diff --git a/libafl/Cargo.toml b/libafl/Cargo.toml
index f0b02df3b7..ed37ce0fe4 100644
--- a/libafl/Cargo.toml
+++ b/libafl/Cargo.toml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ serial_test = "0.5"
 [dependencies]
 tuple_list = { version = "0.1.3" }
 hashbrown =  { version = "0.11", features = ["serde", "ahash-compile-time-rng"], default-features=false } # A faster hashmap, nostd compatible
-num = { version = "0.4.0", default-features = false }
+num-traits = { version = "0.2", default-features = false }
 xxhash-rust = { version = "0.8.2", features = ["xxh3"] } # xxh3 hashing for rust
 serde = { version = "1.0", default-features = false, features = ["alloc"] } # serialization lib
 erased-serde = { version = "0.3.12", default-features = false, features = ["alloc"] } # erased serde
diff --git a/libafl/src/feedbacks/map.rs b/libafl/src/feedbacks/map.rs
index 467dc3c943..338a2f8858 100644
--- a/libafl/src/feedbacks/map.rs
+++ b/libafl/src/feedbacks/map.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use alloc::{
     vec::Vec,
 };
 use core::marker::PhantomData;
-use num::Integer;
+use num_traits::PrimInt;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 use crate::{
@@ -22,26 +22,41 @@ use crate::{
 };
 
 /// A [`MapFeedback`] that strives to maximize the map contents.
-pub type MaxMapFeedback<FT, I, O, S, T> = MapFeedback<FT, I, O, MaxReducer, S, T>;
+pub type MaxMapFeedback<FT, I, O, S, T> = MapFeedback<FT, I, MapNopFilter, O, MaxReducer, S, T>;
 /// A [`MapFeedback`] that strives to minimize the map contents.
-pub type MinMapFeedback<FT, I, O, S, T> = MapFeedback<FT, I, O, MinReducer, S, T>;
+pub type MinMapFeedback<FT, I, O, S, T> = MapFeedback<FT, I, MapNopFilter, O, MinReducer, S, T>;
 
-/// A Reducer function is used to aggregate values for the novelty search
+/// A [`MapFeedback`] that strives to maximize the map contents,
+/// but only, if a value is larger than `pow2` of the previous.
+pub type MaxMapPow2Feedback<FT, I, O, S, T> =
+    MapFeedback<FT, I, MaxMapPow2Filter, O, MaxReducer, S, T>;
+/// A [`MapFeedback`] that strives to maximize the map contents,
+/// but only, if a value is larger than `pow2` of the previous.
+pub type MaxMapOneOrFilledFeedback<FT, I, O, S, T> =
+    MapFeedback<FT, I, MaxMapOneOrFilledFilter, O, MaxReducer, S, T>;
+
+/// A `Reducer` function is used to aggregate values for the novelty search
 pub trait Reducer<T>: Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned + 'static
 where
-    T: Integer + Default + Copy + 'static + serde::Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
+    T: PrimInt + Default + Copy + 'static + serde::Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
 {
     /// Reduce two values to one value, with the current [`Reducer`].
     fn reduce(first: T, second: T) -> T;
 }
 
-/// A [`MaxReducer`] reduces [`Integer`] values and returns their maximum.
+/// A [`MaxReducer`] reduces int values and returns their maximum.
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct MaxReducer {}
 
 impl<T> Reducer<T> for MaxReducer
 where
-    T: Integer + Default + Copy + 'static + serde::Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
+    T: PrimInt
+        + Default
+        + Copy
+        + 'static
+        + serde::Serialize
+        + serde::de::DeserializeOwned
+        + PartialOrd,
 {
     #[inline]
     fn reduce(first: T, second: T) -> T {
@@ -53,13 +68,19 @@ where
     }
 }
 
