diff --git a/epymorph/geo/adrio/census/adrio_census.py b/epymorph/geo/adrio/census/adrio_census.py
index 920822b5..1c264b6a 100644
--- a/epymorph/geo/adrio/census/adrio_census.py
+++ b/epymorph/geo/adrio/census/adrio_census.py
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ def fetch_acs5(self, variables: list[str], scope: CensusScope, year: int) -> Dat
 
     def fetch_sf(self, scope: CensusScope) -> GeoDataFrame:
         """Utility function to fetch shape files from Census for specified regions."""
-        # call appropriate pygris function based on granularity and sort result
+        # call appropriate us_tiger function based on granularity and sort result
         scope_year = scope.year
         if not is_tiger_year(scope_year):
             raise GeographyError(f"Unsupported year: {scope_year}")
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 51d15fb4..6bf3525a 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -33,9 +33,7 @@ classifiers = [
 dependencies = [
   "matplotlib~=3.9.0",
   "numpy~=1.26.4",
-  "pydantic~=2.7.4",
   "sympy~=1.12.1",
-  "tomli-w~=1.0.0",
   "psutil~=5.9.8",
   "pandas~=2.2.2",
   "geopandas~=0.14.4",
@@ -43,7 +41,6 @@ dependencies = [
   "jsonpickle~=3.2.1",
   "pygris~=0.1.6",
   "shapely~=2.0.4",
-  "openpyxl~=3.1.4",
   "platformdirs~=4.2.2",
   "graphviz~=0.20.3",
 ]