diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index fcb6888734..ca87066d15 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1412,7 +1412,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "derive_more",
  "diffus",
- "diffus-derive 0.10.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "expectorate",
  "itertools 0.13.0",
  "omicron-common",
@@ -2371,7 +2370,7 @@ checksum = "6184e33543162437515c2e2b48714794e37845ec9851711914eec9d308f6ebe8"
 name = "diffus"
 version = "0.10.0"
 dependencies = [
- "diffus-derive 0.10.0",
+ "diffus-derive",
  "itertools 0.10.5",
  "uuid",
 ]
@@ -2385,17 +2384,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn 1.0.109",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "diffus-derive"
-version = "0.10.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "b93a2d033d9e1887e8ea6e13a03b9fcf20e66b4891cd0dfb98ef280cff7afaa8"
-dependencies = [
- "proc-macro2",
- "quote",
- "syn 1.0.109",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "digest"
 version = "0.10.7"
@@ -6094,6 +6082,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "clickhouse-admin-types",
  "debug-ignore",
+ "diffus",
  "expectorate",
  "gateway-client",
  "illumos-utils",
@@ -6299,7 +6288,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "derive-where",
  "derive_more",
  "diffus",
- "diffus-derive 0.10.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "dropshot 0.13.0",
  "futures",
  "gateway-client",
@@ -6725,7 +6713,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "camino-tempfile",
  "chrono",
  "diffus",
- "diffus-derive 0.10.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "dropshot 0.13.0",
  "expectorate",
  "futures",
@@ -7377,7 +7364,6 @@ name = "omicron-uuid-kinds"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "diffus",
- "diffus-derive 0.10.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "newtype-uuid",
  "paste",
  "schemars",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index a26d1ed335..d15926cb6d 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -366,7 +366,6 @@ diesel = { version = "2.2.4", features = ["i-implement-a-third-party-backend-and
 diesel-dtrace = "0.4.2"
 #diffus = { version = "0.10.0", features = ["uuid-impl", "derive"] }
 diffus = { path = "../diffus/diffus", features = ["uuid-impl", "derive"] }
-diffus-derive = "0.10.0"
 dns-server = { path = "dns-server" }
 dns-server-api = { path = "dns-server-api" }
 dns-service-client = { path = "clients/dns-service-client" }
diff --git a/clickhouse-admin/types/Cargo.toml b/clickhouse-admin/types/Cargo.toml
index 1e42de0800..c8ee984abe 100644
--- a/clickhouse-admin/types/Cargo.toml
+++ b/clickhouse-admin/types/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ camino-tempfile.workspace = true
 chrono.workspace = true
 derive_more.workspace = true
 diffus.workspace = true
-diffus-derive.workspace = true
 itertools.workspace = true
 omicron-common.workspace = true
 omicron-workspace-hack.workspace = true
diff --git a/clickhouse-admin/types/src/lib.rs b/clickhouse-admin/types/src/lib.rs
index a5d58ccd0a..726f4ad6e4 100644
--- a/clickhouse-admin/types/src/lib.rs
+++ b/clickhouse-admin/types/src/lib.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use atomicwrites::AtomicFile;
 use camino::Utf8PathBuf;
 use chrono::{DateTime, Utc};
 use derive_more::{Add, AddAssign, Display, From};
-use diffus_derive::Diffus;
+use diffus::Diffus;
 use itertools::Itertools;
 use omicron_common::api::external::Generation;
 use schemars::{
diff --git a/common/Cargo.toml b/common/Cargo.toml
index ffd8f073b6..f2797ed2b4 100644
--- a/common/Cargo.toml
+++ b/common/Cargo.toml
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ backoff.workspace = true
 camino.workspace = true
 chrono.workspace = true
 diffus.workspace = true
-diffus-derive.workspace = true
 dropshot.workspace = true
 futures.workspace = true
 hex.workspace = true
diff --git a/common/src/disk.rs b/common/src/disk.rs
index f7f1e260a2..df6efe3196 100644
--- a/common/src/disk.rs
+++ b/common/src/disk.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 use anyhow::bail;
 use camino::{Utf8Path, Utf8PathBuf};
-use diffus_derive::Diffus;
+use diffus::Diffus;
 use omicron_uuid_kinds::DatasetUuid;
 use omicron_uuid_kinds::PhysicalDiskUuid;
 use omicron_uuid_kinds::ZpoolUuid;
diff --git a/common/src/zpool_name.rs b/common/src/zpool_name.rs
index 3dc5664769..9852b46120 100644
--- a/common/src/zpool_name.rs
+++ b/common/src/zpool_name.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 //! Zpool labels and kinds shared between Nexus and Sled Agents
 
