diff --git a/examples/simple/Cargo.toml b/examples/simple/Cargo.toml
index c3cc4c1..adbd244 100644
--- a/examples/simple/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/simple/Cargo.toml
@@ -23,14 +23,6 @@ va416xx-hal = { version = "0.5", path = "../../va416xx-hal", features = ["va4163
 path = "../../vorago-peb1"
 optional = true
 
-[dependencies.rtic]
-version = "2"
-features = ["thumbv7-backend"]
-
-[dependencies.rtic-monotonics]
-version = "2"
-features = ["cortex-m-systick"]
-
 [features]
 default = ["va41630"]
 va41630 = ["va416xx-hal/va41630", "has-adc-dac"]