diff --git a/proxmox-sys/Cargo.toml b/proxmox-sys/Cargo.toml
index c5d2bd87..6f8431ad 100644
--- a/proxmox-sys/Cargo.toml
+++ b/proxmox-sys/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ exclude.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 anyhow.workspace = true
-base64.workspace = true
 libc.workspace = true
 log.workspace = true
 nix.workspace = true