diff --git a/compiler/rustc_index/Cargo.toml b/compiler/rustc_index/Cargo.toml
index 33e8e2824c7a9..f27db7a5400ad 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_index/Cargo.toml
+++ b/compiler/rustc_index/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]
 # tidy-alphabetical-start
-rustc_index_macros = { path = "../rustc_index_macros", default-features = false }
+rustc_index_macros = { path = "../rustc_index_macros" }
 rustc_macros = { path = "../rustc_macros", optional = true }
 rustc_serialize = { path = "../rustc_serialize", optional = true }
 smallvec = "1.8.1"
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_index_macros/Cargo.toml b/compiler/rustc_index_macros/Cargo.toml
index a7c2a1804ddb8..98bc1b6a29bba 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_index_macros/Cargo.toml
+++ b/compiler/rustc_index_macros/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,5 +12,4 @@ proc-macro2 = "1"
 quote = "1"
 
 [features]
-default = ["nightly"]
 nightly = []