diff --git a/cumulus/message-broker/Cargo.toml b/cumulus/message-broker/Cargo.toml
index d2bf5358f4..e93b756f4c 100644
--- a/cumulus/message-broker/Cargo.toml
+++ b/cumulus/message-broker/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,15 +6,15 @@ edition = "2018"
 
 [dependencies]
 # substrate deps
-frame-support = { git = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate", branch = "cumulus-branch" }
-frame-system = { git = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate", branch = "cumulus-branch" }
-sp-inherents = { git = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate", branch = "cumulus-branch" }
+frame-support = { git = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate", branch = "cumulus-branch", default-features = false }
+frame-system = { git = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate", branch = "cumulus-branch", default-features = false }
+sp-inherents = { git = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate", branch = "cumulus-branch", default-features = false }
 
 # Other dependencies
-codec = { package = "parity-scale-codec", version = "1.3.0", features = [ "derive" ] }
+codec = { package = "parity-scale-codec", version = "1.3.0", features = [ "derive" ], default-features = false }
 
 # Cumulus dependencies
-cumulus-primitives = { path = "../primitives" }
+cumulus-primitives = { path = "../primitives", default-features = false }
 
 [features]
 default = [ "std" ]
diff --git a/cumulus/primitives/Cargo.toml b/cumulus/primitives/Cargo.toml
index cd772dcea8..19d80bdbd8 100644
--- a/cumulus/primitives/Cargo.toml
+++ b/cumulus/primitives/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ edition = "2018"
 
 [dependencies]
 # Substrate dependencies
-sp-inherents = { git = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate", branch = "cumulus-branch" }
+sp-inherents = { git = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate", branch = "cumulus-branch", default-features = false }
 
 # Other dependencies
 impl-trait-for-tuples = "0.1.3"