diff --git a/frame/babe/Cargo.toml b/frame/babe/Cargo.toml
index 4a643335f6874..019c07ea2beac 100644
--- a/frame/babe/Cargo.toml
+++ b/frame/babe/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,20 +15,20 @@ targets = ["x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu"]
 [dependencies]
 codec = { package = "parity-scale-codec", version = "3.2.2", default-features = false, features = ["derive"] }
 log = { version = "0.4.17", default-features = false }
-scale-info = { version = "2.5.0", default-features = false, features = ["derive"] }
+scale-info = { version = "2.5.0", default-features = false, features = ["derive", "serde"] }
 frame-benchmarking = { version = "4.0.0-dev", default-features = false, optional = true, path = "../benchmarking" }
 frame-support = { version = "4.0.0-dev", default-features = false, path = "../support" }
 frame-system = { version = "4.0.0-dev", default-features = false, path = "../system" }
 pallet-authorship = { version = "4.0.0-dev", default-features = false, path = "../authorship" }
 pallet-session = { version = "4.0.0-dev", default-features = false, path = "../session" }
 pallet-timestamp = { version = "4.0.0-dev", default-features = false, path = "../timestamp" }
-sp-application-crypto = { version = "23.0.0", default-features = false, path = "../../primitives/application-crypto" }
-sp-consensus-babe = { version = "0.10.0-dev", default-features = false, path = "../../primitives/consensus/babe" }
-sp-core = { version = "21.0.0", default-features = false, path = "../../primitives/core" }
+sp-application-crypto = { version = "23.0.0", default-features = false, path = "../../primitives/application-crypto", features = ["serde"] }
+sp-consensus-babe = { version = "0.10.0-dev", default-features = false, path = "../../primitives/consensus/babe", features = ["serde"] }
+sp-core = { version = "21.0.0", default-features = false, path = "../../primitives/core", features = ["serde"] }
 sp-io = { version = "23.0.0", default-features = false, path = "../../primitives/io" }
-sp-runtime = { version = "24.0.0", default-features = false, path = "../../primitives/runtime" }
+sp-runtime = { version = "24.0.0", default-features = false, path = "../../primitives/runtime", features = ["serde"] }
 sp-session = { version = "4.0.0-dev", default-features = false, path = "../../primitives/session" }
-sp-staking = { version = "4.0.0-dev", default-features = false, path = "../../primitives/staking" }
+sp-staking = { version = "4.0.0-dev", default-features = false, path = "../../primitives/staking", features = ["serde"] }
 sp-std = { version = "8.0.0", default-features = false, path = "../../primitives/std" }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
diff --git a/frame/beefy/Cargo.toml b/frame/beefy/Cargo.toml
index 51345675fc496..980f1e80e19cb 100644
--- a/frame/beefy/Cargo.toml
+++ b/frame/beefy/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,16 +10,16 @@ homepage = "https://substrate.io"
 