-/// A [`MinReducer`] reduces [`Integer`] values and returns their minimum.
+/// A [`MinReducer`] reduces int values and returns their minimum.
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct MinReducer {}
 
 impl<T> Reducer<T> for MinReducer
 where
-    T: Integer + Default + Copy + 'static + serde::Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
+    T: PrimInt
+        + Default
+        + Copy
+        + 'static
+        + serde::Serialize
+        + serde::de::DeserializeOwned
+        + PartialOrd,
 {
     #[inline]
     fn reduce(first: T, second: T) -> T {
@@ -71,6 +92,79 @@ where
     }
 }
 
+/// A `MapFindFilter` function gets called after the `MapFeedback` found a new entry.
+pub trait MapFindFilter<T>: Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned + 'static
+where
+    T: PrimInt + Default + Copy + 'static + serde::Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
+{
+    /// If a new value in the [`MapFeedback`] was found,
+    /// this filter can decide if the result is intersting or not.
+    /// This way, you can restrict the finds further.
+    fn is_interesting(old: T, new: T) -> bool;
+}
+
+/// A filter that never filters out any finds.
+/// The default
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Clone, Debug)]
+pub struct MapNopFilter {}
+
+impl<T> MapFindFilter<T> for MapNopFilter
+where
+    T: PrimInt + Default + Copy + 'static + serde::Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
+{
+    #[inline]
+    fn is_interesting(_old: T, _new: T) -> bool {
+        true
+    }
+}
+
+/// Calculate the next power of two
+/// See <https://stackoverflow.com/a/66253960/1345238>
+/// Will saturate at the max value.
+/// In case of negative values, returns 1.
+#[inline]
+fn saturating_next_power_of_two<T: PrimInt>(n: T) -> T {
+    if n <= T::one() {
+        T::one()
+    } else {
+        (T::max_value() >> (n - T::one()).leading_zeros().try_into().unwrap())
+            .saturating_add(T::one())
+    }
+}
+
+/// A filter that only saves values which are at least the next pow2 class
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Clone, Debug)]
+pub struct MaxMapPow2Filter {}
+impl<T> MapFindFilter<T> for MaxMapPow2Filter
+where
+    T: PrimInt + Default + Copy + 'static + serde::Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
+{
+    #[inline]
+    fn is_interesting(old: T, new: T) -> bool {
+        // We use a trait so we build our numbers from scratch here.
+        // This way it works with Nums of any size.
+        if new <= old {
+            false
+        } else {
+            let pow2 = saturating_next_power_of_two(old.saturating_add(T::one()));
+            new >= pow2
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// A filter that only saves values which are at least the next pow2 class
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Clone, Debug)]
+pub struct MaxMapOneOrFilledFilter {}
+impl<T> MapFindFilter<T> for MaxMapOneOrFilledFilter
+where
+    T: PrimInt + Default + Copy + 'static + serde::Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
+{
+    #[inline]
+    fn is_interesting(old: T, new: T) -> bool {
+        (new == T::one() || new == T::one() || new == T::max_value()) && new > old
+    }
+}
+
 /// A testcase metadata holding a list of indexes of a map
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct MapIndexesMetadata {
@@ -136,7 +230,7 @@ impl MapNoveltiesMetadata {
 #[serde(bound = "T: serde::de::DeserializeOwned")]
 pub struct MapFeedbackState<T>
 where
-    T: Integer + Default + Copy + 'static + serde::Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
+    T: PrimInt + Default + Copy + 'static + serde::Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
 {
     /// Contains information about untouched entries
     pub history_map: Vec<T>,
@@ -146,7 +240,7 @@ where
 
 impl<T> FeedbackState for MapFeedbackState<T>
 where
-    T: Integer + Default + Copy + 'static + serde::Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
+    T: PrimInt + Default + Copy + 'static + serde::Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
 {
     fn reset(&mut self) -> Result<(), Error> {
         self.history_map.iter_mut().for_each(|x| *x = T::default());
@@ -156,7 +250,7 @@ where
 
