diff --git a/cli/Cargo.lock b/cli/Cargo.lock
index cd2a178c2..303206663 100644
--- a/cli/Cargo.lock
+++ b/cli/Cargo.lock
@@ -2,15 +2,6 @@
 # It is not intended for manual editing.
 version = 3
 
-[[package]]
-name = "addr2line"
-version = "0.21.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "8a30b2e23b9e17a9f90641c7ab1549cd9b44f296d3ccbf309d2863cfe398a0cb"
-dependencies = [
- "gimli",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "adler"
 version = "1.0.2"
@@ -140,21 +131,6 @@ version = "1.1.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "d468802bab17cbc0cc575e9b053f41e72aa36bfa6b7f55e3529ffa43161b97fa"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "backtrace"
-version = "0.3.69"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "2089b7e3f35b9dd2d0ed921ead4f6d318c27680d4a5bd167b3ee120edb105837"
-dependencies = [
- "addr2line",
- "cc",
- "cfg-if",
- "libc",
- "miniz_oxide",
- "object",
- "rustc-demangle",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "base64"
 version = "0.13.1"
@@ -289,7 +265,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "rusqlite",
  "rusqlite_migration",
  "thiserror",
- "tokio",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -303,7 +278,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "env_logger",
  "log",
  "rustyline",
- "tokio",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -564,12 +538,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "wasi",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "gimli"
-version = "0.28.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "4271d37baee1b8c7e4b708028c57d816cf9d2434acb33a549475f78c181f6253"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "half"
 version = "1.8.3"
@@ -601,12 +569,6 @@ version = "0.5.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "2304e00983f87ffb38b55b444b5e3b60a884b5d30c0fca7d82fe33449bbe55ea"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "hermit-abi"
-version = "0.3.9"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "d231dfb89cfffdbc30e7fc41579ed6066ad03abda9e567ccafae602b97ec5024"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "hex"
 version = "0.4.3"
@@ -857,25 +819,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "autocfg",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "num_cpus"
-version = "1.16.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "4161fcb6d602d4d2081af7c3a45852d875a03dd337a6bfdd6e06407b61342a43"
-dependencies = [
- "hermit-abi",
- "libc",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "object"
-version = "0.32.2"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "a6a622008b6e321afc04970976f62ee297fdbaa6f95318ca343e3eebb9648441"
-dependencies = [
- "memchr",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "once_cell"
 version = "1.19.0"
@@ -1050,12 +993,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "rusqlite",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "rustc-demangle"
-version = "0.1.23"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "d626bb9dae77e28219937af045c257c28bfd3f69333c512553507f5f9798cb76"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "rustix"
 version = "0.38.31"
@@ -1324,29 +1261,6 @@ version = "0.1.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "1f3ccbac311fea05f86f61904b462b55fb3df8837a366dfc601a0161d0532f20"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "tokio"
-version = "1.36.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "61285f6515fa018fb2d1e46eb21223fff441ee8db5d0f1435e8ab4f5cdb80931"
-dependencies = [
- "backtrace",
- "num_cpus",
- "pin-project-lite",
- "tokio-macros",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "tokio-macros"
-version = "2.2.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "5b8a1e28f2deaa14e508979454cb3a223b10b938b45af148bc0986de36f1923b"
-dependencies = [
- "proc-macro2",
- "quote",
- "syn",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "tracing"
 version = "0.1.40"
diff --git a/cli/Cargo.toml b/cli/Cargo.toml
index e717116a2..55f8772b4 100644
--- a/cli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/cli/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,4 +13,3 @@ clap = { version = "4.5.1", features = ["derive"] }
 env_logger = "0.11"
 log = "0.4.20"
 rustyline = { version = "13.0.0", features = ["derive"] }
-tokio = { version = "1.36.0", features = ["macros", "rt-multi-thread"] }
diff --git a/cli/src/commands.rs b/cli/src/commands.rs
index 3d6639630..52b3d578f 100644
--- a/cli/src/commands.rs
+++ b/cli/src/commands.rs
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ impl Highlighter for CliHelper {
     }
 }
 
