diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5ba67f31..415ae709 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
 * refactor(terminal): track scroll_region as tuple rather than Option (https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/pull/4082)
 * chore(deps): Use workspace dependencies (https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/pull/4085)
 * build: Don't use default features (https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/pull/4086)
+* build: Don't re-export foreign crates (https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/pull/4087)
 
 ## [0.42.1] - 2025-03-21
 * fix(mouse): fix mouse handling in windows terminal (https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/pull/4076)
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index a43d0003..4b7bebbc 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -4976,15 +4976,22 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "zellij"
 version = "0.43.0"
 dependencies = [
+ "anyhow",
+ "clap",
  "dialoguer",
+ "humantime",
  "insta",
+ "interprocess",
  "log",
+ "miette",
  "names",
+ "nix 0.23.1",
  "rand 0.8.5",
  "regex",
  "ssh2",
  "suggest",
  "thiserror 1.0.61",
+ "vte 0.11.0",
  "zellij-client",
  "zellij-server",
  "zellij-utils",
@@ -4994,13 +5001,23 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "zellij-client"
 version = "0.43.0"
 dependencies = [
+ "anyhow",
  "insta",
+ "interprocess",
+ "lazy_static",
+ "libc",
  "log",
  "mio 0.7.14",
+ "nix 0.23.1",
+ "notify-debouncer-full",
+ "regex",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
  "serde_yaml",
+ "signal-hook",
+ "termwiz",
  "url",
+ "uuid",
  "zellij-utils",
 ]
 
@@ -5009,7 +5026,10 @@ name = "zellij-server"
 version = "0.43.0"
 dependencies = [
  "ansi_term",
+ "anyhow",
  "arrayvec 0.7.2",
+ "async-channel",
+ "async-std",
  "async-trait",
  "base64 0.13.0",
  "byteorder",
@@ -5020,9 +5040,19 @@ dependencies = [
  "daemonize",
  "highway",
  "insta",
+ "interprocess",
+ "isahc",
+ "lazy_static",
+ "libc",
  "log",
+ "nix 0.23.1",
+ "notify-debouncer-full",
+ "prost",
+ "regex",
  "semver 0.11.0",
+ "serde",
  "serde_json",
+ "signal-hook",
  "sixel-image",
  "sixel-tokenizer",
  "sysinfo",
@@ -5031,6 +5061,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "unicode-width 0.1.10",
  "url",
  "uuid",
+ "vte 0.11.0",
  "wasmtime",
  "wasmtime-wasi",
  "zellij-utils",
@@ -5041,6 +5072,7 @@ name = "zellij-tile"
 version = "0.43.0"
 dependencies = [
  "clap",
+ "prost",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
  "strum",
@@ -5060,7 +5092,6 @@ name = "zellij-utils"
 version = "0.43.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
- "async-channel",
  "async-std",
  "backtrace",
  "bitflags 2.5.0",
@@ -5072,29 +5103,24 @@ dependencies = [
  "curl-sys",
  "directories",
  "expect-test",
- "humantime",
  "include_dir",
  "insta",
  "interprocess",
  "isahc",
  "kdl",
  "lazy_static",
- "libc",
  "log",
  "log4rs",
  "miette",
  "nix 0.23.1",
- "notify-debouncer-full",
  "openssl-sys",
  "percent-encoding",
  "prost",
  "prost-build",
- "regex",
  "rmp-serde",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
  "shellexpand 3.0.0",
- "signal-hook",
  "strip-ansi-escapes",
  "strum",
  "strum_macros",
@@ -5104,7 +5130,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "unicode-width 0.1.10",
  "url",
  "uuid",
- "vte 0.11.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index ed0aa445..d3ffdaf9 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,9 +17,15 @@ rust-version = "1.84"
 zellij-client = { path = "zellij-client/", version = "0.43.0" }
 zellij-server = { path = "zellij-server/", version = "0.43.0" }
 zellij-utils = { workspace = true }
+anyhow = { workspace = true }
+clap = { workspace = true }
 dialoguer = { version = "0.10.4", default-features = false }
+humantime = { version = "2.1.0", default-features = false }
+interprocess = { workspace = true }
 log = { workspace = true }
+miette = { workspace = true }
 names = { version = "0.14.0", default-features = false }
+nix = { workspace = true }
 suggest = { version = "0.4.0", default-features = false }
 thiserror = { workspace = true }
 
@@ -28,6 +34,7 @@ insta = { version = "1.6.0", features = ["backtrace"] }
 ssh2 = "0.9.1"
 rand = "0.8.0"
 regex = "1.8.1"
+vte = { workspace = true }
 
 [workspace]
 members = [
@@ -52,16 +59,30 @@ members = [
 [workspace.dependencies]
 ansi_term = { version = "0.12.1", default-features = false }
 anyhow = { version = "1.0.70", default-features = false, features = ["backtrace", "std"] }
+async-std = { version = "1.3.0", default-features = false, features = ["attributes", "default", "std", "unstable"] }
 clap = { version = "3.2.2", default-features = false, features = ["env", "derive", "color", "std", "suggestions"] }
+interprocess = { version = "1.2.1", default-features = false }
+isahc = { version = "1.7.2", default-features = false, features = ["http2", "text-decoding"] }
+lazy_static = { version = "1.4.0", default-features = false }
+libc = { version = "0.2", default-features = false, features = ["std"] }
 log = { version = "0.4.17", default-features = false }
+miette = { version = "5.7.0", default-features = false, features = ["fancy"] }
+nix = { version = "0.23.1", default-features = false }
+notify-debouncer-full = { version = "0.1.0", default-features = false }
+prost = { version = "0.11.9", default-features = false, features = ["std", "prost-derive"] }
+regex = { version = "1.5.5", default-features = false, features = ["perf", "std"] }
 serde = { version = "1.0", default-features = false, features = ["derive", "std"] }
 serde_json = { version = "1.0", default-features = false, features = ["std"] }
+signal-hook = { version = "0.3", default-features = false, features = ["iterator"] }
 strum = { version = "0.20.0", default-features = false }
 strum_macros = { version = "0.20.0", default-features = false }
+tempfile = { version = "3.2.0", default-features = false }
+termwiz = { version = "0.23.2", default-features = false }
 thiserror = { version = "1.0.40", default-features = false }
 unicode-width = { version = "0.1.8", default-features = false }
 url = { version = "2.2.2", default-features = false, features = ["serde"] }
 uuid = { version = "1.4.1", default-features = false, features = ["serde", "v4", "std"] }
+vte = { version = "0.11.0", default-features = false }
 zellij-utils = { path = "zellij-utils/", version = "0.43.0" }
 
