diff --git a/crates/net/dns/Cargo.toml b/crates/net/dns/Cargo.toml
index 64419db96f..2af72afcef 100644
--- a/crates/net/dns/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/net/dns/Cargo.toml
@@ -48,5 +48,4 @@ reth-tracing.workspace = true
 rand.workspace = true
 
 [features]
-default = ["serde"]
 serde = ["dep:serde", "dep:serde_with"]