diff --git a/.travis.sh b/.travis.sh
index 872a5b19a1..f436601225 100755
--- a/.travis.sh
+++ b/.travis.sh
@@ -37,6 +37,15 @@ build_and_test() {
   TZ=UTC0 channel test -v --features serde --lib
   channel build -v --features serde,rustc-serialize
   TZ=Asia/Katmandu channel test -v --features serde,rustc-serialize
+
+  channel build -v --no-default-features
+  TZ=ACST-9:30 channel test -v --no-default-features --lib
+  channel build -v --no-default-features --features rustc-serialize
+  TZ=EST4 channel test -v --no-default-features --features rustc-serialize --lib
+  channel build -v --no-default-features --features serde
+  TZ=UTC0 channel test -v --no-default-features --features serde --lib
+  channel build -v --no-default-features --features serde,rustc-serialize
+  TZ=Asia/Katmandu channel test -v --no-default-features --features serde,rustc-serialize --lib
 }
 
 build_only() {
@@ -46,6 +55,7 @@ build_only() {
   channel build -v
   channel build -v --features rustc-serialize
   channel build -v --features 'serde bincode'
+  channel build -v --no-default-features
 }
 
 run_clippy() {
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 731f11bd6b..defabda891 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -19,8 +19,12 @@ appveyor = { repository = "chronotope/chrono" }
 [lib]
 name = "chrono"
 
+[features]
+default = ["local"]
+local = ["time"]
+
 [dependencies]
-time = "^0.1.36"
+time = { version = "^0.1.36", optional = true }
 num-integer = { version = "0.1.36", default-features = false }
 num-traits = { version = "0.2", default-features = false }
 rustc-serialize = { version = "0.3", optional = true }
diff --git a/src/datetime.rs b/src/datetime.rs
index ec5e85aced..0ba3c8d4a6 100644
--- a/src/datetime.rs
+++ b/src/datetime.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ use std::time::{SystemTime, UNIX_EPOCH};
 use oldtime::Duration as OldDuration;
 
 use {Weekday, Timelike, Datelike};
-use offset::{TimeZone, Offset, Utc, Local, FixedOffset};
+#[cfg(feature="local")]
+use offset::Local;
+use offset::{TimeZone, Offset, Utc, FixedOffset};
 use naive::{NaiveTime, NaiveDateTime, IsoWeek};
 use Date;
 use format::{Item, Numeric, Pad, Fixed};
@@ -532,6 +534,7 @@ impl str::FromStr for DateTime<Utc> {
     }
 }
 
+#[cfg(feature="local")]
 impl str::FromStr for DateTime<Local> {
     type Err = ParseError;
 
@@ -558,6 +561,7 @@ impl From<SystemTime> for DateTime<Utc> {
     }
 }
 
+#[cfg(feature="local")]
 impl From<SystemTime> for DateTime<Local> {
     fn from(t: SystemTime) -> DateTime<Local> {
         DateTime::<Utc>::from(t).with_timezone(&Local)
@@ -594,7 +598,7 @@ fn test_encodable_json<FUtc, FFixed, E>(to_string_utc: FUtc, to_string_fixed: FF
                Some(r#""2014-07-24T12:34:06+01:00:50""#.into()));
 }
 
-#[cfg(all(test, any(feature = "rustc-serialize", feature = "serde")))]
+#[cfg(all(test, feature="local", any(feature = "rustc-serialize", feature = "serde")))]
 fn test_decodable_json<FUtc, FFixed, FLocal, E>(utc_from_str: FUtc,
                                                 fixed_from_str: FFixed,
                                                 local_from_str: FLocal)
@@ -631,7 +635,7 @@ fn test_decodable_json<FUtc, FFixed, FLocal, E>(utc_from_str: FUtc,
     assert!(fixed_from_str(r#""2014-07-32T12:34:06Z""#).is_err());
 }
 
