diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index b4a9b6d86ef49..5221f402f179b 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2222,29 +2222,6 @@ version = "0.2.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "dc0b364ead1874514c8c2855ab558056ebfeb775653e7ae45ff72f28f8f3166c"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "borsh"
-version = "1.5.7"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "ad8646f98db542e39fc66e68a20b2144f6a732636df7c2354e74645faaa433ce"
-dependencies = [
- "borsh-derive",
- "cfg_aliases",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "borsh-derive"
-version = "1.5.7"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "fdd1d3c0c2f5833f22386f252fe8ed005c7f59fdcddeef025c01b4c3b9fd9ac3"
-dependencies = [
- "once_cell",
- "proc-macro-crate 3.2.0",
- "proc-macro2 1.0.106",
- "quote 1.0.45",
- "syn 2.0.117",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "brotli"
 version = "8.0.0"
@@ -2698,10 +2675,8 @@ dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "bytes",
  "chrono",
- "chrono-tz",
  "csv-core",
  "derivative",
- "derive_more",
  "dyn-clone",
  "flate2",
  "futures",
@@ -2718,9 +2693,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "rand 0.9.4",
  "regex",
  "rstest",
- "rust_decimal",
  "serde",
- "serde-aux",
  "serde_json",
  "serde_with",
  "similar-asserts",
@@ -3778,7 +3751,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "snafu 0.9.0",
  "tracing 0.1.44",
  "vector-common",
- "vector-config",
  "vector-core",
  "vector-lookup",
  "vrl",
@@ -4256,13 +4228,11 @@ dependencies = [
  "futures-util",
  "glob",
  "indexmap 2.12.0",
- "libc",
  "quickcheck",
  "tempfile",
  "tokio",
  "tracing 0.1.44",
  "vector-common",
- "winapi",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -4275,7 +4245,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "crc",
  "dashmap",
- "glob",
  "libc",
  "quickcheck",
  "serde",
@@ -7814,7 +7783,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "tonic 0.11.0",
  "tonic-build 0.11.0",
  "vector-core",
- "vector-lookup",
  "vrl",
 ]
 
