diff --git a/meta/classes/cargo_common.bbclass b/meta/classes/cargo_common.bbclass
index 23d82aa6ab..c403591434 100644
--- a/meta/classes/cargo_common.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/cargo_common.bbclass
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@
 ## is used by cargo.bbclass and Rust
 ##
 
-# add crate fetch support
-inherit crate-fetch
 inherit rust-common
 
 # Where we download our registry and dependencies to