 [profile.dev-opt]
diff --git a/src/commands.rs b/src/commands.rs
index dba2c9d7..e01d5176 100644
--- a/src/commands.rs
+++ b/src/commands.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ use crate::sessions::{
     print_sessions_with_index, resurrection_layout, session_exists, ActiveSession,
     SessionNameMatch,
 };
+use miette::{Report, Result};
+use nix;
 use zellij_client::{
     old_config_converter::{
         config_yaml_to_config_kdl, convert_old_yaml_files, layout_yaml_to_layout_kdl,
@@ -27,8 +29,6 @@ use zellij_utils::{
         layout::Layout,
         options::Options,
     },
-    miette::{Report, Result},
-    nix,
     setup::{find_default_config_dir, get_layout_dir, Setup},
 };
 
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index b3a5ce96..10459786 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ mod sessions;
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests;
 
+use clap::Parser;
 use zellij_utils::{
-    clap::Parser,
     cli::{CliAction, CliArgs, Command, Sessions},
     consts::create_config_and_cache_folders,
     envs,
diff --git a/src/sessions.rs b/src/sessions.rs
index 5f77e2ef..99c1036e 100644
--- a/src/sessions.rs
+++ b/src/sessions.rs
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
+use anyhow;
+use humantime::format_duration;
+use interprocess::local_socket::LocalSocketStream;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::os::unix::fs::FileTypeExt;
 use std::time::{Duration, SystemTime};
 use std::{fs, io, process};
 use suggest::Suggest;
 use zellij_utils::{
-    anyhow,
     consts::{
         session_info_folder_for_session, session_layout_cache_file_name,
         ZELLIJ_SESSION_INFO_CACHE_DIR, ZELLIJ_SOCK_DIR,
     },
     envs,
-    humantime::format_duration,
     input::layout::Layout,
-    interprocess::local_socket::LocalSocketStream,
     ipc::{ClientToServerMsg, IpcReceiverWithContext, IpcSenderWithContext, ServerToClientMsg},
 };
 
diff --git a/src/tests/e2e/remote_runner.rs b/src/tests/e2e/remote_runner.rs
index b3d8b9ac..626007c4 100644
--- a/src/tests/e2e/remote_runner.rs
+++ b/src/tests/e2e/remote_runner.rs
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
 use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
 
+use vte;
 use zellij_server::panes::sixel::SixelImageStore;
 use zellij_server::panes::{LinkHandler, TerminalPane};
 use zellij_utils::data::{Palette, Style};
 use zellij_utils::pane_size::{Dimension, PaneGeom, Size, SizeInPixels};
-use zellij_utils::vte;
 
 use ssh2::Session;
 use std::io::prelude::*;
diff --git a/zellij-client/Cargo.toml b/zellij-client/Cargo.toml
index 8d511dc9..30cc3d7c 100644
--- a/zellij-client/Cargo.toml
+++ b/zellij-client/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,12 +9,22 @@ license = "MIT"
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
 [dependencies]
+anyhow = { workspace = true }
+interprocess = { workspace = true }
+lazy_static = { workspace = true }
+libc = { workspace = true }
 log = { workspace = true }
 mio = { version = "0.7.11", default-features = false, features = ['os-ext'] }
+nix = { workspace = true }
+notify-debouncer-full = { workspace = true }
+regex = { workspace = true }
 serde = { workspace = true }
 serde_json = { workspace = true }
 serde_yaml = { version = "0.8", default-features = false }
+signal-hook = { workspace = true }
+termwiz = { workspace = true }
 url = { workspace = true }
+uuid = { workspace = true }
 zellij-utils = { workspace = true }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
diff --git a/zellij-client/src/cli_client.rs b/zellij-client/src/cli_client.rs
index 620b5a82..825b0a5a 100644
--- a/zellij-client/src/cli_client.rs
+++ b/zellij-client/src/cli_client.rs
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ use std::process;
 use std::{fs, path::PathBuf};
 
 use crate::os_input_output::ClientOsApi;
+use uuid::Uuid;
 use zellij_utils::{
     errors::prelude::*,
     input::actions::Action,
     ipc::{ClientToServerMsg, ExitReason, ServerToClientMsg},
-    uuid::Uuid,
 };
 
 pub fn start_cli_client(
diff --git a/zellij-client/src/input_handler.rs b/zellij-client/src/input_handler.rs
index 9df9ec5f..bdbfc083 100644
--- a/zellij-client/src/input_handler.rs
+++ b/zellij-client/src/input_handler.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ use crate::{
     os_input_output::ClientOsApi, stdin_ansi_parser::AnsiStdinInstruction, ClientId,
     ClientInstruction, CommandIsExecuting, InputInstruction,
 };
+use termwiz::input::{InputEvent, Modifiers, MouseButtons, MouseEvent as TermwizMouseEvent};
 use zellij_utils::{
     channels::{Receiver, SenderWithContext, OPENCALLS},
     data::{InputMode, KeyWithModifier},
@@ -16,7 +17,6 @@ use zellij_utils::{
     },
     ipc::{ClientToServerMsg, ExitReason},
     position::Position,
-    termwiz::input::{InputEvent, Modifiers, MouseButtons, MouseEvent as TermwizMouseEvent},
 };
 
 /// Handles the dispatching of [`Action`]s according to the current
diff --git a/zellij-client/src/lib.rs b/zellij-client/src/lib.rs
index 725ed8cd..3256ada1 100644
--- a/zellij-client/src/lib.rs
+++ b/zellij-client/src/lib.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
 use std::thread;
 use zellij_utils::errors::FatalError;
 
