diff --git a/ant-cli/Cargo.toml b/ant-cli/Cargo.toml
index 7f1983fcfa..1bad9b6a61 100644
--- a/ant-cli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ant-cli/Cargo.toml
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ ant-build-info = { path = "../ant-build-info", version = "0.1.19" }
 ant-logging = { path = "../ant-logging", version = "0.2.40" }
 ant-peers-acquisition = { path = "../ant-peers-acquisition", version = "0.5.7" }
 autonomi = { path = "../autonomi", version = "0.2.4", features = [
-    "data",
     "fs",
     "vault",
     "registers",
@@ -61,10 +60,7 @@ tracing = { version = "~0.1.26" }
 walkdir = "2.5.0"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-autonomi = { path = "../autonomi", version = "0.2.4", features = [
-    "data",
-    "fs",
-]}
+autonomi = { path = "../autonomi", version = "0.2.4", features = ["fs"]}
 criterion = "0.5.1"
 eyre = "0.6.8"
 rand = { version = "~0.8.5", features = ["small_rng"] }
diff --git a/autonomi/Cargo.toml b/autonomi/Cargo.toml
index 88d61c711a..0e15996c27 100644
--- a/autonomi/Cargo.toml
+++ b/autonomi/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,16 +14,15 @@ name = "autonomi"
 crate-type = ["cdylib", "rlib"]
 
 [features]
-data = []
-default = ["data", "vault"]
-external-signer = ["ant-evm/external-signer", "data"]
+default = ["vault"]
+external-signer = ["ant-evm/external-signer"]
 extension-module = ["pyo3/extension-module"]
-fs = ["tokio/fs", "data"]
-full = ["data", "registers", "vault", "fs"]
+fs = ["tokio/fs"]
+full = ["registers", "vault", "fs"]
 local = ["ant-networking/local", "ant-evm/local"]
 loud = []
-registers = ["data"]
-vault = ["data", "registers"]
+registers = []
+vault = ["registers"]
 websockets = ["ant-networking/websockets"]
 
 [dependencies]
diff --git a/autonomi/src/client/mod.rs b/autonomi/src/client/mod.rs
index f039d097a0..f93fba1157 100644
--- a/autonomi/src/client/mod.rs
+++ b/autonomi/src/client/mod.rs
@@ -9,13 +9,9 @@
 pub mod address;
 pub mod payment;
 
-#[cfg(feature = "data")]
 pub mod archive;
-#[cfg(feature = "data")]
 pub mod archive_private;
-#[cfg(feature = "data")]
 pub mod data;
-#[cfg(feature = "data")]
 pub mod data_private;
 #[cfg(feature = "external-signer")]
 pub mod external_signer;
diff --git a/autonomi/src/lib.rs b/autonomi/src/lib.rs
index b21c90fd42..9e288cd05e 100644
--- a/autonomi/src/lib.rs
+++ b/autonomi/src/lib.rs
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 //!
 //! - `fs`: Up/download files and directories from filesystem
 //! - `registers`: Operate on register datatype
-//! - `data`: Operate on raw bytes and chunks
 //! - `vault`: Operate on Vault datatype
 //! - `full`: All of above
 //! - `local`: Discover local peers using mDNS. Useful for development.
@@ -39,7 +38,6 @@
 extern crate tracing;
 
 pub mod client;
-#[cfg(feature = "data")]
 mod self_encryption;
 mod utils;
 
diff --git a/autonomi/tests/put.rs b/autonomi/tests/put.rs
index 4ec9f4dc87..401b5d3356 100644
--- a/autonomi/tests/put.rs
+++ b/autonomi/tests/put.rs
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@
 // KIND, either express or implied. Please review the Licences for the specific language governing
 // permissions and limitations relating to use of the SAFE Network Software.
 
-#![cfg(feature = "data")]
-
 use ant_logging::LogBuilder;
 use autonomi::Client;
 use eyre::Result;