-pub(crate) async fn handle_command(
+pub(crate) fn handle_command(
     _rl: &mut Editor<CliHelper, DefaultHistory>,
     wallet: &Arc<Wallet>,
     command: Command,
diff --git a/cli/src/main.rs b/cli/src/main.rs
index dd752645f..0c6407423 100644
--- a/cli/src/main.rs
+++ b/cli/src/main.rs
@@ -33,8 +33,7 @@ fn init_persistence(args: &Args) -> Result<CliPersistence> {
     Ok(CliPersistence { data_dir })
 }
 
-#[tokio::main]
-async fn main() -> Result<()> {
+fn main() -> Result<()> {
     env_logger::init();
 
     let args = Args::parse();
@@ -65,7 +64,7 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
                     println!("{}", cli_res.unwrap_err());
                     continue;
                 }
-                let res = handle_command(rl, &wallet, cli_res.unwrap()).await;
+                let res = handle_command(rl, &wallet, cli_res.unwrap());
                 show_results(res);
             }
             Err(ReadlineError::Interrupted) => {
diff --git a/lib/Cargo.lock b/lib/Cargo.lock
index 7a5afd358..518e65c1c 100644
--- a/lib/Cargo.lock
+++ b/lib/Cargo.lock
@@ -2,15 +2,6 @@
 # It is not intended for manual editing.
 version = 3
 
-[[package]]
-name = "addr2line"
-version = "0.21.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "8a30b2e23b9e17a9f90641c7ab1549cd9b44f296d3ccbf309d2863cfe398a0cb"
-dependencies = [
- "gimli",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "adler"
 version = "1.0.2"
@@ -92,21 +83,6 @@ version = "1.1.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "d468802bab17cbc0cc575e9b053f41e72aa36bfa6b7f55e3529ffa43161b97fa"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "backtrace"
-version = "0.3.69"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "2089b7e3f35b9dd2d0ed921ead4f6d318c27680d4a5bd167b3ee120edb105837"
-dependencies = [
- "addr2line",
- "cc",
- "cfg-if",
- "libc",
- "miniz_oxide",
- "object",
- "rustc-demangle",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "base64"
 version = "0.13.1"
@@ -241,7 +217,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "rusqlite",
  "rusqlite_migration",
  "thiserror",
- "tokio",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -391,12 +366,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "wasi",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "gimli"
-version = "0.28.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "4271d37baee1b8c7e4b708028c57d816cf9d2434acb33a549475f78c181f6253"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "half"
 version = "1.8.3"
@@ -631,15 +600,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "autocfg",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "object"
-version = "0.32.2"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "a6a622008b6e321afc04970976f62ee297fdbaa6f95318ca343e3eebb9648441"
-dependencies = [
- "memchr",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "once_cell"
 version = "1.19.0"
@@ -804,12 +764,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "rusqlite",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "rustc-demangle"
-version = "0.1.23"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "d626bb9dae77e28219937af045c257c28bfd3f69333c512553507f5f9798cb76"
-
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 name = "rustls"
 version = "0.21.10"
@@ -1025,16 +979,6 @@ version = "0.1.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "1f3ccbac311fea05f86f61904b462b55fb3df8837a366dfc601a0161d0532f20"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "tokio"
-version = "1.36.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "61285f6515fa018fb2d1e46eb21223fff441ee8db5d0f1435e8ab4f5cdb80931"
-dependencies = [
- "backtrace",
- "pin-project-lite",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "tracing"
 version = "0.1.40"
diff --git a/lib/Cargo.toml b/lib/Cargo.toml
index 7abc39fdc..09ddc8a73 100644
--- a/lib/Cargo.toml
+++ b/lib/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,4 +18,3 @@ lwk_wollet = "0.2.0"
 rusqlite = "0.29"
 rusqlite_migration = "1.0"
 thiserror = "1.0.57"
-tokio = "1.36.0"