diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 58e71146d..695f0650a 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ base64 = "0.22.0"
 bytes = "1.1.0"
 chrono = { version = "0.4.34", default-features = false }
 darling = "0.20.3"
-derivative = "2.1.1"
+educe = { version = "0.6.0", default-features = false }
 either = "1.6.1"
 form_urlencoded = "1.2.0"
 futures = { version = "0.3.17", default-features = false }
diff --git a/deny.toml b/deny.toml
index b9852a057..a7a99e607 100644
--- a/deny.toml
+++ b/deny.toml
@@ -61,11 +61,6 @@ multiple-versions = "deny"
 [[bans.skip]]
 name = "rustls-native-certs"
 
-[[bans.skip]]
-# We need to replace derivative to get rid of syn 1
-# https://github.com/kube-rs/kube/issues/1583
-name = "syn"
-
 [[bans.skip]]
 # base64 did some annoying breaking changes
 name = "base64"
diff --git a/kube-runtime/Cargo.toml b/kube-runtime/Cargo.toml
index 0be4682c2..4e343341f 100644
--- a/kube-runtime/Cargo.toml
+++ b/kube-runtime/Cargo.toml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ rust.unsafe_code = "forbid"
 [dependencies]
 futures = { workspace = true, features = ["async-await"] }
 kube-client = { path = "../kube-client", version = "=0.95.0", default-features = false, features = ["jsonpatch", "client"] }
-derivative.workspace = true
+educe = { workspace = true, features = ["Clone", "Debug", "Hash", "PartialEq"] }
 serde.workspace = true
 ahash.workspace = true
 parking_lot.workspace = true
diff --git a/kube-runtime/src/controller/mod.rs b/kube-runtime/src/controller/mod.rs
index 3880d83fe..4a32dac36 100644
--- a/kube-runtime/src/controller/mod.rs
+++ b/kube-runtime/src/controller/mod.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use crate::{
     watcher::{self, metadata_watcher, watcher, DefaultBackoff},
 };
 use backoff::backoff::Backoff;
-use derivative::Derivative;
+use educe::Educe;
 use futures::{
     channel,
     future::{self, BoxFuture},
@@ -267,20 +267,21 @@ where
 /// NOTE: The reason is ignored for comparison purposes. This means that, for example,
 /// an object can only occupy one scheduler slot, even if it has been scheduled for multiple reasons.
 /// In this case, only *the first* reason is stored.
-#[derive(Derivative)]
-#[derivative(
-    Debug(bound = "K::DynamicType: Debug"),
-    Clone(bound = "K::DynamicType: Clone"),
-    PartialEq(bound = "K::DynamicType: PartialEq"),
-    Eq(bound = "K::DynamicType: Eq"),
-    Hash(bound = "K::DynamicType: Hash")
+#[derive(Educe)]
+#[educe(
+    Debug(bound("K::DynamicType: Debug")),
+    Clone(bound("K::DynamicType: Clone")),
+    PartialEq(bound("K::DynamicType: PartialEq")),
+    Hash(bound("K::DynamicType: Hash"))
 )]
 pub struct ReconcileRequest<K: Resource> {
     pub obj_ref: ObjectRef<K>,
-    #[derivative(PartialEq = "ignore", Hash = "ignore")]
+    #[educe(PartialEq(ignore), Hash(ignore))]
     pub reason: ReconcileReason,
 }
 
+impl<K: Resource> Eq for ReconcileRequest<K> where K::DynamicType: Eq {}
+
 impl<K: Resource> From<ObjectRef<K>> for ReconcileRequest<K> {
     fn from(obj_ref: ObjectRef<K>) -> Self {
         ReconcileRequest {
diff --git a/kube-runtime/src/lib.rs b/kube-runtime/src/lib.rs
index 553fca629..50a0b961d 100644
--- a/kube-runtime/src/lib.rs
+++ b/kube-runtime/src/lib.rs
@@ -10,9 +10,11 @@
 
