diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 683bb50f5e4..cc13f16f5ad 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -3181,7 +3181,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "tree_hash",
  "types",
  "validator_dir",
- "web3",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
diff --git a/lcli/Cargo.toml b/lcli/Cargo.toml
index c1cc25d8bec..56f2c42e7c2 100644
--- a/lcli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/lcli/Cargo.toml
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ eth2_ssz = "0.1.2"
 regex = "1.3.9"
 futures = "0.3.7"
 environment = { path = "../lighthouse/environment" }
-web3 = "0.13.0"
 eth2_testnet_config = { path = "../common/eth2_testnet_config" }
 dirs = "3.0.1"
 genesis = { path = "../beacon_node/genesis" }