diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# 0.5.0.0
+- Dropped cryptonite for cryptohash-md5, as the latter is leaner and the former is now deprecated
+- Removed global path declarations, as they're vestigial. Any use of `declareGlobal*` should simply be replaced with `declare*`.
+
 # 0.4.0.0
 - Updated hlrdb-core to 0.2.0.0, featuring revamped aggrevation via the @Q@ applicative, which should be more ergonomic than the old profunctor-based API while providing the same guarantees.
 
diff --git a/hlrdb.cabal b/hlrdb.cabal
--- a/hlrdb.cabal
+++ b/hlrdb.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:                hlrdb
-version:             0.4.0.0
+version:             0.5.0.0
 synopsis:            High-level Redis Database
 description:         A library for type-driven interaction with Redis
 license:             MIT
@@ -21,13 +21,12 @@
   exposed-modules: HLRDB
   build-depends:
       base >= 4.9 && < 5.0
-    , base64 >= 0.4.2.4 && < 0.5
+    , base64 >= 0.4.2.4 && < 1.1
     , bytestring
-    , cryptonite >= 0.24 && < 0.31
+    , cryptohash-md5 >= 0.11.101.0 && < 0.12
     , hashable
     , hedis
     , hlrdb-core >= 0.2 && < 0.3
-    , memory >= 0.14.8 && < 0.18
     , random >= 1.1 && < 1.3
     , store >= 0.5.1.1 && < 0.8
     , time
diff --git a/src/HLRDB.hs b/src/HLRDB.hs
--- a/src/HLRDB.hs
+++ b/src/HLRDB.hs
@@ -54,15 +54,6 @@
        , declareSet
        , declareHSet
        , declareSSet
-         -- * Global path declaration
-       , declareGlobalBasic
-       , declareGlobalIntegral
-       , declareGlobalByteString
-       , declareGlobalBasicZero
-       , declareGlobalList
-       , declareGlobalSet
-       , declareGlobalHSet
-       , declareGlobalSSet
          -- * Other commands
        , encodePath
        , foldPath
@@ -73,9 +64,8 @@
 
 import qualified Codec.Compression.Zstd as Z
 import Control.Monad
-import qualified Crypto.Hash as H
+import qualified Crypto.Hash.MD5 as H
 import Data.Bits
-import qualified Data.ByteArray as H
 import qualified Data.ByteString
 import Data.ByteString (ByteString,take,drop,unpack)
 import qualified Data.ByteString.Base64 as B64
@@ -184,8 +174,7 @@
   fromString =
       PathName
     . Data.ByteString.take 5
-    . H.convert . H.hashFinalize
-    . (H.hashUpdate (H.hashInit :: H.Context H.MD5) :: ByteString -> H.Context H.MD5)
+    . H.hash
     . fromString
 
 -- | If for some reason you need the actual, raw key name (which you may use with the low-level commands in hedis), you may obtain it via @encodePath@.
@@ -296,60 +285,6 @@
 declareSSet :: (Store i, Store v) => PathName -> Maybe TrimScheme -> RedisSSet i v
 declareSSet pathName =
   RSortedSet $ E (encodePath pathName) (pure . encode) (decode' . runIdentity)
-
--- | A global version of @declareBasic@
-{-# INLINE declareGlobalBasic #-}
-declareGlobalBasic :: Store v => PathName -> RedisBasic () (Maybe v)
-declareGlobalBasic (PathName p) = RKeyValue $ E (const p) (fmap encode) $ \case
-  Just bs -> case Data.Store.decode bs of
-    Left _ -> Nothing
-    Right x -> Just x
-  Nothing -> Nothing
-
--- | A global version of @declareIntegral@
-{-# INLINE declareGlobalIntegral #-}
-declareGlobalIntegral :: Integral b => PathName -> RedisIntegral () b
-declareGlobalIntegral (PathName p) = RKeyValueInteger (const p) toInteger fromIntegral
-
--- | A global version of @declareByteString@
-{-# INLINE declareGlobalByteString #-}
-declareGlobalByteString :: PathName -> RedisByteString () ByteString
-declareGlobalByteString (PathName p) = RKeyValueByteString (const p)
-
--- | A global version of @declareZero@
-{-# INLINE declareGlobalBasicZero #-}
-declareGlobalBasicZero :: Store v => PathName -> v -> RedisBasic () v
-declareGlobalBasicZero (PathName p) zero = RKeyValue $
-  E (const p)
-    (Just . encode)
-    $ \case
-       Nothing -> zero
-       Just bs -> case Data.Store.decode bs of
-         Left _ -> zero
-         Right x -> x
-
--- | A global version of @declareList@
-{-# INLINE declareGlobalList #-}
-declareGlobalList :: Store v => PathName -> Maybe TrimScheme -> RedisList () v
-declareGlobalList (PathName p) = RList $ E (const p) (pure . encode) (decode' . runIdentity)
-
--- | A global version of @declareHSet@
-{-# INLINE declareGlobalHSet #-}
-declareGlobalHSet :: (Store s , Store v) => PathName -> RedisHSet () s v
-declareGlobalHSet (PathName p) =
-  RHSet (E (const p) (pure . encode) (decode' . runIdentity)) (HSET encode decode')
-
--- | A global version of @declareSet@
-{-# INLINE declareGlobalSet #-}
-declareGlobalSet :: Store v => PathName -> RedisSet () v
-declareGlobalSet (PathName p) =
-  RSet $ E (const p) (pure . encode) (decode' . runIdentity)
-
--- | A global version of @declareSSet@
-{-# INLINE declareGlobalSSet #-}
-declareGlobalSSet :: Store v => PathName -> Maybe TrimScheme -> RedisSSet () v
-declareGlobalSSet (PathName p) =
-  RSortedSet $ E (const p) (pure . encode) (decode' . runIdentity)
 
 scanGlob :: IsIdentifier i => RedisStructure s i v -> ByteString
 scanGlob = pathGlob . extractPathName