-#[cfg(all(test, feature = "rustc-serialize"))]
+#[cfg(all(test, feature="local", feature = "rustc-serialize"))]
 fn test_decodable_json_timestamps<FUtc, FFixed, FLocal, E>(utc_from_str: FUtc,
                                                            fixed_from_str: FFixed,
                                                            local_from_str: FLocal)
@@ -665,7 +669,9 @@ pub mod rustc_serialize {
     use std::fmt;
     use std::ops::Deref;
     use super::DateTime;
-    use offset::{TimeZone, LocalResult, Utc, Local, FixedOffset};
+    #[cfg(feature="local")]
+    use offset::Local;
+    use offset::{TimeZone, LocalResult, Utc, FixedOffset};
     use rustc_serialize::{Encodable, Encoder, Decodable, Decoder};
 
     impl<Tz: TimeZone> Encodable for DateTime<Tz> {
@@ -739,6 +745,7 @@ pub mod rustc_serialize {
         }
     }
 
+    #[cfg(feature="local")]
     impl Decodable for DateTime<Local> {
         fn decode<D: Decoder>(d: &mut D) -> Result<DateTime<Local>, D::Error> {
             match d.read_str()?.parse::<DateTime<FixedOffset>>() {
@@ -748,6 +755,7 @@ pub mod rustc_serialize {
         }
     }
 
+    #[cfg(feature="local")]
     impl Decodable for TsSeconds<Local> {
         fn decode<D: Decoder>(d: &mut D) -> Result<TsSeconds<Local>, D::Error> {
             from(Utc.timestamp_opt(d.read_i64()?, 0), d)
@@ -762,11 +770,13 @@ pub mod rustc_serialize {
         super::test_encodable_json(json::encode, json::encode);
     }
 
+    #[cfg(feature="local")]
     #[test]
     fn test_decodable() {
         super::test_decodable_json(json::decode, json::decode, json::decode);
     }
 
+    #[cfg(feature="local")]
     #[test]
     fn test_decodable_timestamps() {
         super::test_decodable_json_timestamps(json::decode, json::decode, json::decode);
@@ -779,7 +789,9 @@ pub mod rustc_serialize {
 pub mod serde {
     use std::fmt;
     use super::DateTime;
-    use offset::{TimeZone, Utc, Local, FixedOffset};
+    #[cfg(feature="local")]
+    use offset::Local;
+    use offset::{TimeZone, Utc, FixedOffset};
     use serdelib::{ser, de};
 
     /// Ser/de to/from timestamps in seconds
@@ -1015,6 +1027,7 @@ pub mod serde {
     ///
     /// See [the `serde` module](./serde/index.html) for alternate
     /// serialization formats.
+    #[cfg(feature="local")]
     impl<'de> de::Deserialize<'de> for DateTime<Local> {
         fn deserialize<D>(deserializer: D) -> Result<Self, D::Error>
             where D: de::Deserializer<'de>
@@ -1031,6 +1044,7 @@ pub mod serde {
         super::test_encodable_json(self::serde_json::to_string, self::serde_json::to_string);
     }
 
+    #[cfg(feature="local")]
     #[test]
     fn test_serde_deserialize() {
         super::test_decodable_json(|input| self::serde_json::from_str(&input), |input| self::serde_json::from_str(&input),
@@ -1054,9 +1068,12 @@ pub mod serde {
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::DateTime;
+    #[cfg(feature="local")]
     use Datelike;
     use naive::{NaiveTime, NaiveDate};
-    use offset::{TimeZone, Utc, Local, FixedOffset};
+    #[cfg(feature="local")]
+    use offset::Local;
+    use offset::{TimeZone, Utc, FixedOffset};
     use oldtime::Duration;
     use std::time::{SystemTime, UNIX_EPOCH};
 
@@ -1130,6 +1147,7 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[test]
+    #[cfg(feature="local")]
     fn test_datetime_with_timezone() {
         let local_now = Local::now();
         let utc_now = local_now.with_timezone(&Utc);
@@ -1225,6 +1243,7 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[test]
+    #[cfg(feature="local")]
     fn test_datetime_format_with_local() {
         // if we are not around the year boundary, local and UTC date should have the same year
         let dt = Local::now().with_month(5).unwrap();
@@ -1232,6 +1251,7 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[test]
+    #[cfg(feature="local")]
     fn test_datetime_is_copy() {
         // UTC is known to be `Copy`.
         let a = Utc::now();
@@ -1240,6 +1260,7 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[test]
+    #[cfg(feature="local")]
     fn test_datetime_is_send() {
         use std::thread;
 
