diff --git a/ethcore/src/basic_types.rs b/ethcore/src/basic_types.rs
index 2e9c5d7b9..5f6515c0d 100644
--- a/ethcore/src/basic_types.rs
+++ b/ethcore/src/basic_types.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ pub type LogBloom = H2048;
 /// Constant 2048-bit datum for 0. Often used as a default.
 pub static ZERO_LOGBLOOM: LogBloom = H2048([0x00; 256]);
 
-#[allow(enum_variant_names)]
+#[cfg_attr(feature="dev", allow(enum_variant_names))]
 /// Semantic boolean for when a seal/signature is included.
 pub enum Seal {
 	/// The seal/signature is included.
diff --git a/ethcore/src/block.rs b/ethcore/src/block.rs
index d72fbd1ae..b7590143e 100644
--- a/ethcore/src/block.rs
+++ b/ethcore/src/block.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 //! Blockchain block.
 
-#![allow(ptr_arg)] // Because of &LastHashes -> &Vec<_>
+#![cfg_attr(feature="dev", allow(ptr_arg))] // Because of &LastHashes -> &Vec<_>
 
 use common::*;
 use engine::*;
diff --git a/ethcore/src/block_queue.rs b/ethcore/src/block_queue.rs
index 1a1dee48e..851c56c05 100644
--- a/ethcore/src/block_queue.rs
+++ b/ethcore/src/block_queue.rs
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ struct QueueSignal {
 }
 
 impl QueueSignal {
-	#[allow(bool_comparison)]
+	#[cfg_attr(feature="dev", allow(bool_comparison))]
 	fn set(&self) {
 		if self.signalled.compare_and_swap(false, true, AtomicOrdering::Relaxed) == false {
 			self.message_channel.send(UserMessage(SyncMessage::BlockVerified)).expect("Error sending BlockVerified message");
diff --git a/ethcore/src/ethereum/ethash.rs b/ethcore/src/ethereum/ethash.rs
index c45b22102..ff6c6ba72 100644
--- a/ethcore/src/ethereum/ethash.rs
+++ b/ethcore/src/ethereum/ethash.rs
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ impl Engine for Ethash {
 	}
 }
 
-#[allow(wrong_self_convention)] // to_ethash should take self
+#[cfg_attr(feature="dev", allow(wrong_self_convention))] // to_ethash should take self
 impl Ethash {
 	fn calculate_difficuty(&self, header: &Header, parent: &Header) -> U256 {
 		const EXP_DIFF_PERIOD: u64 = 100000;
diff --git a/ethcore/src/evm/interpreter.rs b/ethcore/src/evm/interpreter.rs
index 7efd79d00..e09c37319 100644
--- a/ethcore/src/evm/interpreter.rs
+++ b/ethcore/src/evm/interpreter.rs
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ struct CodeReader<'a> {
 	code: &'a Bytes
 }
 
-#[allow(len_without_is_empty)]
+#[cfg_attr(feature="dev", allow(len_without_is_empty))]
 impl<'a> CodeReader<'a> {
 	/// Get `no_of_bytes` from code and convert to U256. Move PC
 	fn read(&mut self, no_of_bytes: usize) -> U256 {
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ impl<'a> CodeReader<'a> {
 	}
 }
 
-#[allow(enum_variant_names)]
+#[cfg_attr(feature="dev", allow(enum_variant_names))]
 enum InstructionCost {
 	Gas(U256),
 	GasMem(U256, U256),
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ impl evm::Evm for Interpreter {
 }
 
 impl Interpreter {
-	#[allow(cyclomatic_complexity)]
+	#[cfg_attr(feature="dev", allow(cyclomatic_complexity))]
 	fn get_gas_cost_mem(&self,
 						ext: &evm::Ext,
 						instruction: Instruction,
diff --git a/ethcore/src/externalities.rs b/ethcore/src/externalities.rs
index 360bd9738..9116629fb 100644
--- a/ethcore/src/externalities.rs
+++ b/ethcore/src/externalities.rs
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ impl<'a> Ext for Externalities<'a> {
 		self.state.code(address).unwrap_or_else(|| vec![])
 	}
 
-	#[allow(match_ref_pats)]
+	#[cfg_attr(feature="dev", allow(match_ref_pats))]
 	fn ret(&mut self, gas: &U256, data: &[u8]) -> Result<U256, evm::Error> {
 		match &mut self.output {
 			&mut OutputPolicy::Return(BytesRef::Fixed(ref mut slice)) => unsafe {
diff --git a/ethcore/src/lib.rs b/ethcore/src/lib.rs
index 11d129f61..8e59cf7a2 100644
--- a/ethcore/src/lib.rs
+++ b/ethcore/src/lib.rs
@@ -17,12 +17,14 @@
 #![warn(missing_docs)]
 #![cfg_attr(feature="dev", feature(plugin))]
 #![cfg_attr(feature="dev", plugin(clippy))]
+
+// Clippy config
 // TODO [todr] not really sure
-#![allow(needless_range_loop)]
+#![cfg_attr(feature="dev", allow(needless_range_loop))]
 // Shorter than if-else
-#![allow(match_bool)]
+#![cfg_attr(feautre="dev", allow(match_bool))]
 // Keeps consistency (all lines with `.clone()`) and helpful when changing ref to non-ref.
-#![allow(clone_on_copy)]
+#![cfg_attr(feature="dev", allow(clone_on_copy))]
 
