diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 4cce153db..9bd77d940 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -3014,27 +3014,12 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "kitsune-core"
 version = "0.0.1-pre.4"
 dependencies = [
- "athena",
- "deadpool-redis",
- "eyre",
  "futures-util",
- "kitsune-cache",
- "kitsune-captcha",
- "kitsune-config",
  "kitsune-db",
- "kitsune-email",
- "kitsune-embed",
  "kitsune-messaging",
- "kitsune-search",
- "kitsune-storage",
- "rusty-s3",
  "serde",
  "speedy-uuid",
- "thiserror",
- "time",
- "tracing",
  "typed-builder",
- "url",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
diff --git a/crates/kitsune-core/Cargo.toml b/crates/kitsune-core/Cargo.toml
index b1d1c097a..f9d56c9e8 100644
--- a/crates/kitsune-core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/kitsune-core/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,29 +4,13 @@ edition.workspace = true
 version.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
-athena = { path = "../../lib/athena" }
-deadpool-redis = "0.13.0"
-eyre = "0.6.9"
 futures-util = "0.3.29"
-kitsune-cache = { path = "../kitsune-cache" }
-kitsune-captcha = { path = "../kitsune-captcha" }
-kitsune-config = { path = "../kitsune-config" }
 kitsune-db = { path = "../kitsune-db" }
-kitsune-email = { path = "../kitsune-email" }
-kitsune-embed = { path = "../kitsune-embed" }
 kitsune-messaging = { path = "../kitsune-messaging" }
-kitsune-search = { path = "../kitsune-search" }
-kitsune-storage = { path = "../kitsune-storage" }
-rusty-s3 = { version = "0.5.0", default-features = false }
 serde = { version = "1.0.193", features = ["derive"] }
 speedy-uuid = { path = "../../lib/speedy-uuid", features = ["diesel"] }
-thiserror = "1.0.50"
-time = "0.3.30"
-tracing = "0.1.40"
 typed-builder = "0.18.0"
-url = "2.5.0"
 
 [features]
 default = []
 mastodon-api = []
-meilisearch = ["kitsune-search/meilisearch"]
diff --git a/crates/kitsune-core/src/error.rs b/crates/kitsune-core/src/error.rs
index 0dffd272d..9536c4785 100644
--- a/crates/kitsune-core/src/error.rs
+++ b/crates/kitsune-core/src/error.rs
@@ -1,38 +1,3 @@
 use std::error::Error as StdError;
-use thiserror::Error;
 
 pub type BoxError = Box<dyn StdError + Send + Sync>;
-//pub type Result<T, E = Error> = std::result::Result<T, E>;
-
-#[derive(Debug, Error)]
-pub enum ApiError {
-    #[error("Bad request")]
-    BadRequest,
-
-    #[error("Email already taken")]
-    EmailTaken,
-
-    #[error("Internal server error")]
-    InternalServerError,
-
-    #[error("Invalid captcha")]
-    InvalidCaptcha,
-
-    #[error("Missing host")]
-    MissingHost,
-
-    #[error("Not found")]
-    NotFound,
-
-    #[error("Registrations closed")]
-    RegistrationsClosed,
-
-    #[error("Unauthorised")]
-    Unauthorised,
-
-    #[error("Unsupported media type")]
-    UnsupportedMediaType,
-
-    #[error("Username already taken")]
-    UsernameTaken,
-}
diff --git a/crates/kitsune-core/src/lib.rs b/crates/kitsune-core/src/lib.rs
index 5d0274893..7bda6622b 100644
--- a/crates/kitsune-core/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/kitsune-core/src/lib.rs
@@ -9,9 +9,6 @@
     forbidden_lint_groups
 )]
 
-#[macro_use]
-extern crate tracing;
-
 pub mod error;
 pub mod event;
 //pub mod mapping;
diff --git a/kitsune/Cargo.toml b/kitsune/Cargo.toml
index 5d8c1c950..92e078fa2 100644
--- a/kitsune/Cargo.toml
+++ b/kitsune/Cargo.toml
@@ -115,5 +115,5 @@ graphql-api = [
     "speedy-uuid/async-graphql",
 ]
 mastodon-api = ["kitsune-core/mastodon-api"]
-meilisearch = ["kitsune-core/meilisearch"]
+meilisearch = ["kitsune-search/meilisearch"]
 oidc = ["dep:kitsune-oidc"]