diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 69a7bb40..466aa980 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -445,7 +445,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "once_cell",
  "pretty_env_logger",
  "rust-embed",
- "tokio",
  "wayland-backend",
  "wayland-client 0.30.0-beta.8",
 ]
diff --git a/applets/cosmic-applet-workspaces/Cargo.toml b/applets/cosmic-applet-workspaces/Cargo.toml
index d4d00bb7..29715148 100644
--- a/applets/cosmic-applet-workspaces/Cargo.toml
+++ b/applets/cosmic-applet-workspaces/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ anyhow = "1.0.50"
 i18n-embed = { version = "0.13.4", features = ["fluent-system", "desktop-requester"] }
 i18n-embed-fl = "0.6.4"
 rust-embed = "6.3.0"
-tokio = { version = "1.16.1", features = ["sync"] }
 wayland-backend = { version = "0.1.0-beta.8" }
 wayland-client = { version = "0.30.0-beta.8" }
 calloop = "*"
diff --git a/applets/cosmic-applet-workspaces/build.rs b/applets/cosmic-applet-workspaces/build.rs
index 410ea0f7..3d9eff82 100644
--- a/applets/cosmic-applet-workspaces/build.rs
+++ b/applets/cosmic-applet-workspaces/build.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use std::{env, path::PathBuf, process::Command};
+use std::{process::Command};
 
 fn main() {
     if let Some(output) = Command::new("git")
diff --git a/applets/cosmic-applet-workspaces/src/main.rs b/applets/cosmic-applet-workspaces/src/main.rs
index 0a08d3a0..7a415e52 100644
--- a/applets/cosmic-applet-workspaces/src/main.rs
+++ b/applets/cosmic-applet-workspaces/src/main.rs
@@ -9,10 +9,7 @@ use gtk4::{
     CssProvider, StyleContext,
 };
 use once_cell::sync::OnceCell;
-use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
-use tokio::sync::mpsc;
-use utils::{Activate, WorkspaceEvent};
-use wayland::State;
+use utils::{WorkspaceEvent};
 use window::CosmicWorkspacesWindow;
 
 mod localize;
diff --git a/applets/cosmic-applet-workspaces/src/utils.rs b/applets/cosmic-applet-workspaces/src/utils.rs
index 1e99418e..1310cd9a 100644
--- a/applets/cosmic-applet-workspaces/src/utils.rs
+++ b/applets/cosmic-applet-workspaces/src/utils.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ use std::path::PathBuf;
 use gtk4::glib;
 use std::future::Future;
 
-pub type Activate = String;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub enum WorkspaceEvent {
diff --git a/applets/cosmic-applet-workspaces/src/window/mod.rs b/applets/cosmic-applet-workspaces/src/window/mod.rs
index 7e5e08b8..de1a8dc4 100644
--- a/applets/cosmic-applet-workspaces/src/window/mod.rs
+++ b/applets/cosmic-applet-workspaces/src/window/mod.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0-only
 
-use crate::{fl, utils::Activate, wayland::State, workspace_list::WorkspaceList};
+use crate::{fl, wayland::State, workspace_list::WorkspaceList};
 use cascade::cascade;
-use cosmic_panel_config::CosmicPanelConfig;
 use gtk4::{
     gio,
     glib::{self, Object},
diff --git a/applets/cosmic-applet-workspaces/src/workspace_button/imp.rs b/applets/cosmic-applet-workspaces/src/workspace_button/imp.rs
index 483cd249..62eaf224 100644
--- a/applets/cosmic-applet-workspaces/src/workspace_button/imp.rs
+++ b/applets/cosmic-applet-workspaces/src/workspace_button/imp.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
-use crate::Activate;
 use gtk4::{glib, subclass::prelude::*, ToggleButton};
-use once_cell::sync::OnceCell;
 use std::{cell::RefCell, rc::Rc};
-use tokio::sync::mpsc;
 
 // Object holding the state
 #[derive(Default)]
diff --git a/applets/cosmic-applet-workspaces/src/workspace_button/mod.rs b/applets/cosmic-applet-workspaces/src/workspace_button/mod.rs
index ff857065..2a6385a4 100644
--- a/applets/cosmic-applet-workspaces/src/workspace_button/mod.rs
+++ b/applets/cosmic-applet-workspaces/src/workspace_button/mod.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 mod imp;
 
-use crate::{utils::WorkspaceEvent, workspace_object::WorkspaceObject, Activate, TX};
+use crate::{utils::WorkspaceEvent, workspace_object::WorkspaceObject, TX};
 use glib::Object;
 use gtk4::{glib, prelude::*, subclass::prelude::*, ToggleButton};
 
diff --git a/applets/cosmic-applet-workspaces/src/workspace_list/imp.rs b/applets/cosmic-applet-workspaces/src/workspace_list/imp.rs
index 0fc9bb21..469ca126 100644
--- a/applets/cosmic-applet-workspaces/src/workspace_list/imp.rs
+++ b/applets/cosmic-applet-workspaces/src/workspace_list/imp.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,9 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0-only
 
-use cosmic_panel_config::CosmicPanelConfig;
 use gtk4::subclass::prelude::*;
-use gtk4::{gio, glib, EventControllerScroll};
+use gtk4::{gio, glib};
 use gtk4::{Box, ListView};
 use once_cell::sync::OnceCell;
-use tokio::sync::mpsc;
-
-use crate::utils::Activate;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Default)]
 pub struct WorkspaceList {
diff --git a/applets/cosmic-applet-workspaces/src/workspace_list/mod.rs b/applets/cosmic-applet-workspaces/src/workspace_list/mod.rs
index 7b834a99..68ea9fe3 100644
--- a/applets/cosmic-applet-workspaces/src/workspace_list/mod.rs
+++ b/applets/cosmic-applet-workspaces/src/workspace_list/mod.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0-only
 
-use crate::utils::Activate;
 use crate::utils::WorkspaceEvent;
 use crate::wayland::State;
 use crate::workspace_button::WorkspaceButton;
@@ -8,7 +7,6 @@ use crate::workspace_object::WorkspaceObject;
 use crate::TX;
 use cascade::cascade;
 use cosmic_panel_config::PanelAnchor;
-use cosmic_panel_config::PanelSize;
 use gtk4::builders::EventControllerScrollBuilder;
 use gtk4::EventControllerScrollFlags;
 use gtk4::Inhibit;