@@ -9838,13 +9806,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "61f703d19852dbf87cbc513643fa81428361eb6940f1ac14fd58155d295a3eb0"
 dependencies = [
  "arrayvec",
- "borsh",
- "bytes",
  "num-traits",
- "rand 0.8.6",
- "rkyv",
- "serde",
- "serde_json",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -10287,18 +10249,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde_derive",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "serde-aux"
-version = "4.7.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "207f67b28fe90fb596503a9bf0bf1ea5e831e21307658e177c5dfcdfc3ab8a0a"
-dependencies = [
- "chrono",
- "serde",
- "serde-value",
- "serde_json",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "serde-toml-merge"
 version = "0.3.11"
@@ -12836,7 +12786,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "arc-swap",
  "arr_macro",
  "arrow 56.2.0",
- "arrow-schema 56.2.0",
  "assert_cmd",
  "async-compression",
  "async-nats",
@@ -12871,7 +12820,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "base64 0.22.1",
  "bloomy",
  "bollard",
- "byteorder",
  "bytes",
  "bytesize",
  "cfg-if",
@@ -12910,13 +12858,11 @@ dependencies = [
  "headers 0.3.9",
  "heim",
  "hex",
- "hickory-proto",
  "hostname 0.4.2",
  "http 0.2.12",
  "http 1.3.1",
  "http-body 0.4.6",
  "http-serde",
- "humantime",
  "hyper 0.14.32",
  "hyper-openssl 0.9.2",
  "hyper-proxy",
@@ -12949,7 +12895,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "openssl-src",
  "ordered-float 4.6.0",
  "parquet",
- "pastey",
  "percent-encoding",
  "pin-project",
  "postgres-openssl",
@@ -12976,7 +12921,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "roaring",
  "rstest",
  "rumqttc",
- "rust_decimal",
  "seahash",
  "semver",
  "serde",
@@ -13045,7 +12989,6 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "vector-api-client"
 version = "0.2.0"
 dependencies = [
- "futures",
  "http 0.2.12",
  "prost 0.12.6",
  "prost-build 0.12.6",
@@ -13072,7 +13015,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "criterion",
  "crossbeam-queue",
  "crossbeam-utils",
- "dashmap",
  "derivative",
  "fslock",
  "futures",
@@ -13082,8 +13024,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "metrics-tracing-context",
  "metrics-util",
  "num-traits",
- "ordered-float 4.6.0",
- "pastey",
  "proptest",
  "quickcheck",
  "rand 0.9.4",
@@ -13215,7 +13155,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "http 0.2.12",
  "hyper-proxy",
  "indexmap 2.12.0",
- "inventory",
  "ipnet",
  "metrics",
  "metrics-tracing-context",
@@ -13355,22 +13294,17 @@ name = "vector-top"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "chrono",
- "clap",
  "crossterm",
- "exitcode",
  "futures",
- "futures-util",
  "glob",
  "http 0.2.12",
  "humantime",
- "indoc",
  "num-format",
  "ratatui",
  "regex",
  "tokio",
  "tokio-stream",
  "unit-prefix",
- "url",
  "vector-api-client",
  "vector-common",
 ]
@@ -13451,7 +13385,6 @@ name = "vector-vrl-web-playground"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "cargo-lock",
- "enrichment",
  "getrandom 0.2.15",
  "getrandom 0.4.2",
  "gloo-utils",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 48c227b62ed1e..a37430004228d 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -186,7 +186,6 @@ rand_distr = { version = "0.5.1", default-features = false }
 rdkafka = { version = "0.39.0", default-features = false }
 regex = { version = "1.12.3", default-features = false, features = ["std", "perf"] }
