diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 27b15e23a..e0d13422b 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ build = "build.rs"
 [build-dependencies]
 rustc_version = "0.1"
 syntex = "*"
-serde_codegen = "0.7.0"
 "ethcore-ipc-codegen" = { path = "ipc/codegen" }
 
 [dependencies]
diff --git a/build.rs b/build.rs
index 9bb9ec249..25764f4be 100644
--- a/build.rs
+++ b/build.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 extern crate rustc_version;
 extern crate syntex;
 extern crate ethcore_ipc_codegen as codegen;
-extern crate serde_codegen;
 
 use std::env;
 use std::path::Path;
@@ -39,12 +38,12 @@ fn main() {
 		registry.expand("", &src, &dst).unwrap();
 	}
 
-	// serde pass
+	// serialization pass
 	{
 		let src = Path::new(&out_dir).join("hypervisor_service_ipc.rs");
 		let dst = Path::new(&out_dir).join("hypervisor_service_cg.rs");
 		let mut registry = syntex::Registry::new();
-		serde_codegen::register(&mut registry);
+		codegen::register(&mut registry);
 		registry.expand("", &src, &dst).unwrap();
 	}
 }