diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 181fcab0..b643463d 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -558,7 +558,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "rayon",
  "rustc-hash",
  "saphyr",
- "saphyr-parser",
  "tempfile",
  "unicase",
  "windows",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index e535c072..c233f4ae 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ petgraph = "0.8.1"
 rayon = "1.10.0"
 rustc-hash = "2.1.1"
 saphyr = "0.0.4"
-saphyr-parser = "0.0.4"
 unicase = "2.8.1"
 
 esplugin.workspace = true
diff --git a/src/metadata/yaml/parse.rs b/src/metadata/yaml/parse.rs
index e953815a..71a85120 100644
--- a/src/metadata/yaml/parse.rs
+++ b/src/metadata/yaml/parse.rs
@@ -56,10 +56,7 @@ pub fn to_unmarked_yaml<'a>(yaml: &MarkedYaml<'a>) -> Yaml<'a> {
 }
 
 pub fn as_string_node(value: &str) -> MarkedYaml {
-    MarkedYaml {
-        span: saphyr_parser::Span::default(),
-        data: YamlData::Value(Scalar::String(value.into())),
-    }
+    MarkedYaml::value_from_str(value)
 }
 
 pub fn get_string_value<'a>(