diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index b6134da9e9..8eb6f3980d 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1338,7 +1338,6 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "leo-parser"
 version = "1.5.2"
 dependencies = [
- "colored",
  "criterion",
  "indexmap",
  "lazy_static",
diff --git a/parser/Cargo.toml b/parser/Cargo.toml
index b8c54efd0a..55c6125d5d 100644
--- a/parser/Cargo.toml
+++ b/parser/Cargo.toml
@@ -48,9 +48,6 @@ version = "1.7"
 [dependencies.tendril]
 version = "0.4"
 
-[dev-dependencies.colored]
-version = "2.0"
-
 [dev-dependencies.criterion]
 version = "0.3"
 
diff --git a/parser/src/test.rs b/parser/src/test.rs
index cbdde5f6e6..0b5c9c3060 100644
--- a/parser/src/test.rs
+++ b/parser/src/test.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 // You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 // along with the Leo library. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-use colored::Colorize;
 use leo_ast::{Expression, ExpressionStatement, Span, Statement, ValueExpression};
 use leo_test_framework::{
     runner::{Namespace, ParseType, Runner},