diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 837a2d93a..df6934f2b 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -79,9 +79,6 @@ no_neon = []
 
 zeroize = ["zeroize_crate", "arrayvec/zeroize"]
 
-# Enable optional serialization and deserialization of the Hash type using serde
-serde = ["dep:serde"]
-
 [package.metadata.docs.rs]
 # Document Hasher::update_rayon on docs.rs.
 features = ["rayon"]