diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 02b7070f7..9d72a15c4 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ ethcore = { path = "ethcore" }
 ethcore-util = { path = "util" }
 ethsync = { path = "sync" }
 ethcore-devtools = { path = "devtools" }
-ethcore-rpc = { path = "rpc", optional = true }
-ethcore-signer = { path = "signer", optional = true }
+ethcore-rpc = { path = "rpc" }
+ethcore-signer = { path = "signer" }
 ethcore-dapps = { path = "dapps", optional = true }
 semver = "0.2"
 ethcore-ipc-nano = { path = "ipc/nano" }
@@ -48,8 +48,7 @@ version = "0.8"
 default-features = false
 
 [features]
-default = ["rpc", "dapps", "ethcore-signer"]
-rpc = ["ethcore-rpc"]
+default = ["dapps"]
 dapps = ["ethcore-dapps"]
 dev = ["clippy", "ethcore/dev", "ethcore-util/dev", "ethsync/dev", "ethcore-rpc/dev",
 "ethcore-dapps/dev", "ethcore-signer/dev"]
diff --git a/parity/main.rs b/parity/main.rs
index dc7f7e352..f1f018cc2 100644
--- a/parity/main.rs
+++ b/parity/main.rs
@@ -46,16 +46,14 @@ extern crate hyper; // for price_info.rs
 extern crate json_ipc_server as jsonipc;
 
 extern crate ethcore_ipc_hypervisor as hypervisor;
-
-#[cfg(feature = "rpc")]
 extern crate ethcore_rpc;
 
+extern crate ethcore_signer;
+extern crate ansi_term;
+
 #[cfg(feature = "dapps")]
 extern crate ethcore_dapps;
 
-#[cfg(feature = "ethcore-signer")]
-extern crate ethcore_signer;
-
 #[macro_use]
 mod die;
 mod upgrade;
diff --git a/parity/rpc.rs b/parity/rpc.rs
index df1e14524..7317aa2e6 100644
--- a/parity/rpc.rs
+++ b/parity/rpc.rs
@@ -24,12 +24,8 @@ use jsonipc;
 use rpc_apis;
 use std::fmt;
 
-#[cfg(feature = "rpc")]
 pub use ethcore_rpc::Server as RpcServer;
-#[cfg(feature = "rpc")]
 use ethcore_rpc::{RpcServerError, RpcServer as Server};
-#[cfg(not(feature = "rpc"))]
-pub struct RpcServer;
 
 pub struct HttpConfiguration {
 	pub enabled: bool,
@@ -79,17 +75,6 @@ fn setup_rpc_server(apis: Vec<&str>, deps: &Dependencies) -> Server {
 	rpc_apis::setup_rpc(server, deps.apis.clone(), rpc_apis::ApiSet::List(apis))
 }
 
-#[cfg(not(feature = "rpc"))]
-pub fn setup_http_rpc_server(
-	_deps: &Dependencies,
-	_url: &SocketAddr,
-	_cors_domain: Vec<String>,
-	_apis: Vec<&str>,
-) -> ! {
-	die!("Your Parity version has been compiled without JSON-RPC support.")
-}
-
-#[cfg(feature = "rpc")]
 pub fn setup_http_rpc_server(
 	dependencies: &Dependencies,
 	url: &SocketAddr,
@@ -111,18 +96,12 @@ pub fn setup_http_rpc_server(
 	}
 }
 
-#[cfg(not(feature = "rpc"))]
-pub fn setup_ipc_rpc_server(_dependencies: &Dependencies, _addr: &str, _apis: Vec<&str>) -> ! {
-	die!("Your Parity version has been compiled without JSON-RPC support.")
-}
-
 pub fn new_ipc(conf: IpcConfiguration, deps: &Dependencies) -> Option<jsonipc::Server> {
 	if !conf.enabled { return None; }
 	let apis = conf.apis.split(',').collect();
 	Some(setup_ipc_rpc_server(deps, &conf.socket_addr, apis))
 }
 
-#[cfg(feature = "rpc")]
 pub fn setup_ipc_rpc_server(dependencies: &Dependencies, addr: &str, apis: Vec<&str>) -> jsonipc::Server {
 	let server = setup_rpc_server(apis, dependencies);
 	match server.start_ipc(addr) {
diff --git a/parity/rpc_apis.rs b/parity/rpc_apis.rs
index 7606ccd0b..16ba2e8cb 100644
--- a/parity/rpc_apis.rs
+++ b/parity/rpc_apis.rs
@@ -25,13 +25,8 @@ use util::RotatingLogger;
 use ethcore::account_provider::AccountProvider;
 use util::network_settings::NetworkSettings;
 
-#[cfg(feature="rpc")]
 pub use ethcore_rpc::ConfirmationsQueue;
-#[cfg(not(feature="rpc"))]
-#[derive(Default)]
-pub struct ConfirmationsQueue;
 
-#[cfg(feature="rpc")]
 use ethcore_rpc::Extendable;
 
 pub enum Api {
diff --git a/parity/signer.rs b/parity/signer.rs
index 5c3379592..8cc63a857 100644
--- a/parity/signer.rs
+++ b/parity/signer.rs
@@ -15,23 +15,19 @@
 // along with Parity.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 use std::io;
-use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::sync::Arc;
-use util::{Colour, Applyable};
-use util::panics::{PanicHandler, ForwardPanic};
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+use ansi_term::Colour;
+use util::panics::{ForwardPanic, PanicHandler};
 use util::path::restrict_permissions_owner;
-use die::*;
+use util::Applyable;
 use rpc_apis;
-
-const CODES_FILENAME: &'static str = "authcodes";
-
-#[cfg(feature = "ethcore-signer")]
 use ethcore_signer as signer;
-#[cfg(feature = "ethcore-signer")]
+use die::*;
+
 pub use ethcore_signer::Server as SignerServer;
 
-#[cfg(not(feature = "ethcore-signer"))]
-pub struct SignerServer;
+const CODES_FILENAME: &'static str = "authcodes";
 
 pub struct Configuration {
 	pub enabled: bool,
@@ -59,8 +55,6 @@ fn codes_path(path: String) -> PathBuf {
 	p
 }
 
-
-#[cfg(feature = "ethcore-signer")]
 pub fn new_token(path: String) -> io::Result<()> {
 	let path = codes_path(path);
 	let mut codes = try!(signer::AuthCodes::from_file(&path));
@@ -70,7 +64,6 @@ pub fn new_token(path: String) -> io::Result<()> {
 	Ok(())
 }
 
-#[cfg(feature = "ethcore-signer")]
 fn do_start(conf: Configuration, deps: Dependencies) -> SignerServer {
 	let addr = format!("127.0.0.1:{}", conf.port).parse().unwrap_or_else(|_| {
 		die!("Invalid port specified: {}", conf.port)
@@ -95,13 +88,4 @@ fn do_start(conf: Configuration, deps: Dependencies) -> SignerServer {
 	}
 }
 
-#[cfg(not(feature = "ethcore-signer"))]
-fn do_start(_conf: Configuration) -> ! {
-	die!("Your Parity version has been compiled without Trusted Signer support.")
-}
-
-#[cfg(not(feature = "ethcore-signer"))]
-pub fn new_token(_path: String) -> ! {
-	die!("Your Parity version has been compiled without Trusted Signer support.")
-}