diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index cbaf8dbc6c96c9..7afc0a28f7f253 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -7650,7 +7650,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "assert_matches",
  "chrono",
  "clap 2.33.3",
- "dirs-next",
  "rpassword",
  "solana-clock",
  "solana-cluster-type",
@@ -7681,7 +7680,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "assert_matches",
  "chrono",
  "clap 3.2.23",
- "dirs-next",
  "rpassword",
  "solana-clock",
  "solana-cluster-type",
diff --git a/clap-utils/Cargo.toml b/clap-utils/Cargo.toml
index 29e86304ba686c..a0e9f610816e4a 100644
--- a/clap-utils/Cargo.toml
+++ b/clap-utils/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ name = "solana_clap_utils"
 [dependencies]
 chrono = { workspace = true, features = ["default"] }
 clap = "2.33.0"
-dirs-next = { workspace = true }
 rpassword = { workspace = true }
 solana-clock = { workspace = true }
 solana-cluster-type = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/clap-utils/src/keypair.rs b/clap-utils/src/keypair.rs
index c512d587a036b9..421d1a2df2ebe7 100644
--- a/clap-utils/src/keypair.rs
+++ b/clap-utils/src/keypair.rs
@@ -175,16 +175,10 @@ impl DefaultSigner {
                     }
                 })
                 .map_err(|_| {
-                    // Use the system default path in the error message instead of the configured path
-                    let default_path = dirs_next::home_dir()
-                        .map(|mut path| {
-                            path.extend([".config", "solana", "id.json"]);
-                            path.to_str().unwrap_or(&self.path).to_string()
-                        })
-                        .unwrap_or_else(|| self.path.clone());
                     std::io::Error::other(format!(
-                        "No default signer found, run \"solana-keygen new -o {default_path}\" to create a new \
-                         one"
+                        "No default signer found, run \"solana-keygen new -o {}\" to create a new \
+                         one",
+                        self.path
                     ))
                 })?;
             *self.is_path_checked.borrow_mut() = true;
diff --git a/clap-v3-utils/Cargo.toml b/clap-v3-utils/Cargo.toml
index 81f20d5315181b..68e6c44ba6379b 100644
--- a/clap-v3-utils/Cargo.toml
+++ b/clap-v3-utils/Cargo.toml
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ elgamal = ["dep:solana-zk-sdk"]
 [dependencies]
 chrono = { workspace = true, features = ["default"] }
 clap = { version = "3.2.23", features = ["cargo"] }
-dirs-next = { workspace = true }
 rpassword = { workspace = true }
 solana-clock = { workspace = true }
 solana-cluster-type = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/clap-v3-utils/src/keypair.rs b/clap-v3-utils/src/keypair.rs
index e930a8c0ebce36..4022775b88ea7d 100644
--- a/clap-v3-utils/src/keypair.rs
+++ b/clap-v3-utils/src/keypair.rs
@@ -171,16 +171,10 @@ impl DefaultSigner {
                     }
                 })
                 .map_err(|_| {
-                    // Use the system default path in the error message instead of the configured path
-                    let default_path = dirs_next::home_dir()
-                        .map(|mut path| {
-                            path.extend([".config", "solana", "id.json"]);
-                            path.to_str().unwrap_or(&self.path).to_string()
-                        })
-                        .unwrap_or_else(|| self.path.clone());
                     std::io::Error::other(format!(
-                        "No default signer found, run \"solana-keygen new -o {default_path}\" to create a new \
-                         one"
+                        "No default signer found, run \"solana-keygen new -o {}\" to create a new \
+                         one",
+                        self.path
                     ))
                 })?;
             *self.is_path_checked.borrow_mut() = true;
diff --git a/programs/sbf/Cargo.lock b/programs/sbf/Cargo.lock
index 27f5c5845b4b8a..863993620fe97f 100644
--- a/programs/sbf/Cargo.lock
+++ b/programs/sbf/Cargo.lock
@@ -6156,7 +6156,6 @@ version = "3.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "clap",
- "dirs-next",
  "rpassword",
  "solana-clock",
  "solana-cluster-type",