diff --git a/examples/Cargo.toml b/examples/Cargo.toml
index 8d5bb01bfdc..3e9e4733ad4 100644
--- a/examples/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ publish = false
 
 [dependencies]
 aes                 = "0.8.4"
-bitfield            = { version = "0.14.0", optional = true }
 bleps               = { git = "https://github.com/bjoernQ/bleps", package = "bleps", rev = "a5148d8ae679e021b78f53fd33afb8bb35d0b62e", features = [ "macros", "async"] }
 cfg-if              = "1.0.0"
 critical-section    = "1.1.2"