diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 682c37e..5cc6e6f 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,9 +14,6 @@ git = "https://github.com/apoelstra/bitcoin-secp256k1-rs.git"
 [dependencies.eventual]
 git = "https://github.com/carllerche/eventual"
 
-[dependencies.hamcrest]
-git = "https://github.com/carllerche/eventual"
-
 [dependencies]
 byteorder = "*"
 num_cpus = "*"
@@ -24,8 +21,6 @@ rand = "*"
 rust-crypto = "*"
 rustc-serialize = "*"
 serde = "*"
+serde_macros = "*"
 time = "*"
 
-[dev-dependencies]
-hamcrest = { git = "https://github.com/carllerche/hamcrest-rust.git" }
-
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 34de0c4..901f3df 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 #![deny(unused_mut)]
 #![warn(missing_doc)]
 
-#[cfg(test)] extern crate hamcrest;
+#![plugin(serde_macros)]
 
 extern crate alloc;
 extern crate byteorder;
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ extern crate rand;
 extern crate rustc_serialize as serialize;
 extern crate secp256k1;
 extern crate serde;
-#[plugin(serde_macros)]
 extern crate test;
 extern crate time;
 
diff --git a/src/network/constants.rs b/src/network/constants.rs
index 376246e..5812f0a 100644
--- a/src/network/constants.rs
+++ b/src/network/constants.rs
@@ -70,9 +70,6 @@ mod tests {
   use super::Network;
   use network::serialize::{deserialize, serialize};
 
-  use hamcrest::is;
-
-
   #[test]
   fn serialize_test() {
     assert_eq!(serialize(&Network::Bitcoin).unwrap(), vec![0xf9, 0xbe, 0xb4, 0xd9]);