diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index b840f5953d3..d852f6ce84f 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -5260,45 +5260,31 @@ dependencies = [
  "diesel",
  "lmdb-zero",
  "log",
- "tari_common",
  "tari_common_sqlite",
  "tari_common_types",
  "tari_comms",
- "tari_comms_dht",
  "tari_contacts",
  "tari_p2p",
  "tari_service_framework",
  "tari_shutdown",
  "tari_storage",
  "tari_test_utils",
- "tokio",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tari_chat_ffi"
 version = "0.50.0-pre.0"
 dependencies = [
- "anyhow",
  "cbindgen 0.24.3",
- "diesel",
  "libc",
- "lmdb-zero",
- "log",
  "openssl",
- "rand 0.7.3",
  "serde_json",
  "tari_chat_client",
  "tari_common",
- "tari_common_sqlite",
  "tari_common_types",
  "tari_comms",
- "tari_comms_dht",
  "tari_contacts",
  "tari_p2p",
- "tari_service_framework",
- "tari_shutdown",
- "tari_storage",
- "tari_test_utils",
  "tokio",
 ]
 
@@ -5673,7 +5659,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "tari_chat_client",
  "tari_chat_ffi",
  "tari_common",
- "tari_common_sqlite",
  "tari_common_types",
  "tari_comms",
  "tari_comms_dht",
diff --git a/base_layer/chat_ffi/Cargo.toml b/base_layer/chat_ffi/Cargo.toml
index a6143d76e64..66b07cb9fe6 100644
--- a/base_layer/chat_ffi/Cargo.toml
+++ b/base_layer/chat_ffi/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,23 +9,12 @@ edition = "2018"
 [dependencies]
 tari_chat_client = { path = "../contacts/examples/chat_client" }
 tari_common = { path = "../../common" }
-tari_common_sqlite = { path = "../../common_sqlite" }
 tari_common_types = { path = "../common_types" }
 tari_comms = { path = "../../comms/core" }
-tari_comms_dht = { path = "../../comms/dht" }
 tari_contacts = { path = "../contacts" }
 tari_p2p = { path = "../p2p" }
-tari_service_framework= { path = "../service_framework" }
-tari_shutdown = { path = "../../infrastructure/shutdown" }
-tari_storage = { path = "../../infrastructure/storage" }
-tari_test_utils = { path = "../../infrastructure/test_utils" }
 
-anyhow = "1.0.41"
-diesel = { version = "2.0.3", features = ["sqlite", "r2d2", "serde_json", "chrono", "64-column-tables"] }
 libc = "0.2.65"
-lmdb-zero = "0.4.4"
-log = "0.4.17"
-rand = "0.7"
 serde_json = "1.0.64"
 tokio = "1.23"
 
diff --git a/base_layer/chat_ffi/build.rs b/base_layer/chat_ffi/build.rs
index cc7330324c6..d6cf676c714 100644
--- a/base_layer/chat_ffi/build.rs
+++ b/base_layer/chat_ffi/build.rs
@@ -45,14 +45,3 @@ fn main() {
         .unwrap()
         .write_to_file(output_file);
 }
-
-// /// Find the location of the `target/` directory. Note that this may be
-// /// overridden by `cmake`, so we also need to check the `CARGO_TARGET_DIR`
-// /// variable.
-// fn target_dir() -> PathBuf {
-//     if let Ok(target) = env::var("CARGO_TARGET_DIR") {
-//         PathBuf::from(target)
-//     } else {
-//         PathBuf::from(env::var("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR").unwrap()).join("target")
-//     }
-// }
diff --git a/base_layer/contacts/examples/chat_client/Cargo.toml b/base_layer/contacts/examples/chat_client/Cargo.toml
index 30146011866..98537eff4c6 100644
--- a/base_layer/contacts/examples/chat_client/Cargo.toml
+++ b/base_layer/contacts/examples/chat_client/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,11 +8,9 @@ version = "0.50.0-pre.0"
 edition = "2018"
 
 [dependencies]
-tari_common = { path = "../../../../common" }
 tari_common_types = { path = "../../../common_types" }
 tari_common_sqlite = { path = "../../../../common_sqlite" }
 tari_comms = { path = "../../../../comms/core" }
-tari_comms_dht = { path = "../../../../comms/dht" }
 tari_contacts = { path = "../../../contacts" }
 tari_p2p = { path = "../../../p2p" }
 tari_service_framework= { path = "../../../service_framework" }
@@ -25,4 +23,3 @@ async-trait = "0.1.52"
 diesel = { version = "2.0.3", features = ["sqlite", "r2d2", "serde_json", "chrono", "64-column-tables"] }
 lmdb-zero = "0.4.4"
 log = "0.4.17"
-tokio = "1.23"
diff --git a/integration_tests/Cargo.toml b/integration_tests/Cargo.toml
index 8ab0803fcf9..338788aef45 100644
--- a/integration_tests/Cargo.toml
+++ b/integration_tests/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ tari_chat_client = { path = "../base_layer/contacts/examples/chat_client" }
 tari_chat_ffi = { path = "../base_layer/chat_ffi" }
 tari_crypto = "0.16.12"
 tari_common = { path = "../common" }
-tari_common_sqlite = { path = "../common_sqlite" }
 tari_common_types = { path = "../base_layer/common_types" }
 tari_comms = { path = "../comms/core" }
 tari_comms_dht = { path = "../comms/dht" }
@@ -52,7 +51,7 @@ tokio = { version = "1.10", features = ["macros", "time", "sync", "rt-multi-thre
 tonic = "0.6.2"
 
 [package.metadata.cargo-machete]
-ignored = ["tari_wallet_ffi"]
+ignored = ["tari_wallet_ffi", "tari_chat_ffi"]
 
 [[test]]
 name = "cucumber" # this should be the same as the filename of your test target