 use camino::{Utf8Path, Utf8PathBuf};
-use diffus_derive::Diffus;
+use diffus::Diffus;
 use omicron_uuid_kinds::ZpoolUuid;
 use schemars::JsonSchema;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Deserializer, Serialize, Serializer};
diff --git a/nexus/reconfigurator/planning/Cargo.toml b/nexus/reconfigurator/planning/Cargo.toml
index efed173a71..63c5e3e44f 100644
--- a/nexus/reconfigurator/planning/Cargo.toml
+++ b/nexus/reconfigurator/planning/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ anyhow.workspace = true
 clickhouse-admin-types.workspace = true
 chrono.workspace = true
 debug-ignore.workspace = true
+diffus.workspace = true
 gateway-client.workspace = true
 illumos-utils.workspace = true
 indexmap.workspace = true
diff --git a/nexus/reconfigurator/planning/src/planner.rs b/nexus/reconfigurator/planning/src/planner.rs
index a18bb6e3d3..47ccc6f74c 100644
--- a/nexus/reconfigurator/planning/src/planner.rs
+++ b/nexus/reconfigurator/planning/src/planner.rs
@@ -797,6 +797,7 @@ mod test {
     use chrono::Utc;
     use clickhouse_admin_types::ClickhouseKeeperClusterMembership;
     use clickhouse_admin_types::KeeperId;
+    use diffus::Diffable;
     use expectorate::assert_contents;
     use nexus_sled_agent_shared::inventory::ZoneKind;
     use nexus_types::deployment::blueprint_zone_type;
@@ -909,6 +910,12 @@ mod test {
             "2 -> 3 (expect new NTP zone on new sled):\n{}",
             diff.display()
         );
+        let diffus_diff = blueprint3.diff(&blueprint2);
+        println!("_______DIFFUS __________\n");
+        let change = diffus_diff.change();
+        println!("{:#?}", diffus_diff);
+        println!("{:#?}", change);
+        println!("________DIFFUS __________\n");
         assert_contents(
             "tests/output/planner_basic_add_sled_2_3.txt",
             &diff.display().to_string(),
diff --git a/nexus/types/Cargo.toml b/nexus/types/Cargo.toml
index f44fe3e258..edf22679ef 100644
--- a/nexus/types/Cargo.toml
+++ b/nexus/types/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ cookie.workspace = true
 derive-where.workspace = true
 derive_more.workspace = true
 diffus.workspace = true
-diffus-derive.workspace = true
 dropshot.workspace = true
 futures.workspace = true
 http.workspace = true
diff --git a/nexus/types/src/deployment/clickhouse.rs b/nexus/types/src/deployment/clickhouse.rs
index f91d0f2d42..f8443c6afe 100644
--- a/nexus/types/src/deployment/clickhouse.rs
+++ b/nexus/types/src/deployment/clickhouse.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 //! Types used in blueprints related to clickhouse configuration
 
 use clickhouse_admin_types::{KeeperId, ServerId};
-use diffus_derive::Diffus;
+use diffus::Diffus;
 use omicron_common::api::external::Generation;
 use omicron_uuid_kinds::OmicronZoneUuid;
 use schemars::JsonSchema;
diff --git a/nexus/types/src/deployment/planning_input.rs b/nexus/types/src/deployment/planning_input.rs
index 59b762810a..1876440d47 100644
--- a/nexus/types/src/deployment/planning_input.rs
+++ b/nexus/types/src/deployment/planning_input.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ use crate::external_api::views::SledState;
 use chrono::DateTime;
 use chrono::Utc;
 use clap::ValueEnum;
-use diffus_derive::Diffus;
+use diffus::Diffus;
 use ipnetwork::IpNetwork;
 use omicron_common::address::IpRange;
 use omicron_common::address::Ipv6Subnet;
diff --git a/nexus/types/src/deployment/zone_type.rs b/nexus/types/src/deployment/zone_type.rs
index d0c25386fc..bb5225986c 100644
--- a/nexus/types/src/deployment/zone_type.rs
+++ b/nexus/types/src/deployment/zone_type.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 //! that is not needed by sled-agent.
 
 use super::OmicronZoneExternalIp;
-use diffus_derive::Diffus;
+use diffus::Diffus;
 use nexus_sled_agent_shared::inventory::OmicronZoneDataset;
 use nexus_sled_agent_shared::inventory::OmicronZoneType;
 use nexus_sled_agent_shared::inventory::ZoneKind;
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ pub mod blueprint_zone_type {
     use crate::deployment::OmicronZoneExternalFloatingAddr;
     use crate::deployment::OmicronZoneExternalFloatingIp;
     use crate::deployment::OmicronZoneExternalSnatIp;
-    use diffus_derive::Diffus;
+    use diffus::Diffus;
     use nexus_sled_agent_shared::inventory::OmicronZoneDataset;
     use omicron_common::api::internal::shared::NetworkInterface;
     use schemars::JsonSchema;
diff --git a/nexus/types/src/external_api/views.rs b/nexus/types/src/external_api/views.rs
index 06d836d911..94b2279906 100644
--- a/nexus/types/src/external_api/views.rs
+++ b/nexus/types/src/external_api/views.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use crate::identity::AssetIdentityMetadata;
 use api_identity::ObjectIdentity;
 use chrono::DateTime;
 use chrono::Utc;
-use diffus_derive::Diffus;
+use diffus::Diffus;
 use omicron_common::api::external::{
     AllowedSourceIps as ExternalAllowedSourceIps, ByteCount, Digest, Error,
     IdentityMetadata, InstanceState, Name, ObjectIdentity, RoleName,
diff --git a/uuid-kinds/Cargo.toml b/uuid-kinds/Cargo.toml
index 3100319c3b..61bea773aa 100644
--- a/uuid-kinds/Cargo.toml
+++ b/uuid-kinds/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 diffus.workspace = true
-diffus-derive.workspace = true
 newtype-uuid.workspace = true
 schemars = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 paste.workspace = true
diff --git a/uuid-kinds/src/lib.rs b/uuid-kinds/src/lib.rs
index a13fbfaf6a..e25e4e9bbb 100644
--- a/uuid-kinds/src/lib.rs
+++ b/uuid-kinds/src/lib.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ pub use newtype_uuid::{
 };
 
 #[cfg(feature = "diffus")]
-use diffus_derive::Diffus;
+use diffus::Diffus;
 #[cfg(feature = "schemars08")]
 use schemars::JsonSchema;