 #![deny(clippy::all)]
 #![deny(clippy::pedantic)]
-// Triggered by many derive macros (kube-derive, derivative)
+// Triggered by many derive macros (kube-derive, educe)
 #![allow(clippy::default_trait_access)]
 #![allow(clippy::type_repetition_in_bounds)]
+// Triggered by educe derives on enums
+#![allow(clippy::used_underscore_binding)]
 // Triggered by Tokio macros
 #![allow(clippy::semicolon_if_nothing_returned)]
 // Triggered by nightly clippy on idiomatic code
diff --git a/kube-runtime/src/reflector/dispatcher.rs b/kube-runtime/src/reflector/dispatcher.rs
index 2db706a71..1060dab2b 100644
--- a/kube-runtime/src/reflector/dispatcher.rs
+++ b/kube-runtime/src/reflector/dispatcher.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use core::{
 };
 use std::{fmt::Debug, sync::Arc};
 
-use derivative::Derivative;
+use educe::Educe;
 use futures::Stream;
 use pin_project::pin_project;
 use std::task::ready;
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ use async_broadcast::{InactiveReceiver, Receiver, Sender};
 
 use super::Lookup;
 
-#[derive(Derivative)]
-#[derivative(Debug(bound = "K: Debug, K::DynamicType: Debug"), Clone)]
+#[derive(Educe)]
+#[educe(Debug(bound("K: Debug, K::DynamicType: Debug")), Clone)]
 // A helper type that holds a broadcast transmitter and a broadcast receiver,
 // used to fan-out events from a root stream to multiple listeners.
 pub(crate) struct Dispatcher<K>
diff --git a/kube-runtime/src/reflector/object_ref.rs b/kube-runtime/src/reflector/object_ref.rs
index 47e8b2d2f..a4db8473d 100644
--- a/kube-runtime/src/reflector/object_ref.rs
+++ b/kube-runtime/src/reflector/object_ref.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use derivative::Derivative;
+use educe::Educe;
 use k8s_openapi::{api::core::v1::ObjectReference, apimachinery::pkg::apis::meta::v1::OwnerReference};
 #[cfg(doc)] use kube_client::core::ObjectMeta;
 use kube_client::{
@@ -98,13 +98,12 @@ impl<K: Resource> Lookup for K {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Derivative)]
-#[derivative(
-    Debug(bound = "K::DynamicType: Debug"),
-    PartialEq(bound = "K::DynamicType: PartialEq"),
-    Eq(bound = "K::DynamicType: Eq"),
-    Hash(bound = "K::DynamicType: Hash"),
-    Clone(bound = "K::DynamicType: Clone")
+#[derive(Educe)]
+#[educe(
+    Debug(bound("K::DynamicType: Debug")),
+    PartialEq(bound("K::DynamicType: PartialEq")),
+    Hash(bound("K::DynamicType: Hash")),
+    Clone(bound("K::DynamicType: Clone"))
 )]
 /// A typed and namedspaced (if relevant) reference to a Kubernetes object
 ///
@@ -141,10 +140,12 @@ pub struct ObjectRef<K: Lookup + ?Sized> {
     ///
     /// This is *not* considered when comparing objects, but may be used when converting to and from other representations,
     /// such as [`OwnerReference`] or [`ObjectReference`].
-    #[derivative(Hash = "ignore", PartialEq = "ignore")]
+    #[educe(Hash(ignore), PartialEq(ignore))]
     pub extra: Extra,
 }
 
+impl<K: Lookup + ?Sized> Eq for ObjectRef<K> where K::DynamicType: Eq {}
+
 /// Non-vital information about an object being referred to
 ///
 /// See [`ObjectRef::extra`].
diff --git a/kube-runtime/src/reflector/store.rs b/kube-runtime/src/reflector/store.rs
index 343fd9602..f96ae6ec6 100644
--- a/kube-runtime/src/reflector/store.rs
+++ b/kube-runtime/src/reflector/store.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use crate::{
     watcher,
 };
 use ahash::AHashMap;
-use derivative::Derivative;
+use educe::Educe;
 use parking_lot::RwLock;
 use std::{fmt::Debug, hash::Hash, sync::Arc};
 use thiserror::Error;
@@ -179,8 +179,8 @@ where
 ///
 /// Cannot be constructed directly since one writer handle is required,
 /// use `Writer::as_reader()` instead.
-#[derive(Derivative)]
-#[derivative(Debug(bound = "K: Debug, K::DynamicType: Debug"), Clone)]
+#[derive(Educe)]
+#[educe(Debug(bound("K: Debug, K::DynamicType: Debug")), Clone)]
 pub struct Store<K: 'static + Lookup>
 where
     K::DynamicType: Hash + Eq,
diff --git a/kube-runtime/src/scheduler.rs b/kube-runtime/src/scheduler.rs
index 195b7a4ec..967a5e126 100644
--- a/kube-runtime/src/scheduler.rs
+++ b/kube-runtime/src/scheduler.rs
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ mod tests {
     use crate::utils::KubeRuntimeStreamExt;
 
