diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 66936dce4..4836f8c50 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1801,8 +1801,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-graphql",
  "async-trait",
- "base64 0.22.1",
- "blake2b_simd",
  "blake3",
  "bs58",
  "bytecheck",
@@ -1840,7 +1838,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
  "serde_with",
- "sha3",
  "tempfile",
  "tokio",
  "tokio-rustls",
diff --git a/rusk/Cargo.toml b/rusk/Cargo.toml
index 3bfa7e9ac..822ba0448 100644
--- a/rusk/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rusk/Cargo.toml
@@ -39,16 +39,13 @@ serde_json = { workspace = true }
 serde_with = { workspace = true, features = ["hex"] }
 humantime-serde = { workspace = true }
 bs58 = { workspace = true }
-base64 = { workspace = true }
 hex = { workspace = true }
 parking_lot = { workspace = true }
 rkyv = { workspace = true, features = ["size_32"] }
 bytecheck = { workspace = true }
 dirs = { workspace = true }
 blake3 = { workspace = true }
-blake2b_simd = { workspace = true }
 
-sha3 = { workspace = true }
 dusk-bytes = { workspace = true }
 kadcast = { workspace = true }
 pin-project = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/rusk/src/lib/http/event.rs b/rusk/src/lib/http/event.rs
index 2bf21c523..21184a062 100644
--- a/rusk/src/lib/http/event.rs
+++ b/rusk/src/lib/http/event.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 //
 // Copyright (c) DUSK NETWORK. All rights reserved.
 
-use base64::engine::{general_purpose::STANDARD as BASE64, Engine};
 use bytecheck::CheckBytes;
 use dusk_core::abi::ContractId;
 use futures_util::stream::Iter as StreamIter;