diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 3d1539c6cd7c..4d70a222559a 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -854,7 +854,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "fluent",
  "fluent-syntax",
  "futures",
- "futures-core",
  "futures-util",
  "intl-memoizer",
  "once_cell",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 18b584975635..e61cf654c726 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ repository = "https://github.com/serenity-rs/poise/"
 
 [dependencies]
 tokio = { version = "1.25.1", default-features = false } # for async in general
-futures-core = { version = "0.3.13", default-features = false } # for async in general
 futures-util = { version = "0.3.13", default-features = false } # for async in general
 once_cell = { version = "1.7.2", default-features = false, features = ["std"] } # to store and set user data
 poise_macros = { path = "macros", version = "0.5.7" } # remember to update the version on changes!