 [dependencies]
 codec = { package = "parity-scale-codec", version = "3.2.2", default-features = false, features = ["derive"] }
-scale-info = { version = "2.5.0", default-features = false, features = ["derive"] }
+scale-info = { version = "2.5.0", default-features = false, features = ["derive", "serde"] }
 serde = { version = "1.0.163", optional = true }
 frame-support = { version = "4.0.0-dev", default-features = false, path = "../support" }
 frame-system = { version = "4.0.0-dev", default-features = false, path = "../system" }
 pallet-authorship = { version = "4.0.0-dev", default-features = false, path = "../authorship" }
 pallet-session = { version = "4.0.0-dev", default-features = false, path = "../session" }
-sp-consensus-beefy = { version = "4.0.0-dev", default-features = false, path = "../../primitives/consensus/beefy" }
-sp-runtime = { version = "24.0.0", default-features = false, path = "../../primitives/runtime" }
+sp-consensus-beefy = { version = "4.0.0-dev", default-features = false, path = "../../primitives/consensus/beefy", features = ["serde"] }
+sp-runtime = { version = "24.0.0", default-features = false, path = "../../primitives/runtime", features = ["serde"] }
 sp-session = { version = "4.0.0-dev", default-features = false, path = "../../primitives/session" }
-sp-staking = { version = "4.0.0-dev", default-features = false, path = "../../primitives/staking" }
+sp-staking = { version = "4.0.0-dev", default-features = false, path = "../../primitives/staking", features = ["serde"] }
 sp-std = { version = "8.0.0", default-features = false, path = "../../primitives/std" }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ std = [
 	"pallet-authorship/std",
 	"pallet-session/std",
 	"scale-info/std",
-	"serde",
+	"serde/std",
 	"sp-consensus-beefy/std",
 	"sp-runtime/std",
 	"sp-session/std",
diff --git a/frame/grandpa/Cargo.toml b/frame/grandpa/Cargo.toml
index ea618290eb7f7..00ca327c1188b 100644
--- a/frame/grandpa/Cargo.toml
+++ b/frame/grandpa/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,19 +15,19 @@ targets = ["x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu"]
 [dependencies]
 codec = { package = "parity-scale-codec", version = "3.2.2", default-features = false, features = ["derive"] }
 log = { version = "0.4.17", default-features = false }
-scale-info = { version = "2.5.0", default-features = false, features = ["derive"] }
+scale-info = { version = "2.5.0", default-features = false, features = ["derive", "serde"] }
 frame-benchmarking = { version = "4.0.0-dev", default-features = false, optional = true, path = "../benchmarking" }
 frame-support = { version = "4.0.0-dev", default-features = false, path = "../support" }
 frame-system = { version = "4.0.0-dev", default-features = false, path = "../system" }
 pallet-authorship = { version = "4.0.0-dev", default-features = false, path = "../authorship" }
 pallet-session = { version = "4.0.0-dev", default-features = false, path = "../session" }
-sp-application-crypto = { version = "23.0.0", default-features = false, path = "../../primitives/application-crypto" }
-sp-core = { version = "21.0.0", default-features = false, path = "../../primitives/core" }
-sp-consensus-grandpa = { version = "4.0.0-dev", default-features = false, path = "../../primitives/consensus/grandpa" }
+sp-application-crypto = { version = "23.0.0", default-features = false, path = "../../primitives/application-crypto", features = ["serde"] }
+sp-consensus-grandpa = { version = "4.0.0-dev", default-features = false, path = "../../primitives/consensus/grandpa", features = ["serde"] }
+sp-core = { version = "21.0.0", default-features = false, path = "../../primitives/core", features = ["serde"] }
 sp-io = { version = "23.0.0", default-features = false, path = "../../primitives/io" }
-sp-runtime = { version = "24.0.0", default-features = false, path = "../../primitives/runtime" }
+sp-runtime = { version = "24.0.0", default-features = false, path = "../../primitives/runtime", features = ["serde"] }
 sp-session = { version = "4.0.0-dev", default-features = false, path = "../../primitives/session" }
-sp-staking = { version = "4.0.0-dev", default-features = false, path = "../../primitives/staking" }
+sp-staking = { version = "4.0.0-dev", default-features = false, path = "../../primitives/staking", features = ["serde"] }
 sp-std = { version = "8.0.0", default-features = false, path = "../../primitives/std" }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
diff --git a/frame/im-online/Cargo.toml b/frame/im-online/Cargo.toml
index fd7d7e535effd..3128b00c1dbae 100644
--- a/frame/im-online/Cargo.toml
+++ b/frame/im-online/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,16 +15,16 @@ targets = ["x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu"]
 [dependencies]
 codec = { package = "parity-scale-codec", version = "3.2.2", default-features = false, features = ["derive"] }
 log = { version = "0.4.17", default-features = false }
-scale-info = { version = "2.5.0", default-features = false, features = ["derive"] }
+scale-info = { version = "2.5.0", default-features = false, features = ["derive", "serde"] }
 frame-benchmarking = { version = "4.0.0-dev", default-features = false, optional = true, path = "../benchmarking" }
 frame-support = { version = "4.0.0-dev", default-features = false, path = "../support" }
 frame-system = { version = "4.0.0-dev", default-features = false, path = "../system" }
 pallet-authorship = { version = "4.0.0-dev", default-features = false, path = "../authorship" }
-sp-application-crypto = { version = "23.0.0", default-features = false, path = "../../primitives/application-crypto" }
-sp-core = { version = "21.0.0", default-features = false, path = "../../primitives/core" }
+sp-application-crypto = { version = "23.0.0", default-features = false, path = "../../primitives/application-crypto", features = ["serde"] }
+sp-core = { version = "21.0.0", default-features = false, path = "../../primitives/core", features = ["serde"] }
 sp-io = { version = "23.0.0", default-features = false, path = "../../primitives/io" }
-sp-runtime = { version = "24.0.0", default-features = false, path = "../../primitives/runtime" }
-sp-staking = { version = "4.0.0-dev", default-features = false, path = "../../primitives/staking" }
+sp-runtime = { version = "24.0.0", default-features = false, path = "../../primitives/runtime", features = ["serde"] }
+sp-staking = { version = "4.0.0-dev", default-features = false, path = "../../primitives/staking", features = ["serde"] }
 sp-std = { version = "8.0.0", default-features = false, path = "../../primitives/std" }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
diff --git a/frame/membership/Cargo.toml b/frame/membership/Cargo.toml
index e0f2e8ae0b7f2..71be277afe758 100644
--- a/frame/membership/Cargo.toml
+++ b/frame/membership/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@ targets = ["x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu"]
 [dependencies]
 codec = { package = "parity-scale-codec", version = "3.2.2", default-features = false }
 log = { version = "0.4.17", default-features = false }
-scale-info = { version = "2.5.0", default-features = false, features = ["derive"] }
+scale-info = { version = "2.5.0", default-features = false, features = ["derive", "serde"] }
 frame-benchmarking = { version = "4.0.0-dev", default-features = false, optional = true, path = "../benchmarking" }
 frame-support = { version = "4.0.0-dev", default-features = false, path = "../support" }
 frame-system = { version = "4.0.0-dev", default-features = false, path = "../system" }
-sp-core = { version = "21.0.0", default-features = false, path = "../../primitives/core" }
+sp-core = { version = "21.0.0", default-features = false, path = "../../primitives/core", features = ["serde"] }
 sp-io = { version = "23.0.0", default-features = false, path = "../../primitives/io" }
-sp-runtime = { version = "24.0.0", default-features = false, path = "../../primitives/runtime" }
+sp-runtime = { version = "24.0.0", default-features = false, path = "../../primitives/runtime", features = ["serde"] }
 sp-std = { version = "8.0.0", default-features = false, path = "../../primitives/std" }
 