 reqwest = { version = "0.11", features = ["json"] }
-rust_decimal = { version = "1.40.0", default-features = false, features = ["std"] }
 semver = { version = "1.0.28", default-features = false, features = ["serde", "std"] }
 serde = { version = "1.0.219", default-features = false, features = ["alloc", "derive", "rc"] }
 serde_json = { version = "1.0.149", default-features = false, features = ["preserve_order", "raw_value", "std"] }
@@ -230,7 +229,6 @@ reqwest_13 = { package = "reqwest", version = "0.13", default-features = false,
 clap.workspace = true
 clap_complete.workspace = true
 indoc.workspace = true
-pastey.workspace = true
 pin-project.workspace = true
 proptest = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 proptest-derive = { workspace = true, optional = true }
@@ -358,7 +356,6 @@ greptimedb-ingester = { version = "0.17.0", default-features = false, optional =
 arc-swap = { workspace = true, default-features = false, optional = true }
 async-compression = { version = "0.4.27", default-features = false, features = ["tokio", "gzip", "zstd"], optional = true }
 arrow = { version = "56.2.0", default-features = false, features = ["ipc"], optional = true }
-arrow-schema = { version = "56.2.0", default-features = false, optional = true }
 parquet = { version = "56.2.0", default-features = false, features = [
   "arrow",
   "snap",
@@ -398,7 +395,6 @@ http = { version = "0.2.9", default-features = false }
 http-1 = { package = "http", version = "1.0", default-features = false, features = ["std"] }
 http-serde = "1.1.3"
 http-body = { version = "0.4.6", default-features = false }
-humantime.workspace = true
 hyper = { version = "0.14.32", default-features = false, features = ["client", "runtime", "http1", "http2", "server", "stream", "backports", "deprecated"] }
 hyper-openssl = { version = "0.9.2", default-features = false }
 hyper-proxy = { version = "0.9.1", default-features = false, features = ["openssl-tls"] }
@@ -431,7 +427,6 @@ redis = { version = "0.32.4", default-features = false, features = ["connection-
 regex.workspace = true
 roaring = { version = "0.11.2", default-features = false, features = ["std"], optional = true }
 rumqttc = { version = "0.24.0", default-features = false, features = ["use-rustls"], optional = true }
-rust_decimal = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 seahash = { version = "4.1.0", default-features = false }
 smallvec = { version = "1", default-features = false, features = ["union", "serde"] }
 snap = { version = "1.1.1", default-features = false }
@@ -443,7 +438,6 @@ syslog = { version = "6.1.1", default-features = false, optional = true }
 tokio-postgres = { version = "0.7.13", default-features = false, features = ["runtime", "with-chrono-0_4"], optional = true }
 tokio-tungstenite = { workspace = true, features = ["connect"], optional = true }
 toml.workspace = true
-hickory-proto = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 tonic = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 tonic-health = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 tonic-reflection = { workspace = true, optional = true }
@@ -461,7 +455,6 @@ heim = { git = "https://github.com/vectordotdev/heim.git", branch = "update-deps
 # make sure to update the external docs when the Lua version changes
 mlua = { version = "0.10.5", default-features = false, features = ["lua54", "send", "vendored", "macros"], optional = true }
 sysinfo = "0.37.2"
-byteorder = "1.5.0"
 
