diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 1b1c851..bd3484c 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1972,31 +1972,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-targets",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "parse-display"
-version = "0.10.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "287d8d3ebdce117b8539f59411e4ed9ec226e0a4153c7f55495c6070d68e6f72"
-dependencies = [
- "parse-display-derive",
- "regex",
- "regex-syntax",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "parse-display-derive"
-version = "0.10.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "7fc048687be30d79502dea2f623d052f3a074012c6eac41726b7ab17213616b1"
-dependencies = [
- "proc-macro2",
- "quote",
- "regex",
- "regex-syntax",
- "structmeta",
- "syn 2.0.96",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "parse-size"
 version = "1.1.0"
@@ -3446,7 +3421,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "daft",
  "expectorate",
  "hex",
- "parse-display",
  "proptest",
  "regex",
  "schemars",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 6698921..3701723 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ hubtools = { git = "https://github.com/oxidecomputer/hubtools.git", branch = "ma
 humantime = "2.1.0"
 indent_write = "2.2.0"
 itertools = "0.13.0"
-parse-display = "0.10.0"
 parse-size = "1.1.0"
 predicates = "3.1.3"
 proptest = "1.5.0"
diff --git a/artifact/Cargo.toml b/artifact/Cargo.toml
index 2eb10f2..c0e8f99 100644
--- a/artifact/Cargo.toml
+++ b/artifact/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ schemars = ["dep:schemars"]
 [dependencies]
 daft.workspace = true
 hex.workspace = true
-parse-display.workspace = true
 proptest = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 schemars = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 semver.workspace = true
diff --git a/artifact/src/artifact.rs b/artifact/src/artifact.rs
index 771763f..c910e6d 100644
--- a/artifact/src/artifact.rs
+++ b/artifact/src/artifact.rs
@@ -129,3 +129,17 @@ fn hex_schema<const N: usize>(
     schema.format = Some(format!("hex string ({N} bytes)"));
     schema.into()
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn display_respects_padding() {
+        let h = ArtifactHash([0; 32]);
+        assert_eq!(
+            format!("{h:x>100}"),
+            "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000"
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/artifact/src/kind.rs b/artifact/src/kind.rs
index c165611..1f750e8 100644
--- a/artifact/src/kind.rs
+++ b/artifact/src/kind.rs
@@ -5,9 +5,8 @@
 use std::{borrow::Cow, convert::Infallible, fmt, str::FromStr};
 
 use daft::Diffable;
-use parse_display::{Display, FromStr};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
-use strum::{EnumIter, IntoEnumIterator};
+use strum::{Display, EnumIter, EnumString, IntoEnumIterator};
 use thiserror::Error;
 
 /// The kind of artifact we are dealing with.
@@ -168,13 +167,13 @@ impl FromStr for ArtifactKind {
     Ord,
     PartialOrd,
     Display,
-    FromStr,
+    EnumString,
     Deserialize,
     Serialize,
     EnumIter,
 )]
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "schemars", derive(schemars::JsonSchema))]
-#[display(style = "snake_case")]
+#[strum(serialize_all = "snake_case")]
 #[serde(rename_all = "snake_case")]
 pub enum KnownArtifactKind {
     // Sled Artifacts
@@ -289,4 +288,13 @@ mod tests {
             assert_eq!(kind, kind2);
         }
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn display_respects_padding() {
+        let kind = ArtifactKind::from_static("foo");
+        assert_eq!(format!("{kind:x>10}"), "xxxxxxxfoo");
+
+        let kind = KnownArtifactKind::Host;
+        assert_eq!(format!("{kind:x>10}"), "xxxxxxhost");
+    }
 }
diff --git a/artifact/src/version.rs b/artifact/src/version.rs
index 94093e7..5478c7c 100644
--- a/artifact/src/version.rs
+++ b/artifact/src/version.rs
@@ -216,6 +216,12 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn display_respects_padding() {
+        let v = ArtifactVersion::new_const("5.4.3");
+        assert_eq!(format!("{v:x>10}"), "xxxxx5.4.3");
+    }
+
     #[proptest]
     fn proptest_valid_version(#[strategy(PROPTEST_REGEX)] version: String) {
         validate_version(&version).unwrap();