 [features]
diff --git a/frame/session/Cargo.toml b/frame/session/Cargo.toml
index 44006244366d5..b26ebc975513f 100644
--- a/frame/session/Cargo.toml
+++ b/frame/session/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,15 +16,15 @@ targets = ["x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu"]
 codec = { package = "parity-scale-codec", version = "3.2.2", default-features = false, features = ["derive"] }
 impl-trait-for-tuples = "0.2.2"
 log = { version = "0.4.17", default-features = false }
-scale-info = { version = "2.5.0", default-features = false, features = ["derive"] }
+scale-info = { version = "2.5.0", default-features = false, features = ["derive", "serde"] }
 frame-support = { version = "4.0.0-dev", default-features = false, path = "../support" }
 frame-system = { version = "4.0.0-dev", default-features = false, path = "../system" }
 pallet-timestamp = { version = "4.0.0-dev", default-features = false, path = "../timestamp" }
-sp-core = { version = "21.0.0", default-features = false, path = "../../primitives/core" }
+sp-core = { version = "21.0.0", default-features = false, path = "../../primitives/core", features = ["serde"] }
 sp-io = { version = "23.0.0", default-features = false, path = "../../primitives/io" }
-sp-runtime = { version = "24.0.0", default-features = false, path = "../../primitives/runtime" }
+sp-runtime = { version = "24.0.0", default-features = false, path = "../../primitives/runtime", features = ["serde"] }
 sp-session = { version = "4.0.0-dev", default-features = false, path = "../../primitives/session" }
-sp-staking = { version = "4.0.0-dev", default-features = false, path = "../../primitives/staking" }
+sp-staking = { version = "4.0.0-dev", default-features = false, path = "../../primitives/staking", features = ["serde"] }
 sp-std = { version = "8.0.0", default-features = false, path = "../../primitives/std" }
 sp-trie = { version = "22.0.0", default-features = false, optional = true, path = "../../primitives/trie" }
 
diff --git a/frame/staking/Cargo.toml b/frame/staking/Cargo.toml
index b4577401d3366..8bf607a6cb8a0 100644
--- a/frame/staking/Cargo.toml
+++ b/frame/staking/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,22 +13,22 @@ readme = "README.md"
 targets = ["x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu"]
 
