diff --git a/storage/nvmed/Cargo.toml b/storage/nvmed/Cargo.toml
index e3f36e9832..948f30a970 100644
--- a/storage/nvmed/Cargo.toml
+++ b/storage/nvmed/Cargo.toml
@@ -21,5 +21,4 @@ partitionlib = { path = "../partitionlib" }
 pcid = { path = "../../pcid" }
 
 [features]
-default = ["async"]
-async = []
+default = []