diff --git a/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml b/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml
index 4da3d3bad8e3..afa9219231a3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           RUSTFLAGS: -C embed-bitcode -D warnings
         working-directory: py-polars
-        run: maturin develop --features new_streaming --release -- -C codegen-units=8 -C lto=thin -C target-cpu=native
+        run: maturin develop --release -- -C codegen-units=8 -C lto=thin -C target-cpu=native
 
       - name: Run benchmark tests
         uses: CodSpeedHQ/action@v3
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-python.yml b/.github/workflows/test-python.yml
index 6185b905f7c7..a117f5b7fe96 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-python.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-python.yml
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ jobs:
           save-if: ${{ github.ref_name == 'main' }}
 
       - name: Install Polars
-        run: maturin develop --features new_streaming
+        run: maturin develop
 
       - name: Run doctests
         if: github.ref_name != 'main' && matrix.python-version == '3.12' && matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
diff --git a/crates/polars-python/Cargo.toml b/crates/polars-python/Cargo.toml
index 8078e919c38e..16af7a3071df 100644
--- a/crates/polars-python/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/polars-python/Cargo.toml
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ all = [
   "binary_encoding",
   "ffi_plugin",
   "polars_cloud",
-  # "new_streaming",
+  "new_streaming",
 ]
 
 # we cannot conditionally activate simd