diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index e9bb8705..333a1056 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -634,7 +634,6 @@ name = "nac3ast"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "fxhash",
- "lazy_static",
  "parking_lot",
  "string-interner",
 ]
diff --git a/nac3ast/Cargo.toml b/nac3ast/Cargo.toml
index 2c78fb42..dc2bd558 100644
--- a/nac3ast/Cargo.toml
+++ b/nac3ast/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ constant-optimization = ["fold"]
 fold = []
 
 [dependencies]
-lazy_static = "1.5"
 parking_lot = "0.12"
 string-interner = "0.17"
 fxhash = "0.2"
diff --git a/nac3ast/src/ast_gen.rs b/nac3ast/src/ast_gen.rs
index a1a62726..d23717dc 100644
--- a/nac3ast/src/ast_gen.rs
+++ b/nac3ast/src/ast_gen.rs
@@ -5,14 +5,12 @@ pub use crate::location::Location;
 
 use fxhash::FxBuildHasher;
 use parking_lot::{Mutex, MutexGuard};
-use std::{cell::RefCell, collections::HashMap, fmt};
+use std::{cell::RefCell, collections::HashMap, fmt, sync::LazyLock};
 use string_interner::{symbol::SymbolU32, DefaultBackend, StringInterner};
 
 pub type Interner = StringInterner<DefaultBackend, FxBuildHasher>;
-lazy_static! {
-    static ref INTERNER: Mutex<Interner> =
-        Mutex::new(StringInterner::with_hasher(FxBuildHasher::default()));
-}
+static INTERNER: LazyLock<Mutex<Interner>> =
+    LazyLock::new(|| Mutex::new(StringInterner::with_hasher(FxBuildHasher::default())));
 
 thread_local! {
     static LOCAL_INTERNER: RefCell<HashMap<String, StrRef>> = RefCell::default();
diff --git a/nac3ast/src/lib.rs b/nac3ast/src/lib.rs
index 0bd1dd91..51c703f8 100644
--- a/nac3ast/src/lib.rs
+++ b/nac3ast/src/lib.rs
@@ -14,9 +14,6 @@
     clippy::wildcard_imports
 )]
 
-#[macro_use]
-extern crate lazy_static;
-
 mod ast_gen;
 mod constant;
 #[cfg(feature = "fold")]