diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 7861d3dc5..ecb611e8c 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1230,7 +1230,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "ethers-contract-derive",
  "ethers-core",
  "ethers-providers",
- "ethers-signers",
  "ethers-solc",
  "futures-util",
  "hex",
diff --git a/ethers-contract/Cargo.toml b/ethers-contract/Cargo.toml
index fe8bcbe92..de8c309bd 100644
--- a/ethers-contract/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ethers-contract/Cargo.toml
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ ethers-contract-abigen = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 ethers-contract-derive = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-ethers-signers.workspace = true
 ethers-solc.workspace = true
 ethers-providers = { workspace = true, features = ["ws"] }