diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 90313c9..4e6c09a 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ implot-sys = { version = "0.4.0", path = "implot-sys" }
 imgui = { version = "=0.6.0" }
 bitflags = "1.0"
 parking_lot = "0.11"
-lazy_static = "1.1"
 rustversion = "1.0.4"
 
 
diff --git a/src/context.rs b/src/context.rs
index 597b11d..b0ef496 100644
--- a/src/context.rs
+++ b/src/context.rs
@@ -17,10 +17,8 @@ pub struct Context {
     raw: *mut sys::ImPlotContext,
 }
 
-lazy_static::lazy_static! {
-    // This mutex is used to guard any accesses to the context
-    static ref CTX_MUTEX: ReentrantMutex<()> = ReentrantMutex::new(());
-}
+// This mutex is used to guard any accesses to the context
+static CTX_MUTEX: ReentrantMutex<()> = parking_lot::const_reentrant_mutex(());
 
 fn no_current_context() -> bool {
     let ctx = unsafe { sys::ImPlot_GetCurrentContext() };