diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index be688824..2e517156 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1882,16 +1882,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "winapi",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "if-addrs"
-version = "0.8.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "26b24dd0826eee92c56edcda7ff190f2cf52115c49eadb2c2da8063e2673a8c2"
-dependencies = [
- "libc",
- "windows-sys",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "if-watch"
 version = "3.0.0"
@@ -1902,7 +1892,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "core-foundation",
  "fnv",
  "futures",
- "if-addrs 0.7.0",
+ "if-addrs",
  "ipnet",
  "log",
  "rtnetlink",
@@ -1970,7 +1960,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "either",
  "env_logger 0.10.0",
  "futures",
- "if-addrs 0.8.0",
  "libp2p",
  "log",
  "rand 0.8.5",
@@ -2153,9 +2142,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "libp2p-websocket",
  "libp2p-yamux",
  "multiaddr",
- "parking_lot 0.12.1",
  "pin-project",
- "smallvec",
  "tokio",
 ]
 
@@ -2232,7 +2219,6 @@ name = "libp2p-dcutr"
 version = "0.9.0"
 dependencies = [
  "asynchronous-codec",
- "bytes",
  "clap 4.1.6",
  "either",
  "env_logger 0.10.0",
@@ -2613,13 +2599,11 @@ dependencies = [
  "libp2p-tcp",
  "libp2p-yamux",
  "log",
- "pin-project",
  "prost",
  "prost-build",
  "prost-codec",
  "quickcheck-ext",
  "rand 0.8.5",
- "smallvec",
  "static_assertions",
  "thiserror",
  "void",
@@ -2649,10 +2633,8 @@ dependencies = [
  "prost-build",
  "prost-codec",
  "rand 0.8.5",
- "sha2 0.10.6",
  "thiserror",
  "tokio",
- "unsigned-varint",
  "void",
 ]
 
@@ -2662,7 +2644,6 @@ version = "0.24.0"
 dependencies = [
  "async-std",
  "async-trait",
- "bytes",
  "env_logger 0.10.0",
  "futures",
  "instant",
@@ -2671,10 +2652,8 @@ dependencies = [
  "libp2p-swarm",
  "libp2p-tcp",
  "libp2p-yamux",
- "log",
  "rand 0.8.5",
  "smallvec",
- "unsigned-varint",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2697,11 +2676,9 @@ dependencies = [
  "libp2p-swarm-derive",
  "libp2p-yamux",
  "log",
- "pin-project",
  "quickcheck-ext",
  "rand 0.8.5",
  "smallvec",
- "thiserror",
  "tokio",
  "void",
  "wasm-bindgen-futures",
@@ -2845,7 +2822,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "libp2p-core",
  "libp2p-muxer-test-harness",
  "log",
- "parking_lot 0.12.1",
  "thiserror",
  "yamux",
 ]
@@ -4893,8 +4869,6 @@ checksum = "d86a8dc7f45e4c1b0d30e43038c38f274e77af056aa5f74b93c2cf9eb3c1c836"
 dependencies = [
  "asynchronous-codec",
  "bytes",
- "futures-io",
- "futures-util",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 5bac72b6..fa2a6d62 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -112,9 +112,7 @@ libp2p-uds = { version = "0.38.0", path = "transports/uds", optional = true }
 libp2p-wasm-ext = { version = "0.39.0", path = "transports/wasm-ext", optional = true }
 libp2p-yamux = { version = "0.43.0", path = "muxers/yamux", optional = true }
 multiaddr = { version = "0.17.0" }
-parking_lot = "0.12.0"
 pin-project = "1.0.0"
-smallvec = "1.6.1"
 
