diff --git a/compiler/noirc_frontend/Cargo.toml b/compiler/noirc_frontend/Cargo.toml
index 148229e213c..1cb6e0c5c51 100644
--- a/compiler/noirc_frontend/Cargo.toml
+++ b/compiler/noirc_frontend/Cargo.toml
@@ -27,5 +27,4 @@ strum = "0.24"
 strum_macros = "0.24"
 
 [features]
-default=["aztec"]
 aztec = []
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