diff --git a/builder/Cargo.toml b/builder/Cargo.toml
index 899870c474..a277d2b475 100644
--- a/builder/Cargo.toml
+++ b/builder/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ authors = { workspace = true }
 edition = { workspace = true }
 
 [features]
-default = ["libp2p"]
 libp2p = ["sequencer/libp2p"]
 
 [dependencies]
diff --git a/sequencer/Cargo.toml b/sequencer/Cargo.toml
index 4d063acefc..b397bba284 100644
--- a/sequencer/Cargo.toml
+++ b/sequencer/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ edition = "2021"
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
 [features]
-default = ["libp2p"]
 testing = ["hotshot-testing"]
 libp2p = []