diff --git a/cmd/charm/simple_tui/bubbletea_wrapper_service.go b/cmd/charm/simple_tui/bubbletea_wrapper_service.go
index c1d5ac1..e5f6567 100644
--- a/cmd/charm/simple_tui/bubbletea_wrapper_service.go
+++ b/cmd/charm/simple_tui/bubbletea_wrapper_service.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	tea "github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea"
-	"github.com/gravestench/runtime/pkg/events"
 	"github.com/gravestench/servicemesh"
 )
 
@@ -23,7 +22,7 @@ func (b *bubbleteaService) Init(mesh servicemesh.Mesh) {
 
 	b.bindExisting(mesh)
 
-	mesh.Events().On(events.EventServiceAdded, func(...any) {
+	mesh.Events().On(servicemesh.EventServiceAdded, func(...any) {
 		b.bindExisting(mesh)
 	})
 }
diff --git a/cmd/dependency_injection/non_service_dependencies/main.go b/cmd/dependency_injection/non_service_dependencies/main.go
index 4d4c239..8351993 100644
--- a/cmd/dependency_injection/non_service_dependencies/main.go
+++ b/cmd/dependency_injection/non_service_dependencies/main.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ func main() {
 	mesh := servicemesh.New()
 
 	// each service has a dependency that is not
-	// actually resolved through the runtime but by
+	// actually resolved through the service mesh but by
 	// some other means (that part is up to you).
 	mesh.Add(newServiceWithAsyncDependencyResolution())
 	mesh.Add(newServiceWithAsyncDependencyResolution())
diff --git a/cmd/dependency_injection/non_service_dependencies/service.go b/cmd/dependency_injection/non_service_dependencies/service.go
index a58a374..b5850c2 100644
--- a/cmd/dependency_injection/non_service_dependencies/service.go
+++ b/cmd/dependency_injection/non_service_dependencies/service.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
-	"github.com/gravestench/runtime/pkg"
 	"github.com/gravestench/servicemesh"
 )
 
@@ -43,10 +42,10 @@ func (s *Service) DependenciesResolved() bool {
 	return s.dependency != nil
 }
 
-func (s *Service) ResolveDependencies(_ pkg.IsRuntime) {
-	// in this example, we are not using the runtime to find our dependencies,
+func (s *Service) ResolveDependencies(_ servicemesh.Mesh) {
+	// in this example, we are not using the service mesh to find our dependencies,
 	// they are resolved some other way (this is up to you). However, we
-	// do implement servicemesh.HasDependencies so that the runtime knows not
+	// do implement servicemesh.HasDependencies so that the service mesh knows not
 	// to call Init unless until we have resolved our deps ourselves.
 }
 
diff --git a/cmd/dependency_injection/service_dependencies/main.go b/cmd/dependency_injection/service_dependencies/main.go
index 48c98b8..86e2bff 100644
--- a/cmd/dependency_injection/service_dependencies/main.go
+++ b/cmd/dependency_injection/service_dependencies/main.go
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@ func main() {
 	// the inverse is true of serviceB, which needs to call the A() method.
 	//
 	// both of these services implement servicemesh.HasDependencies, and they both
-	// will use the runtime to find and assign a service that matches the
+	// will use the service mesh to find and assign a service that matches the
 	// interface they are looking for.
 	mesh.Add(serviceA.New("serviceA instance"))
 	mesh.Add(serviceB.New("serviceB instance"))
 
-	// when this runs, you will see the runtime initiates the dependency
+	// when this runs, you will see the service mesh initiates the dependency
 	// resolution and the services will end up with their dependencies met.
 	mesh.Run()
 }
diff --git a/cmd/dependency_injection/service_dependencies/serviceA/service.go b/cmd/dependency_injection/service_dependencies/serviceA/service.go
index 15713b1..3cba17e 100644
--- a/cmd/dependency_injection/service_dependencies/serviceA/service.go
+++ b/cmd/dependency_injection/service_dependencies/serviceA/service.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func (s *Service) DependenciesResolved() bool {
 }
 
 func (s *Service) ResolveDependencies(mesh servicemesh.Mesh) {
-	// here, we iterate over all services from the runtime
+	// here, we iterate over all services from the service mesh
 	// and check if the service implements something we need.
 	for _, service := range mesh.Services() {
 		if b, ok := service.(hasB); ok {
diff --git a/cmd/dependency_injection/service_dependencies/serviceB/service.go b/cmd/dependency_injection/service_dependencies/serviceB/service.go
index 8964008..3d08548 100644
--- a/cmd/dependency_injection/service_dependencies/serviceB/service.go
+++ b/cmd/dependency_injection/service_dependencies/serviceB/service.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func (s *Service) DependenciesResolved() bool {
 }
 
 func (s *Service) ResolveDependencies(mesh servicemesh.Mesh) {
-	// here, we iterate over all services from the runtime
+	// here, we iterate over all services from the service mesh
 	// and check if the service implements something we need.
 	for _, service := range mesh.Services() {
 		if a, ok := service.(hasA); ok {
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 03b7331..88cd9ee 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/gin-contrib/gzip v0.0.6
 	github.com/gin-gonic/gin v1.9.1
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.5.0
-	github.com/gravestench/runtime v0.0.0-20231002182113-640425b821c6
 	github.com/gravestench/servicemesh v0.0.0-20231217214505-398708ee4e08
 	github.com/hegedustibor/htgo-tts v0.0.0-20230402053941-cd8d1a158135
 	golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.15.0
@@ -100,7 +99,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/liquidweb/liquidweb-cli v0.6.9 // indirect
 	github.com/liquidweb/liquidweb-go v1.6.3 // indirect
 	github.com/lucasb-eyer/go-colorful v1.2.0 // indirect
-	github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.13 // indirect
 	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.19 // indirect
 	github.com/mattn/go-localereader v0.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.15 // indirect
@@ -128,7 +126,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/pquerna/otp v1.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/rivo/uniseg v0.2.0 // indirect
-	github.com/rs/zerolog v1.31.0 // indirect
 	github.com/sacloud/libsacloud v1.36.2 // indirect
 	github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.7.0 // indirect
 	github.com/spf13/cast v1.3.1 // indirect
diff --git a/services/config_file/service.go b/services/config_file/service.go
index bc95d45..8b7bef6 100644
--- a/services/config_file/service.go
+++ b/services/config_file/service.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"log/slog"
 	"sync"
 
-	"github.com/gravestench/runtime/pkg/events"
 	"github.com/gravestench/servicemesh"
 )
 
@@ -49,7 +48,7 @@ func (s *Service) Init(mesh servicemesh.Mesh) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	mesh.Events().On(events.EventServiceAdded, func(args ...any) {
+	mesh.Events().On(servicemesh.EventServiceAdded, func(args ...any) {
 		if len(args) < 1 {
 			return
 		}