diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-ci-bins.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish-ci-bins.yaml
index aeb6f01ad..c1320e93f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-ci-bins.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-ci-bins.yaml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
         # size and performance optimized binary with profile.cli
         # NOTE: this is uses "testing" feature since some Move tests
         # depend on it
-        run: cargo b --features testing --release -p libra
+        run: cargo b --release -p libra
 
       - name: libra publish
         uses: svenstaro/upload-release-action@v2
diff --git a/tools/cli/Cargo.toml b/tools/cli/Cargo.toml
index 4057f1fc2..b8f2fba59 100644
--- a/tools/cli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/tools/cli/Cargo.toml
@@ -33,6 +33,3 @@ tokio = { workspace = true }
 [build-dependencies]
 anyhow = { workspace = true }
 vergen = { workspace = true }
-
-[features]
-testing = ["diem-vm/testing"]