diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 3266f4e652e..7a3fc491912 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2801,7 +2801,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "noirc_printable_type",
  "owo-colors",
  "rexpect",
- "rustc_version",
  "serde_json",
  "tempfile",
  "test-binary",
diff --git a/tooling/debugger/Cargo.toml b/tooling/debugger/Cargo.toml
index 4d37f801d78..4d240c61f90 100644
--- a/tooling/debugger/Cargo.toml
+++ b/tooling/debugger/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ edition.workspace = true
 license.workspace = true
 
 [build-dependencies]
-rustc_version = "0.4.0"
 build-data.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
diff --git a/tooling/debugger/build.rs b/tooling/debugger/build.rs
index 5d14ec2bae2..cedeebcae86 100644
--- a/tooling/debugger/build.rs
+++ b/tooling/debugger/build.rs
@@ -1,24 +1,14 @@
-use rustc_version::{version, Version};
 use std::fs::File;
 use std::io::Write;
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use std::{env, fs};
 
-fn check_rustc_version() {
-    assert!(
-        version().unwrap() >= Version::parse("1.71.1").unwrap(),
-        "The minimal supported rustc version is 1.71.1."
-    );
-}
-
 const GIT_COMMIT: &&str = &"GIT_COMMIT";
 
 fn main() {
     // Rebuild if the tests have changed
     println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=tests");
 
-    check_rustc_version();
-
     // Only use build_data if the environment variable isn't set
     // The environment variable is always set when working via Nix
     if std::env::var(GIT_COMMIT).is_err() {
diff --git a/tooling/debugger/tests/debug.rs b/tooling/debugger/tests/debug.rs
index b2f441f5606..e8b17b8a7af 100644
--- a/tooling/debugger/tests/debug.rs
+++ b/tooling/debugger/tests/debug.rs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ mod tests {
         dbg_session
             .execute(
                 &format!("{} debug --program-dir {}", nargo_bin, test_program_dir),
-                &format!(".*\\Starting debugger.*"),
+                ".*\\Starting debugger.*",
             )
             .expect("Could not start debugger");
 
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ mod tests {
         // having successfully solved the circuit witness.
         dbg_session.send_line("quit").expect("Failed to quit debugger");
         dbg_session
-            .exp_regex(&format!(".*Circuit witness successfully solved.*"))
+            .exp_regex(".*Circuit witness successfully solved.*")
             .expect("Expected circuit witness to be successfully solved.");
     }
 }