diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index ec2ab983a6..d4b45dc954 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ bincode = "1.3.3"
 clap = "4.3.17"
 ff = "0.13"
 metrics = "0.22.0"
-neptune = { git = "https://github.com/lurk-lab/neptune", branch = "dev", features = ["abomonation"] }
+neptune = { git = "https://github.com/lurk-lab/neptune", branch = "dev", default-features = false, features = ["abomonation"] }
 nova = { git = "https://github.com/lurk-lab/arecibo", branch = "dev", package = "arecibo", features = ["abomonate"]}
 once_cell = "1.18.0"
 pairing = { version = "0.23" }