diff --git a/rclrs/logging_demo/Cargo.toml b/rclrs/logging_demo/Cargo.toml
index 998221a..95b004c 100644
--- a/rclrs/logging_demo/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rclrs/logging_demo/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,4 +5,3 @@ edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]
 rclrs = "0.6"
-example_interfaces = "*"
diff --git a/rclrs/message_demo/Cargo.toml b/rclrs/message_demo/Cargo.toml
index ac37455..4e81196 100644
--- a/rclrs/message_demo/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rclrs/message_demo/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,9 +10,8 @@ path = "src/message_demo.rs"
 
 [dependencies]
 anyhow = {version = "1", features = ["backtrace"]}
-rclrs = "0.6"
+rclrs = { version = "0.6", features = ["serde"] }
 rosidl_runtime_rs = "0.5"
-rclrs_example_msgs = { version = "0.5", features = ["serde"] }
 serde_json = "1.0"
 
 # This specific version is compatible with Rust 1.75
diff --git a/rclrs/minimal_client_service/Cargo.toml b/rclrs/minimal_client_service/Cargo.toml
index 89112b9..4cc5ba7 100644
--- a/rclrs/minimal_client_service/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rclrs/minimal_client_service/Cargo.toml
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ anyhow = {version = "1", features = ["backtrace"]}
 tokio = { version = "1", features = ["macros", "rt", "rt-multi-thread", "time"] }
 rclrs = "0.6"
 rosidl_runtime_rs = "0.5"
-example_interfaces = "*"
 
 # This specific version is compatible with Rust 1.75
 backtrace = "=0.3.74"
diff --git a/rclrs/minimal_pub_sub/Cargo.toml b/rclrs/minimal_pub_sub/Cargo.toml
index 803f3d8..1696633 100644
--- a/rclrs/minimal_pub_sub/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rclrs/minimal_pub_sub/Cargo.toml
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ path = "src/zero_copy_publisher.rs"
 anyhow = {version = "1", features = ["backtrace"]}
 rclrs = "0.6"
 rosidl_runtime_rs = "0.5"
-example_interfaces = "*"
 
 # This specific version is compatible with Rust 1.75
 backtrace = "=0.3.74"
diff --git a/rclrs/parameter_demo/Cargo.toml b/rclrs/parameter_demo/Cargo.toml
index d1cb2cf..f6f1509 100644
--- a/rclrs/parameter_demo/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rclrs/parameter_demo/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,4 +5,3 @@ edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]
 rclrs = "0.6"
-example_interfaces = "*"
diff --git a/rclrs/rust_pubsub/Cargo.toml b/rclrs/rust_pubsub/Cargo.toml
index 9200923..29c5e6a 100644
--- a/rclrs/rust_pubsub/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rclrs/rust_pubsub/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,4 +13,3 @@ path="src/simple_subscriber.rs"
 
 [dependencies]
 rclrs = "*"
-std_msgs = "*"
diff --git a/rclrs/worker_demo/Cargo.toml b/rclrs/worker_demo/Cargo.toml
index dabab8f..c990cea 100644
--- a/rclrs/worker_demo/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rclrs/worker_demo/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,4 +5,3 @@ edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]
 rclrs = "0.6"
-example_interfaces = "*"