Sour service dewaxing catalyst without separate hydrogenation function

A catalyst comprising:

• a zeolite having a SiO2:Al2O3 ratio of 100 or less, the zeolite being ZSM-48, ZSM-23, EU-2, EU-11, ZBM-30, or a combination thereof;
• 0 wt % of an added metal hydrogenation component;
• and
• a metal oxide binder, wherein the metal oxide binder in powder form has a surface area of 80 m2/g or less;
• wherein the catalyst has a ratio of zeolite surface area to external surface area of at least 80:100.