-use zellij_utils::notify_debouncer_full::notify::{self, Event, RecursiveMode, Watcher};
+use notify_debouncer_full::notify::{self, Event, RecursiveMode, Watcher};
 use zellij_utils::setup::Setup;
 
 use crate::stdin_ansi_parser::{AnsiStdinInstruction, StdinAnsiParser, SyncOutput};
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ use crate::{
     command_is_executing::CommandIsExecuting, input_handler::input_loop,
     os_input_output::ClientOsApi, stdin_handler::stdin_loop,
 };
+use termwiz::input::InputEvent;
 use zellij_utils::{
     channels::{self, ChannelWithContext, SenderWithContext},
     consts::{set_permissions, ZELLIJ_SOCK_DIR},
@@ -34,7 +35,6 @@ use zellij_utils::{
     input::{config::Config, options::Options},
     ipc::{ClientAttributes, ClientToServerMsg, ExitReason, ServerToClientMsg},
     pane_size::Size,
-    termwiz::input::InputEvent,
 };
 use zellij_utils::{cli::CliArgs, input::layout::Layout};
 
diff --git a/zellij-client/src/os_input_output.rs b/zellij-client/src/os_input_output.rs
index 41d03b0f..8f7d8817 100644
--- a/zellij-client/src/os_input_output.rs
+++ b/zellij-client/src/os_input_output.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
-use zellij_utils::anyhow::{Context, Result};
+use anyhow::{Context, Result};
+use interprocess;
+use libc;
+use nix;
+use signal_hook;
 use zellij_utils::pane_size::Size;
-use zellij_utils::{interprocess, libc, nix, signal_hook};
 
 use interprocess::local_socket::LocalSocketStream;
 use mio::{unix::SourceFd, Events, Interest, Poll, Token};
diff --git a/zellij-client/src/stdin_ansi_parser.rs b/zellij-client/src/stdin_ansi_parser.rs
index 6816803b..7fa3492e 100644
--- a/zellij-client/src/stdin_ansi_parser.rs
+++ b/zellij-client/src/stdin_ansi_parser.rs
@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
 use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
 
 const STARTUP_PARSE_DEADLINE_MS: u64 = 500;
+use lazy_static::lazy_static;
+use regex::Regex;
 use zellij_utils::{
-    consts::ZELLIJ_STDIN_CACHE_FILE, ipc::PixelDimensions, lazy_static::lazy_static,
-    pane_size::SizeInPixels, regex::Regex,
+    consts::ZELLIJ_STDIN_CACHE_FILE, ipc::PixelDimensions, pane_size::SizeInPixels,
 };
 
+use anyhow::Result;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::fs::{File, OpenOptions};
 use std::io::{Read, Write};
-use zellij_utils::anyhow::Result;
 
 /// Describe the terminal implementation of synchronised output
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Serialize, Deserialize)]
diff --git a/zellij-client/src/stdin_handler.rs b/zellij-client/src/stdin_handler.rs
index a1235621..7ec335f7 100644
--- a/zellij-client/src/stdin_handler.rs
+++ b/zellij-client/src/stdin_handler.rs
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ use crate::os_input_output::ClientOsApi;
 use crate::stdin_ansi_parser::StdinAnsiParser;
 use crate::InputInstruction;
 use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
+use termwiz::input::{InputEvent, InputParser, MouseButtons};
 use zellij_utils::channels::SenderWithContext;
-use zellij_utils::termwiz::input::{InputEvent, InputParser, MouseButtons};
 
 fn send_done_parsing_after_query_timeout(
     send_input_instructions: SenderWithContext<InputInstruction>,
diff --git a/zellij-server/Cargo.toml b/zellij-server/Cargo.toml
index ed4bcc87..a2d5affb 100644
--- a/zellij-server/Cargo.toml
+++ b/zellij-server/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,10 @@ license = "MIT"
 
 [dependencies]
 ansi_term = { workspace = true }
+anyhow = { workspace = true }
 arrayvec = { version = "0.7.2", default-features = false, features = ["std"] }
+async-channel = { version = "1.8.0", default-features = false }
+async-std = { workspace = true }
 async-trait = { version = "0.1.50", default-features = false }
 base64 = { version = "0.13.0", default-features = false, features = ["std"] }
 byteorder = { version = "1.4.3", default-features = false, features = ["std"] }
@@ -20,16 +23,28 @@ chrono = { version = "0.4.19", default-features = false, features = ["std", "clo
 close_fds = { version = "0.3.2", default-features = false }
 daemonize = { version = "0.5", default-features = false }
 highway = { version = "0.6.4", default-features = false, features = ["std"] }
+interprocess = { workspace = true }
+isahc = { workspace = true }
+lazy_static = { workspace = true }
+libc = { workspace = true }
 log = { workspace = true }
+nix = { workspace = true }
+notify-debouncer-full = { workspace = true }
+prost = { workspace = true }
+regex = { workspace = true }
 semver = { version = "0.11.0", default-features = false }
+serde = { workspace = true }
 serde_json = { workspace = true }
+signal-hook = { workspace = true }
 sixel-image = { version = "0.1.0", default-features = false }
 sixel-tokenizer = { version = "0.1.0", default-features = false }
 sysinfo = { version = "0.22.5", default-features = false }
+tempfile = { workspace = true }
 typetag = { version = "0.1.7", default-features = false }
 unicode-width = { workspace = true }
 url = { workspace = true }
 uuid = { workspace = true }
+vte = { workspace = true }
 wasmtime-wasi = { version = "29.0.1", default-features = false, features = ["preview1"] } # Keep in sync with wasmtime
 zellij-utils = { workspace = true }
 
diff --git a/zellij-server/src/background_jobs.rs b/zellij-server/src/background_jobs.rs
index c293cdb7..bb428c0e 100644
--- a/zellij-server/src/background_jobs.rs
+++ b/zellij-server/src/background_jobs.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use zellij_utils::async_std::task;
+use async_std::task;
 use zellij_utils::consts::{
     session_info_cache_file_name, session_info_folder_for_session, session_layout_cache_file_name,
     ZELLIJ_SESSION_INFO_CACHE_DIR, ZELLIJ_SOCK_DIR,
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ use zellij_utils::data::{Event, HttpVerb, SessionInfo};
 use zellij_utils::errors::{prelude::*, BackgroundJobContext, ContextType};
 use zellij_utils::input::layout::RunPlugin;
 
