diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index f7cf5a4de..74377790f 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -66,11 +66,6 @@ name = "bitflags"
 version = "0.3.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "bitflags"
-version = "0.4.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "bitflags"
 version = "0.5.0"
@@ -125,8 +120,6 @@ name = "cookie"
 version = "0.2.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 dependencies = [
- "openssl 0.7.8 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "rustc-serialize 0.3.18 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "time 0.1.34 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "url 0.5.7 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
 ]
@@ -350,14 +343,6 @@ name = "gcc"
 version = "0.3.25"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "gdi32-sys"
-version = "0.1.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-dependencies = [
- "winapi 0.2.6 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "glob"
 version = "0.2.11"
@@ -420,7 +405,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "log 0.3.5 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "mime 0.2.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "num_cpus 0.2.11 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "openssl 0.7.8 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "rustc-serialize 0.3.18 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "solicit 0.4.4 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "time 0.1.34 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
@@ -510,14 +494,6 @@ name = "libc"
 version = "0.2.8"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "libressl-pnacl-sys"
-version = "2.1.6"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-dependencies = [
- "pnacl-build-helper 1.4.10 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "librocksdb-sys"
 version = "0.2.3"
@@ -655,54 +631,6 @@ name = "odds"
 version = "0.2.12"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "openssl"
-version = "0.7.8"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-dependencies = [
- "bitflags 0.4.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "gcc 0.3.25 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "lazy_static 0.1.15 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "libc 0.2.8 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "openssl-sys 0.7.8 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "openssl-sys-extras 0.7.8 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "openssl-sys"
-version = "0.7.8"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-dependencies = [
- "gdi32-sys 0.1.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "libc 0.2.8 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "libressl-pnacl-sys 2.1.6 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "pkg-config 0.3.8 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "user32-sys 0.1.2 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "openssl-sys-extras"
-version = "0.7.8"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-dependencies = [
- "gcc 0.3.25 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "libc 0.2.8 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "openssl-sys 0.7.8 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "pkg-config"
-version = "0.3.8"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-
-[[package]]
-name = "pnacl-build-helper"
-version = "1.4.10"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-dependencies = [
- "tempdir 0.3.4 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "primal"
 version = "0.2.3"
@@ -940,14 +868,6 @@ name = "target_info"
 version = "0.1.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "tempdir"
-version = "0.3.4"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-dependencies = [
- "rand 0.3.14 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "term"
 version = "0.2.14"
@@ -1054,15 +974,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "uuid 0.1.18 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "user32-sys"
-version = "0.1.2"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-dependencies = [
- "winapi 0.2.6 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "winapi-build 0.1.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "utf8-ranges"
 version = "0.1.3"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 76d2c21ec..e18aab30c 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -28,7 +28,10 @@ ethsync = { path = "sync" }
 ethminer = { path = "miner" }
 ethcore-devtools = { path = "devtools" }
 ethcore-rpc = { path = "rpc", optional = true }
-hyper = "0.8"
+
+[dependencies.hyper]
+version = "0.8"
+default-features = false
 
 [features]
 default = ["rpc"]