diff --git a/rs/slack-notifications/BUILD.bazel b/rs/slack-notifications/BUILD.bazel
index efa296b45..5d72be245 100644
--- a/rs/slack-notifications/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/rs/slack-notifications/BUILD.bazel
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ load("@rules_rust//rust:defs.bzl", "rust_binary", "rust_test")
 
 package(default_visibility = ["//visibility:public"])
 
-DEPS = ["@openssl//:openssl"]
+DEPS = []
 
 rust_binary(
     name = "slack-notifications",