde", "fam-wrappers"], optional  = true }
 mshv-ioctls = { git = "https://github.com/rust-vmm/mshv", branch = "main", optional  = true}
 serde = { version = "1.0.140", features = ["rc", "derive"] }
-serde_json = "1.0.82"
 vfio-ioctls = { git = "https://github.com/rust-vmm/vfio", branch = "main", default-features = false }
 vm-memory = { version = "0.8.0", features = ["backend-mmap", "backend-atomic"] }
 vmm-sys-util = { version = "0.10.0", features = ["with-serde"] }
diff --git a/vfio_user/Cargo.toml b/vfio_user/Cargo.toml
index 971bcceed..3ba87326b 100644
--- a/vfio_user/Cargo.toml
+++ b/vfio_user/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ authors = ["The Cloud Hypervisor Authors"]
 edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]
-anyhow = "1.0.58"
 libc = "0.2.126"
 log = "0.4.17"
 serde = {version = ">=1.0.27", features = ["rc"] }
diff --git a/vhdx/Cargo.toml b/vhdx/Cargo.toml
index 12e132257..a07b510c0 100644
--- a/vhdx/Cargo.toml
+++ b/vhdx/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,4 +13,3 @@ log = "0.4.17"
 remain = "0.2.3"
 thiserror = "1.0"
 uuid = { version = "1.1.2", features = ["v4"] }
-vmm-sys-util = ">=0.3.1"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/vm-device/Cargo.toml b/vm-device/Cargo.toml
index 796445990..72f08644d 100644
--- a/vm-device/Cargo.toml
+++ b/vm-device/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ anyhow = "1.0.58"
 hypervisor = { path = "../hypervisor" }
 thiserror = "1.0.31"
 serde = { version = "1.0.140", features = ["rc", "derive"] }
-serde_json = "1.0.82"
 vfio-ioctls = { git = "https://github.com/rust-vmm/vfio", branch = "main", default-features = false }
 vm-memory = { version = "0.8.0", features = ["backend-mmap"] }
 vmm-sys-util = "0.10.0"
diff --git a/vm-virtio/Cargo.toml b/vm-virtio/Cargo.toml
index c6f0e6894..26deff2ed 100644
--- a/vm-virtio/Cargo.toml
+++ b/vm-virtio/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,6 +9,5 @@ default = []
 
 [dependencies]
 log = "0.4.17"
-virtio-bindings = { version = "0.1.0", features = ["virtio-v5_0_0"] }
 virtio-queue = "0.4.0"
 vm-memory = { version = "0.8.0", features = ["backend-mmap", "backend-atomic", "backend-bitmap"] }