diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 87c5a6fc..df3a03f4 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -378,7 +378,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "gspell 0.1.0 (git+https://gitlab.gnome.org/jsparber/gspell-rs)",
  "gtk 0.4.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "html2pango 0.1.0 (git+https://gitlab.gnome.org/World/html2pango)",
- "html5ever 0.22.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "notify-rust 3.4.2 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "pango 0.4.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "rand 0.4.2 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
@@ -387,8 +386,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde 1.0.43 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "serde_derive 1.0.43 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "serde_json 1.0.16 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "string_cache 0.7.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "string_cache_codegen 0.4.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "tree_magic 0.2.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "url 1.7.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
 ]
diff --git a/fractal-gtk/Cargo.toml b/fractal-gtk/Cargo.toml
index a29250a2..0a228a8a 100644
--- a/fractal-gtk/Cargo.toml
+++ b/fractal-gtk/Cargo.toml
@@ -24,11 +24,6 @@ html2pango = { git = "https://gitlab.gnome.org/World/html2pango" }
 comrak = "0.2.9"
 gettext-rs = { git = "https://github.com/danigm/gettext-rs", branch = "no-gettext", features = ["gettext-system"] }
 regex = "1.0.0"
-
-# newer stuff do not compile inside flatpak
-html5ever = "=0.22.0"
-string_cache = "=0.7.1"
-string_cache_codegen = "=0.4.0"
 tree_magic = "0.2.0"
 
 [dependencies.cairo-rs]