diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 5e9c1703..40c7d148 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -115,9 +115,6 @@ include(ExternalProject)
 # libs
 include(falcosecurity-libs)
 
-# LuaJit provided by libs
-include(luajit)
-
 # jq
 include(jq)
 
@@ -152,12 +149,6 @@ endif()
 
 include(cxxopts)
 
-# libyaml
-include(libyaml)
-
-# lyaml
-include(lyaml)
-
 # One TBB
 include(tbb)
 
diff --git a/cmake/modules/falcosecurity-libs.cmake b/cmake/modules/falcosecurity-libs.cmake
index 777c66b0..35c79630 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/falcosecurity-libs.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/falcosecurity-libs.cmake
@@ -62,14 +62,9 @@ set(LIBSINSP_DIR "${FALCOSECURITY_LIBS_SOURCE_DIR}")
 set(CREATE_TEST_TARGETS OFF CACHE BOOL "")
 set(BUILD_LIBSCAP_EXAMPLES OFF CACHE BOOL "")
 
-# todo(leogr): although Falco does not actually depend on chisels, we need this for the lua_parser. 
-# Hopefully, we can switch off this in the future
-set(WITH_CHISEL ON CACHE BOOL "")
-
 set(USE_BUNDLED_TBB ON CACHE BOOL "")
 set(USE_BUNDLED_B64 ON CACHE BOOL "")
 set(USE_BUNDLED_JSONCPP ON CACHE BOOL "")
-set(USE_BUNDLED_LUAJIT ON CACHE BOOL "")
 
 list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${FALCOSECURITY_LIBS_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/modules")
 
diff --git a/cmake/modules/lyaml.cmake b/cmake/modules/lyaml.cmake
deleted file mode 100644
index a764ae15..00000000
--- a/cmake/modules/lyaml.cmake
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-#
-# Copyright (C) 2020 The Falco Authors.
-#
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
-# the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an
-# "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
-# specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
-#
-
-set(LYAML_ROOT "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/lyaml-prefix/src/lyaml")
-set(LYAML_LIB "${LYAML_ROOT}/ext/yaml/.libs/yaml.a")
-set(LYAML_LUA_DIR "${LYAML_ROOT}/lib")
-message(STATUS "Using bundled lyaml in '${LYAML_ROOT}'")
-externalproject_add(
-  lyaml
-  DEPENDS luajit libyaml
-  URL "https://github.com/gvvaughan/lyaml/archive/release-v6.0.tar.gz"
-  URL_HASH "SHA256=9d7cf74d776999ff6f758c569d5202ff5da1f303c6f4229d3b41f71cd3a3e7a7"
-  BUILD_COMMAND ${CMD_MAKE}
-  BUILD_IN_SOURCE 1
-  BUILD_BYPRODUCTS ${LYAML_LIB}
-  INSTALL_COMMAND ""
-  CONFIGURE_COMMAND ./configure --enable-static CFLAGS=-I${LIBYAML_INSTALL_DIR}/include CPPFLAGS=-I${LIBYAML_INSTALL_DIR}/include LDFLAGS=-L${LIBYAML_INSTALL_DIR}/lib LIBS=-lyaml LUA=${LUAJIT_SRC}/luajit LUA_INCLUDE=-I${LUAJIT_INCLUDE}
-)
diff --git a/userspace/engine/CMakeLists.txt b/userspace/engine/CMakeLists.txt
index 1c46ccb6..a5312b8a 100644
--- a/userspace/engine/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/userspace/engine/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -24,37 +24,35 @@ set(FALCO_ENGINE_SOURCE_FILES
     lua_filter_helper.cpp)
 
 add_library(falco_engine STATIC ${FALCO_ENGINE_SOURCE_FILES})
-add_dependencies(falco_engine njson lyaml string-view-lite)
+add_dependencies(falco_engine njson string-view-lite)
 
 if(USE_BUNDLED_DEPS)
-  add_dependencies(falco_engine libyaml)
+  add_dependencies(falco_engine yamlcpp)
 endif()
 
 if(MINIMAL_BUILD)
   target_include_directories(
     falco_engine
     PUBLIC
-      "${LUAJIT_INCLUDE}"
       "${NJSON_INCLUDE}"
       "${TBB_INCLUDE_DIR}"
       "${STRING_VIEW_LITE_INCLUDE}"
       "${LIBSCAP_INCLUDE_DIRS}"
       "${LIBSINSP_INCLUDE_DIRS}"
-      "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/userspace/engine"
-      "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/userspace/engine/lua")
+      "${YAMLCPP_INCLUDE_DIR}"
+      "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/userspace/engine")
 else()
   target_include_directories(
     falco_engine
     PUBLIC
-      "${LUAJIT_INCLUDE}"
       "${NJSON_INCLUDE}"
       "${CURL_INCLUDE_DIR}"
       "${TBB_INCLUDE_DIR}"
       "${STRING_VIEW_LITE_INCLUDE}"
       "${LIBSCAP_INCLUDE_DIRS}"
       "${LIBSINSP_INCLUDE_DIRS}"
-      "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/userspace/engine"
-      "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/userspace/engine/lua")
+      "${YAMLCPP_INCLUDE_DIR}"
+      "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/userspace/engine")
 endif()
 
-target_link_libraries(falco_engine "${FALCO_SINSP_LIBRARY}" "${LYAML_LIB}" "${LIBYAML_LIB}" luafiles)
+target_link_libraries(falco_engine "${FALCO_SINSP_LIBRARY}" "${YAMLCPP_LIB}")
diff --git a/userspace/engine/lyaml.h b/userspace/engine/lyaml.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 570b8e32..00000000
--- a/userspace/engine/lyaml.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-/*
-Copyright (C) 2019 The Falco Authors.
-
-Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-You may obtain a copy of the License at
-
-    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
-Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-limitations under the License.
-*/
-
-#pragma once
-
-#include "lua.h"
-
-int luaopen_yaml (lua_State *L);
-
diff --git a/userspace/falco/CMakeLists.txt b/userspace/falco/CMakeLists.txt
index c6634851..e42348c6 100644
--- a/userspace/falco/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/userspace/falco/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -44,10 +44,7 @@ set(
 set(
   FALCO_DEPENDENCIES
   string-view-lite
-  libyaml
   b64
-  luajit
-  lyaml
   cxxopts
 )
 
@@ -55,7 +52,6 @@ set(
   FALCO_LIBRARIES
   falco_engine
   sinsp
-  "${LIBYAML_LIB}"
   "${YAMLCPP_LIB}"
 )
 
@@ -107,7 +103,6 @@ if(NOT MINIMAL_BUILD)
     "${PROTOBUF_LIB}"
     "${CARES_LIB}"
     "${OPENSSL_LIBRARIES}"
-    "${LIBYAML_LIB}"
     "${YAMLCPP_LIB}"
     "${CIVETWEB_LIB}"
     "${CIVETWEB_CPP_LIB}"