diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 9a793d5..dfac6df 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -21,9 +21,10 @@ matrix:
     - rust: nightly
 
 script:
-  - cargo build --no-default-features --features "$CARGO_FEATURES"
-  - cargo test --no-default-features --features "$CARGO_FEATURES"
+  - cargo build --features "$CARGO_FEATURES"
+  - cargo test --features "$CARGO_FEATURES"
   - |
     if [[ "$TRAVIS_RUST_VERSION" == "nightly" ]]; then
-      cargo bench --features "$CARGO_FEATURES"
+      # The benchmark always needs the 'rand' feature
+      cargo bench --features "$CARGO_FEATURES rand"
     fi
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 32df254..cb9662d 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ keywords = ["gamedev", "math", "matrix", "vector", "quaternion"]
 name = "cgmath"
 
 [features]
-default = ["rand"]
 unstable = []
 swizzle = []