diff --git a/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/hir/def_collector/dc_mod.rs b/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/hir/def_collector/dc_mod.rs
index 5f1ef6477af..5c196324b7d 100644
--- a/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/hir/def_collector/dc_mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/hir/def_collector/dc_mod.rs
@@ -741,12 +741,10 @@ fn should_check_siblings_for_module(module_path: &Path, parent_path: &Path) -> b
 }
 
 cfg_if::cfg_if! {
-    if #[cfg(feature = "bn254")] {
-        pub const CHOSEN_FIELD: &str = "bn254";
-    } else if #[cfg(feature = "bls12_381")] {
+    if #[cfg(feature = "bls12_381")] {
         pub const CHOSEN_FIELD: &str = "bls12_381";
     } else {
-        compile_error!("please specify a field to compile with");
+        pub const CHOSEN_FIELD: &str = "bn254";
     }
 }