diff --git a/src/bin/swayr.rs b/src/bin/swayr.rs
index 0052e94..c9b3cfb 100644
--- a/src/bin/swayr.rs
+++ b/src/bin/swayr.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 //! The `swayr` binary.
 
-#[macro_use]
-extern crate clap;
-use clap::Clap;
+use clap::{crate_version, Clap};
 use swayr::client;
 use swayr::ipc;
 
diff --git a/src/bin/swayrd.rs b/src/bin/swayrd.rs
index 7341e33..f355768 100644
--- a/src/bin/swayrd.rs
+++ b/src/bin/swayrd.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 //! The `swayrd` binary.
 
-extern crate serde;
-extern crate serde_json;
-
 use swayr::demon;
 
 fn main() {
diff --git a/src/client.rs b/src/client.rs
index 8a7d5b8..e760899 100644
--- a/src/client.rs
+++ b/src/client.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-extern crate serde_json;
-
 use crate::ipc;
 use crate::util;
 use std::io::Write;
diff --git a/src/ipc.rs b/src/ipc.rs
index 3d3a74a..e025918 100644
--- a/src/ipc.rs
+++ b/src/ipc.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
 //! Extensions of swayipc types and IPC structs.
 
-extern crate serde;
-extern crate serde_json;
-extern crate swayipc;
-extern crate users;
-
 use clap::Clap;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use swayipc::reply as r;