diff --git a/libafl/Cargo.toml b/libafl/Cargo.toml
index e8a2f6ec57..a66e97ce9e 100644
--- a/libafl/Cargo.toml
+++ b/libafl/Cargo.toml
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ rustversion = "1.0"
 [dev-dependencies]
 serde_json = { version = "1.0", default-features = false, features = ["alloc"] }
 serial_test = "1"
+# clippy-suggested optimised byte counter
+bytecount = "0.6.3"
 
 [dependencies]
 libafl_derive = { version = "0.9.0", optional = true, path = "../libafl_derive" }
@@ -100,8 +102,6 @@ z3 = { version = "0.11", features = ["static-link-z3"], optional = true } # for
 pyo3 = { version = "0.17", optional = true, features = ["serde", "macros"] }
 concat-idents = { version = "1.1.3", optional = true }
 
-# clippy-suggested optimised byte counter
-bytecount = "0.6.3"
 
 # AGPL
 # !!! this create requires nightly