diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d4aa940be0..c812a53d8d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 #### Upcoming Changes
 
+* build: remove unused implicit features from cairo-vm
+
 #### [0.6.1] - 2023-6-23
 
 * fix: updated the `custom_hint_example` and added it to the workspace [#1258](https://github.com/lambdaclass/cairo-rs/pull/1258)
diff --git a/vm/Cargo.toml b/vm/Cargo.toml
index b7ad0dfe68..9df191c0a4 100644
--- a/vm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/vm/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ std = [
     "starknet-crypto/std",
     "parse-hyperlinks/std",
     "felt/std",
-    "num-prime",
+    "dep:num-prime",
 ]
-cairo-1-hints = ["cairo-lang-starknet", "cairo-lang-casm", "ark-ff", "ark-std"]
+cairo-1-hints = ["dep:cairo-lang-starknet", "dep:cairo-lang-casm", "dep:ark-ff", "dep:ark-std"]
 
 
 # Note that these features are not retro-compatible with the cairo Python VM.