diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index b858a8f63..bf835d289 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -3820,7 +3820,6 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "tor-netdoc"
 version = "0.4.0"
 dependencies = [
- "base64",
  "base64ct",
  "bitflags",
  "derive_more",
diff --git a/crates/tor-netdoc/Cargo.toml b/crates/tor-netdoc/Cargo.toml
index ac9fa3b8f..2eeaccb4c 100644
--- a/crates/tor-netdoc/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/tor-netdoc/Cargo.toml
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ experimental-api = []
 dangerous-expose-struct-fields = ["visible", "visibility"]
 
 [dependencies]
-base64 = "0.13.0"
 base64ct = { version = "1.5.0", features = ["alloc"] }
 bitflags = "1"
 derive_more = "0.99"