-use zellij_utils::isahc::prelude::*;
-use zellij_utils::isahc::AsyncReadResponseExt;
-use zellij_utils::isahc::{config::RedirectPolicy, HttpClient, Request};
+use isahc::prelude::*;
+use isahc::AsyncReadResponseExt;
+use isahc::{config::RedirectPolicy, HttpClient, Request};
 
 use std::collections::{BTreeMap, HashMap};
 use std::fs;
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ pub(crate) fn background_jobs_main(
                             http_client: HttpClient,
                         ) -> Result<
                             (u16, BTreeMap<String, String>, Vec<u8>), // status_code, headers, body
-                            zellij_utils::isahc::Error,
+                            isahc::Error,
                         > {
                             let mut request = match verb {
                                 HttpVerb::Get => Request::get(url),
diff --git a/zellij-server/src/lib.rs b/zellij-server/src/lib.rs
index 6e652c05..7c0de0b0 100644
--- a/zellij-server/src/lib.rs
+++ b/zellij-server/src/lib.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ mod ui;
 
 use background_jobs::{background_jobs_main, BackgroundJob};
 use log::info;
+use nix::sys::stat::{umask, Mode};
 use pty_writer::{pty_writer_main, PtyWriteInstruction};
 use std::collections::{BTreeMap, HashMap, HashSet};
 use std::{
@@ -25,7 +26,6 @@ use std::{
     thread,
 };
 use zellij_utils::envs;
-use zellij_utils::nix::sys::stat::{umask, Mode};
 use zellij_utils::pane_size::Size;
 
 use wasmtime::{Config as WasmtimeConfig, Engine, Strategy};
@@ -555,9 +555,8 @@ pub fn start_server(mut os_input: Box<dyn ServerOsApi>, socket_path: PathBuf) {
     let _ = thread::Builder::new()
         .name("server_listener".to_string())
         .spawn({
-            use zellij_utils::{
-                interprocess::local_socket::LocalSocketListener, shared::set_permissions,
-            };
+            use interprocess::local_socket::LocalSocketListener;
+            use zellij_utils::shared::set_permissions;
 
             let os_input = os_input.clone();
             let session_data = session_data.clone();
diff --git a/zellij-server/src/logging_pipe.rs b/zellij-server/src/logging_pipe.rs
index 5de45abe..b179694f 100644
--- a/zellij-server/src/logging_pipe.rs
+++ b/zellij-server/src/logging_pipe.rs
@@ -2,14 +2,13 @@ use std::{collections::VecDeque, io::Write};
 
 use crate::plugins::PluginId;
 use log::{debug, error};
-use zellij_utils::{errors::prelude::*, serde};
+use zellij_utils::errors::prelude::*;
 
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 // 16kB log buffer
 const ZELLIJ_MAX_PIPE_BUFFER_SIZE: usize = 16_384;
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
-#[serde(crate = "self::serde")]
 pub struct LoggingPipe {
     buffer: VecDeque<u8>,
     plugin_name: String,
diff --git a/zellij-server/src/os_input_output.rs b/zellij-server/src/os_input_output.rs
index 59c63bd6..c6e4de78 100644
--- a/zellij-server/src/os_input_output.rs
+++ b/zellij-server/src/os_input_output.rs
@@ -11,23 +11,25 @@ use nix::{
     unistd,
 };
 
+use async_std;
+use interprocess;
+use libc;
+use nix;
+use signal_hook;
 use signal_hook::consts::*;
 use sysinfo::{ProcessExt, ProcessRefreshKind, System, SystemExt};
+use tempfile::tempfile;
 use zellij_utils::{
-    async_std, channels,
+    channels,
     channels::TrySendError,
     data::Palette,
     errors::prelude::*,
     input::command::{RunCommand, TerminalAction},
-    interprocess,
     ipc::{
         ClientToServerMsg, ExitReason, IpcReceiverWithContext, IpcSenderWithContext,
         ServerToClientMsg,
     },
-    libc, nix,
     shared::default_palette,
-    signal_hook,
-    tempfile::tempfile,
 };
 
 use std::{
diff --git a/zellij-server/src/panes/grid.rs b/zellij-server/src/panes/grid.rs
index 15bec4f8..11f31d3c 100644
--- a/zellij-server/src/panes/grid.rs
+++ b/zellij-server/src/panes/grid.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 use super::sixel::{PixelRect, SixelGrid, SixelImageStore};
+use regex::Regex;
 use std::borrow::Cow;
 use std::cell::RefCell;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::rc::Rc;
 use zellij_utils::data::Style;
 use zellij_utils::errors::prelude::*;
-use zellij_utils::regex::Regex;
 
 use std::{
     cmp::Ordering,
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@ use std::{
     str,
 };
 
+use vte;
 use zellij_utils::{
     consts::{DEFAULT_SCROLL_BUFFER_SIZE, SCROLL_BUFFER_SIZE},
     data::{Palette, PaletteColor, Styling},
     input::mouse::{MouseEvent, MouseEventType},
     pane_size::SizeInPixels,
     position::Position,
-    vte,
 };
 
 const TABSTOP_WIDTH: usize = 8; // TODO: is this always right?
diff --git a/zellij-server/src/panes/plugin_pane.rs b/zellij-server/src/panes/plugin_pane.rs
index 3bfe9c24..9986585c 100644
--- a/zellij-server/src/panes/plugin_pane.rs
+++ b/zellij-server/src/panes/plugin_pane.rs
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ use crate::ui::{
 use crate::ClientId;
 use std::cell::RefCell;
 use std::rc::Rc;
+use vte;
 use zellij_utils::data::{
     BareKey, KeyWithModifier, PermissionStatus, PermissionType, PluginPermission,
 };
@@ -31,7 +32,6 @@ use zellij_utils::{
     input::mouse::{MouseEvent, MouseEventType},
     pane_size::PaneGeom,
     shared::make_terminal_title,
-    vte,
 };
 
 macro_rules! style {
diff --git a/zellij-server/src/panes/terminal_character.rs b/zellij-server/src/panes/terminal_character.rs
index 06e2fe42..d1ecbe26 100644
--- a/zellij-server/src/panes/terminal_character.rs
+++ b/zellij-server/src/panes/terminal_character.rs
@@ -5,12 +5,10 @@ use std::rc::Rc;
 use unicode_width::UnicodeWidthChar;
 
 use unicode_width::UnicodeWidthStr;
+use vte::ParamsIter;
 use zellij_utils::data::StyleDeclaration;
+use zellij_utils::data::{PaletteColor, Style};
 use zellij_utils::input::command::RunCommand;
-use zellij_utils::{
-    data::{PaletteColor, Style},
-    vte::ParamsIter,
-};
 
 use crate::panes::alacritty_functions::parse_sgr_color;
 
diff --git a/zellij-server/src/panes/terminal_pane.rs b/zellij-server/src/panes/terminal_pane.rs
index e1de0e89..eb2f862d 100644
--- a/zellij-server/src/panes/terminal_pane.rs
+++ b/zellij-server/src/panes/terminal_pane.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet};
 use std::fmt::Debug;
 use std::rc::Rc;
 use std::time::{self, Instant};
+use vte;
 use zellij_utils::input::command::RunCommand;
 use zellij_utils::input::mouse::{MouseEvent, MouseEventType};
 use zellij_utils::pane_size::Offset;
@@ -27,7 +28,6 @@ use zellij_utils::{
     pane_size::SizeInPixels,
     position::Position,
     shared::make_terminal_title,
-    vte,
 };
 
