diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 1bcf9f508..9cf89e6cf 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -3519,7 +3519,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "memchr",
  "num-bigint",
  "num-prime",
- "num-traits",
  "uucore",
 ]
 
diff --git a/src/uu/factor/Cargo.toml b/src/uu/factor/Cargo.toml
index bb5762bfe..01dc46621 100644
--- a/src/uu/factor/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src/uu/factor/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,13 +15,9 @@ readme.workspace = true
 [lints]
 workspace = true
 
-[build-dependencies]
-num-traits = { workspace = true } # used in src/numerics.rs, which is included by build.rs
-
 [dependencies]
 clap = { workspace = true }
-num-traits = { workspace = true }
-uucore = { workspace = true, features = ["quoting-style"] }
+uucore = { workspace = true }
 memchr = { workspace = true }
 num-bigint = { workspace = true }
 num-prime = { workspace = true }