diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 6d46eb1dcc..cda955f3a6 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -380,12 +380,6 @@ version = "3.11.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "c1ad822118d20d2c234f427000d5acc36eabe1e29a348c89b63dd60b13f28e5d"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "byte-order"
-version = "0.3.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "b021a13e4bf34a5679ada4609a01337ae82f2c4c97493b9d8cbf8aa9af9bd0f4"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "byte-unit"
 version = "4.0.14"
@@ -2747,13 +2741,11 @@ name = "nu-plugin"
 version = "0.70.1"
 dependencies = [
  "bincode",
- "byte-order",
  "criterion",
  "nu-engine",
  "nu-protocol",
  "rmp",
  "rmp-serde",
- "rmpv",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
 ]
@@ -2778,7 +2770,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "indexmap",
  "miette",
  "nu-json",
- "nu-path",
  "nu-utils",
  "num-format",
  "serde",
@@ -2837,7 +2828,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "nu-glob",
  "nu-path",
  "nu-utils",
- "num-bigint 0.4.3",
  "num-format",
  "tempfile",
 ]
@@ -2950,7 +2940,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "autocfg",
  "num-integer",
  "num-traits",
- "serde",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -4134,16 +4123,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "rmpv"
-version = "1.0.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "de8813b3a2f95c5138fe5925bfb8784175d88d6bff059ba8ce090aa891319754"
-dependencies = [
- "num-traits",
- "rmp",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "roxmltree"
 version = "0.14.1"
diff --git a/crates/nu-path/Cargo.toml b/crates/nu-path/Cargo.toml
index f38db741bb..ddab4c9f56 100644
--- a/crates/nu-path/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/nu-path/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ version = "0.70.1"
 
 [dependencies]
 dirs-next = "2.0.0"
+
+[target.'cfg(windows)'.dependencies]
 omnipath = "0.1.1"
 
 [target.'cfg(all(unix, not(target_os = "macos")))'.dependencies]
diff --git a/crates/nu-plugin/Cargo.toml b/crates/nu-plugin/Cargo.toml
index 41c79bddae..48a5fae7b9 100644
--- a/crates/nu-plugin/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/nu-plugin/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,10 +13,8 @@ nu-protocol = { path = "../nu-protocol", version = "0.70.1"  }
 nu-engine = { path = "../nu-engine", version = "0.70.1"  }
 serde = {version = "1.0.143", features = ["derive"]}
 serde_json = { version = "1.0"}
-byte-order = "0.3.0"
 rmp = "0.8.11"
 rmp-serde = "1.1.0"
-rmpv = "1.0.0"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 criterion = "0.3"
diff --git a/crates/nu-pretty-hex/Cargo.toml b/crates/nu-pretty-hex/Cargo.toml
index e699c26b6a..93dc0843eb 100644
--- a/crates/nu-pretty-hex/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/nu-pretty-hex/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,17 +12,10 @@ doctest = false
 name = "nu_pretty_hex"
 path = "src/lib.rs"
 
-[[bin]]
-name = "nu_pretty_hex"
-path = "src/main.rs"
-
 [dependencies]
 nu-ansi-term = "0.46.0"
-rand = "0.8.3"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 heapless = { version = "0.7.8", default-features = false }
+rand = "0.8.3"
 
-# [features]
-# default = ["alloc"]
-# alloc = []
diff --git a/crates/nu-pretty-hex/src/main.rs b/crates/nu-pretty-hex/examples/demo.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from crates/nu-pretty-hex/src/main.rs
rename to crates/nu-pretty-hex/examples/demo.rs
diff --git a/crates/nu-protocol/Cargo.toml b/crates/nu-protocol/Cargo.toml
index ad20e8a47d..70f01101bb 100644
--- a/crates/nu-protocol/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/nu-protocol/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ version = "0.70.1"
 
 [dependencies]
 nu-utils = { path = "../nu-utils", version = "0.70.1"  }
-nu-path = { path = "../nu-path", version = "0.70.1"  }
 nu-json = { path = "../nu-json", version = "0.70.1"  }
 
 byte-unit = "4.0.9"
diff --git a/crates/nu-test-support/Cargo.toml b/crates/nu-test-support/Cargo.toml
index b8311f7224..32009feef7 100644
--- a/crates/nu-test-support/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/nu-test-support/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,6 +18,5 @@ lazy_static = "1.4.0"
 num-format = "0.4.3"
 
 getset = "0.1.1"
-num-bigint = { version="0.4.3", features=["serde"] }
 tempfile = "3.2.0"
 hamcrest2 = "0.3.0"