diff --git a/doc/release_notes.rst b/doc/release_notes.rst
index 8e6bfdd4..14f2939d 100644
--- a/doc/release_notes.rst
+++ b/doc/release_notes.rst
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ Upcoming Release
   hydrogen fuel cell. Add switches for both re-electrification options under
   ``sector: hydrogen_turbine:`` and ``sector: hydrogen_fuel_cell:``.
 
+* Remove ``vresutils`` dependency.
+
 PyPSA-Eur 0.8.0 (18th March 2023)
 =================================
 
diff --git a/doc/requirements.txt b/doc/requirements.txt
index 2f08b8d9..3e760c81 100644
--- a/doc/requirements.txt
+++ b/doc/requirements.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ sphinxcontrib-bibtex
 myst-parser  # recommark is deprecated, https://stackoverflow.com/a/71660856/13573820
 
 pypsa
-vresutils>=0.3.1
 powerplantmatching>=0.5.5
 atlite>=0.2.9
 dask[distributed]
diff --git a/rules/solve_electricity.smk b/rules/solve_electricity.smk
index 8ddeca92..fc70ce42 100644
--- a/rules/solve_electricity.smk
+++ b/rules/solve_electricity.smk
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ rule solve_network:
         ),
         python=LOGS
         + "solve_network/elec_s{simpl}_{clusters}_ec_l{ll}_{opts}_python.log",
-        memory=LOGS
-        + "solve_network/elec_s{simpl}_{clusters}_ec_l{ll}_{opts}_memory.log",
     benchmark:
         BENCHMARKS + "solve_network/elec_s{simpl}_{clusters}_ec_l{ll}_{opts}"
     threads: 4
@@ -41,8 +39,6 @@ rule solve_operations_network:
         ),
         python=LOGS
         + "solve_operations_network/elec_s{simpl}_{clusters}_ec_l{ll}_{opts}_op_python.log",
-        memory=LOGS
-        + "solve_operations_network/elec_s{simpl}_{clusters}_ec_l{ll}_{opts}_op_memory.log",
     benchmark:
         (
             BENCHMARKS
diff --git a/rules/solve_myopic.smk b/rules/solve_myopic.smk
index f10d8157..ec4281ff 100644
--- a/rules/solve_myopic.smk
+++ b/rules/solve_myopic.smk
@@ -90,8 +90,6 @@ rule solve_sector_network_myopic:
         + "elec_s{simpl}_{clusters}_l{ll}_{opts}_{sector_opts}_{planning_horizons}_solver.log",
         python=LOGS
         + "elec_s{simpl}_{clusters}_l{ll}_{opts}_{sector_opts}_{planning_horizons}_python.log",
-        memory=LOGS
-        + "elec_s{simpl}_{clusters}_l{ll}_{opts}_{sector_opts}_{planning_horizons}_memory.log",
     threads: 4
     resources:
         mem_mb=config["solving"]["mem"],
diff --git a/rules/solve_overnight.smk b/rules/solve_overnight.smk
index c2e103e5..f05925b0 100644
--- a/rules/solve_overnight.smk
+++ b/rules/solve_overnight.smk
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ rule solve_sector_network:
         + "elec_s{simpl}_{clusters}_l{ll}_{opts}_{sector_opts}_{planning_horizons}_solver.log",
         python=LOGS
         + "elec_s{simpl}_{clusters}_l{ll}_{opts}_{sector_opts}_{planning_horizons}_python.log",
-        memory=LOGS
-        + "elec_s{simpl}_{clusters}_l{ll}_{opts}_{sector_opts}_{planning_horizons}_memory.log",
     threads: config["solving"]["solver"].get("threads", 4)
     resources:
         mem_mb=config["solving"]["mem"],
diff --git a/scripts/solve_operations_network.py b/scripts/solve_operations_network.py
index 987302bb..27520485 100644
--- a/scripts/solve_operations_network.py
+++ b/scripts/solve_operations_network.py
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ from _helpers import (
     update_config_with_sector_opts,
 )
 from solve_network import prepare_network, solve_network
-from vresutils.benchmark import memory_logger
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)