diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index f8689eddc..6ae9b1762 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -3809,7 +3809,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "pixi_spec",
  "rattler_conda_types",
  "rstest",
- "serde_json",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
diff --git a/crates/pixi_build_type_conversions/Cargo.toml b/crates/pixi_build_type_conversions/Cargo.toml
index 8761f0efd..10ede30c7 100644
--- a/crates/pixi_build_type_conversions/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/pixi_build_type_conversions/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ pixi_build_types = { workspace = true }
 pixi_manifest = { workspace = true }
 pixi_spec = { workspace = true }
 rattler_conda_types = { workspace = true }
-serde_json = { workspace = true }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 insta = { workspace = true, features = ["json"] }