diff --git a/ferretro_components/Cargo.toml b/ferretro_components/Cargo.toml
index a6d60d4..f99f2e0 100644
--- a/ferretro_components/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ferretro_components/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,17 +14,15 @@ num_enum = "0.4"
 ffmpeg-next = { version = "4.3.8", optional = true }
 sdl2 = { version = "0.35.1", optional = true, features = ["gfx"] }
 gl = { version = "0.14", optional = true }
-crossbeam-channel = { version = "0.4", optional = true }
 tempfile = "3"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-crossbeam-channel = "0.4"
 structopt = "0.3"
 
 [features]
 static = ["ferretro_base/static"]
 ffmpeg_comp = ["ffmpeg-next"]
-sdl2_comp = ["sdl2", "gl", "crossbeam-channel"]
+sdl2_comp = ["sdl2", "gl"]
 
 [[example]]
 name = "multifunction_emulator"
diff --git a/ferretro_components/examples/multifunction_emulator.rs b/ferretro_components/examples/multifunction_emulator.rs
index 5f19c06..d735ff7 100644
--- a/ferretro_components/examples/multifunction_emulator.rs
+++ b/ferretro_components/examples/multifunction_emulator.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-extern crate crossbeam_channel;
 extern crate ferretro_components;
 #[cfg(feature = "ffmpeg_comp")]
 extern crate ffmpeg_next as ffmpeg;