diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 2b7b83bd4..ef9b9ff77 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ erasure = []
 ipv6 = []
 test = []
 unstable = []
-bench_streamer = []
 
 [dependencies]
 bincode = "1.0.0"
diff --git a/ci/test-checks.sh b/ci/test-checks.sh
index 433135776..6b826681c 100755
--- a/ci/test-checks.sh
+++ b/ci/test-checks.sh
@@ -12,12 +12,8 @@ _() {
   "$@"
 }
 
-# bench_streamer is disabled by default to speed up dev builds, enable it
-# explicitly here to ensure it still passes clippy
-FEATURES=bench_streamer
-
 _ cargo fmt -- --check
 _ cargo clippy -- --version
-_ cargo clippy --features="$FEATURES" -- --deny=warnings
+_ cargo clippy -- --deny=warnings
 
 _ ci/audit.sh
diff --git a/ci/test-stable.sh b/ci/test-stable.sh
index 6388e914a..e0480e62d 100755
--- a/ci/test-stable.sh
+++ b/ci/test-stable.sh
@@ -23,11 +23,7 @@ if [[ $(ulimit -n) -lt $maxOpenFds ]]; then
   }
 fi
 
-# bench_streamer is enabled by default to speed up dev builds, enable it
-# explicitly here to ensure it still compiles
-FEATURES=bench_streamer
-
-_ cargo build --all --verbose --features="$FEATURES"
+_ cargo build --all --verbose
 _ cargo test --verbose --lib -- --nocapture --test-threads=1
 
 # Run integration tests serially