 use crate::ui::pane_boundaries_frame::{FrameParams, PaneFrame};
diff --git a/zellij-server/src/panes/unit/grid_tests.rs b/zellij-server/src/panes/unit/grid_tests.rs
index 21c17b9e..32a7cdd9 100644
--- a/zellij-server/src/panes/unit/grid_tests.rs
+++ b/zellij-server/src/panes/unit/grid_tests.rs
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@ use ::insta::assert_snapshot;
 use std::cell::RefCell;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::rc::Rc;
+use vte;
 use zellij_utils::{
     data::{Palette, Style},
     pane_size::SizeInPixels,
     position::Position,
-    vte,
 };
 
 use std::fmt::Write;
diff --git a/zellij-server/src/plugins/mod.rs b/zellij-server/src/plugins/mod.rs
index f1d11377..d7cb07d2 100644
--- a/zellij-server/src/plugins/mod.rs
+++ b/zellij-server/src/plugins/mod.rs
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ use crate::{pty::PtyInstruction, thread_bus::Bus, ClientId, ServerInstruction};
 pub use wasm_bridge::PluginRenderAsset;
 use wasm_bridge::WasmBridge;
 
+use async_std::{channel, future::timeout, task};
 use zellij_utils::{
-    async_std::{channel, future::timeout, task},
     data::{
         ClientInfo, Event, EventType, InputMode, MessageToPlugin, PermissionStatus, PermissionType,
         PipeMessage, PipeSource, PluginCapabilities,
diff --git a/zellij-server/src/plugins/pipes.rs b/zellij-server/src/plugins/pipes.rs
index 36cee46e..840af17b 100644
--- a/zellij-server/src/plugins/pipes.rs
+++ b/zellij-server/src/plugins/pipes.rs
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet};
 use zellij_utils::data::{PipeMessage, PipeSource};
 use zellij_utils::plugin_api::pipe_message::ProtobufPipeMessage;
 
+use prost::Message;
 use zellij_utils::errors::prelude::*;
-use zellij_utils::prost::Message;
 
 use crate::{thread_bus::ThreadSenders, ClientId};
 
diff --git a/zellij-server/src/plugins/plugin_loader.rs b/zellij-server/src/plugins/plugin_loader.rs
index 4dac8df8..1dbe020e 100644
--- a/zellij-server/src/plugins/plugin_loader.rs
+++ b/zellij-server/src/plugins/plugin_loader.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use crate::plugins::zellij_exports::{wasi_write_object, zellij_exports};
 use crate::plugins::PluginId;
 use highway::{HighwayHash, PortableHash};
 use log::info;
+use prost::Message;
 use std::{
     collections::{HashMap, HashSet, VecDeque},
     fs,
@@ -16,7 +17,6 @@ use url::Url;
 use wasmtime::{Engine, Instance, Linker, Module, Store};
 use wasmtime_wasi::{preview1::WasiP1Ctx, DirPerms, FilePerms, WasiCtxBuilder};
 use zellij_utils::consts::ZELLIJ_PLUGIN_ARTIFACT_DIR;
-use zellij_utils::prost::Message;
 
 use crate::{
     logging_pipe::LoggingPipe, screen::ScreenInstruction, thread_bus::ThreadSenders,
diff --git a/zellij-server/src/plugins/plugin_map.rs b/zellij-server/src/plugins/plugin_map.rs
index 655aec50..6716dffd 100644
--- a/zellij-server/src/plugins/plugin_map.rs
+++ b/zellij-server/src/plugins/plugin_map.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ use wasmtime_wasi::{
 
 use crate::{thread_bus::ThreadSenders, ClientId};
 
-use zellij_utils::async_channel::Sender;
+use async_channel::Sender;
 use zellij_utils::{
     data::EventType,
     data::InputMode,
diff --git a/zellij-server/src/plugins/plugin_worker.rs b/zellij-server/src/plugins/plugin_worker.rs
index 635c8f50..30085a3a 100644
--- a/zellij-server/src/plugins/plugin_worker.rs
+++ b/zellij-server/src/plugins/plugin_worker.rs
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ use crate::plugins::plugin_map::PluginEnv;
 use crate::plugins::zellij_exports::wasi_write_object;
 use wasmtime::{Instance, Store};
 
-use zellij_utils::async_channel::{unbounded, Receiver, Sender};
-use zellij_utils::async_std::task;
+use async_channel::{unbounded, Receiver, Sender};
+use async_std::task;
+use prost::Message;
 use zellij_utils::errors::prelude::*;
 use zellij_utils::plugin_api::message::ProtobufMessage;
-use zellij_utils::prost::Message;
 
 pub struct RunningWorker {
     pub instance: Instance,
diff --git a/zellij-server/src/plugins/unit/plugin_tests.rs b/zellij-server/src/plugins/unit/plugin_tests.rs
index 38b8448b..327252a1 100644
--- a/zellij-server/src/plugins/unit/plugin_tests.rs
+++ b/zellij-server/src/plugins/unit/plugin_tests.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ use super::plugin_thread_main;
 use crate::screen::ScreenInstruction;
 use crate::{channels::SenderWithContext, thread_bus::Bus, ServerInstruction};
 use insta::assert_snapshot;
+use lazy_static::lazy_static;
 use std::collections::BTreeMap;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 use tempfile::tempdir;
@@ -18,7 +19,6 @@ use zellij_utils::input::layout::{
 use zellij_utils::input::permission::PermissionCache;
 use zellij_utils::input::plugins::PluginAliases;
 use zellij_utils::ipc::ClientAttributes;
-use zellij_utils::lazy_static::lazy_static;
 use zellij_utils::pane_size::Size;
 
 use crate::background_jobs::BackgroundJob;
diff --git a/zellij-server/src/plugins/wasm_bridge.rs b/zellij-server/src/plugins/wasm_bridge.rs
index 5bac0294..5efebf38 100644
--- a/zellij-server/src/plugins/wasm_bridge.rs
+++ b/zellij-server/src/plugins/wasm_bridge.rs
@@ -8,8 +8,11 @@ use crate::plugins::plugin_map::{AtomicEvent, PluginEnv, PluginMap, RunningPlugi
 use crate::plugins::plugin_worker::MessageToWorker;
 use crate::plugins::watch_filesystem::watch_filesystem;
 use crate::plugins::zellij_exports::{wasi_read_string, wasi_write_object};
+use async_channel::Sender;
+use async_std::task::{self, JoinHandle};
 use highway::{HighwayHash, PortableHash};
 use log::info;
+use notify_debouncer_full::{notify::RecommendedWatcher, Debouncer, FileIdMap};
 use std::{
     collections::{BTreeMap, HashMap, HashSet},
     path::PathBuf,
@@ -17,17 +20,14 @@ use std::{
     sync::{Arc, Mutex},
 };
 use wasmtime::{Engine, Module};
-use zellij_utils::async_channel::Sender;
-use zellij_utils::async_std::task::{self, JoinHandle};
 use zellij_utils::consts::{ZELLIJ_CACHE_DIR, ZELLIJ_TMP_DIR};
 use zellij_utils::data::{InputMode, PermissionStatus, PermissionType, PipeMessage, PipeSource};
 use zellij_utils::downloader::Downloader;
 use zellij_utils::input::keybinds::Keybinds;
 use zellij_utils::input::permission::PermissionCache;
-use zellij_utils::notify_debouncer_full::{notify::RecommendedWatcher, Debouncer, FileIdMap};
 use zellij_utils::plugin_api::event::ProtobufEvent;
 
-use zellij_utils::prost::Message;
+use prost::Message;
 
 use crate::panes::PaneId;
 use crate::{
diff --git a/zellij-server/src/plugins/watch_filesystem.rs b/zellij-server/src/plugins/watch_filesystem.rs
index d21d1c02..8cb01af2 100644
--- a/zellij-server/src/plugins/watch_filesystem.rs
+++ b/zellij-server/src/plugins/watch_filesystem.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use crate::thread_bus::ThreadSenders;
 use std::path::Path;
 use std::time::Duration;
 
-use zellij_utils::notify_debouncer_full::{
+use notify_debouncer_full::{
     new_debouncer,
     notify::{EventKind, RecommendedWatcher, RecursiveMode, Watcher},
     DebounceEventResult, Debouncer, FileIdMap,
diff --git a/zellij-server/src/plugins/zellij_exports.rs b/zellij-server/src/plugins/zellij_exports.rs
index 4c6496cc..25964938 100644
--- a/zellij-server/src/plugins/zellij_exports.rs
+++ b/zellij-server/src/plugins/zellij_exports.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ use crate::plugins::wasm_bridge::handle_plugin_crash;
 use crate::pty::{ClientTabIndexOrPaneId, PtyInstruction};
 use crate::route::route_action;
 use crate::ServerInstruction;
+use async_std::task;
+use interprocess::local_socket::LocalSocketStream;
 use log::warn;
 use serde::Serialize;
 use std::{
@@ -22,14 +24,11 @@ use zellij_utils::data::{
     MessageToPlugin, OriginatingPlugin, PermissionStatus, PermissionType, PluginPermission,
 };
 use zellij_utils::input::permission::PermissionCache;
-use zellij_utils::{
-    async_std::task,
-    interprocess::local_socket::LocalSocketStream,
-    ipc::{ClientToServerMsg, IpcSenderWithContext},
-};
+use zellij_utils::ipc::{ClientToServerMsg, IpcSenderWithContext};
 
 use crate::{panes::PaneId, screen::ScreenInstruction};
 
+use prost::Message;
 use zellij_utils::{
     consts::{VERSION, ZELLIJ_SESSION_INFO_CACHE_DIR, ZELLIJ_SOCK_DIR},
     data::{
@@ -46,8 +45,6 @@ use zellij_utils::{
         plugin_command::ProtobufPluginCommand,
         plugin_ids::{ProtobufPluginIds, ProtobufZellijVersion},
     },
-    prost::Message,
-    serde,
 };
 
 macro_rules! apply_action {
diff --git a/zellij-server/src/pty.rs b/zellij-server/src/pty.rs
index 3bb5f227..450f0b0b 100644
--- a/zellij-server/src/pty.rs
+++ b/zellij-server/src/pty.rs
@@ -8,12 +8,14 @@ use crate::{
     thread_bus::{Bus, ThreadSenders},
     ClientId, ServerInstruction,
 };
-use async_std::task::{self, JoinHandle};
+use async_std::{
+    self,
+    task::{self, JoinHandle},
+};
+use nix::unistd::Pid;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::{collections::HashMap, os::unix::io::RawFd, path::PathBuf};
-use zellij_utils::nix::unistd::Pid;
 use zellij_utils::{
-    async_std,
     data::{Event, FloatingPaneCoordinates, OriginatingPlugin},
     errors::prelude::*,
     errors::{ContextType, PtyContext},
diff --git a/zellij-server/src/tab/clipboard.rs b/zellij-server/src/tab/clipboard.rs
index 685c832c..d954b1c7 100644
--- a/zellij-server/src/tab/clipboard.rs
+++ b/zellij-server/src/tab/clipboard.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-use zellij_utils::{anyhow::Result, data::CopyDestination, input::options::Clipboard};
+use anyhow::Result;
+use zellij_utils::{data::CopyDestination, input::options::Clipboard};
 
 use crate::ClientId;
 
diff --git a/zellij-server/src/tab/copy_command.rs b/zellij-server/src/tab/copy_command.rs
index 0b2d84cf..f0a592ef 100644
--- a/zellij-server/src/tab/copy_command.rs
+++ b/zellij-server/src/tab/copy_command.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use std::io::prelude::*;
 use std::process::{Command, Stdio};
 
-use zellij_utils::anyhow::{Context, Result};
+use anyhow::{Context, Result};
 
 pub struct CopyCommand {
     command: String,
diff --git a/zellij-server/src/tab/mod.rs b/zellij-server/src/tab/mod.rs
index c7839ce6..507cfb3c 100644
--- a/zellij-server/src/tab/mod.rs
+++ b/zellij-server/src/tab/mod.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ mod layout_applier;
 mod swap_layouts;
 
 use copy_command::CopyCommand;
+use serde;
 use std::env::temp_dir;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 use uuid::Uuid;
@@ -17,8 +18,8 @@ use zellij_utils::data::{
 use zellij_utils::errors::prelude::*;
 use zellij_utils::input::command::RunCommand;
 use zellij_utils::input::mouse::{MouseEvent, MouseEventType};
+use zellij_utils::position::Position;
 use zellij_utils::position::{Column, Line};
-use zellij_utils::{position::Position, serde};
 
 use crate::background_jobs::BackgroundJob;
 use crate::pty_writer::PtyWriteInstruction;
diff --git a/zellij-server/src/tab/unit/tab_integration_tests.rs b/zellij-server/src/tab/unit/tab_integration_tests.rs
index 743d99f1..08c60cf6 100644
--- a/zellij-server/src/tab/unit/tab_integration_tests.rs
+++ b/zellij-server/src/tab/unit/tab_integration_tests.rs
@@ -37,10 +37,10 @@ use std::collections::{BTreeMap, HashMap, HashSet};
 use std::os::unix::io::RawFd;
 use std::rc::Rc;
 
