diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 694c8a94..98d416df 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -4561,7 +4561,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "async-nats",
  "axum",
  "futures-util",
- "reqwest 0.13.1",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
  "swarm-queue-client",
diff --git a/swarm-controller/Cargo.toml b/swarm-controller/Cargo.toml
index e5eed511..c5012025 100644
--- a/swarm-controller/Cargo.toml
+++ b/swarm-controller/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ anyhow.workspace = true
 async-nats = { workspace = true, features = ["kv"] }
 axum.workspace = true
 futures-util.workspace = true
-reqwest.workspace = true
 serde.workspace = true
 serde_json.workspace = true
 # The queue connect (token mint + auth callback + reconnect) is shared with