diff --git a/examples/Cargo.toml b/examples/Cargo.toml
index b33c85f1c4..e8878eae15 100644
--- a/examples/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/Cargo.toml
@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@ serde_json = "1.0.82"
 futures = "0.3.21"
 tokio = { version = "1.20.0", features = ["full"] }
 
-# env-logger example
-env_logger = "0.8.4"
-
 # tower examples
 tower = { version = "0.4.13", features = ["full"] }
 http = "0.2.8"