diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 8bae40be4..2f563f3b1 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -184,7 +184,6 @@ base64 = "0.22"
 chrono = { version = "0.4.44", default-features = false }
 deltachat-contact-tools = { path = "deltachat-contact-tools" }
 deltachat-jsonrpc = { path = "deltachat-jsonrpc", default-features = false }
-deltachat-jsonrpc-bindings = { path = "deltachat-jsonrpc-bindings", default-features = false }
 deltachat = { path = ".", default-features = false }
 futures = "0.3.32"
 futures-lite = "2.6.1"
diff --git a/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml b/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml
index 0e316d1a3..24b7d531a 100644
--- a/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml
+++ b/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ name = "deltachat_ffi"
 version = "2.61.0-dev"
 description = "Deltachat FFI"
 edition = "2024"
-readme = "README.md"
 license = "MPL-2.0"
 
 keywords = ["deltachat", "chat", "openpgp", "email", "encryption"]
diff --git a/deltachat-rpc-server/Cargo.toml b/deltachat-rpc-server/Cargo.toml
index 49b86bf45..dce6feb41 100644
--- a/deltachat-rpc-server/Cargo.toml
+++ b/deltachat-rpc-server/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ name = "deltachat-rpc-server"
 version = "2.61.0-dev"
 description = "DeltaChat JSON-RPC server"
 edition = "2024"
-readme = "README.md"
 license = "MPL-2.0"
 
 keywords = ["deltachat", "chat", "openpgp", "email", "encryption"]