diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 60dc90c..cca2af2 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,9 +9,6 @@ edition = "2024"
 repository = "https://github.com/rust-av/v_frame"
 include = ["Cargo.toml", "README.md", "LICENSE", "src"]
 
-[dependencies]
-num-traits = "0.2.19"
-
 [features]
 padding_api = []
 
diff --git a/src/pixel.rs b/src/pixel.rs
index f8a1c0e..e60c492 100644
--- a/src/pixel.rs
+++ b/src/pixel.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 //! - 8-bit frames must use `u8`
 //! - 9-16 bit frames must use `u16`
 
-use num_traits::PrimInt;
 use std::fmt::Debug;
 
 mod private {
@@ -56,7 +55,19 @@ mod private {
 /// i.e. using [`std::mem::zeroed`] must __not__ cause undefined behavior for
 /// implementing types.
 pub unsafe trait Pixel:
-    Debug + Copy + Clone + Default + Send + Sync + PrimInt + 'static + private::Sealed
+    Sized
+    + Debug
+    + Copy
+    + Clone
+    + Default
+    + Send
+    + Sync
+    + TryInto<u8, Error: core::error::Error>
+    + Into<u16>
+    + From<u8>
+    + TryFrom<u16, Error: core::error::Error>
+    + 'static
+    + private::Sealed
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plane.rs b/src/plane.rs
index bf701ee..b5eeb23 100644
--- a/src/plane.rs
+++ b/src/plane.rs
@@ -317,18 +317,8 @@ impl<T: Pixel> Plane<T> {
         let total = self.width().get() * self.height().get() * byte_width;
         ExactSizeWrapper {
             iter: self.pixels().flat_map(move |pix| {
-                let bytes: [u8; 2] = if byte_width == 1 {
-                    [
-                        pix.to_u8()
-                            .expect("Pixel::byte_data only supports u8 and u16 pixels"),
-                        0,
-                    ]
-                } else {
-                    pix.to_u16()
-                        .expect("Pixel::byte_data only supports u8 and u16 pixels")
-                        .to_le_bytes()
-                };
-                bytes.into_iter().take(byte_width)
+                let pix: u16 = pix.into();
+                pix.to_le_bytes().into_iter().take(byte_width)
             }),
             len: total,
         }