diff --git a/semantic-tags/semantic-tags.cabal b/semantic-tags/semantic-tags.cabal
index b20368b89..4a0ebf426 100644
--- a/semantic-tags/semantic-tags.cabal
+++ b/semantic-tags/semantic-tags.cabal
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ library
     Tags.Tagging.Precise
   build-depends:
       base                >= 4.12 && < 5
-    , bytestring         ^>= 0.10.8.2
     , fused-effects      ^>= 0.5
     , semantic-source    ^>= 0.0
     , text               ^>= 1.2.3.1