 impl<T> Named for MapFeedbackState<T>
 where
-    T: Integer + Default + Copy + 'static + serde::Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
+    T: PrimInt + Default + Copy + 'static + serde::Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
 {
     #[inline]
     fn name(&self) -> &str {
@@ -166,7 +260,7 @@ where
 
 impl<T> MapFeedbackState<T>
 where
-    T: Integer + Default + Copy + 'static + serde::Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
+    T: PrimInt + Default + Copy + 'static + serde::Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
 {
     /// Create new `MapFeedbackState`
     #[must_use]
@@ -202,11 +296,12 @@ where
 /// The most common AFL-like feedback type
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Clone, Debug)]
 #[serde(bound = "T: serde::de::DeserializeOwned")]
-pub struct MapFeedback<FT, I, O, R, S, T>
+pub struct MapFeedback<FT, I, MF, O, R, S, T>
 where
-    T: Integer + Default + Copy + 'static + serde::Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
+    T: PrimInt + Default + Copy + 'static + serde::Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
     R: Reducer<T>,
     O: MapObserver<T>,
+    MF: MapFindFilter<T>,
     S: HasFeedbackStates<FT>,
     FT: FeedbackStatesTuple,
 {
@@ -219,14 +314,15 @@ where
     /// Name identifier of the observer
     observer_name: String,
     /// Phantom Data of Reducer
-    phantom: PhantomData<(FT, I, S, R, O, T)>,
+    phantom: PhantomData<(FT, I, MF, S, R, O, T)>,
 }
 
-impl<I, FT, O, R, S, T> Feedback<I, S> for MapFeedback<FT, I, O, R, S, T>
+impl<FT, I, MF, O, R, S, T> Feedback<I, S> for MapFeedback<FT, I, MF, O, R, S, T>
 where
-    T: Integer + Default + Copy + 'static + serde::Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
+    T: PrimInt + Default + Copy + 'static + serde::Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
     R: Reducer<T>,
     O: MapObserver<T>,
+    MF: MapFindFilter<T>,
     I: Input,
     S: HasFeedbackStates<FT> + HasClientPerfStats,
     FT: FeedbackStatesTuple,
@@ -264,7 +360,7 @@ where
                 let item = *observer.get(i);
 
                 let reduced = R::reduce(history, item);
-                if history != reduced {
+                if history != reduced && MF::is_interesting(history, reduced) {
                     map_state.history_map[i] = reduced;
                     interesting = true;
                     self.novelties.as_mut().unwrap().push(i);
@@ -276,7 +372,7 @@ where
                 let item = *observer.get(i);
 
                 let reduced = R::reduce(history, item);
-                if history != reduced {
+                if history != reduced && MF::is_interesting(history, reduced) {
                     map_state.history_map[i] = reduced;
                     interesting = true;
                 }
@@ -330,10 +426,11 @@ where
     }
 }
 
-impl<FT, I, O, R, S, T> Named for MapFeedback<FT, I, O, R, S, T>
+impl<FT, I, MF, O, R, S, T> Named for MapFeedback<FT, I, MF, O, R, S, T>
 where
-    T: Integer + Default + Copy + 'static + serde::Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
+    T: PrimInt + Default + Copy + 'static + serde::Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
     R: Reducer<T>,
+    MF: MapFindFilter<T>,
     O: MapObserver<T>,
     S: HasFeedbackStates<FT>,
     FT: FeedbackStatesTuple,
@@ -344,10 +441,17 @@ where
     }
 }
 
