diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index e11c9b8..f319543 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -24,9 +24,6 @@ serde_with = "1.0"
 serde_bytes = "0.11.2"
 time = "*"
 secp256k1 = { version = "0.15.0", features = ["rand", "serde"] }
-curve25519-dalek = { version = "1", features = ["serde"] }
-merlin = "1.0.0"
-bulletproofs = { git = "https://github.com/dalek-cryptography/bulletproofs", tag = "1.0.2" }
 sha2 = { version = "0.8", default-features = false }
 
 [dev-dependencies.bincode]
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5e07c83..5900f9b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ Active development of libbolt is ongoing at [Bolt Labs, Inc](https://github.com/
 * secp256k1
 * sodiumoxide
 * pairing
-* merlin
-* bulletproofs
 
 Note that the above rust dependencies will be compiled and installed as a result of running the `make` command.
 
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 846d3d2..0d96993 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -27,9 +27,6 @@ extern crate bincode;
 extern crate sodiumoxide;
 extern crate secp256k1;
 extern crate time;
-extern crate merlin;
-extern crate bulletproofs;
-extern crate curve25519_dalek;
 extern crate sha2;
 
 extern crate serde;
@@ -49,10 +46,6 @@ use sodiumoxide::randombytes;
 use sodiumoxide::crypto::hash::sha512;
 use sha2::Sha512;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
-use curve25519_dalek::digest::*;
-use curve25519_dalek::scalar::Scalar;
-use merlin::Transcript;
-use bulletproofs::{BulletproofGens, PedersenGens, RangeProof};
 use ff::{Rand, Field};
 
 use serde::{Serialize, Deserialize};