diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 7d56d9a8..52ff3fd5 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ std = ["deku_derive/std", "bitvec?/std", "alloc", "no_std_io/std"]
 alloc = ["bitvec?/alloc"]
 logging = ["deku_derive/logging", "log"]
 no-assert-string = ["deku_derive/no-assert-string"]
-error_in_core = []
 bits = ["dep:bitvec", "deku_derive/bits"]
 
 [dependencies]
diff --git a/src/error.rs b/src/error.rs
index d7739b89..b385a726 100644
--- a/src/error.rs
+++ b/src/error.rs
@@ -113,5 +113,4 @@ impl From<DekuError> for std::io::Error {
     }
 }
 
-#[cfg(feature = "error_in_core")]
 impl core::error::Error for DekuError {}