-impl<FT, I, O, R, S, T> MapFeedback<FT, I, O, R, S, T>
+impl<FT, I, MF, O, R, S, T> MapFeedback<FT, I, MF, O, R, S, T>
 where
-    T: Integer + Default + Copy + 'static + serde::Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
+    T: PrimInt
+        + Default
+        + Copy
+        + 'static
+        + serde::Serialize
+        + serde::de::DeserializeOwned
+        + PartialOrd,
     R: Reducer<T>,
+    MF: MapFindFilter<T>,
     O: MapObserver<T>,
     S: HasFeedbackStates<FT>,
     FT: FeedbackStatesTuple,
@@ -503,3 +607,28 @@ where
         self.name.as_str()
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use crate::feedbacks::{MapFindFilter, MapNopFilter, MaxMapPow2Filter};
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_map_max_pow2_filter() {
+        // sanity check
+        assert!(MapNopFilter::is_interesting(0_u8, 0));
+
+        assert!(!MaxMapPow2Filter::is_interesting(0_u8, 0));
+        assert!(MaxMapPow2Filter::is_interesting(0_u8, 1));
+        assert!(!MaxMapPow2Filter::is_interesting(1_u8, 1));
+        assert!(MaxMapPow2Filter::is_interesting(1_u8, 2));
+        assert!(!MaxMapPow2Filter::is_interesting(2_u8, 2));
+        assert!(!MaxMapPow2Filter::is_interesting(2_u8, 3));
+        assert!(MaxMapPow2Filter::is_interesting(2_u8, 4));
+        assert!(!MaxMapPow2Filter::is_interesting(128_u8, 128));
+        assert!(!MaxMapPow2Filter::is_interesting(129_u8, 128));
+        assert!(MaxMapPow2Filter::is_interesting(128_u8, 255));
+        assert!(!MaxMapPow2Filter::is_interesting(255_u8, 128));
+        assert!(MaxMapPow2Filter::is_interesting(254_u8, 255));
+        assert!(!MaxMapPow2Filter::is_interesting(255_u8, 255));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/libafl/src/observers/map.rs b/libafl/src/observers/map.rs
index 221a43926d..b1f82ce00d 100644
--- a/libafl/src/observers/map.rs
+++ b/libafl/src/observers/map.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use core::{
     slice::{from_raw_parts, from_raw_parts_mut},
 };
 use intervaltree::IntervalTree;
-use num::Integer;
+use num_traits::PrimInt;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 use crate::{
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ use crate::{
 /// A [`MapObserver`] observes the static map, as oftentimes used for afl-like coverage information
 pub trait MapObserver<T>: HasLen + Named + serde::Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned
 where
-    T: Integer + Default + Copy,
+    T: PrimInt + Default + Copy,
 {
     /// Get the map if the observer can be represented with a slice
     fn map(&self) -> Option<&[T]>;
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ where
 #[allow(clippy::unsafe_derive_deserialize)]
 pub struct StdMapObserver<'a, T>
 where
-    T: Integer + Default + Copy + 'static + serde::Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
+    T: PrimInt + Default + Copy + 'static + serde::Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
 {
     map: OwnedSliceMut<'a, T>,
     initial: T,
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ where
 
 impl<'a, I, S, T> Observer<I, S> for StdMapObserver<'a, T>
 where
-    T: Integer + Default + Copy + 'static + serde::Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
+    T: PrimInt + Default + Copy + 'static + serde::Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
     Self: MapObserver<T>,
 {
     #[inline]
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ where
 
 impl<'a, T> Named for StdMapObserver<'a, T>
 where
-    T: Integer + Default + Copy + 'static + serde::Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
+    T: PrimInt + Default + Copy + 'static + serde::Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
 {
     #[inline]
     fn name(&self) -> &str {
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ where
 
 impl<'a, T> HasLen for StdMapObserver<'a, T>
 where
-    T: Integer + Default + Copy + 'static + serde::Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
+    T: PrimInt + Default + Copy + 'static + serde::Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
 {
     #[inline]
     fn len(&self) -> usize {
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ where
 
