diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 79f43fb..9e9fcc7 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -87,9 +87,7 @@ libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
   "io.circe"         %% "circe-generic" % "0.11.1" % Test,
   "io.circe"         %% "circe-parser"  % "0.11.1",
   "org.apache.kafka" % "kafka-clients"  % "2.3.0",
-  compilerPlugin("com.github.ghik" %% "silencer-plugin" % "1.4.2"),
-  "com.github.ghik" %% "silencer-lib" % "1.4.2",
-  "com.lihaoyi"     %% "utest"        % "0.6.7" % Test
+  "com.lihaoyi"      %% "utest"         % "0.6.7" % Test
 )
 
 testFrameworks += new TestFramework("utest.runner.Framework")
diff --git a/src/main/scala/ImplicitSerde.scala b/src/main/scala/ImplicitSerde.scala
index 547083d..0e7b4a2 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/ImplicitSerde.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/ImplicitSerde.scala
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 package nequi.circe
 
-import java.util.{ Map => JMap }
-
-import com.github.ghik.silencer.silent
-
 import io.circe.{ Decoder, Encoder }
 import io.circe.parser._
 
@@ -14,8 +10,6 @@ package object kafka {
   private[kafka] val stringSerde = Serdes.String()
 
   implicit def encoder2serializer[T <: AnyRef](implicit encoder: Encoder[T]): Serializer[T] = new Serializer[T] {
-    def close(): Unit                                                     = {}
-    @silent def configure(configs: JMap[String, _], isKey: Boolean): Unit = {}
     def serialize(topic: String, data: T): Array[Byte] =
       if (data eq null) null.asInstanceOf[Array[Byte]]
       else
@@ -23,8 +17,6 @@ package object kafka {
   }
 
   implicit def decoder2deserializer[T <: AnyRef](implicit decoder: Decoder[T]): Deserializer[T] = new Deserializer[T] {
-    def close(): Unit                                                    = {}
-    @silent def configure(config: JMap[String, _], isKey: Boolean): Unit = {}
     def deserialize(topic: String, data: Array[Byte]): T =
       if (data eq null) null.asInstanceOf[T]
       else {