 [target.'cfg(windows)'.dependencies]
 windows-service = "0.8.0"
@@ -648,7 +641,7 @@ enrichment-tables-mmdb = ["dep:maxminddb"]
 enrichment-tables-memory = ["dep:evmap", "dep:evmap-derive", "dep:thread_local"]
 
 # Codecs
-codecs-arrow = ["dep:arrow", "dep:arrow-schema", "vector-lib/arrow"]
+codecs-arrow = ["dep:arrow", "vector-lib/arrow"]
 codecs-parquet = ["dep:parquet", "codecs-arrow", "vector-lib/parquet"]
 codecs-opentelemetry = ["vector-lib/opentelemetry"]
 codecs-syslog = ["vector-lib/syslog"]
@@ -720,7 +713,7 @@ sources-aws_s3 = ["aws-core", "dep:aws-sdk-sqs", "dep:aws-sdk-s3", "dep:async-co
 sources-aws_sqs = ["aws-core", "dep:aws-sdk-sqs"]
 sources-datadog_agent = ["sources-utils-http-encoding", "protobuf-build", "dep:prost"]
 sources-demo_logs = ["dep:fakedata"]
-sources-dnstap = ["sources-utils-net-tcp", "dep:base64", "dep:hickory-proto", "dep:dnsmsg-parser", "dep:dnstap-parser", "protobuf-build", "dep:prost", "vector-vrl-functions/dnstap"]
+sources-dnstap = ["sources-utils-net-tcp", "dep:base64", "dep:dnsmsg-parser", "dep:dnstap-parser", "protobuf-build", "dep:prost", "vector-vrl-functions/dnstap"]
 sources-docker_logs = ["docker"]
 sources-eventstoredb_metrics = []
 sources-exec = []
@@ -924,7 +917,7 @@ sinks-azure_logs_ingestion = ["dep:azure_core", "dep:azure_identity", "dep:azure
 sinks-azure_monitor_logs = []
 sinks-blackhole = []
 sinks-chronicle = []
-sinks-clickhouse = ["dep:nom", "dep:rust_decimal", "codecs-arrow"]
+sinks-clickhouse = ["dep:nom", "codecs-arrow"]
 sinks-console = []
 sinks-databend = ["dep:databend-client"]
 sinks-databricks-zerobus = ["dep:databricks-zerobus-ingest-sdk", "dep:prost-reflect", "dep:base64"]
diff --git a/LICENSE-3rdparty.csv b/LICENSE-3rdparty.csv
index dec61bb1e82bd..35ef4d3d1b8eb 100644
--- a/LICENSE-3rdparty.csv
+++ b/LICENSE-3rdparty.csv
@@ -123,8 +123,6 @@ bollard-stubs,https://github.com/fussybeaver/bollard,Apache-2.0,Bollard contribu
 bon,https://github.com/elastio/bon,MIT OR Apache-2.0,The bon Authors
 bon-macros,https://github.com/elastio/bon,MIT OR Apache-2.0,The bon-macros Authors
 borrow-or-share,https://github.com/yescallop/borrow-or-share,MIT-0,Scallop Ye <yescallop@gmail.com>
-borsh,https://github.com/near/borsh-rs,MIT OR Apache-2.0,Near Inc <hello@near.org>
-borsh-derive,https://github.com/near/borsh-rs,Apache-2.0,Near Inc <hello@nearprotocol.com>
 brotli,https://github.com/dropbox/rust-brotli,BSD-3-Clause AND MIT,"Daniel Reiter Horn <danielrh@dropbox.com>, The Brotli Authors"
 brotli-decompressor,https://github.com/dropbox/rust-brotli-decompressor,BSD-3-Clause OR MIT,"Daniel Reiter Horn <danielrh@dropbox.com>, The Brotli Authors"
 bs58,https://github.com/Nullus157/bs58-rs,MIT OR Apache-2.0,The bs58 Authors
@@ -681,7 +679,6 @@ security-framework-sys,https://github.com/kornelski/rust-security-framework,MIT
 semver,https://github.com/dtolnay/semver,MIT OR Apache-2.0,David Tolnay <dtolnay@gmail.com>
 seq-macro,https://github.com/dtolnay/seq-macro,MIT OR Apache-2.0,David Tolnay <dtolnay@gmail.com>
 serde,https://github.com/serde-rs/serde,MIT OR Apache-2.0,"Erick Tryzelaar <erick.tryzelaar@gmail.com>, David Tolnay <dtolnay@gmail.com>"
-serde-aux,https://github.com/iddm/serde-aux,MIT,Victor Polevoy <maintainer@vpolevoy.com>
 serde-toml-merge,https://github.com/jdrouet/serde-toml-merge,MIT,Jeremie Drouet <jeremie.drouet@gmail.com>
 serde-value,https://github.com/arcnmx/serde-value,MIT,arcnmx
 serde_bytes,https://github.com/serde-rs/bytes,MIT OR Apache-2.0,David Tolnay <dtolnay@gmail.com>
diff --git a/lib/codecs/Cargo.toml b/lib/codecs/Cargo.toml
index 6a5f8424a61fd..837cf6bdf57f0 100644
--- a/lib/codecs/Cargo.toml
+++ b/lib/codecs/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,11 +25,8 @@ parquet = { version = "56.2.0", default-features = false, features = [
 async-trait.workspace = true
 bytes.workspace = true
 chrono.workspace = true
-chrono-tz.workspace = true
-rust_decimal.workspace = true
 csv-core = { version = "0.1.13", default-features = false }
 derivative.workspace = true
-derive_more = { version = "2.1.1", optional = true, features = ["from", "display"] }
 dyn-clone = { version = "1", default-features = false }
 flate2.workspace = true
 futures.workspace = true
@@ -47,7 +44,6 @@ regex.workspace = true
 serde.workspace = true
 serde_with.workspace = true
 serde_json.workspace = true
-serde-aux = { version = "4.5", optional = true }
 smallvec = { version = "1", default-features = false, features = ["union"] }
 snafu.workspace = true
 strum = { workspace = true, optional = true }
@@ -80,5 +76,5 @@ vrl.workspace = true
 arrow = ["dep:arrow", "arrow/chrono-tz"]
 parquet = ["dep:parquet", "arrow"]
 opentelemetry = ["dep:opentelemetry-proto"]
-syslog = ["dep:syslog_loose", "dep:strum", "dep:derive_more", "dep:serde-aux", "dep:toml"]
+syslog = ["dep:syslog_loose", "dep:strum", "dep:toml"]
 test = []
diff --git a/lib/file-source-common/Cargo.toml b/lib/file-source-common/Cargo.toml
index f7a191d9cae7d..3e89dc1230ffa 100644
--- a/lib/file-source-common/Cargo.toml
+++ b/lib/file-source-common/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ libc.workspace = true
 winapi = { version = "0.3", features = ["winioctl"] }
 
