diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index c1b664b14..a2ac20d51 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2485,26 +2485,20 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "dioxus-examples"
 version = "0.4.3"
 dependencies = [
- "anyhow",
  "dioxus",
  "dioxus-desktop",
  "dioxus-router",
  "dioxus-signals",
  "dioxus-ssr",
- "env_logger",
  "futures-util",
  "http-range",
- "log",
  "manganis",
- "num-format",
  "rand 0.8.5",
  "reqwest",
  "separator",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
- "thiserror",
  "tokio",
- "tracing-subscriber",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -6347,16 +6341,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn 2.0.48",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "num-format"
-version = "0.4.4"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "a652d9771a63711fd3c3deb670acfbe5c30a4072e664d7a3bf5a9e1056ac72c3"
-dependencies = [
- "arrayvec",
- "itoa 1.0.10",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "num-integer"
 version = "0.1.45"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index cedb3e0e6..3169bfb7f 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@ publish = false
 
 [dependencies]
 manganis = { workspace = true, optional = true}
+reqwest = { version = "0.11.9", features = ["json"], optional = true}
+http-range = {version = "0.1.5", optional = true }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 dioxus = { workspace = true, features = ["desktop"] }
@@ -133,23 +135,33 @@ dioxus-desktop = { workspace = true, features = ["transparent"] }
 dioxus-ssr = { workspace = true }
 dioxus-router = { workspace = true }
 dioxus-signals = { workspace = true }
-# fermi = { workspace = true }
 futures-util = "0.3.21"
-log = "0.4.14"
-num-format = "0.4.0"
 separator = "0.4.1"
 serde = { version = "1.0.136", features = ["derive"] }
-anyhow = "1.0.53"
 serde_json = "1.0.79"
 rand = { version = "0.8.4", features = ["small_rng"] }
 tokio = { version = "1.16.1", features = ["full"] }
-reqwest = { version = "0.11.9", features = ["json"] }
-env_logger = "0.10.0"
-thiserror = { workspace = true }
-tracing-subscriber = "0.3.17"
-http-range = "0.1.5"
+# fermi = { workspace = true }
 
+# To make most examples faster to compile, we split out assets and http-related stuff
+# This trims off like 270 dependencies, leading to a significant speedup in compilation time
 [features]
 default = []
 collect-assets = ["manganis"]
+http = ["reqwest", "http-range"]
 
+[[example]]
+name = "login_form"
+required-features = ["http"]
+
+[[example]]
+name = "dog_app"
+required-features = ["http"]
+
+[[example]]
+name = "video_stream"
+required-features = ["http"]
+
+[[example]]
+name = "suspense"
+required-features = ["http"]
diff --git a/examples/flat_router.rs b/examples/flat_router.rs
index e5079991e..b814000b8 100644
--- a/examples/flat_router.rs
+++ b/examples/flat_router.rs
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ use dioxus_desktop::{tao::dpi::LogicalSize, Config, WindowBuilder};
 use dioxus_router::prelude::*;
 
 fn main() {
-    env_logger::init();
-
     LaunchBuilder::desktop()
         .cfg(
             Config::new().with_window(
diff --git a/examples/simple_desktop.rs b/examples/simple_desktop.rs
index 5898957de..15e8bef1c 100644
--- a/examples/simple_desktop.rs
+++ b/examples/simple_desktop.rs
@@ -71,19 +71,19 @@ fn NavBar() -> Element {
 
 #[component]
 fn Home() -> Element {
-    log::debug!("rendering home {:?}", current_scope_id());
+    println!("rendering home {:?}", current_scope_id());
     rsx! { h1 { "Home" } }
 }
 
 #[component]
 fn BlogList() -> Element {
-    log::debug!("rendering blog list {:?}", current_scope_id());
+    println!("rendering blog list {:?}", current_scope_id());
     rsx! { div { "Blog List" } }
 }
 
 #[component]
 fn BlogPost(post: String) -> Element {
-    log::debug!("rendering blog post {}", post);
+    println!("rendering blog post {}", post);
 
     rsx! {
         div {