diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 28561608a6a..8be5eab9cf6 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -284,12 +284,6 @@ version = "1.0.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "baf1de4339761588bc0619e3cbc0120ee582ebb74b53b4efbf79117bd2da40fd"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "cfg_aliases"
-version = "0.2.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "613afe47fcd5fac7ccf1db93babcb082c5994d996f20b8b159f2ad1658eb5724"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "ciborium"
 version = "0.2.2"
@@ -803,7 +797,6 @@ version = "1.11.0-dev"
 dependencies = [
  "libc",
  "log-instrument",
- "nix 0.29.0",
  "regex",
  "thiserror 2.0.6",
  "utils",
@@ -965,18 +958,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "libc",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "nix"
-version = "0.29.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "71e2746dc3a24dd78b3cfcb7be93368c6de9963d30f43a6a73998a9cf4b17b46"
-dependencies = [
- "bitflags 2.6.0",
- "cfg-if",
- "cfg_aliases",
- "libc",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "nom"
 version = "7.1.3"
@@ -1467,7 +1448,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "bitflags 2.6.0",
  "cfg-if",
  "libc",
- "nix 0.27.1",
+ "nix",
  "thiserror 1.0.69",
  "userfaultfd-sys",
 ]
@@ -1493,15 +1474,10 @@ checksum = "06abde3611657adf66d383f00b093d7faecc7fa57071cce2578660c9f1010821"
 name = "utils"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
- "derive_more",
  "displaydoc",
  "libc",
  "log-instrument",
- "serde",
- "serde_json",
  "thiserror 2.0.6",
- "vm-memory",
- "vmm-sys-util",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1600,7 +1576,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "itertools 0.13.0",
  "kvm-bindings",
  "kvm-ioctls",
- "lazy_static",
  "libc",
  "linux-loader",
  "log",
diff --git a/src/jailer/Cargo.toml b/src/jailer/Cargo.toml
index f486944ac3b..c84b09450b0 100644
--- a/src/jailer/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src/jailer/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ bench = false
 [dependencies]
 libc = "0.2.168"
 log-instrument = { path = "../log-instrument", optional = true }
-nix = { version = "0.29.0", default-features = false, features = ["dir"] }
 regex = { version = "1.11.1", default-features = false, features = ["std"] }
 thiserror = "2.0.6"
 vmm-sys-util = "0.12.1"
diff --git a/src/utils/Cargo.toml b/src/utils/Cargo.toml
index 923155c265e..dd5652718da 100644
--- a/src/utils/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src/utils/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,17 +9,10 @@ license = "Apache-2.0"
 bench = false
 
 [dependencies]
-derive_more = { version = "1.0.0", default-features = false, features = ["from"] }
 displaydoc = "0.2.5"
 libc = "0.2.168"
 log-instrument = { path = "../log-instrument", optional = true }
-serde = { version = "1.0.215", features = ["derive"] }
 thiserror = "2.0.6"
-vm-memory = { version = "0.16.1", features = ["backend-mmap", "backend-bitmap"] }
-vmm-sys-util = "0.12.1"
-
-[dev-dependencies]
-serde_json = "1.0.133"
 
 [features]
 tracing = ["log-instrument"]
diff --git a/src/vmm/Cargo.toml b/src/vmm/Cargo.toml
index ec3137be748..0ab810b6573 100644
--- a/src/vmm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src/vmm/Cargo.toml
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ gdbstub = { version = "0.7.3", optional = true }
 gdbstub_arch = { version = "0.3.1", optional = true }
 kvm-bindings = { version = "0.10.0", features = ["fam-wrappers", "serde"] }
 kvm-ioctls = "0.19.1"
-lazy_static = "1.5.0"
 libc = "0.2.168"
 linux-loader = "0.13.0"
 log = { version = "0.4.22", features = ["std", "serde"] }
diff --git a/tests/host_tools/cargo_build.py b/tests/host_tools/cargo_build.py
index da72e5433b2..5a029f8c5f4 100644
--- a/tests/host_tools/cargo_build.py
+++ b/tests/host_tools/cargo_build.py
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@
 DEFAULT_TARGET_DIR = f"{DEFAULT_TARGET}/release/"
 
 
+def nightly_toolchain() -> str:
+    """Receives the name of the installed nightly toolchain"""
+    return utils.check_output("rustup toolchain list | grep nightly").stdout.strip()
+
+
 def cargo(
     subcommand,
     cargo_args: str = "",
@@ -21,11 +26,15 @@ def cargo(
     *,
     env: dict = None,
     cwd: str = None,
+    nightly: bool = False,
 ):
     """Executes the specified cargo subcommand"""
+    toolchain = f"+{nightly_toolchain()}" if nightly else ""
     env = env or {}
     env_string = " ".join(f'{key}="{str(value)}"' for key, value in env.items())
-    cmd = f"{env_string} cargo {subcommand} {cargo_args} -- {subcommand_args}"
+    cmd = (
+        f"{env_string} cargo {toolchain} {subcommand} {cargo_args} -- {subcommand_args}"
+    )
     return utils.check_output(cmd, cwd=cwd)
 
 
diff --git a/tests/integration_tests/build/test_dependencies.py b/tests/integration_tests/build/test_dependencies.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6ee3a675702
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration_tests/build/test_dependencies.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# Copyright 2024 Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+"""Enforces controls over dependencies."""
+
+from host_tools.cargo_build import cargo
+
+
+def test_unused_dependencies():
+    """
+    Test that there are no unused dependencies.
+    """
+    cargo("udeps", "--all", nightly=True)