diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 813d2d42c..160413f7c 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -5004,7 +5004,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "env_logger",
  "futures",
  "hex",
- "hidapi",
  "home",
  "httpmock",
  "ledger-transport",
diff --git a/cmd/crates/stellar-ledger/Cargo.toml b/cmd/crates/stellar-ledger/Cargo.toml
index 3761d36e8..1cda34add 100644
--- a/cmd/crates/stellar-ledger/Cargo.toml
+++ b/cmd/crates/stellar-ledger/Cargo.toml
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ features = ["curr", "std", "serde"]
 [dev-dependencies]
 env_logger = "0.11.3"
 futures = "0.3.30"
-hidapi = { version = "1.4.1", features = ["linux-static-hidraw"], default-features = false }
 log = "0.4.21"
 once_cell = "1.19.0"
 pretty_assertions = "1.2.1"
diff --git a/cmd/crates/stellar-ledger/src/lib.rs b/cmd/crates/stellar-ledger/src/lib.rs
index 9b4bfdb2f..e5bde33dd 100644
--- a/cmd/crates/stellar-ledger/src/lib.rs
+++ b/cmd/crates/stellar-ledger/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 use futures::executor::block_on;
-use hidapi::HidApi;
 use ledger_transport::{APDUCommand, Exchange};
 use ledger_transport_hid::{
-    hidapi::{self, HidError},
+    hidapi::{self, HidApi, HidError},
     LedgerHIDError, TransportNativeHID,
 };
 use sha2::{Digest, Sha256};
@@ -134,7 +133,7 @@ where
         let hd_path = bip_path_from_index(index)?;
         Self::get_public_key_with_display_flag(self, hd_path, false).await
     }
-    /// Synchronous version of get_public_key
+    /// Synchronous version of `get_public_key`
     /// # Errors
     ///
     pub fn get_public_key_sync(
@@ -346,7 +345,7 @@ impl<T: Exchange> Stellar for LedgerSigner<T> {
         txn: [u8; 32],
         source_account: &stellar_strkey::Strkey,
     ) -> Result<DecoratedSignature, Error> {
-        let signature = block_on(self.sign_transaction_hash(self.hd_path.clone(), txn.to_vec())) //TODO: refactor sign_transaction_hash
+        let signature = block_on(self.sign_transaction_hash(self.hd_path.clone(), &txn)) //TODO: refactor sign_transaction_hash
             .map_err(|e| {
                 tracing::error!("Error signing transaction hash with Ledger device: {e}");
                 Error::MissingSignerForAddress {