 //! Ethcore library
 //!
diff --git a/ethcore/src/service.rs b/ethcore/src/service.rs
index 5e68efae9..d20959077 100644
--- a/ethcore/src/service.rs
+++ b/ethcore/src/service.rs
@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@ impl IoHandler<NetSyncMessage> for ClientIoHandler {
 		}
 	}
 
-	#[allow(match_ref_pats)]
-	#[allow(single_match)]
+	#[cfg_attr(feature="dev", allow(match_ref_pats))]
+	#[cfg_attr(feature="dev", allow(single_match))]
 	fn message(&self, io: &IoContext<NetSyncMessage>, net_message: &NetSyncMessage) {
 		if let &UserMessage(ref message) = net_message {
 			match message {
diff --git a/ethcore/src/spec.rs b/ethcore/src/spec.rs
index 67269d334..5714ca734 100644
--- a/ethcore/src/spec.rs
+++ b/ethcore/src/spec.rs
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ pub struct Spec {
 	genesis_state: PodState,
 }
 
-#[allow(wrong_self_convention)] // because to_engine(self) should be to_engine(&self)
+#[cfg_attr(feature="dev", allow(wrong_self_convention))] // because to_engine(self) should be to_engine(&self)
 impl Spec {
 	/// Convert this object into a boxed Engine of the right underlying type.
 	// TODO avoid this hard-coded nastiness - use dynamic-linked plugin framework instead.
diff --git a/ethcore/src/state.rs b/ethcore/src/state.rs
index 3eaedb9bf..bbec8cd37 100644
--- a/ethcore/src/state.rs
+++ b/ethcore/src/state.rs
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ impl State {
 
 	/// Commit accounts to SecTrieDBMut. This is similar to cpp-ethereum's dev::eth::commit.
 	/// `accounts` is mutable because we may need to commit the code or storage and record that.
-	#[allow(match_ref_pats)]
+	#[cfg_attr(feature="dev", allow(match_ref_pats))]
 	pub fn commit_into(db: &mut HashDB, root: &mut H256, accounts: &mut HashMap<Address, Option<Account>>) {
 		// first, commit the sub trees.
 		// TODO: is this necessary or can we dispense with the `ref mut a` for just `a`?
diff --git a/rpc/src/v1/types/block_number.rs b/rpc/src/v1/types/block_number.rs
index 546816eba..bb563de99 100644
--- a/rpc/src/v1/types/block_number.rs
+++ b/rpc/src/v1/types/block_number.rs
@@ -55,13 +55,12 @@ impl Visitor for BlockNumberVisitor {
 }
 
 impl Into<BlockId> for BlockNumber {
-	#[allow(match_same_arms)]
 	fn into(self) -> BlockId {
 		match self {
 			BlockNumber::Num(n) => BlockId::Number(n),
 			BlockNumber::Earliest => BlockId::Earliest,
-			BlockNumber::Latest => BlockId::Latest,
-			BlockNumber::Pending => BlockId::Latest // TODO: change this once blockid support pending
+			// TODO: change this once blockid support pendingst,
+			BlockNumber::Pending | BlockNumber::Latest => BlockId::Latest,
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/sync/src/chain.rs b/sync/src/chain.rs
index 1c830ba7e..00e677538 100644
--- a/sync/src/chain.rs
+++ b/sync/src/chain.rs
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ impl ChainSync {
 	}
 
 
-	#[allow(for_kv_map)] // Because it's not possible to get `values_mut()`
+	#[cfg_attr(feature="dev", allow(for_kv_map))] // Because it's not possible to get `values_mut()`
 	/// Rest sync. Clear all downloaded data but keep the queue
 	fn reset(&mut self) {
 		self.downloading_headers.clear();
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ impl ChainSync {
 		Ok(())
 	}
 
-	#[allow(cyclomatic_complexity)]
+	#[cfg_attr(feature="dev", allow(cyclomatic_complexity))]
 	/// Called by peer once it has new block headers during sync
 	fn on_peer_block_headers(&mut self, io: &mut SyncIo, peer_id: PeerId, r: &UntrustedRlp) -> Result<(), PacketDecodeError> {
 		self.reset_peer_asking(peer_id, PeerAsking::BlockHeaders);
diff --git a/sync/src/lib.rs b/sync/src/lib.rs
index d6bce2447..fd586409a 100644
--- a/sync/src/lib.rs
+++ b/sync/src/lib.rs
@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@
 #![warn(missing_docs)]
 #![cfg_attr(feature="dev", feature(plugin))]
 #![cfg_attr(feature="dev", plugin(clippy))]
+
 // Keeps consistency (all lines with `.clone()`) and helpful when changing ref to non-ref.
-#![allow(clone_on_copy)]
+#![cfg_attr(feature="dev", allow(clone_on_copy))]
 
 //! Blockchain sync module
 //! Implements ethereum protocol version 63 as specified here: