diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 98dc5a6..e81fbca 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -36,6 +36,20 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check TOML files are formatted
         run: taplo fmt --check .
 
+  machete:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Install active toolchain
+        run: rustup install
+
+      - name: Install cargo-machete
+        run: cargo install cargo-machete
+
+      - name: Check for unused dependencies
+        run: cargo machete
+
   lint:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 60
diff --git a/examples/program_deployment/Cargo.toml b/examples/program_deployment/Cargo.toml
index 725febf..e1a6db4 100644
--- a/examples/program_deployment/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/program_deployment/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,11 +4,8 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2024"
 
 [dependencies]
-nssa_core.workspace = true
 nssa.workspace = true
 wallet.workspace = true
-key_protocol.workspace = true
 
 tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["macros"] }
 clap.workspace = true
-serde.workspace = true
diff --git a/examples/program_deployment/methods/guest/Cargo.toml b/examples/program_deployment/methods/guest/Cargo.toml
index 4e5ac88..245bc5d 100644
--- a/examples/program_deployment/methods/guest/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/program_deployment/methods/guest/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ edition = "2024"
 [dependencies]
 nssa_core.workspace = true
 
-serde.workspace = true
 hex.workspace = true
 bytemuck.workspace = true
 risc0-zkvm.workspace = true
diff --git a/sequencer_core/Cargo.toml b/sequencer_core/Cargo.toml
index 158d436..06164e9 100644
--- a/sequencer_core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/sequencer_core/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ mempool.workspace = true
 base58.workspace = true
 anyhow.workspace = true
 serde.workspace = true
-rand.workspace = true
 tempfile.workspace = true
 chrono.workspace = true
 log.workspace = true
diff --git a/test_program_methods/guest/Cargo.toml b/test_program_methods/guest/Cargo.toml
index 2c65dc4..1761335 100644
--- a/test_program_methods/guest/Cargo.toml
+++ b/test_program_methods/guest/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,4 +7,3 @@ edition = "2024"
 nssa_core.workspace = true
 
 risc0-zkvm.workspace = true
-serde = { workspace = true, default-features = false }
diff --git a/wallet/Cargo.toml b/wallet/Cargo.toml
index d34203f..e0d7815 100644
--- a/wallet/Cargo.toml
+++ b/wallet/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ env_logger.workspace = true
 log.workspace = true
 serde.workspace = true
 tokio.workspace = true
-tempfile.workspace = true
 clap.workspace = true
 base64.workspace = true
 bytemuck.workspace = true