+use interprocess::local_socket::LocalSocketStream;
 use zellij_utils::{
     data::{InputMode, ModeInfo, Palette, Style},
     input::command::{RunCommand, TerminalAction},
-    interprocess::local_socket::LocalSocketStream,
     ipc::{ClientToServerMsg, ServerToClientMsg},
 };
 
@@ -746,7 +746,7 @@ fn read_fixture(fixture_name: &str) -> Vec<u8> {
 use crate::panes::grid::Grid;
 use crate::panes::link_handler::LinkHandler;
 use insta::assert_snapshot;
-use zellij_utils::vte;
+use vte;
 
 fn take_snapshot(ansi_instructions: &str, rows: usize, columns: usize, palette: Palette) -> String {
     let sixel_image_store = Rc::new(RefCell::new(SixelImageStore::default()));
@@ -5341,7 +5341,7 @@ fn close_main_stacked_pane_in_mid_stack() {
             swap_tiled_layout {
                 tab {
                     pane split_direction="vertical" {
-                        pane 
+                        pane
                         pane stacked=true { children; }
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/zellij-server/src/tab/unit/tab_tests.rs b/zellij-server/src/tab/unit/tab_tests.rs
index 101d77fd..05a9c84b 100644
--- a/zellij-server/src/tab/unit/tab_tests.rs
+++ b/zellij-server/src/tab/unit/tab_tests.rs
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet};
 use std::os::unix::io::RawFd;
 use std::rc::Rc;
 
+use interprocess::local_socket::LocalSocketStream;
 use zellij_utils::{
     data::{ModeInfo, Palette, Style},
     input::command::{RunCommand, TerminalAction},
-    interprocess::local_socket::LocalSocketStream,
     ipc::{ClientToServerMsg, ServerToClientMsg},
 };
 
diff --git a/zellij-server/src/terminal_bytes.rs b/zellij-server/src/terminal_bytes.rs
index 9459e943..c6d901c2 100644
--- a/zellij-server/src/terminal_bytes.rs
+++ b/zellij-server/src/terminal_bytes.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ use std::{
     time::{Duration, Instant},
 };
 use zellij_utils::{
-    async_std,
     errors::{get_current_ctx, prelude::*, ContextType},
     logging::debug_to_file,
 };
diff --git a/zellij-server/src/ui/components/mod.rs b/zellij-server/src/ui/components/mod.rs
index db4094eb..bc977f1c 100644
--- a/zellij-server/src/ui/components/mod.rs
+++ b/zellij-server/src/ui/components/mod.rs
@@ -5,8 +5,11 @@ mod table;
 mod text;
 
 use crate::panes::grid::Grid;
+use lazy_static::lazy_static;
+use regex::Regex;
+use vte;
+use zellij_utils::data::Style;
 use zellij_utils::errors::prelude::*;
-use zellij_utils::{data::Style, lazy_static::lazy_static, regex::Regex, vte};
 
 use component_coordinates::{is_too_high, is_too_wide, Coordinates};
 use nested_list::{nested_list, parse_nested_list_items};
diff --git a/zellij-server/src/unit/screen_tests.rs b/zellij-server/src/unit/screen_tests.rs
index bbb416fe..02ff99fc 100644
--- a/zellij-server/src/unit/screen_tests.rs
+++ b/zellij-server/src/unit/screen_tests.rs
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ use crate::{
 };
 use zellij_utils::ipc::PixelDimensions;
 
+use interprocess::local_socket::LocalSocketStream;
 use zellij_utils::{
     channels::{self, ChannelWithContext, Receiver},
     data::{Direction, FloatingPaneCoordinates, InputMode, ModeInfo, Palette, PluginCapabilities},
-    interprocess::local_socket::LocalSocketStream,
     ipc::{ClientAttributes, ClientToServerMsg, ServerToClientMsg},
 };
 
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ use crate::panes::sixel::SixelImageStore;
 use std::cell::RefCell;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::rc::Rc;
-use zellij_utils::vte;
 
 fn take_snapshot_and_cursor_coordinates(
     ansi_instructions: &str,
diff --git a/zellij-tile/Cargo.toml b/zellij-tile/Cargo.toml
index 0fd04cb2..ab543e56 100644
--- a/zellij-tile/Cargo.toml
+++ b/zellij-tile/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ license = "MIT"
 
 [dependencies]
 clap = { workspace = true }
+prost = { workspace = true }
 serde = { workspace = true }
 serde_json = { workspace = true }
 strum = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/zellij-tile/src/shim.rs b/zellij-tile/src/shim.rs
index ed7b124e..bdb6c672 100644
--- a/zellij-tile/src/shim.rs
+++ b/zellij-tile/src/shim.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use zellij_utils::plugin_api::plugin_command::ProtobufPluginCommand;
 use zellij_utils::plugin_api::plugin_ids::{ProtobufPluginIds, ProtobufZellijVersion};
 
 pub use super::ui_components::*;
-pub use zellij_utils::prost::{self, *};
+pub use prost::{self, *};
 
 // Subscription Handling
 
diff --git a/zellij-tile/src/ui_components/mod.rs b/zellij-tile/src/ui_components/mod.rs
index 0e7d4261..c3d19e9e 100644
--- a/zellij-tile/src/ui_components/mod.rs
+++ b/zellij-tile/src/ui_components/mod.rs
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ mod ribbon;
 mod table;
 mod text;
 
+pub use prost::{self, *};
 pub use zellij_utils::plugin_api;
-pub use zellij_utils::prost::{self, *};
 
 pub use nested_list::*;
 pub use ribbon::*;
diff --git a/zellij-utils/Cargo.toml b/zellij-utils/Cargo.toml
index 72d12830..b0cfb59c 100644
--- a/zellij-utils/Cargo.toml
+++ b/zellij-utils/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ include = ["src/**/*", "assets/"]
 