 [dependencies]
-serde = { version = "1.0.163", optional = true }
+serde = { version = "1.0.163", default-features = false, features = ["alloc", "derive"]}
 codec = { package = "parity-scale-codec", version = "3.2.2", default-features = false, features = [
 	"derive",
 ] }
-scale-info = { version = "2.5.0", default-features = false, features = ["derive"] }
-sp-std = { version = "8.0.0", default-features = false, path = "../../primitives/std" }
+scale-info = { version = "2.5.0", default-features = false, features = ["derive", "serde"] }
 sp-io = { version = "23.0.0", default-features = false, path = "../../primitives/io" }
-sp-runtime = { version = "24.0.0", default-features = false, path = "../../primitives/runtime" }
-sp-staking = { version = "4.0.0-dev", default-features = false, path = "../../primitives/staking" }
+sp-runtime = { version = "24.0.0", default-features = false, path = "../../primitives/runtime", features = ["serde"] }
+sp-staking = { version = "4.0.0-dev", default-features = false, path = "../../primitives/staking", features = ["serde"] }
+sp-std = { version = "8.0.0", default-features = false, path = "../../primitives/std" }
 frame-support = { version = "4.0.0-dev", default-features = false, path = "../support" }
 frame-system = { version = "4.0.0-dev", default-features = false, path = "../system" }
 pallet-session = { version = "4.0.0-dev", default-features = false, features = [
 	"historical",
 ], path = "../session" }
 pallet-authorship = { version = "4.0.0-dev", default-features = false, path = "../authorship" }
-sp-application-crypto = { version = "23.0.0", default-features = false, path = "../../primitives/application-crypto" }
+sp-application-crypto = { version = "23.0.0", default-features = false, path = "../../primitives/application-crypto", features = ["serde"] }
 frame-election-provider-support = { version = "4.0.0-dev", default-features = false, path = "../election-provider-support" }
 log = { version = "0.4.17", default-features = false }
 
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ rand_chacha = { version = "0.2" }
 default = ["std"]
 std = [
 	"frame-benchmarking?/std",
-	"serde",
+	"serde/std",
 	"codec/std",
 	"scale-info/std",
 	"sp-std/std",
diff --git a/frame/staking/src/lib.rs b/frame/staking/src/lib.rs
index c87aeb681a226..55205fad38ff9 100644
--- a/frame/staking/src/lib.rs
+++ b/frame/staking/src/lib.rs
@@ -849,8 +849,19 @@ impl<Balance: AtLeast32BitUnsigned + Clone, T: Get<&'static PiecewiseLinear<'sta
 }
 
 /// Mode of era-forcing.
-#[derive(Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Encode, Decode, RuntimeDebug, TypeInfo, MaxEncodedLen)]
-#[cfg_attr(feature = "std", derive(serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize))]
+#[derive(
+	Copy,
+	Clone,
+	PartialEq,
+	Eq,
+	Encode,
+	Decode,
+	RuntimeDebug,
+	TypeInfo,
+	MaxEncodedLen,
+	serde::Serialize,
+	serde::Deserialize,
+)]
 pub enum Forcing {
 	/// Not forcing anything - just let whatever happen.
 	NotForcing,
diff --git a/frame/support/Cargo.toml b/frame/support/Cargo.toml
index 23b7197a811a0..1bd3ff815d8ee 100644
--- a/frame/support/Cargo.toml
+++ b/frame/support/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ readme = "README.md"
 targets = ["x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu"]
 
