diff --git a/backend/package-lock.json b/backend/package-lock.json
index 4e43dc309..e83ddf252 100644
--- a/backend/package-lock.json
+++ b/backend/package-lock.json
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
         "bitcoinjs-lib": "6.0.2",
         "crypto-js": "^4.0.0",
         "express": "^4.18.0",
-        "fast-xml-parser": "^4.0.9",
         "maxmind": "^4.3.6",
         "mysql2": "2.3.3",
         "node-worker-threads-pool": "^1.5.1",
@@ -3136,21 +3135,6 @@
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       "dev": true
     },
-    "node_modules/fast-xml-parser": {
-      "version": "4.0.9",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fast-xml-parser/-/fast-xml-parser-4.0.9.tgz",
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-      "dependencies": {
-        "strnum": "^1.0.5"
-      },
-      "bin": {
-        "fxparser": "src/cli/cli.js"
-      },
-      "funding": {
-        "type": "paypal",
-        "url": "https://paypal.me/naturalintelligence"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/fastq": {
       "version": "1.13.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fastq/-/fastq-1.13.0.tgz",
@@ -5636,11 +5620,6 @@
         "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/sindresorhus"
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/strnum": {
-      "version": "1.0.5",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/strnum/-/strnum-1.0.5.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-J8bbNyKKXl5qYcR36TIO8W3mVGVHrmmxsd5PAItGkmyzwJvybiw2IVq5nqd0i4LSNSkB/sx9VHllbfFdr9k1JA=="
-    },
     "node_modules/supports-color": {
       "version": "7.2.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/supports-color/-/supports-color-7.2.0.tgz",
@@ -8556,14 +8535,6 @@
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       "dev": true
     },
-    "fast-xml-parser": {
-      "version": "4.0.9",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fast-xml-parser/-/fast-xml-parser-4.0.9.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-4G8EzDg2Nb1Qurs3f7BpFV4+jpMVsdgLVuG1Uv8O2OHJfVCg7gcA53obuKbmVqzd4Y7YXVBK05oJG7hzGIdyzg==",
-      "requires": {
-        "strnum": "^1.0.5"
-      }
-    },
     "fastq": {
       "version": "1.13.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fastq/-/fastq-1.13.0.tgz",
@@ -10398,11 +10369,6 @@
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       "dev": true
     },
-    "strnum": {
-      "version": "1.0.5",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/strnum/-/strnum-1.0.5.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-J8bbNyKKXl5qYcR36TIO8W3mVGVHrmmxsd5PAItGkmyzwJvybiw2IVq5nqd0i4LSNSkB/sx9VHllbfFdr9k1JA=="
-    },
     "supports-color": {
       "version": "7.2.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/supports-color/-/supports-color-7.2.0.tgz",
diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 084b57731..082449dac 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
     "bitcoinjs-lib": "6.0.2",
     "crypto-js": "^4.0.0",
     "express": "^4.18.0",
-    "fast-xml-parser": "^4.0.9",
     "maxmind": "^4.3.6",
     "mysql2": "2.3.3",
     "node-worker-threads-pool": "^1.5.1",
diff --git a/backend/src/tasks/lightning/sync-tasks/stats-importer.ts b/backend/src/tasks/lightning/sync-tasks/stats-importer.ts
index f73ab4b47..5878f898a 100644
--- a/backend/src/tasks/lightning/sync-tasks/stats-importer.ts
+++ b/backend/src/tasks/lightning/sync-tasks/stats-importer.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import DB from '../../../database';
 import { promises } from 'fs';
-import { XMLParser } from 'fast-xml-parser';
 import logger from '../../../logger';
 import fundingTxFetcher from './funding-tx-fetcher';
 import config from '../../../config';
@@ -35,7 +34,6 @@ interface Channel {
 
 class LightningStatsImporter {
   topologiesFolder = config.LIGHTNING.TOPOLOGY_FOLDER;
-  parser = new XMLParser();
 
   async $run(): Promise<void> {
     const [channels]: any[] = await DB.query('SELECT short_id from channels;');
@@ -294,7 +292,7 @@ class LightningStatsImporter {
         continue;
       }
 
-      if (filename.indexOf('.json') === -1) {
+      if (filename.indexOf('.topology') === -1) {
         continue;
       }
 
@@ -342,75 +340,6 @@ class LightningStatsImporter {
       logger.info(`Lightning network stats historical import completed`);
     }
   }
-
-  /**
-   * Parse the file content into XML, and return a list of nodes and channels
-   */
-  private parseFile(fileContent): any {
-    const graph = this.parser.parse(fileContent);
-    if (Object.keys(graph).length === 0) {
-      return null;
-    }
-
-    const nodes: Node[] = [];
-    const channels: Channel[] = [];
-
-    // If there is only one entry, the parser does not return an array, so we override this
-    if (!Array.isArray(graph.graphml.graph.node)) {
-      graph.graphml.graph.node = [graph.graphml.graph.node];
-    }
-    if (!Array.isArray(graph.graphml.graph.edge)) {
-      graph.graphml.graph.edge = [graph.graphml.graph.edge];
-    }
-
-    for (const node of graph.graphml.graph.node) {
-      if (!node.data) {
-        continue;
-      }
-      const addresses: unknown[] = [];
-      const sockets = node.data[5].split(',');
-      for (const socket of sockets) {
-        const parts = socket.split('://');
-        addresses.push({
-          network: parts[0],
-          addr: parts[1],
-        });
-      }
-      nodes.push({
-        id: node.data[0],
-        timestamp: node.data[1],
-        features: node.data[2],
-        rgb_color: node.data[3],
-        alias: node.data[4],
-        addresses: addresses,
-        out_degree: node.data[6],
-        in_degree: node.data[7],
-      });
-    }
-
-    for (const channel of graph.graphml.graph.edge) {
-      if (!channel.data) {
-        continue;
-      }
-      channels.push({
-        channel_id: channel.data[0],
-        node1_pub: channel.data[1],
-        node2_pub: channel.data[2],
-        timestamp: channel.data[3],
-        features: channel.data[4],
-        fee_base_msat: channel.data[5],
-        fee_rate_milli_msat: channel.data[6],
-        htlc_minimim_msat: channel.data[7],
-        cltv_expiry_delta: channel.data[8],
-        htlc_maximum_msat: channel.data[9],
-      });
-    }
-
-    return {
-      nodes: nodes,
-      edges: channels,
-    };
-  }
 }
 
 export default new LightningStatsImporter;