diff --git a/nimble.lock b/nimble.lock
index 360fb84..3dbd071 100644
--- a/nimble.lock
+++ b/nimble.lock
@@ -87,21 +87,6 @@
         "sha1": "d1678f50aa47d113b4e77d41eec2190830b523fa"
       }
     },
-    "chronicles": {
-      "version": "0.12.2",
-      "vcsRevision": "27ec507429a4eb81edc20f28292ee8ec420be05b",
-      "url": "https://github.com/status-im/nim-chronicles",
-      "downloadMethod": "git",
-      "dependencies": [
-        "faststreams",
-        "serialization",
-        "json_serialization",
-        "testutils"
-      ],
-      "checksums": {
-        "sha1": "02febb20d088120b2836d3306cfa21f434f88f65"
-      }
-    },
     "questionable": {
       "version": "0.10.15",
       "vcsRevision": "82d90b67bcfb7f2e918b61dace2ff1a4ced60935",
diff --git a/serde.nimble b/serde.nimble
index f8100be..ffb48c0 100644
--- a/serde.nimble
+++ b/serde.nimble
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ license = "MIT"
 skipDirs = @["tests"]
 
 # Dependencies
-requires "chronicles >= 0.12.3"
 requires "questionable >= 0.10.13 & < 0.11.0"
 requires "stint"
 requires "stew"
diff --git a/serde/json/deserializer.nim b/serde/json/deserializer.nim
index 7746144..93849e4 100644
--- a/serde/json/deserializer.nim
+++ b/serde/json/deserializer.nim
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import std/sets
 import std/strutils
 import std/tables
 import std/typetraits
-import pkg/chronicles except toJson
 import pkg/stew/byteutils
 import pkg/stint
 import pkg/questionable
@@ -19,7 +18,6 @@ import ./types
 import ./helpers
 
 export parser
-export chronicles except toJson
 export stdjson
 export pragmas
 export results
@@ -28,9 +26,6 @@ export types
 
 {.push raises: [].}
 
-logScope:
-  topics = "nimserde json deserializer"
-
 template expectJsonKind(
     expectedType: type, expectedKinds: set[JsonNodeKind], json: JsonNode
 ) =
diff --git a/serde/json/serializer.nim b/serde/json/serializer.nim
index bad06f3..9b29ecc 100644
--- a/serde/json/serializer.nim
+++ b/serde/json/serializer.nim
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import std/strutils
 import std/tables
 import std/typetraits
 
-import pkg/chronicles except toJson
 import pkg/questionable
 import pkg/stew/byteutils
 import pkg/stint
@@ -19,9 +18,6 @@ export types
 
 {.push raises: [].}
 
-logScope:
-  topics = "nimserde json serializer"
-
 proc `%`*(s: string): JsonNode =
   newJString(s)