 [dependencies]
-serde = { version = "1.0.163", optional = true, features = ["derive"] }
+serde = { version = "1.0.163", default-features = false, features = ["alloc", "derive"] }
 codec = { package = "parity-scale-codec", version = "3.2.2", default-features = false, features = ["derive", "max-encoded-len"] }
 scale-info = { version = "2.5.0", default-features = false, features = ["derive"] }
 frame-metadata = { version = "15.1.0", default-features = false, features = ["v14", "v15-unstable"] }
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ std = [
 	"sp-core/std",
 	"k256/std",
 	"once_cell",
-	"serde",
+	"serde/std",
 	"sp-api/std",
 	"sp-io/std",
 	"codec/std",
diff --git a/frame/support/procedural/src/pallet/expand/genesis_config.rs b/frame/support/procedural/src/pallet/expand/genesis_config.rs
index de46afecf3d01..cbe47bd8505f6 100644
--- a/frame/support/procedural/src/pallet/expand/genesis_config.rs
+++ b/frame/support/procedural/src/pallet/expand/genesis_config.rs
@@ -95,23 +95,13 @@ pub fn expand_genesis_config(def: &mut Def) -> proc_macro2::TokenStream {
 				));
 			}
 			attrs.push(syn::parse_quote!(
-				#[cfg_attr(feature = "std", derive(#frame_support::Serialize, #frame_support::Deserialize))]
+				#[derive(#frame_support::Serialize, #frame_support::Deserialize)]
 			));
-			attrs.push(
-				syn::parse_quote!( #[cfg_attr(feature = "std", serde(rename_all = "camelCase"))] ),
-			);
-			attrs.push(
-				syn::parse_quote!( #[cfg_attr(feature = "std", serde(deny_unknown_fields))] ),
-			);
-			attrs.push(
-				syn::parse_quote!( #[cfg_attr(feature = "std", serde(bound(serialize = "")))] ),
-			);
-			attrs.push(
-				syn::parse_quote!( #[cfg_attr(feature = "std", serde(bound(deserialize = "")))] ),
-			);
-			attrs.push(
-				syn::parse_quote!( #[cfg_attr(feature = "std", serde(crate = #serde_crate))] ),
-			);
+			attrs.push(syn::parse_quote!( #[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")] ));
+			attrs.push(syn::parse_quote!( #[serde(deny_unknown_fields)] ));
+			attrs.push(syn::parse_quote!( #[serde(bound(serialize = ""))] ));
+			attrs.push(syn::parse_quote!( #[serde(bound(deserialize = ""))] ));
+			attrs.push(syn::parse_quote!( #[serde(crate = #serde_crate)] ));
 		},
 		_ => unreachable!("Checked by genesis_config parser"),
 	}
diff --git a/frame/support/src/lib.rs b/frame/support/src/lib.rs
index de87b59a0b943..7800fd8bba8a5 100644
--- a/frame/support/src/lib.rs
+++ b/frame/support/src/lib.rs
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ pub use once_cell;
 pub use paste;
 #[doc(hidden)]
 pub use scale_info;
-#[cfg(feature = "std")]
 pub use serde;
 pub use sp_api::metadata_ir;
 pub use sp_core::{OpaqueMetadata, Void};
@@ -821,7 +820,6 @@ macro_rules! assert_error_encoded_size {
 	} => {};
 }
 
