diff --git a/crates/nu-protocol/Cargo.toml b/crates/nu-protocol/Cargo.toml
index e51db62cc2..f487a30b35 100644
--- a/crates/nu-protocol/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/nu-protocol/Cargo.toml
@@ -24,15 +24,7 @@ num-integer = "0.1.44"
 num-traits = "0.2.14"
 serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_bytes = "0.11.5"
-
-[dependencies.polars]
-version = "0.13.4"
-optional = true
-
-# implement conversions
-serde_json = "1.0"
-serde_yaml = "0.8.16"
-toml = "0.5.8"
+polars = {version = "0.13.4", optional = true}
 
 [features]
 dataframe = ["polars"]