diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 73168a57..65e740fd 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1299,7 +1299,6 @@ version = "0.5.0-alpha.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "log",
- "pulldown-cmark 0.10.3",
  "regex",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
diff --git a/crates/mdbook-core/Cargo.toml b/crates/mdbook-core/Cargo.toml
index 80e9fcb0..6841704b 100644
--- a/crates/mdbook-core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/mdbook-core/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ rust-version.workspace = true
 [dependencies]
 anyhow.workspace = true
 log.workspace = true
-pulldown-cmark.workspace = true
 regex.workspace = true
 serde.workspace = true
 serde_json.workspace = true