diff --git a/homestar-runtime/Cargo.toml b/homestar-runtime/Cargo.toml
index 45559cb4..b377d3f3 100644
--- a/homestar-runtime/Cargo.toml
+++ b/homestar-runtime/Cargo.toml
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ rustdoc-args = ["--cfg", "docsrs"]
 maintainer = "James Walker <james@fission.codes>"
 license-file = ["LICENSE", "0"]
 extended-description-file = "README.md"
-depends = "$auto"
+depends = ""
 section = "network"
 priority = "optional"
 assets = [