 impl<'a, T> MapObserver<T> for StdMapObserver<'a, T>
 where
-    T: Integer + Default + Copy + 'static + serde::Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
+    T: PrimInt + Default + Copy + 'static + serde::Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
 {
     #[inline]
     fn map(&self) -> Option<&[T]> {
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ where
 
 impl<'a, T> StdMapObserver<'a, T>
 where
-    T: Integer + Default + Copy + 'static + serde::Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
+    T: PrimInt + Default + Copy + 'static + serde::Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
 {
     /// Creates a new [`MapObserver`]
     #[must_use]
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ where
 #[allow(clippy::unsafe_derive_deserialize)]
 pub struct ConstMapObserver<'a, T, const N: usize>
 where
-    T: Integer + Default + Copy + 'static + serde::Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
+    T: PrimInt + Default + Copy + 'static + serde::Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
 {
     map: OwnedSliceMut<'a, T>,
     initial: T,
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ where
 
 impl<'a, I, S, T, const N: usize> Observer<I, S> for ConstMapObserver<'a, T, N>
 where
-    T: Integer + Default + Copy + 'static + serde::Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
+    T: PrimInt + Default + Copy + 'static + serde::Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
     Self: MapObserver<T>,
 {
     #[inline]
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ where
 
 impl<'a, T, const N: usize> Named for ConstMapObserver<'a, T, N>
 where
-    T: Integer + Default + Copy + 'static + serde::Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
+    T: PrimInt + Default + Copy + 'static + serde::Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
 {
     #[inline]
     fn name(&self) -> &str {
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ where
 
 impl<'a, T, const N: usize> HasLen for ConstMapObserver<'a, T, N>
 where
-    T: Integer + Default + Copy + 'static + serde::Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
+    T: PrimInt + Default + Copy + 'static + serde::Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
 {
     #[inline]
     fn len(&self) -> usize {
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ where
 
 impl<'a, T, const N: usize> MapObserver<T> for ConstMapObserver<'a, T, N>
 where
-    T: Integer + Default + Copy + 'static + serde::Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
+    T: PrimInt + Default + Copy + 'static + serde::Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
 {
     #[inline]
     fn usable_count(&self) -> usize {
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ where
 
 impl<'a, T, const N: usize> ConstMapObserver<'a, T, N>
 where
-    T: Integer + Default + Copy + 'static + serde::Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
+    T: PrimInt + Default + Copy + 'static + serde::Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
 {
     /// Creates a new [`MapObserver`]
     #[must_use]
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ where
 #[allow(clippy::unsafe_derive_deserialize)]
 pub struct VariableMapObserver<'a, T>
 where
-    T: Integer + Default + Copy + 'static + serde::Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
+    T: PrimInt + Default + Copy + 'static + serde::Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
 {
     map: OwnedSliceMut<'a, T>,
     size: OwnedRefMut<'a, usize>,
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ where
 
 impl<'a, I, S, T> Observer<I, S> for VariableMapObserver<'a, T>
 where
-    T: Integer + Default + Copy + 'static + serde::Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
+    T: PrimInt + Default + Copy + 'static + serde::Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
     Self: MapObserver<T>,
 {
     #[inline]
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ where
 
 impl<'a, T> Named for VariableMapObserver<'a, T>
 where
-    T: Integer + Default + Copy + 'static + serde::Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
+    T: PrimInt + Default + Copy + 'static + serde::Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
 {
     #[inline]
     fn name(&self) -> &str {
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ where
 
 impl<'a, T> HasLen for VariableMapObserver<'a, T>
 where
-    T: Integer + Default + Copy + 'static + serde::Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
+    T: PrimInt + Default + Copy + 'static + serde::Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
 {
     #[inline]
     fn len(&self) -> usize {
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ where
 
 impl<'a, T> MapObserver<T> for VariableMapObserver<'a, T>
 where
-    T: Integer + Default + Copy + 'static + serde::Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
+    T: PrimInt + Default + Copy + 'static + serde::Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
 {
     #[inline]
     fn map(&self) -> Option<&[T]> {
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ where
 
