diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 751221affc..4e4e9e0504 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -8076,13 +8076,13 @@ name = "spin-key-value-azure"
 version = "3.2.0-pre0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
+ "async-trait",
  "azure_core",
  "azure_data_cosmos",
  "azure_identity",
  "futures",
  "reqwest 0.12.9",
  "serde",
- "spin-core",
  "spin-factor-key-value",
 ]
 
diff --git a/crates/key-value-azure/Cargo.toml b/crates/key-value-azure/Cargo.toml
index a98cffb0c4..0debc622d0 100644
--- a/crates/key-value-azure/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/key-value-azure/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ azure_identity = { git = "https://github.com/azure/azure-sdk-for-rust.git", rev
 azure_core = { git = "https://github.com/azure/azure-sdk-for-rust.git", rev = "8c4caa251c3903d5eae848b41bb1d02a4d65231c" }
 futures = { workspace = true }
 serde = { workspace = true }
-spin-core = { path = "../core" }
+async-trait = { workspace = true }
 spin-factor-key-value = { path = "../factor-key-value" }
 reqwest = { version = "0.12", default-features = false }
 
diff --git a/crates/key-value-azure/src/store.rs b/crates/key-value-azure/src/store.rs
index ed10f3d6a9..d05e2d5902 100644
--- a/crates/key-value-azure/src/store.rs
+++ b/crates/key-value-azure/src/store.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use anyhow::{Context, Result};
+use async_trait::async_trait;
 use azure_data_cosmos::{
     prelude::{
         AuthorizationToken, CollectionClient, CosmosClient, CosmosClientBuilder, Operation, Query,
@@ -7,7 +8,6 @@ use azure_data_cosmos::{
 };
 use futures::StreamExt;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
-use spin_core::async_trait;
 use spin_factor_key_value::{log_cas_error, log_error, Cas, Error, Store, StoreManager, SwapError};
 use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};