diff --git a/.github/SANITY_UNUSED_DEPS_ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/SANITY_UNUSED_DEPS_ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 76f6690e13bc..000000000000
--- a/.github/SANITY_UNUSED_DEPS_ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
----
-title: "chore: some installed deps are not needed"
-labels: C-debt, A-dependencies
----
-
-Some dependencies specified in `Cargo.toml` are not needed.
-
-Check the [unused dependencies sanity check]({{env.WORKFLOW_URL}}) workflow for details.
-
-This issue was raised by the workflow at `.github/workflows/sanity.yml`.
-
-> **Note**
-> If this is a false positive, please refer to the [`cargo-udeps` docs][cargo-udeps-docs] on how to ignore the dependencies.
-
-[cargo-udeps-docs]: https://github.com/est31/cargo-udeps#ignoring-some-of-the-dependencies
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sanity.yml b/.github/workflows/sanity.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index fdcc7be4fb3d..000000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/sanity.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-# Runs a series of sanity checks for crate consumers.
-
-name: sanity
-
-on:
-  workflow_dispatch: {}
-  # Once per day at 00:00 UTC
-  schedule:
-    - cron: "0 0 * * *"
-
-env:
-  CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
-
-jobs:
-  unused-dependencies:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        network: ["ethereum", "optimism"]
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@nightly
-      - uses: taiki-e/install-action@cargo-udeps
-      - name: Check for unused dependencies
-        run: cargo udeps --lib --features "jemalloc,${{ matrix.network }}"
-      - uses: JasonEtco/create-an-issue@v2
-        if: ${{ failure() }}
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          WORKFLOW_URL:
-            ${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }}
-        with:
-          update_existing: true
-          filename: .github/SANITY_UNUSED_DEPS_ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index c8488c6d1098..b19d1700e999 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -275,7 +275,3 @@ proptest-derive = "0.4"
 serial_test = "3"
 similar-asserts = "1.5.0"
 test-fuzz = "5"
-
-[workspace.metadata.cargo-udeps.ignore]
-# ignored because this is mutually exclusive with the optimism payload builder via feature flags
-normal = ["reth-ethereum-payload-builder", "reth-node-ethereum"]
diff --git a/bin/reth/Cargo.toml b/bin/reth/Cargo.toml
index afc71932e235..6ca8ac67ca89 100644
--- a/bin/reth/Cargo.toml
+++ b/bin/reth/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,12 +12,6 @@ default-run = "reth"
 [lints]
 workspace = true
 
-[package.metadata.cargo-udeps.ignore]
-normal = [
-    # Used for diagrams in docs
-    "aquamarine",
-]
-
 [dependencies]
 # reth
 reth-config.workspace = true
diff --git a/crates/blockchain-tree/Cargo.toml b/crates/blockchain-tree/Cargo.toml
index 065c02474c55..2060160d828c 100644
--- a/crates/blockchain-tree/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/blockchain-tree/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,12 +10,6 @@ repository.workspace = true
 [lints]
 workspace = true
 
-[package.metadata.cargo-udeps.ignore]
-normal = [
-    # Used for diagrams in docs
-    "aquamarine",
-]
-
 [dependencies]
 # reth
 reth-primitives.workspace = true
diff --git a/crates/net/network/Cargo.toml b/crates/net/network/Cargo.toml
index 10cc4b354d5c..147dbd738f06 100644
--- a/crates/net/network/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/net/network/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,12 +11,6 @@ description = "Ethereum network support"
 [lints]
 workspace = true
 
-[package.metadata.cargo-udeps.ignore]
-normal = [
-    # Used for diagrams in docs
-    "aquamarine",
-]
-
 [dependencies]
 # reth
 reth-interfaces.workspace = true
diff --git a/crates/stages/Cargo.toml b/crates/stages/Cargo.toml
index fe6a109dacee..052f748e8ea4 100644
--- a/crates/stages/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/stages/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,12 +11,6 @@ description = "Staged syncing primitives used in reth."
 [lints]
 workspace = true
 
-[package.metadata.cargo-udeps.ignore]
-normal = [
-    # Used for diagrams in docs
-    "aquamarine",
-]
-
 [dependencies]
 # reth
 reth-primitives.workspace = true
diff --git a/crates/storage/codecs/derive/Cargo.toml b/crates/storage/codecs/derive/Cargo.toml
index 82388718743c..825d0ce64459 100644
--- a/crates/storage/codecs/derive/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/storage/codecs/derive/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,14 +11,6 @@ readme = "../README.md"
 [lints]
 workspace = true
 
-[package.metadata.cargo-udeps.ignore]
-normal = [
-  # Used in proc macros
-  "serde",
-  # Used in proc macros
-  "parity-scale-codec",
-]
-
 [lib]
 proc-macro = true
 
diff --git a/crates/transaction-pool/Cargo.toml b/crates/transaction-pool/Cargo.toml
index faf8a541d670..027d7a727734 100644
--- a/crates/transaction-pool/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/transaction-pool/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,12 +11,6 @@ description = "Transaction pool implementation"
 [lints]
 workspace = true
 
-[package.metadata.cargo-udeps.ignore]
-normal = [
-    # Used for diagrams in docs
-    "aquamarine",
-]
-
 [dependencies]
 # reth
 reth-eth-wire.workspace = true