 impl<'a, T> VariableMapObserver<'a, T>
 where
-    T: Integer + Default + Copy + 'static + serde::Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
+    T: PrimInt + Default + Copy + 'static + serde::Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
 {
     /// Creates a new [`MapObserver`]
     pub fn new(name: &'static str, map: &'a mut [T], size: &'a mut usize) -> Self {
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ where
 #[allow(clippy::unsafe_derive_deserialize)]
 pub struct MultiMapObserver<'a, T>
 where
-    T: Integer + Default + Copy + 'static + serde::Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
+    T: PrimInt + Default + Copy + 'static + serde::Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
 {
     maps: Vec<OwnedSliceMut<'a, T>>,
     intervals: IntervalTree<usize, usize>,
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ where
 
 impl<'a, I, S, T> Observer<I, S> for MultiMapObserver<'a, T>
 where
-    T: Integer + Default + Copy + 'static + serde::Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
+    T: PrimInt + Default + Copy + 'static + serde::Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
     Self: MapObserver<T>,
 {
     #[inline]
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ where
 
 impl<'a, T> Named for MultiMapObserver<'a, T>
 where
-    T: Integer + Default + Copy + 'static + serde::Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
+    T: PrimInt + Default + Copy + 'static + serde::Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
 {
     #[inline]
     fn name(&self) -> &str {
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ where
 
 impl<'a, T> HasLen for MultiMapObserver<'a, T>
 where
-    T: Integer + Default + Copy + 'static + serde::Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
+    T: PrimInt + Default + Copy + 'static + serde::Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
 {
     #[inline]
     fn len(&self) -> usize {
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@ where
 
 impl<'a, T> MapObserver<T> for MultiMapObserver<'a, T>
 where
-    T: Integer + Default + Copy + 'static + serde::Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
+    T: PrimInt + Default + Copy + 'static + serde::Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
 {
     #[inline]
     fn map(&self) -> Option<&[T]> {
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ where
 
 impl<'a, T> MultiMapObserver<'a, T>
 where
-    T: Integer + Default + Copy + 'static + serde::Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
+    T: PrimInt + Default + Copy + 'static + serde::Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
 {
     /// Creates a new [`MultiMapObserver`]
     #[must_use]
diff --git a/libafl/src/stages/calibrate.rs b/libafl/src/stages/calibrate.rs
index 7b116b3863..7978256dfc 100644
--- a/libafl/src/stages/calibrate.rs
+++ b/libafl/src/stages/calibrate.rs
@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@ use alloc::{
     vec::Vec,
 };
 use core::{marker::PhantomData, time::Duration};
-use num::Integer;
+use num_traits::PrimInt;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct CalibrationStage<C, E, EM, I, O, OT, S, T, Z>
 where
-    T: Integer + Default + Copy + 'static + serde::Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
+    T: PrimInt + Default + Copy + 'static + serde::Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
     C: Corpus<I>,
     E: Executor<EM, I, S, Z> + HasObservers<I, OT, S>,
     I: Input,
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ const CAL_STAGE_MAX: usize = 8;
 impl<C, E, EM, I, O, OT, S, T, Z> Stage<E, EM, S, Z>
     for CalibrationStage<C, E, EM, I, O, OT, S, T, Z>
 where
-    T: Integer + Default + Copy + 'static + serde::Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
+    T: PrimInt + Default + Copy + 'static + serde::Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
     C: Corpus<I>,
     E: Executor<EM, I, S, Z> + HasObservers<I, OT, S>,
     I: Input,
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ crate::impl_serdeany!(PowerScheduleMetadata);
 
