diff --git a/verkle-trie/Cargo.toml b/verkle-trie/Cargo.toml
index c4e456c..d4d8f3b 100644
--- a/verkle-trie/Cargo.toml
+++ b/verkle-trie/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ tempfile = "3.2.0"
 thiserror = "1.0"
 ipa-multipoint = { path = "../ipa-multipoint" }
 banderwagon = { path = "../banderwagon" }
-ark-ff = { version = "^0.4.2", default-features = false }
-ark-ec = { version = "^0.4.2", default-features = false }
 ark-serialize = { version = "^0.4.2", default-features = false }
 verkle-db = { path = "../verkle-db", default-features = false }
 once_cell = "1.8.0"
@@ -33,5 +31,4 @@ name = "benchmark_main"
 harness = false
 
 [features]
-default = ["parallel"]
-parallel = ["ark-ff/parallel", "ark-ff/asm", "ark-ec/parallel"]
+default = []
diff --git a/verkle-trie/src/committer/precompute.rs b/verkle-trie/src/committer/precompute.rs
index d0bbd9f..6f371fe 100644
--- a/verkle-trie/src/committer/precompute.rs
+++ b/verkle-trie/src/committer/precompute.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 use crate::committer::Committer;
-use ark_ff::Zero;
 
-use banderwagon::{Element, Fr};
+use banderwagon::{Element, Fr, VerkleField};
 
-use ark_serialize::{CanonicalDeserialize, CanonicalSerialize, Read, SerializationError, Write};
+use ark_serialize::{CanonicalDeserialize, CanonicalSerialize};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, CanonicalSerialize, CanonicalDeserialize, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub struct PrecomputeLagrange {
diff --git a/verkle-trie/src/constants.rs b/verkle-trie/src/constants.rs
index 3a7c2f8..c8ed0a2 100644
--- a/verkle-trie/src/constants.rs
+++ b/verkle-trie/src/constants.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use ark_ff::BigInteger256;
+use banderwagon::fr_from_u64_limbs;
 pub use banderwagon::Fr;
 use ipa_multipoint::{crs::CRS, lagrange_basis::PrecomputedWeights};
 use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ pub const VERKLE_NODE_WIDTH: usize = 256;
 // using try-and-increment
 const PEDERSEN_SEED: &[u8] = b"eth_verkle_oct_2021";
 
-pub(crate) const TWO_POW_128: Fr = Fr::new(BigInteger256::new([0, 0, 1, 0]));
+pub(crate) const TWO_POW_128: Fr = fr_from_u64_limbs([0, 0, 1, 0]);
 
 pub static CRS: Lazy<CRS> = Lazy::new(|| CRS::new(VERKLE_NODE_WIDTH, PEDERSEN_SEED));
 
@@ -21,8 +21,7 @@ pub static PRECOMPUTED_WEIGHTS: Lazy<PrecomputedWeights> =
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::TWO_POW_128;
-    use ark_ff::PrimeField;
-    use banderwagon::Fr;
+    use banderwagon::{Fr, VerkleField};
 
     #[test]
     fn test_two_pow128_constant() {
diff --git a/verkle-trie/src/database/meta.rs b/verkle-trie/src/database/meta.rs
index 20a4cd5..a5dfdf6 100644
--- a/verkle-trie/src/database/meta.rs
+++ b/verkle-trie/src/database/meta.rs
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ impl std::fmt::Debug for BranchMeta {
 }
 impl BranchMeta {
     pub fn zero() -> BranchMeta {
-        use ark_ff::Zero;
+        use banderwagon::VerkleField;
         BranchMeta {
             commitment: Element::zero(),
             hash_commitment: Fr::zero(),
diff --git a/verkle-trie/src/proof.rs b/verkle-trie/src/proof.rs
index b708cbb..882dba2 100644
--- a/verkle-trie/src/proof.rs
+++ b/verkle-trie/src/proof.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ use crate::{
     constants::{CRS, PRECOMPUTED_WEIGHTS},
     errors::HintError,
 };
-use ark_serialize::{CanonicalDeserialize, CanonicalSerialize};
 
 use banderwagon::Element;
 use ipa_multipoint::multiproof::MultiPointProof;
diff --git a/verkle-trie/src/proof/opening_data.rs b/verkle-trie/src/proof/opening_data.rs
index c897ca7..8230bb5 100644
--- a/verkle-trie/src/proof/opening_data.rs
+++ b/verkle-trie/src/proof/opening_data.rs
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ use crate::{
     database::{Meta, ReadOnlyHigherDb},
     proof::key_path_finder::{KeyNotFound, KeyPathFinder, KeyState},
 };
-use ark_ff::{One, PrimeField, Zero};
-use banderwagon::Fr;
+
+use banderwagon::{Fr, VerkleField};
 use ipa_multipoint::{lagrange_basis::LagrangeBasis, multiproof::ProverQuery};
 use std::{
     collections::{BTreeMap, BTreeSet},
diff --git a/verkle-trie/src/proof/stateless_updater.rs b/verkle-trie/src/proof/stateless_updater.rs
index 0753182..5c93bc8 100644
--- a/verkle-trie/src/proof/stateless_updater.rs
+++ b/verkle-trie/src/proof/stateless_updater.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 use crate::constants::TWO_POW_128;
 use crate::{committer::Committer, errors::VerificationError, group_to_field, proof::ExtPresent};
-use ark_ff::{One, PrimeField, Zero};
-use banderwagon::{Element, Fr};
+use banderwagon::{Element, Fr, VerkleField};
 use std::collections::{BTreeMap, HashSet};
 
 use super::{UpdateHint, VerkleProof};
diff --git a/verkle-trie/src/proof/verifier.rs b/verkle-trie/src/proof/verifier.rs
index 1a5dfc5..d065149 100644
--- a/verkle-trie/src/proof/verifier.rs
+++ b/verkle-trie/src/proof/verifier.rs
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@ use crate::{
     group_to_field,
     proof::{ExtPresent, UpdateHint},
 };
-use ark_ff::{One, PrimeField, Zero};
-use banderwagon::{Element, Fr};
+use banderwagon::{Element, Fr, VerkleField};
 use ipa_multipoint::multiproof::VerifierQuery;
 use std::{
     collections::{BTreeMap, BTreeSet},
diff --git a/verkle-trie/src/trie.rs b/verkle-trie/src/trie.rs
index 7efb72d..0d5ecff 100644
--- a/verkle-trie/src/trie.rs
+++ b/verkle-trie/src/trie.rs
@@ -3,9 +3,8 @@ use crate::constants::{CRS, TWO_POW_128};
 use crate::database::{BranchMeta, Flush, Meta, ReadWriteHigherDb, StemMeta};
 use crate::{committer::Committer, Config};
 use crate::{group_to_field, TrieTrait};
-use ark_ff::{PrimeField, Zero};
 
-use banderwagon::{Element, Fr};
+use banderwagon::{Element, Fr, VerkleField};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 // The trie implements the logic to insert values, fetch values, and create paths to said values
@@ -763,8 +762,8 @@ fn paths_from_relative(parent_path: Vec<u8>, relative_paths: Vec<u8>) -> Vec<Vec
 }
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
-    use ark_ff::{PrimeField, Zero};
     use ark_serialize::CanonicalSerialize;
+    use banderwagon::VerkleField;
 
     use crate::constants::{CRS, TWO_POW_128};
     use crate::database::memory_db::MemoryDb;