diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index ea9ed07..5952557 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ leptos_icons = { version = "0.1.0", default_features = false, features = [
 dotenv = { version = "0.15.0", optional = true }
 diesel = { version = "2.1.4", features = ["postgres", "r2d2"], optional = true }
 lazy_static = { version = "1.4.0", optional = true }
-serde = { versions = "1.0.195", features = ["derive"], optional = true }
+serde = { versions = "1.0.195", features = ["derive"] }
 openssl = { version = "0.10.63", optional = true }
 
 [features]
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ ssr = [
   "dotenv",
   "diesel",
   "lazy_static",
-  "serde",
   "openssl",
 ]