-#[cfg(feature = "std")]
 #[doc(hidden)]
 pub use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
diff --git a/frame/system/Cargo.toml b/frame/system/Cargo.toml
index 2dfe46b548d9b..d7dc334900913 100644
--- a/frame/system/Cargo.toml
+++ b/frame/system/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,15 +16,15 @@ targets = ["x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu"]
 cfg-if = "1.0"
 codec = { package = "parity-scale-codec", version = "3.2.2", default-features = false, features = ["derive"] }
 log = { version = "0.4.17", default-features = false }
-scale-info = { version = "2.5.0", default-features = false, features = ["derive"] }
-serde = { version = "1.0.163", features = ["derive"], optional = true }
+scale-info = { version = "2.5.0", default-features = false, features = ["derive", "serde"] }
+serde = { version = "1.0.163", default-features = false, features = ["derive", "alloc"] }
 frame-support = { version = "4.0.0-dev", default-features = false, path = "../support" }
-sp-core = { version = "21.0.0", default-features = false, path = "../../primitives/core" }
+sp-core = { version = "21.0.0", default-features = false, path = "../../primitives/core", features = ["serde"] }
 sp-io = { version = "23.0.0", default-features = false, path = "../../primitives/io" }
-sp-runtime = { version = "24.0.0", default-features = false, path = "../../primitives/runtime" }
+sp-runtime = { version = "24.0.0", default-features = false, path = "../../primitives/runtime", features = ["serde"] }
 sp-std = { version = "8.0.0", default-features = false, path = "../../primitives/std" }
-sp-version = { version = "22.0.0", default-features = false, path = "../../primitives/version" }
-sp-weights = { version = "20.0.0", default-features = false, path = "../../primitives/weights" }
+sp-version = { version = "22.0.0", default-features = false, path = "../../primitives/version", features = ["serde"] }
+sp-weights = { version = "20.0.0", default-features = false, path = "../../primitives/weights", features = ["serde"] }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 criterion = "0.4.0"
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ std = [
 	"frame-support/std",
 	"log/std",
 	"scale-info/std",
-	"serde",
+	"serde/std",
 	"sp-core/std",
 	"sp-io/std",
 	"sp-runtime/std",
diff --git a/frame/system/src/lib.rs b/frame/system/src/lib.rs
index 8c717e3f5eb12..79cdcf22f55c7 100644
--- a/frame/system/src/lib.rs
+++ b/frame/system/src/lib.rs
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ pub mod pallet {
 	#[derive(Default)]
 	#[pallet::genesis_config]
 	pub struct GenesisConfig {
-		#[cfg_attr(feature = "std", serde(with = "sp_core::bytes"))]
+		#[serde(with = "sp_core::bytes")]
 		pub code: Vec<u8>,
 	}
 
diff --git a/primitives/runtime/src/traits.rs b/primitives/runtime/src/traits.rs
index a2af0b778040b..a1874bcecf3c5 100644
--- a/primitives/runtime/src/traits.rs
+++ b/primitives/runtime/src/traits.rs
@@ -1772,7 +1772,7 @@ macro_rules! impl_opaque_keys_inner {
 /// }
 /// ```
 #[macro_export]
-#[cfg(feature = "std")]
+#[cfg(any(feature = "serde", feature = "std"))]
 macro_rules! impl_opaque_keys {
 	{
 		$( #[ $attr:meta ] )*
@@ -1802,7 +1802,7 @@ macro_rules! impl_opaque_keys {
 }
 
 #[macro_export]
-#[cfg(not(feature = "std"))]
+#[cfg(all(not(feature = "std"), not(feature = "serde")))]
 #[doc(hidden)]
 macro_rules! impl_opaque_keys {
 	{
diff --git a/primitives/staking/Cargo.toml b/primitives/staking/Cargo.toml
index 83b9849f266bd..f50934b29482c 100644
--- a/primitives/staking/Cargo.toml
+++ b/primitives/staking/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ readme = "README.md"
 targets = ["x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu"]
 
 [dependencies]
-serde = { version = "1.0.163", optional = true }
+serde = { version = "1.0.163", default-features = false, features = ["derive", "alloc"], optional = true }
 codec = { package = "parity-scale-codec", version = "3.2.2", default-features = false, features = ["derive"] }
 scale-info = { version = "2.5.0", default-features = false, features = ["derive"] }
 sp-core = { version = "21.0.0", default-features = false, path = "../core" }
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ sp-std = { version = "8.0.0", default-features = false, path = "../std" }
 [features]
 default = ["std"]
 std = [
-	"serde",
+	"serde/std",
 	"codec/std",
 	"scale-info/std",
 	"sp-core/std",
diff --git a/primitives/staking/src/lib.rs b/primitives/staking/src/lib.rs
index 57128bd327d9e..2fd5c6acc6a04 100644
--- a/primitives/staking/src/lib.rs
+++ b/primitives/staking/src/lib.rs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ pub type EraIndex = u32;
 
 /// Representation of the status of a staker.
 #[derive(RuntimeDebug, TypeInfo)]
-#[cfg_attr(feature = "std", derive(serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq, Clone))]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "serde", derive(serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq, Clone))]
 pub enum StakerStatus<AccountId> {
 	/// Chilling.
 	Idle,