diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 7d96dbbbd7bfc..4cf34e97276f4 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -11270,7 +11270,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "sp-core",
  "sp-io",
  "sp-runtime",
- "sp-std 14.0.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -12152,7 +12151,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "sp-offchain",
  "sp-runtime",
  "sp-session",
- "sp-std 14.0.0",
  "sp-transaction-pool",
  "sp-version",
  "staging-parachain-info",
@@ -19846,7 +19844,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "sp-offchain",
  "sp-runtime",
  "sp-session",
- "sp-std 14.0.0",
  "sp-storage 19.0.0",
  "sp-transaction-pool",
  "sp-version",
diff --git a/templates/parachain/pallets/template/Cargo.toml b/templates/parachain/pallets/template/Cargo.toml
index 3b651ce427f9d..dde863101372e 100644
--- a/templates/parachain/pallets/template/Cargo.toml
+++ b/templates/parachain/pallets/template/Cargo.toml
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ frame-system = { workspace = true }
 
 # primitive deps
 sp-runtime = { workspace = true }
-sp-std = { workspace = true }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 sp-core = { workspace = true, default-features = true }
@@ -50,7 +49,6 @@ std = [
 	"frame-system/std",
 
 	"sp-runtime/std",
-	"sp-std/std",
 ]
 try-runtime = [
 	"frame-support/try-runtime",
diff --git a/templates/parachain/runtime/Cargo.toml b/templates/parachain/runtime/Cargo.toml
index de0ecad9b06ee..939fa245d2a0c 100644
--- a/templates/parachain/runtime/Cargo.toml
+++ b/templates/parachain/runtime/Cargo.toml
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ sp-inherents = { workspace = true }
 sp-offchain = { workspace = true }
 sp-runtime = { workspace = true }
 sp-session = { workspace = true }
-sp-std = { workspace = true }
 sp-transaction-pool = { workspace = true }
 sp-version = { workspace = true }
 
@@ -136,7 +135,6 @@ std = [
 	"sp-offchain/std",
 	"sp-runtime/std",
 	"sp-session/std",
-	"sp-std/std",
 	"sp-transaction-pool/std",
 	"sp-version/std",
 	"substrate-wasm-builder",
diff --git a/templates/parachain/runtime/src/apis.rs b/templates/parachain/runtime/src/apis.rs
index bc3c3808fb78b..f5d5d3e63027b 100644
--- a/templates/parachain/runtime/src/apis.rs
+++ b/templates/parachain/runtime/src/apis.rs
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 // For more information, please refer to <http://unlicense.org>
 
 // External crates imports
+use alloc::vec::Vec;
 use frame_support::{
 	genesis_builder_helper::{build_state, get_preset},
 	weights::Weight,
@@ -37,7 +38,6 @@ use sp_runtime::{
 	transaction_validity::{TransactionSource, TransactionValidity},
 	ApplyExtrinsicResult,
 };
-use sp_std::prelude::Vec;
 use sp_version::RuntimeVersion;
 
 // Local module imports
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ impl_runtime_apis! {
 			Runtime::metadata_at_version(version)
 		}
 
-		fn metadata_versions() -> sp_std::vec::Vec<u32> {
+		fn metadata_versions() -> Vec<u32> {
 			Runtime::metadata_versions()
 		}
 	}
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ impl_runtime_apis! {
 
 			use frame_system_benchmarking::Pallet as SystemBench;
 			impl frame_system_benchmarking::Config for Runtime {
-				fn setup_set_code_requirements(code: &sp_std::vec::Vec<u8>) -> Result<(), BenchmarkError> {
+				fn setup_set_code_requirements(code: &Vec<u8>) -> Result<(), BenchmarkError> {
 					ParachainSystem::initialize_for_set_code_benchmark(code.len() as u32);
 					Ok(())
 				}
diff --git a/templates/parachain/runtime/src/lib.rs b/templates/parachain/runtime/src/lib.rs
index 3a9fee38f245d..012ad1d097bfa 100644
--- a/templates/parachain/runtime/src/lib.rs
+++ b/templates/parachain/runtime/src/lib.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ mod benchmarks;
 mod configs;
 mod weights;
 
+extern crate alloc;
+use alloc::{boxed::Box, vec::Vec};
 use smallvec::smallvec;
 use sp_runtime::{
 	create_runtime_str, generic, impl_opaque_keys,
@@ -19,7 +21,6 @@ use sp_runtime::{
 	MultiSignature,
 };
 
-use sp_std::prelude::*;
 #[cfg(feature = "std")]
 use sp_version::NativeVersion;
 use sp_version::RuntimeVersion;
diff --git a/templates/solochain/runtime/Cargo.toml b/templates/solochain/runtime/Cargo.toml
index af1cd466ea00f..f06c80b9a0321 100644
--- a/templates/solochain/runtime/Cargo.toml
+++ b/templates/solochain/runtime/Cargo.toml
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ sp-runtime = { features = [
 	"serde",
 ], workspace = true }
 sp-session = { workspace = true }
-sp-std = { workspace = true }
 sp-storage = { workspace = true }
 sp-transaction-pool = { workspace = true }
 sp-version = { features = [
@@ -109,7 +108,6 @@ std = [
 	"sp-offchain/std",
 	"sp-runtime/std",
 	"sp-session/std",
-	"sp-std/std",
 	"sp-storage/std",
 	"sp-transaction-pool/std",
 	"sp-version/std",
diff --git a/templates/solochain/runtime/src/lib.rs b/templates/solochain/runtime/src/lib.rs
index c147845fe2fe8..936ecd1bd388f 100644
--- a/templates/solochain/runtime/src/lib.rs
+++ b/templates/solochain/runtime/src/lib.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 #[cfg(feature = "std")]
 include!(concat!(env!("OUT_DIR"), "/wasm_binary.rs"));
 
+extern crate alloc;
+use alloc::{boxed::Box, vec, vec::Vec};
 use pallet_grandpa::AuthorityId as GrandpaId;
 use sp_api::impl_runtime_apis;
 use sp_consensus_aura::sr25519::AuthorityId as AuraId;
@@ -13,7 +15,6 @@ use sp_runtime::{
 	transaction_validity::{TransactionSource, TransactionValidity},
 	ApplyExtrinsicResult, MultiSignature,
 };
-use sp_std::prelude::*;
 #[cfg(feature = "std")]
 use sp_version::NativeVersion;
 use sp_version::RuntimeVersion;
@@ -370,7 +371,7 @@ impl_runtime_apis! {
 			Runtime::metadata_at_version(version)
 		}
 
-		fn metadata_versions() -> sp_std::vec::Vec<u32> {
+		fn metadata_versions() -> Vec<u32> {
 			Runtime::metadata_versions()
 		}
 	}