 [dependencies]
-glob.workspace = true
 chrono.workspace = true
 tracing.workspace = true
 crc = "3.3.0"
diff --git a/lib/file-source/Cargo.toml b/lib/file-source/Cargo.toml
index a6b6e94c3b27f..dfc92a922c1b8 100644
--- a/lib/file-source/Cargo.toml
+++ b/lib/file-source/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,10 +6,6 @@ edition = "2024"
 publish = false
 license = "MIT"
 
-[target.'cfg(windows)'.dependencies]
-libc.workspace = true
-winapi = { version = "0.3", features = ["winioctl"] }
-
 [dependencies]
 glob.workspace = true
 chrono.workspace = true
diff --git a/lib/opentelemetry-proto/Cargo.toml b/lib/opentelemetry-proto/Cargo.toml
index 1467a171129ca..e7344864218a7 100644
--- a/lib/opentelemetry-proto/Cargo.toml
+++ b/lib/opentelemetry-proto/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ glob.workspace = true
 bytes.workspace = true
 chrono.workspace = true
 hex = { version = "0.4.3", default-features = false, features = ["std"] }
-lookup = { package = "vector-lookup", path = "../vector-lookup", default-features = false }
 ordered-float.workspace = true
 prost.workspace = true
 tonic.workspace = true
diff --git a/lib/vector-api-client/Cargo.toml b/lib/vector-api-client/Cargo.toml
index 260a84a927e76..89d0c8f82280e 100644
--- a/lib/vector-api-client/Cargo.toml
+++ b/lib/vector-api-client/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ prost.workspace = true
 prost-types.workspace = true
 
 # Async
-futures.workspace = true
 tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["macros", "rt", "sync"] }
 tokio-stream = { workspace = true, features = ["sync"] }
 
diff --git a/lib/vector-buffers/Cargo.toml b/lib/vector-buffers/Cargo.toml
index 4f27f3ef369e1..7701f79a75bb7 100644
--- a/lib/vector-buffers/Cargo.toml
+++ b/lib/vector-buffers/Cargo.toml
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ futures.workspace = true
 memmap2 = { version = "0.9.10", default-features = false }
 metrics.workspace = true
 num-traits = { version = "0.2.19", default-features = false }
-pastey.workspace = true
 rkyv = { version = "0.7.46", default-features = false, features = ["size_32", "std", "strict", "validation"] }
 serde.workspace = true
 snafu.workspace = true
@@ -32,8 +31,6 @@ tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["rt", "macros", "rt-multi-thread", "sync
 tracing = { workspace = true, features = ["attributes"] }
 vector-config = { path = "../vector-config", default-features = false }
 vector-common = { path = "../vector-common", default-features = false, features = ["byte_size_of"] }
-dashmap.workspace = true
-ordered-float.workspace = true
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 clap.workspace = true
diff --git a/lib/vector-common/src/internal_event/mod.rs b/lib/vector-common/src/internal_event/mod.rs
index e776e89553172..17b652e27e375 100644
--- a/lib/vector-common/src/internal_event/mod.rs
+++ b/lib/vector-common/src/internal_event/mod.rs
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ macro_rules! registered_event {
         $(fn register($fixed_name:ident: $fixed_tags:ty, $tags_name:ident: $tags:ty)
             $register_body:block)?
     ) => {
-        pastey::paste!{
+        $crate::pastey::paste! {
             #[derive(Clone)]
             pub struct [<$event Handle>] {
                 $( $field: $type, )*
diff --git a/lib/vector-common/src/lib.rs b/lib/vector-common/src/lib.rs
index 75849aac75884..b6d27d6f7949d 100644
--- a/lib/vector-common/src/lib.rs
+++ b/lib/vector-common/src/lib.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #![deny(unused_assignments)]
 #![deny(unused_comparisons)]
 