     use super::{debounced_scheduler, scheduler, ScheduleRequest};
-    use derivative::Derivative;
+    use educe::Educe;
     use futures::{channel::mpsc, future, poll, stream, FutureExt, SinkExt, StreamExt};
     use std::{pin::pin, task::Poll};
     use tokio::time::{advance, pause, sleep, Duration, Instant};
@@ -309,9 +309,9 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     /// Message type that is always considered equal to itself
-    #[derive(Derivative, Eq, Clone, Debug)]
-    #[derivative(PartialEq, Hash)]
-    struct SingletonMessage(#[derivative(PartialEq = "ignore", Hash = "ignore")] u8);
+    #[derive(Educe, Eq, Clone, Debug)]
+    #[educe(PartialEq, Hash)]
+    struct SingletonMessage(#[educe(PartialEq(ignore), Hash(ignore))] u8);
 
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn scheduler_should_hold_and_release_items() {
diff --git a/kube-runtime/src/utils/delayed_init.rs b/kube-runtime/src/utils/delayed_init.rs
index 493947a23..7e273ae55 100644
--- a/kube-runtime/src/utils/delayed_init.rs
+++ b/kube-runtime/src/utils/delayed_init.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 use std::{fmt::Debug, sync::Mutex, task::Poll};
 
-use derivative::Derivative;
 use futures::{channel, Future, FutureExt};
 use thiserror::Error;
 use tracing::trace;
@@ -26,8 +25,7 @@ impl<T> Debug for Initializer<T> {
 ///
 /// Can be considered equivalent to a [`channel::oneshot`] channel, except for that
 /// the value produced is retained for subsequent calls to [`Self::get`].
-#[derive(Derivative)]
-#[derivative(Debug)]
+#[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct DelayedInit<T> {
     state: Mutex<ReceiverState<T>>,
 }
diff --git a/kube-runtime/src/watcher.rs b/kube-runtime/src/watcher.rs
index 63b1503ac..33157cbde 100644
--- a/kube-runtime/src/watcher.rs
+++ b/kube-runtime/src/watcher.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 use crate::utils::ResetTimerBackoff;
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use backoff::{backoff::Backoff, ExponentialBackoff};
-use derivative::Derivative;
+use educe::Educe;
 use futures::{stream::BoxStream, Stream, StreamExt};
 use kube_client::{
     api::{ListParams, Resource, ResourceExt, VersionMatch, WatchEvent, WatchParams},
@@ -121,8 +121,8 @@ impl<K> Event<K> {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Derivative, Default)]
-#[derivative(Debug)]
+#[derive(Educe, Default)]
+#[educe(Debug)]
 /// The internal finite state machine driving the [`watcher`]
 enum State<K> {
     /// The Watcher is empty, and the next [`poll`](Stream::poll_next) will start the initial LIST to get all existing objects
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ enum State<K> {
     /// Kubernetes 1.27 Streaming Lists
     /// The initial watch is in progress
     InitialWatch {
-        #[derivative(Debug = "ignore")]
+        #[educe(Debug(ignore))]
         stream: BoxStream<'static, kube_client::Result<WatchEvent<K>>>,
     },
     /// The initial LIST was successful, so we should move on to starting the actual watch.
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ enum State<K> {
     /// with `Empty`.
     Watching {
         resource_version: String,
-        #[derivative(Debug = "ignore")]
+        #[educe(Debug(ignore))]
         stream: BoxStream<'static, kube_client::Result<WatchEvent<K>>>,
     },
 }