diff --git a/rnex-rmc/Cargo.toml b/rnex-rmc/Cargo.toml
index f18dce2..c9bcdc4 100644
--- a/rnex-rmc/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rnex-rmc/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ rnex-rmc-macros = { path = "./macros" }
 paste = "1.0.15"
 rand = "0.10.2"
 hex = "0.4.3"
-tracing.workspace = true
+tracing = "0.1.44"
 
 [features]
 splatoon = ["v3-5-0"]
diff --git a/rnex-rmc/src/lib.rs b/rnex-rmc/src/lib.rs
index f6406be..cf5b3fd 100644
--- a/rnex-rmc/src/lib.rs
+++ b/rnex-rmc/src/lib.rs
@@ -11,10 +11,7 @@ use std::{collections::HashMap, fmt::Debug, io::Cursor, ops::Deref, sync::Arc, t
 
 pub use rand;
 pub use rnex_rmc_macros::*;
-use rnex_util::{
-    SendingBufferConnection, SplittableBufferConnection, result::ResultExtension,
-    tracing::Instrument,
-};
+use rnex_util::{SendingBufferConnection, SplittableBufferConnection, result::ResultExtension};
 use tokio::{
     sync::{Mutex, Notify},
     task,