+pub use pastey; // Exported so that registered_event! doesn't need pastey in other crates
 pub use vector_common_macros::NamedInternalEvent;
 
 #[cfg(feature = "btreemap")]
diff --git a/lib/vector-core/Cargo.toml b/lib/vector-core/Cargo.toml
index caf2735d45166..cd0525162c06f 100644
--- a/lib/vector-core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/lib/vector-core/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ headers = { version = "0.3.9", default-features = false }
 http = { version = "0.2.9", default-features = false }
 hyper-proxy = { version = "0.9.1", default-features = false, features = ["openssl-tls"] }
 indexmap.workspace = true
-inventory.workspace = true
 ipnet = { version = "2", default-features = false, features = ["serde", "std"] }
 lookup = { package = "vector-lookup", path = "../vector-lookup" }
 metrics.workspace = true
diff --git a/lib/vector-top/Cargo.toml b/lib/vector-top/Cargo.toml
index 869fec71484f1..3ef9da32b6594 100644
--- a/lib/vector-top/Cargo.toml
+++ b/lib/vector-top/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,16 +6,11 @@ edition = "2024"
 publish = false
 
 [dependencies]
-clap.workspace = true
 chrono.workspace = true
-exitcode.workspace = true
 futures.workspace = true
-futures-util = { workspace = true, features = ["alloc"] }
 glob.workspace = true
-indoc.workspace = true
 tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["full"] }
 tokio-stream = { workspace = true, features = ["net", "sync", "time"] }
-url.workspace = true
 humantime = { version = "2.2.0", default-features = false }
 crossterm = { version = "0.29.0", default-features = false, features = ["event-stream", "windows"] }
 unit-prefix = { version = "0.5.2", default-features = false, features = ["std"] }
diff --git a/lib/vector-vrl/dnstap-parser/Cargo.toml b/lib/vector-vrl/dnstap-parser/Cargo.toml
index 6e30f22732fd9..11f9e13930a91 100644
--- a/lib/vector-vrl/dnstap-parser/Cargo.toml
+++ b/lib/vector-vrl/dnstap-parser/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,16 +15,15 @@ hickory-proto.workspace = true
 prost.workspace = true
 snafu.workspace = true
 tracing.workspace = true
-vector-config.workspace = true
 vector-common = { path = "../../vector-common" }
 vector-lookup = { path = "../../vector-lookup", features = ["test"] }
 vector-core = { path = "../../vector-core" }
 vrl.workspace = true
 
-[build-dependencies]
-prost-build.workspace = true
-
 [dev-dependencies]
 anyhow.workspace = true
 chrono-tz.workspace = true
 pastey.workspace = true
+
+[build-dependencies]
+prost-build.workspace = true
diff --git a/lib/vector-vrl/web-playground/Cargo.toml b/lib/vector-vrl/web-playground/Cargo.toml
index 59db0427b3698..75ac022547e71 100644
--- a/lib/vector-vrl/web-playground/Cargo.toml
+++ b/lib/vector-vrl/web-playground/Cargo.toml
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ serde.workspace = true
 web-sys = { version = "0.3", features = ["Window", "Performance"] }
 gloo-utils = { version = "0.2", features = ["serde"] }
 vector-vrl-functions.workspace = true
-enrichment = { path = "../enrichment" }
 # Required per https://docs.rs/getrandom/latest/getrandom/#webassembly-support
 getrandom = { version = "0.2.15", features = ["js"] }
 getrandom_v04 = { package = "getrandom", version = "0.4", features = ["wasm_js"] }