diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 75c39ccc9..f009b4cc7 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ futures-cpupool = "0.1"
 fdlimit = "0.1"
 ctrlc = { git = "https://github.com/paritytech/rust-ctrlc.git" }
 jsonrpc-core = { git = "https://github.com/paritytech/jsonrpc.git", branch = "parity-1.11" }
-ethcore = { path = "ethcore", features = ["work-notify", "price-info", "stratum"] }
+ethcore = { path = "ethcore", features = ["parity"] }
 parity-bytes = { git = "https://github.com/paritytech/parity-common" }
 ethcore-io = { path = "util/io" }
 ethcore-light = { path = "ethcore/light" }
diff --git a/ethcore/Cargo.toml b/ethcore/Cargo.toml
index 8a3ce5a6d..c0f705709 100644
--- a/ethcore/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ethcore/Cargo.toml
@@ -80,6 +80,13 @@ tempdir = "0.3"
 trie-standardmap = { git = "https://github.com/paritytech/parity-common" }
 
 [features]
+parity = ["work-notify", "price-info", "stratum"]
+# Large optional features that are enabled by default for Parity,
+# but might be omitted for other dependent crates.
+work-notify = ["ethcore-miner/work-notify"]
+price-info = ["ethcore-miner/price-info"]
+stratum = ["ethcore-stratum"]
+
 # Display EVM debug traces.
 evm-debug = ["evm/evm-debug"]
 # Display EVM debug traces when running tests.
@@ -97,6 +104,3 @@ test-heavy = []
 benches = []
 # Compile test helpers
 test-helpers = ["tempdir"]
-work-notify = ["ethcore-miner/work-notify"]
-price-info = ["ethcore-miner/price-info"]
-stratum = ["ethcore-stratum"]
diff --git a/parity/run.rs b/parity/run.rs
index a8082b724..fb52d8679 100644
--- a/parity/run.rs
+++ b/parity/run.rs
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ use ethcore_logger::{Config as LogConfig, RotatingLogger};
 use ethcore_service::ClientService;
 use ethereum_types::Address;
 use sync::{self, SyncConfig};
-#[cfg(feature = "work-notify")]
 use miner::work_notify::WorkPoster;
 use futures::IntoFuture;
 use futures_cpupool::CpuPool;
@@ -511,13 +510,10 @@ fn execute_impl<Cr, Rr>(cmd: RunCmd, logger: Arc<RotatingLogger>, on_client_rq:
 	miner.set_gas_range_target(cmd.miner_extras.gas_range_target);
 	miner.set_extra_data(cmd.miner_extras.extra_data);
 
-	#[cfg(feature = "work-notify")]
-	{
-		if !cmd.miner_extras.work_notify.is_empty() {
-			miner.add_work_listener(Box::new(
-				WorkPoster::new(&cmd.miner_extras.work_notify, fetch.clone(), event_loop.remote())
-			));
-		}
+	if !cmd.miner_extras.work_notify.is_empty() {
+		miner.add_work_listener(Box::new(
+			WorkPoster::new(&cmd.miner_extras.work_notify, fetch.clone(), event_loop.remote())
+		));
 	}
 
 	let engine_signer = cmd.miner_extras.engine_signer;