diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 65015f5d69..4b7b673991 100755
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2152,7 +2152,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "multiversx-sc-scenario",
  "multiversx-sdk",
  "serde_json",
- "tokio",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
diff --git a/framework/snippets/Cargo.toml b/framework/snippets/Cargo.toml
index 036c4a327f..45cf5f39fc 100644
--- a/framework/snippets/Cargo.toml
+++ b/framework/snippets/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ keywords = ["multiversx", "blockchain", "contract", "snippets"]
 categories = ["cryptography::cryptocurrencies"]
 
 [dependencies]
-tokio = { version = "1.24" }
 hex = "0.4"
 base64 = "0.22"
 log = "0.4.17"
diff --git a/framework/snippets/src/imports.rs b/framework/snippets/src/imports.rs
index a22c969887..e7fbdf2436 100644
--- a/framework/snippets/src/imports.rs
+++ b/framework/snippets/src/imports.rs
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ pub use crate::{
 pub use multiversx_sdk::{data::keystore::InsertPassword, wallet::Wallet};
 
 pub use env_logger;
-pub use tokio;
+pub use multiversx_sdk::tokio;
diff --git a/framework/snippets/src/interactor.rs b/framework/snippets/src/interactor.rs
index bb38873afe..76d2b37a35 100644
--- a/framework/snippets/src/interactor.rs
+++ b/framework/snippets/src/interactor.rs
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ impl Interactor {
 
     pub async fn sleep(&mut self, duration: Duration) {
         self.waiting_time_ms += duration.as_millis() as u64;
-        tokio::time::sleep(duration).await;
+        crate::tokio::time::sleep(duration).await;
     }
 
     pub async fn with_tracer<P: AsRef<Path>>(mut self, path: P) -> Self {
diff --git a/framework/snippets/src/lib.rs b/framework/snippets/src/lib.rs
index 7d3b52c696..61d4ad485e 100644
--- a/framework/snippets/src/lib.rs
+++ b/framework/snippets/src/lib.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ pub use multi::*;
 pub use multiversx_sc_scenario::{self, multiversx_sc};
 pub use multiversx_sdk as erdrs; // TODO: remove
 pub use multiversx_sdk as sdk;
-pub use tokio;
+pub use multiversx_sdk::tokio;
 
 /// Imports normally needed in interactors, grouped together.
 pub mod imports;
diff --git a/sdk/core/src/lib.rs b/sdk/core/src/lib.rs
index 3a1db99fd7..c0e0379587 100644
--- a/sdk/core/src/lib.rs
+++ b/sdk/core/src/lib.rs
@@ -3,3 +3,6 @@ pub mod data;
 pub mod gateway;
 pub mod utils;
 pub mod wallet;
+
+/// Re-exported for convenience.
+pub use tokio;