 [dependencies]
 anyhow = { workspace = true }
-async-channel = { version = "1.8.0", default-features = false }
 backtrace = { version = "0.3.55", default-features = false, features = ["std"] }
 bitflags = { version = "2.5.0", default-features = false }
 clap = { workspace = true }
@@ -22,14 +21,12 @@ crossbeam = { version = "0.8.1", default-features = false, features = ["alloc",
 directories = { version = "5.0", default-features = false }
 include_dir = { version = "0.7.3", default-features = false }
 kdl = { version = "4.5.0", default-features = false, features = ["span"] }
-lazy_static = { version = "1.4.0", default-features = false }
-libc = { version = "0.2", default-features = false, features = ["std"] }
+lazy_static = { workspace = true }
 log = { workspace = true }
-miette = { version = "5.7.0", default-features = false, features = ["fancy"] }
-nix = { version = "0.23.1", default-features = false }
+miette = { workspace = true }
+nix = { workspace = true }
 percent-encoding = { version = "2.1.0", default-features = false, features = ["std"] }
-prost = { version = "0.11.9", default-features = false, features = ["std", "prost-derive"] }
-regex = { version = "1.5.5", default-features = false, features = ["perf", "std"] }
+prost = { workspace = true }
 rmp-serde = { version = "1.1.0", default-features = false }
 serde = { workspace = true }
 serde_json = { workspace = true }
@@ -37,23 +34,19 @@ shellexpand = { version = "3.0.0", default-features = false, features = ["base-0
 strip-ansi-escapes = { version = "0.1.0", default-features = false }
 strum = { workspace = true }
 strum_macros = { workspace = true }
-tempfile = { version = "3.2.0", default-features = false }
+tempfile = { workspace = true }
 thiserror = { workspace = true }
 unicode-width = { workspace = true }
 url = { workspace = true }
 uuid = { workspace = true }
-vte = { version = "0.11.0", default-features = false }
 
 [target.'cfg(not(target_family = "wasm"))'.dependencies]
-termwiz = { version = "0.23.2", default-features = false }
+async-std = { workspace = true }
 log4rs = { version = "1.2.0", default-features = false, features = ["pattern_encoder", "rolling_file_appender", "compound_policy", "fixed_window_roller", "size_trigger"] }
-notify-debouncer-full = { version = "0.1.0", default-features = false }
-signal-hook = { version = "0.3", default-features = false, features = ["iterator"] }
-interprocess = { version = "1.2.1", default-features = false }
-async-std = { version = "1.3.0", default-features = false, features = ["attributes", "default", "std", "unstable"] }
-humantime = { version = "2.1.0", default-features = false }
+termwiz = { workspace = true }
+interprocess = { workspace = true }
 openssl-sys = { version = "0.9.93", default-features = false, features = ["vendored"], optional = true }
-isahc = { version = "1.7.2", default-features = false, features = ["http2", "text-decoding"] }
+isahc = { workspace = true }
 curl-sys = { version = "0.4", default-features = false, features = ["force-system-lib-on-osx", "ssl"], optional = true }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
diff --git a/zellij-utils/src/errors.rs b/zellij-utils/src/errors.rs
index 9c419773..7c5ccc6d 100644
--- a/zellij-utils/src/errors.rs
+++ b/zellij-utils/src/errors.rs
@@ -785,7 +785,7 @@ mod not_wasm {
     /// Helper trait to convert error types that don't satisfy `anyhow`s trait requirements to
     /// anyhow errors.
     pub trait ToAnyhow<U> {
-        fn to_anyhow(self) -> crate::anyhow::Result<U>;
+        fn to_anyhow(self) -> anyhow::Result<U>;
     }
 
     /// `SendError` doesn't satisfy `anyhow`s trait requirements due to `T` possibly being a
@@ -798,19 +798,19 @@ mod not_wasm {
     impl<T: std::fmt::Debug, U> ToAnyhow<U>
         for Result<U, crate::channels::SendError<(T, ErrorContext)>>
     {
-        fn to_anyhow(self) -> crate::anyhow::Result<U> {
+        fn to_anyhow(self) -> anyhow::Result<U> {
             match self {
-                Ok(val) => crate::anyhow::Ok(val),
+                Ok(val) => anyhow::Ok(val),
                 Err(e) => {
                     let (msg, context) = e.into_inner();
                     if *crate::consts::DEBUG_MODE.get().unwrap_or(&true) {
-                        Err(crate::anyhow::anyhow!(
+                        Err(anyhow::anyhow!(
                             "failed to send message to channel: {:#?}",
                             msg
                         ))
                         .with_context(|| context.to_string())
                     } else {
-                        Err(crate::anyhow::anyhow!("failed to send message to channel"))
+                        Err(anyhow::anyhow!("failed to send message to channel"))
                             .with_context(|| context.to_string())
                     }
                 },
@@ -819,16 +819,14 @@ mod not_wasm {
     }
 
     impl<U> ToAnyhow<U> for Result<U, std::sync::PoisonError<U>> {
-        fn to_anyhow(self) -> crate::anyhow::Result<U> {
+        fn to_anyhow(self) -> anyhow::Result<U> {
             match self {
-                Ok(val) => crate::anyhow::Ok(val),
+                Ok(val) => anyhow::Ok(val),
                 Err(e) => {
                     if *crate::consts::DEBUG_MODE.get().unwrap_or(&true) {
-                        Err(crate::anyhow::anyhow!(
-                            "cannot acquire poisoned lock for {e:#?}"
-                        ))
+                        Err(anyhow::anyhow!("cannot acquire poisoned lock for {e:#?}"))
                     } else {
-                        Err(crate::anyhow::anyhow!("cannot acquire poisoned lock"))
+                        Err(anyhow::anyhow!("cannot acquire poisoned lock"))
                     }
                 },
             }
diff --git a/zellij-utils/src/lib.rs b/zellij-utils/src/lib.rs
index 2085473f..06779d02 100644
--- a/zellij-utils/src/lib.rs
+++ b/zellij-utils/src/lib.rs
@@ -24,12 +24,3 @@ pub mod downloader; // Requires async_std
 pub mod ipc; // Requires interprocess
 #[cfg(not(target_family = "wasm"))]
 pub mod logging; // Requires log4rs
-
-#[cfg(not(target_family = "wasm"))]
-pub use ::{
-    anyhow, async_channel, async_std, clap, humantime, interprocess, isahc, lazy_static, libc,
-    miette, nix, notify_debouncer_full, regex, serde, signal_hook, tempfile, termwiz, url, uuid,
-    vte,
-};
-
-pub use ::prost;