 [target.'cfg(not(any(target_os = "emscripten", target_os = "wasi", target_os = "unknown")))'.dependencies]
 libp2p-deflate = { version = "0.39.0", path = "transports/deflate", optional = true }
diff --git a/interop-tests/Cargo.toml b/interop-tests/Cargo.toml
index da3cc00a..38c6ea1c 100644
--- a/interop-tests/Cargo.toml
+++ b/interop-tests/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ anyhow = "1"
 either = "1.8.0"
 env_logger = "0.10.0"
 futures = "0.3.26"
-if-addrs = "0.8.0"
 libp2p = { path = "../", features = ["websocket", "quic",  "mplex", "yamux", "tcp", "tokio", "ping", "noise", "tls", "dns", "rsa", "macros", "webrtc"] }
 log = "0.4"
 rand = "0.8.5"
diff --git a/muxers/yamux/Cargo.toml b/muxers/yamux/Cargo.toml
index 742888c1..d5daeee5 100644
--- a/muxers/yamux/Cargo.toml
+++ b/muxers/yamux/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ categories = ["network-programming", "asynchronous"]
 [dependencies]
 futures = "0.3.26"
 libp2p-core = { version = "0.39.0", path = "../../core" }
-parking_lot = "0.12"
 thiserror = "1.0"
 yamux = "0.10.0"
 log = "0.4"
diff --git a/protocols/dcutr/Cargo.toml b/protocols/dcutr/Cargo.toml
index ac5e0a29..71c75c4d 100644
--- a/protocols/dcutr/Cargo.toml
+++ b/protocols/dcutr/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ categories = ["network-programming", "asynchronous"]
 
 [dependencies]
 asynchronous-codec = "0.6"
-bytes = "1"
 either = "1.6.0"
 futures = "0.3.26"
 futures-timer = "3.0"
diff --git a/protocols/relay/Cargo.toml b/protocols/relay/Cargo.toml
index 4a92f82b..9a8255f4 100644
--- a/protocols/relay/Cargo.toml
+++ b/protocols/relay/Cargo.toml
@@ -20,11 +20,9 @@ instant = "0.1.11"
 libp2p-core = { version = "0.39.0", path = "../../core" }
 libp2p-swarm = { version = "0.42.0", path = "../../swarm" }
 log = "0.4"
-pin-project = "1"
 prost-codec = { version = "0.3", path = "../../misc/prost-codec" }
 prost = "0.11"
 rand = "0.8.4"
-smallvec = "1.6.1"
 static_assertions = "1"
 thiserror = "1.0"
 void = "1"
diff --git a/protocols/rendezvous/Cargo.toml b/protocols/rendezvous/Cargo.toml
index 8238eaa4..d8da3b29 100644
--- a/protocols/rendezvous/Cargo.toml
+++ b/protocols/rendezvous/Cargo.toml
@@ -22,9 +22,7 @@ log = "0.4"
 prost = "0.11"
 prost-codec = { version = "0.3.0", path = "../../misc/prost-codec" }
 rand = "0.8"
-sha2 = "0.10"
 thiserror = "1"
-unsigned-varint = { version = "0.7", features = ["asynchronous_codec"] }
 void = "1"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
diff --git a/protocols/request-response/Cargo.toml b/protocols/request-response/Cargo.toml
index 2e010fd5..20daa13f 100644
--- a/protocols/request-response/Cargo.toml
+++ b/protocols/request-response/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,15 +12,12 @@ categories = ["network-programming", "asynchronous"]
 
 [dependencies]
 async-trait = "0.1"
-bytes = "1"
 futures = "0.3.26"
 instant = "0.1.11"
 libp2p-core = { version = "0.39.0", path = "../../core" }
 libp2p-swarm = { version = "0.42.0", path = "../../swarm" }
-log = "0.4.11"
 rand = "0.8"
 smallvec = "1.6.1"
-unsigned-varint = { version = "0.7", features = ["std", "futures"] }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 async-std = "1.6.2"
diff --git a/swarm/Cargo.toml b/swarm/Cargo.toml
index 34ef4232..8c6d12e5 100644
--- a/swarm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/swarm/Cargo.toml
@@ -19,10 +19,8 @@ instant = "0.1.11"
 libp2p-core = { version = "0.39.0", path = "../core" }
 libp2p-swarm-derive = { version = "0.32.0", path = "../swarm-derive", optional = true }
 log = "0.4"
-pin-project = "1.0.0"
 rand = "0.8"
 smallvec = "1.6.1"
-thiserror = "1.0"
 void = "1"
 wasm-bindgen-futures = { version = "0.4.34", optional = true }
 getrandom = { version = "0.2.3", features = ["js"], optional = true } # Explicit dependency to be used in `wasm-bindgen` feature