diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust-unused-dependencies.yml b/.github/workflows/rust-unused-dependencies.yml
index 8c16eef0a4e5..186838b06b4d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust-unused-dependencies.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust-unused-dependencies.yml
@@ -6,116 +6,30 @@ on:
       - .github/workflows/rust-unused-dependencies.yml
       - '**/*.rs'
       - '**/Cargo.toml'
-      - 'building/*-container-image.txt'
   workflow_dispatch:
-env:
-  # Pinning nightly just to avoid random breakage. It's fine to bump this at any time
-  RUST_NIGHTLY_TOOLCHAIN: nightly-2025-11-05
 
 permissions: {}
 
 jobs:
-  prepare-containers:
+  cargo-shear:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Fetch container image names
-        run: |
-          echo "inner_container_image_linux=$(cat ./building/linux-container-image.txt)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "inner_container_image_android=$(cat ./building/android-container-image.txt)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
-    outputs:
-      container_image_linux: ${{ env.inner_container_image_linux }}
-      container_image_android: ${{ env.inner_container_image_android }}
-
-  cargo-udeps-linux:
-    needs: prepare-containers
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    container:
-      image: ${{ needs.prepare-containers.outputs.container_image_linux }}
-
-    steps:
-      # Fix for HOME path overridden by GH runners when building in containers, see:
-      # https://github.com/actions/runner/issues/863
-      - name: Fix HOME path
-        run: echo "HOME=/root" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Checkout submodules
-        run: |
-          git config --global --add safe.directory '*'
-          git submodule update --init --depth=1 dist-assets/binaries
-          git submodule update --init wireguard-go-rs/libwg/wireguard-go
-
-      - name: Install nightly Rust toolchain
-        run: rustup override set $RUST_NIGHTLY_TOOLCHAIN
+      - name: Install cargo-binstall
+        uses: cargo-bins/cargo-binstall@main
 
-      - uses: taiki-e/install-action@v2
-        with:
-          tool: cargo-udeps
+      - name: Install cargo-shear
+        run: cargo binstall --no-confirm cargo-shear
 
-      - name: Check for unused dependencies
+      - name: Run cargo shear in all workspaces
         shell: bash
-        run: cargo udeps --workspace
-
-  cargo-udeps-android:
-    needs: prepare-containers
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    container:
-      image: ${{ needs.prepare-containers.outputs.container_image_android }}
-
-    steps:
-      # Fix for HOME path overridden by GH runners when building in containers, see:
-      # https://github.com/actions/runner/issues/863
-      - name: Fix HOME path
-        run: echo "HOME=/root" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
-      - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Checkout wireguard-go submodule
-        run: |
-          git config --global --add safe.directory '*'
-          git submodule update --init wireguard-go-rs/libwg/wireguard-go
-
-      - name: Install nightly Rust
-        run: |
-          rustup override set ${{ env.RUST_NIGHTLY_TOOLCHAIN }}
-          rustup target add aarch64-linux-android
-
-      - uses: taiki-e/install-action@v2
-        with:
-          tool: cargo-udeps
-
-      - name: Check for unused dependencies
-        run: cargo udeps --target aarch64-linux-android --package mullvad-jni
-
-  cargo-udeps:
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        os: [windows-latest, macos-latest]
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    steps:
-      # By default, the longest path a filename can have in git on Windows is 260 character.
-      - name: Set git config for long paths
-        if: runner.os == 'Windows'
         run: |
-          git config --system core.longpaths true
-
-      - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/mullvad-build-env
-        with:
-          rust-toolchain: ${{ env.RUST_NIGHTLY_TOOLCHAIN }}
-
-      - uses: taiki-e/install-action@v2
-        with:
-          tool: cargo-udeps
-
-      - name: Check for unused dependencies
-        shell: bash
-        run: cargo udeps --workspace
+          workspaces=$(find . -name Cargo.lock -type f -exec dirname {} \;)
+          for workspace in $workspaces; do
+              echo ""
+              echo "[#] Checking workspace: $workspace"
+              echo ""
+              cargo shear "$workspace"
+          done
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 941d141d7c47..92f3c9940efa 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2242,7 +2242,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
  "cacao",
- "chrono",
  "insta",
  "log",
  "mullvad-paths",
diff --git a/installer-downloader/Cargo.toml b/installer-downloader/Cargo.toml
index 03ccc28d4a16..48997b99e1e6 100644
--- a/installer-downloader/Cargo.toml
+++ b/installer-downloader/Cargo.toml
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ windows-sys = { workspace = true, features = ["Win32_System", "Win32_System_Libr
 [target.'cfg(any(target_os = "windows", target_os = "macos"))'.dependencies]
 anyhow = { workspace = true }
 async-trait = "0.1"
-chrono = { workspace = true, features = ["clock"] }
 log = { workspace = true }
 rand = { workspace = true }
 serde = { workspace = true, features = ["derive"] }