@@ -1280,7 +1301,9 @@ mod tests {
                    UNIX_EPOCH - Duration::new(999_999_999, 999_999_999));
 
         // DateTime<any tz> -> SystemTime (via `with_timezone`)
-        assert_eq!(SystemTime::from(epoch.with_timezone(&Local)), UNIX_EPOCH);
+        #[cfg(feature="local")] {
+            assert_eq!(SystemTime::from(epoch.with_timezone(&Local)), UNIX_EPOCH);
+        }
         assert_eq!(SystemTime::from(epoch.with_timezone(&FixedOffset::east(32400))), UNIX_EPOCH);
         assert_eq!(SystemTime::from(epoch.with_timezone(&FixedOffset::west(28800))), UNIX_EPOCH);
     }
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 6aad9ea2af..abfc697d57 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -396,6 +396,7 @@
 // field-init-shorthand, which was stabilized in rust 1.17.
 #![cfg_attr(feature = "cargo-clippy", allow(const_static_lifetime, redundant_field_names))]
 
+#[cfg(feature="local")]
 extern crate time as oldtime;
 extern crate num_integer;
 extern crate num_traits;
@@ -407,7 +408,9 @@ extern crate serde as serdelib;
 // this reexport is to aid the transition and should not be in the prelude!
 pub use oldtime::Duration;
 
-#[doc(no_inline)] pub use offset::{TimeZone, Offset, LocalResult, Utc, FixedOffset, Local};
+#[cfg(feature="local")]
+#[doc(no_inline)] pub use offset::Local;
+#[doc(no_inline)] pub use offset::{TimeZone, Offset, LocalResult, Utc, FixedOffset};
 #[doc(no_inline)] pub use naive::{NaiveDate, IsoWeek, NaiveTime, NaiveDateTime};
 pub use date::{Date, MIN_DATE, MAX_DATE};
 pub use datetime::{DateTime, SecondsFormat};
@@ -419,7 +422,9 @@ pub use round::SubsecRound;
 pub mod prelude {
     #[doc(no_inline)] pub use {Datelike, Timelike, Weekday};
     #[doc(no_inline)] pub use {TimeZone, Offset};
-    #[doc(no_inline)] pub use {Utc, FixedOffset, Local};
+    #[cfg(feature="local")]
+    #[doc(no_inline)] pub use Local;
+    #[doc(no_inline)] pub use {Utc, FixedOffset};
     #[doc(no_inline)] pub use {NaiveDate, NaiveTime, NaiveDateTime};
     #[doc(no_inline)] pub use Date;
     #[doc(no_inline)] pub use {DateTime, SecondsFormat};
@@ -432,6 +437,8 @@ macro_rules! try_opt {
 }
 
 mod div;
+#[cfg(not(feature="local"))]
+mod oldtime;
 pub mod offset;
 pub mod naive {
     //! Date and time types which do not concern about the timezones.
diff --git a/src/offset/mod.rs b/src/offset/mod.rs
index f49a688f2a..27d04ed297 100644
--- a/src/offset/mod.rs
+++ b/src/offset/mod.rs
@@ -371,9 +371,10 @@ pub trait TimeZone: Sized + Clone {
 
 mod utc;
 mod fixed;
+#[cfg(feature="local")]
 mod local;
 
 pub use self::utc::Utc;
 pub use self::fixed::FixedOffset;
+#[cfg(feature="local")]
 pub use self::local::Local;
-
diff --git a/src/offset/utc.rs b/src/offset/utc.rs
index ffdd53e42b..f9f1007151 100644
--- a/src/offset/utc.rs
+++ b/src/offset/utc.rs
@@ -4,9 +4,11 @@
 //! The UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) time zone.
 
 use std::fmt;
+#[cfg(feature="local")]
 use oldtime;
 
 use naive::{NaiveDate, NaiveDateTime};
+#[cfg(feature="local")]
 use {Date, DateTime};
 use super::{TimeZone, Offset, LocalResult, FixedOffset};
 
@@ -30,6 +32,7 @@ use super::{TimeZone, Offset, LocalResult, FixedOffset};
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub struct Utc;
 
+#[cfg(feature="local")]
 impl Utc {
     /// Returns a `Date` which corresponds to the current date.
     pub fn today() -> Date<Utc> { Utc::now().date() }