diff --git a/bifurcation/bifurcation_static.cpp b/bifurcation/bifurcation_static.cpp
index c4b0f89..75e94dd 100644
--- a/bifurcation/bifurcation_static.cpp
+++ b/bifurcation/bifurcation_static.cpp
@@ -15,9 +15,8 @@
 
 #include "bifurcation.hpp"
 
-#include <fmt/format.h>
-
 #include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
+#include <stdplus/print.hpp>
 
 #include <charconv>
 #include <filesystem>
@@ -50,8 +49,8 @@
     std::ifstream jsonFile(bifurcationFile.c_str());
     if (!jsonFile.is_open())
     {
-        fmt::print(stderr, "Unable to open file {} for bifurcation.\n",
-                   bifurcationFile.data());
+        stdplus::print(stderr, "Unable to open file {} for bifurcation.\n",
+                       bifurcationFile.data());
         return std::nullopt;
     }
 
@@ -62,7 +61,7 @@
     }
     catch (const nlohmann::json::parse_error& ex)
     {
-        fmt::print(
+        stdplus::print(
             stderr,
             "Failed to parse the static config. Parse error at byte {}\n",
             ex.byte);
@@ -78,8 +77,8 @@
     }
     catch (const std::exception& e)
     {
-        fmt::print(stderr,
-                   "Failed to convert bifurcation value to vec[uin8_t]\n");
+        stdplus::print(stderr,
+                       "Failed to convert bifurcation value to vec[uin8_t]\n");
         return std::nullopt;
     }
 
diff --git a/bifurcation/meson.build b/bifurcation/meson.build
index d653099..5e1050d 100644
--- a/bifurcation/meson.build
+++ b/bifurcation/meson.build
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 bifurcation_inc = include_directories('.')
 
 bifurcation_deps = [
-  fmt_dep,
+  stdplus,
 ]
 
 bifurcation_lib = static_library(
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 407f257..62be177 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -34,30 +34,17 @@
   'nlohmann::json',
   dependencies: json_dep)
 
-fmt_dep = dependency('fmt', required: false)
-if not fmt_dep.found()
-  fmt_proj = import('cmake').subproject(
-    'fmt',
-    cmake_options: [
-      '-DCMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE=ON',
-      '-DMASTER_PROJECT=OFF'
-    ],
-    required: false)
-  assert(fmt_proj.found(), 'fmtlib is required')
-  fmt_dep = fmt_proj.dependency('fmt')
-endif
-
+stdplus = dependency('stdplus')
 subdir('bifurcation')
 
 sys_pre = declare_dependency(
   include_directories: root_inc,
   dependencies: [
     json_dep,
-    fmt_dep,
     dependency('phosphor-dbus-interfaces'),
     dependency('phosphor-logging'),
     dependency('sdbusplus'),
-    dependency('stdplus'),
+    stdplus,
     bifurcation_dep,
   ])
 
diff --git a/pcie_bifurcation.cpp b/pcie_bifurcation.cpp
index 4722853..19ac183 100644
--- a/pcie_bifurcation.cpp
+++ b/pcie_bifurcation.cpp
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@
 #include "errors.hpp"
 #include "handler.hpp"
 
-#include <fmt/format.h>
-
 #include <ipmid/api-types.hpp>
 #include <stdplus/print.hpp>
 
@@ -49,8 +47,8 @@
 {
     if (data.size() < sizeof(struct PcieBifurcationRequest))
     {
-        fmt::print(stderr, "Invalid command length: {}\n",
-                   static_cast<uint32_t>(data.size()));
+        stdplus::print(stderr, "Invalid command length: {}\n",
+                       static_cast<uint32_t>(data.size()));
         return ::ipmi::responseReqDataLenInvalid();
     }