 impl<C, E, I, EM, O, OT, S, T, Z> CalibrationStage<C, E, EM, I, O, OT, S, T, Z>
 where
-    T: Integer + Default + Copy + 'static + serde::Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
+    T: PrimInt + Default + Copy + 'static + serde::Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
     C: Corpus<I>,
     E: Executor<EM, I, S, Z> + HasObservers<I, OT, S>,
     I: Input,
diff --git a/libafl/src/stages/power.rs b/libafl/src/stages/power.rs
index 2b5a19a1da..ac4e6854d1 100644
--- a/libafl/src/stages/power.rs
+++ b/libafl/src/stages/power.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 use alloc::string::{String, ToString};
 use core::marker::PhantomData;
-use num::Integer;
+use num_traits::PrimInt;
 
 use crate::{
     corpus::{Corpus, IsFavoredMetadata, PowerScheduleTestcaseMetaData, Testcase},
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ const HAVOC_MAX_MULT: f64 = 64.0;
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct PowerMutationalStage<C, E, EM, I, M, O, OT, S, T, Z>
 where
-    T: Integer + Default + Copy + 'static + serde::Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
+    T: PrimInt + Default + Copy + 'static + serde::Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
     C: Corpus<I>,
     E: Executor<EM, I, S, Z> + HasObservers<I, OT, S>,
     I: Input,
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ where
 impl<C, E, EM, I, M, O, OT, S, T, Z> MutationalStage<C, E, EM, I, M, S, Z>
     for PowerMutationalStage<C, E, EM, I, M, O, OT, S, T, Z>
 where
-    T: Integer + Default + Copy + 'static + serde::Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
+    T: PrimInt + Default + Copy + 'static + serde::Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
     C: Corpus<I>,
     E: Executor<EM, I, S, Z> + HasObservers<I, OT, S>,
     I: Input,
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ where
 impl<C, E, EM, I, M, O, OT, S, T, Z> Stage<E, EM, S, Z>
     for PowerMutationalStage<C, E, EM, I, M, O, OT, S, T, Z>
 where
-    T: Integer + Default + Copy + 'static + serde::Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
+    T: PrimInt + Default + Copy + 'static + serde::Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
     C: Corpus<I>,
     E: Executor<EM, I, S, Z> + HasObservers<I, OT, S>,
     I: Input,
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ where
 
 impl<C, E, EM, I, M, O, OT, S, T, Z> PowerMutationalStage<C, E, EM, I, M, O, OT, S, T, Z>
 where
-    T: Integer + Default + Copy + 'static + serde::Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
+    T: PrimInt + Default + Copy + 'static + serde::Serialize + serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
     C: Corpus<I>,
     E: Executor<EM, I, S, Z> + HasObservers<I, OT, S>,
     I: Input,
diff --git a/libafl_qemu/Cargo.toml b/libafl_qemu/Cargo.toml
index 226465d8ea..df5e8078fa 100644
--- a/libafl_qemu/Cargo.toml
+++ b/libafl_qemu/Cargo.toml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ libafl = { path = "../libafl", version = "0.6.1" }
 libafl_targets = { path = "../libafl_targets", version = "0.6.1" }
 serde = { version = "1.0", default-features = false, features = ["alloc"] } # serialization lib
 hashbrown =  { version = "0.9", features = ["serde", "ahash-compile-time-rng"] } # A faster hashmap, nostd compatible
-num = "0.4"
+num-traits = "0.2"
 num_enum = "0.5.1"
 goblin = "0.4.2"
 libc = "0.2"
diff --git a/libafl_qemu/src/emu.rs b/libafl_qemu/src/emu.rs
index 90358b7960..40d1660567 100644
--- a/libafl_qemu/src/emu.rs
+++ b/libafl_qemu/src/emu.rs
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ use core::{
     mem::{size_of, transmute, MaybeUninit},
     ptr::{copy_nonoverlapping, null},
 };
-use num::Num;
 use num_enum::{IntoPrimitive, TryFromPrimitive};
+use num_traits::Num;
 use std::{slice::from_raw_parts, str::from_utf8_unchecked};
 use strum_macros::EnumIter;