diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 563746118..37c91958a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ daemon.ini
 lokinet-win32.exe
 lokinet
 lokinet.exe
-rapidjson/
 
 
 .gradle/
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 15b8f79b6..6a9b687a7 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ build:linux:
     - linux
   stage: build
   before_script:
-    - apk add --update g++ make cmake linux-headers libcap-dev rapidjson
+    - apk add --update g++ make cmake linux-headers libcap-dev
   script:
-    - make 
+    - make
   artifacts:
     paths:
       - "lokinet"
diff --git a/docker/debian.Dockerfile b/docker/debian.Dockerfile
index d66204fd1..1ba7cb007 100644
--- a/docker/debian.Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/debian.Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 FROM debian:stable
 
 RUN apt update && \
-    apt install -y build-essential cmake git libcap-dev curl rapidjson-dev ninja-build
+    apt install -y build-essential cmake git libcap-dev curl ninja-build
 
 WORKDIR /src/
 
diff --git a/docker/fedora.Dockerfile b/docker/fedora.Dockerfile
index 524bfd5ee..647c18948 100644
--- a/docker/fedora.Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/fedora.Dockerfile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ FROM fedora:latest
 
 RUN dnf update -y && \
     dnf upgrade -y && \
-    dnf install -y cmake make git gcc gcc-c++ libcap-devel curl rapidjson-devel
+    dnf install -y cmake make git gcc gcc-c++ libcap-devel curl
 
 WORKDIR /src/
 
diff --git a/docker/loki-svc-kubernetes.Dockerfile b/docker/loki-svc-kubernetes.Dockerfile
index 7e6893caf..aee2a9018 100644
--- a/docker/loki-svc-kubernetes.Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/loki-svc-kubernetes.Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 FROM debian:stable
 
 RUN apt update && \
-    apt install -y build-essential cmake git libcap-dev curl rapidjson-dev python3-dev python3-setuptools libsodium-dev
+    apt install -y build-essential cmake git libcap-dev curl python3-dev python3-setuptools libsodium-dev
 
 WORKDIR /src/
 
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ COPY . /src/
 
 RUN make -j 8 SHARED_LIB=ON JSONRPC=ON && make kubernetes-install
 
-ENTRYPOINT [ "/usr/bin/python3", "-m", "pylokinet"]
\ No newline at end of file
+ENTRYPOINT [ "/usr/bin/python3", "-m", "pylokinet"]
diff --git a/docker/ubuntu.Dockerfile b/docker/ubuntu.Dockerfile
index 031515e2b..9c94ea923 100644
--- a/docker/ubuntu.Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/ubuntu.Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 FROM ubuntu:latest
 
 RUN apt update && \
-    apt install -y build-essential cmake git libcap-dev curl rapidjson-dev ninja-build
+    apt install -y build-essential cmake git libcap-dev curl ninja-build
 
 WORKDIR /src/
 
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 713cf97cb..6041a2859 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -15,14 +15,13 @@ Build requirements:
 * GNU Make
 * CMake
 * C++ 17 capable C++ compiler
-* rapidjson (if enabling jsonrpc server)
 * gcovr (if generating test coverage with gcc)
 
 ### Linux
 
 build:
 
-    $ sudo apt install build-essential cmake git libcap-dev wget rapidjson-dev
+    $ sudo apt install build-essential cmake git libcap-dev wget
     $ git clone https://github.com/loki-project/loki-network
     $ cd loki-network
     $ make -j8
@@ -49,7 +48,7 @@ install (root):
 
 build (where `$ARCH` is your platform - `i686` or `x86_64`):
 
-    $ pacman -Sy base-devel mingw-w64-$ARCH-toolchain git libtool autoconf mingw-w64-$ARCH-cmake mingw-w64-$ARCH-rapidjson
+    $ pacman -Sy base-devel mingw-w64-$ARCH-toolchain git libtool autoconf mingw-w64-$ARCH-cmake
     $ git clone https://github.com/loki-project/loki-network.git
     $ cd loki-network
     $ mkdir -p build; cd build