diff --git a/servant-server/servant-server.cabal b/servant-server/servant-server.cabal
index 5a57f172..2872f0b1 100644
--- a/servant-server/servant-server.cabal
+++ b/servant-server/servant-server.cabal
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ library
       , base64-bytestring  == 1.0.*
       , bytestring         >= 0.10 && < 0.11
       , containers         >= 0.5  && < 0.6
-      , deepseq            == 1.4.*
       , http-api-data      >= 0.1  && < 0.3
       , http-types         >= 0.8  && < 0.10
       , network-uri        >= 2.6  && < 2.7