diff --git a/crates/channel/Cargo.toml b/crates/channel/Cargo.toml
index 9d42125..745e060 100644
--- a/crates/channel/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/channel/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ name = "channel"
 
 [dependencies]
 base64 = "0.22.1"
-hex = "0.4.3"
 serde_json = "1.0.117"
 ed448-goldilocks-plus = "0.11.2"
 rand = "0.8.5"