diff --git a/src/create.sql b/src/create.sql
index 0dd7667..239434b 100644
--- a/src/create.sql
+++ b/src/create.sql
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ CREATE TYPE dependency_kind AS ENUM (
 
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS deps (
     id int NOT NULL UNIQUE GENERATED ALWAYS AS IDENTITY PRIMARY KEY,
-    name text NOT NULL REFERENCES crates (name),
+    name text NOT NULL,
     version_req text NOT NULL,
     optional boolean NOT NULL,
     default_features boolean NOT NULL,