diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 44ea37a9..cf85aaca 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ now = ["std"]
 wasmbind = ["dep:wasm-bindgen", "dep:js-sys"]
 unstable-locales = ["dep:pure-rust-locales"]
 # Note that rkyv-16, rkyv-32, and rkyv-64 are mutually exclusive.
-rkyv = ["dep:rkyv", "rkyv/size_32"]
 rkyv-16 = ["dep:rkyv", "rkyv?/size_16"]
 rkyv-32 = ["dep:rkyv", "rkyv?/size_32"]
 rkyv-64 = ["dep:rkyv", "rkyv?/size_64"]
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 70aa01d6..87e08551 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ Default features:
 Optional features:
 
 * `serde`: Enable serialization/deserialization via [serde].
-* `rkyv`: Deprecated, use the `rkyv-*` features.
 * `rkyv-16`: Enable serialization/deserialization via [rkyv], using 16-bit integers for integral `*size` types.
 * `rkyv-32`: Enable serialization/deserialization via [rkyv], using 32-bit integers for integral `*size` types.
 * `rkyv-64`: Enable serialization/deserialization via [rkyv], using 64-bit integers for integral `*size` types.
@@ -70,7 +69,7 @@ Optional features:
   The implementation and API may change or even be removed in a patch release. Feedback welcome.
 * `oldtime`: This feature no longer has any effect; it used to offer compatibility with the `time` 0.1 crate.
 
-Note: The `rkyv{,-16,-32,-64}` features are mutually exclusive.
+Note: The `rkyv-{16,32,64}` features are mutually exclusive.
 
 [serde]: https://github.com/serde-rs/serde
 [rkyv]: https://github.com/rkyv/rkyv
diff --git a/src/datetime/mod.rs b/src/datetime/mod.rs
index fd935a13..e99b85e6 100644
--- a/src/datetime/mod.rs
+++ b/src/datetime/mod.rs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ use crate::offset::{FixedOffset, MappedLocalTime, Offset, TimeZone, Utc};
 use crate::OutOfRange;
 use crate::{try_err, try_ok_or, Datelike, Error, Months, TimeDelta, Timelike, Weekday};
 
-#[cfg(any(feature = "rkyv", feature = "rkyv-16", feature = "rkyv-32", feature = "rkyv-64"))]
+#[cfg(any(feature = "rkyv-16", feature = "rkyv-32", feature = "rkyv-64"))]
 use rkyv::{Archive, Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 /// documented at re-export site
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ mod tests;
 /// [`TimeZone`](./offset/trait.TimeZone.html) implementations.
 #[derive(Copy, Clone)]
 #[cfg_attr(
-    any(feature = "rkyv", feature = "rkyv-16", feature = "rkyv-32", feature = "rkyv-64"),
+    any(feature = "rkyv-16", feature = "rkyv-32", feature = "rkyv-64"),
     derive(Archive, Deserialize, Serialize),
     archive(compare(PartialEq, PartialOrd))
 )]
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 4c5c315a..6bd8a7d9 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
 //! Optional features:
 //!
 //! - `serde`: Enable serialization/deserialization via [serde].
-//! - `rkyv`: Deprecated, use the `rkyv-*` features.
 //! - `rkyv-16`: Enable serialization/deserialization via [rkyv],
 //!    using 16-bit integers for integral `*size` types.
 //! - `rkyv-32`: Enable serialization/deserialization via [rkyv],
@@ -47,7 +46,7 @@
 //! - `unstable-locales`: Enable localization. This adds various methods with a `_localized` suffix.
 //!   The implementation and API may change or even be removed in a patch release. Feedback welcome.
 //!
-//! Note: The `rkyv{,-16,-32,-64}` features are mutually exclusive.
+//! Note: The `rkyv-{16,32,64}` features are mutually exclusive.
 //!
 //! See the [cargo docs] for examples of specifying features.
 //!
@@ -591,7 +590,7 @@ pub mod serde {
 /// Zero-copy serialization/deserialization with rkyv.
 ///
 /// This module re-exports the `Archived*` versions of chrono's types.
-#[cfg(any(feature = "rkyv", feature = "rkyv-16", feature = "rkyv-32", feature = "rkyv-64"))]
+#[cfg(any(feature = "rkyv-16", feature = "rkyv-32", feature = "rkyv-64"))]
 pub mod rkyv {
     pub use crate::datetime::ArchivedDateTime;
     pub use crate::month::ArchivedMonth;
diff --git a/src/month.rs b/src/month.rs
index 4a5bbb38..00798bd5 100644
--- a/src/month.rs
+++ b/src/month.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use core::fmt;
 
-#[cfg(any(feature = "rkyv", feature = "rkyv-16", feature = "rkyv-32", feature = "rkyv-64"))]
+#[cfg(any(feature = "rkyv-16", feature = "rkyv-32", feature = "rkyv-64"))]
 use rkyv::{Archive, Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 use crate::OutOfRange;
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ use crate::OutOfRange;
 /// Can be Serialized/Deserialized with serde.
 #[derive(PartialEq, Eq, Copy, Clone, Debug, Hash, PartialOrd, Ord)]
 #[cfg_attr(
-    any(feature = "rkyv", feature = "rkyv-16", feature = "rkyv-32", feature = "rkyv-64"),
+    any(feature = "rkyv-16", feature = "rkyv-32", feature = "rkyv-64"),
     derive(Archive, Deserialize, Serialize),
     archive(compare(PartialEq, PartialOrd)),
     archive_attr(derive(Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord, Debug, Hash))
diff --git a/src/naive/date/mod.rs b/src/naive/date/mod.rs
index 53b6fe99..2d6baf7a 100644
--- a/src/naive/date/mod.rs
+++ b/src/naive/date/mod.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ use core::num::NonZeroI32;
 use core::ops::{Add, AddAssign, Sub, SubAssign};
 use core::{fmt, str};
 
-#[cfg(any(feature = "rkyv", feature = "rkyv-16", feature = "rkyv-32", feature = "rkyv-64"))]
+#[cfg(any(feature = "rkyv-16", feature = "rkyv-32", feature = "rkyv-64"))]
 use rkyv::{Archive, Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 /// L10n locales.
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ mod tests;
 /// [proleptic Gregorian date]: crate::NaiveDate#calendar-date
 #[derive(PartialEq, Eq, Hash, PartialOrd, Ord, Copy, Clone)]
 #[cfg_attr(
-    any(feature = "rkyv", feature = "rkyv-16", feature = "rkyv-32", feature = "rkyv-64"),
+    any(feature = "rkyv-16", feature = "rkyv-32", feature = "rkyv-64"),
     derive(Archive, Deserialize, Serialize),
     archive(compare(PartialEq, PartialOrd)),
     archive_attr(derive(Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord, Debug, Hash))
diff --git a/src/naive/datetime/mod.rs b/src/naive/datetime/mod.rs
index 10c33c14..bd1c34e9 100644
--- a/src/naive/datetime/mod.rs
+++ b/src/naive/datetime/mod.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use core::ops::{Add, AddAssign, Sub, SubAssign};
 use core::time::Duration;
 use core::{fmt, str};
 
-#[cfg(any(feature = "rkyv", feature = "rkyv-16", feature = "rkyv-32", feature = "rkyv-64"))]
+#[cfg(any(feature = "rkyv-16", feature = "rkyv-32", feature = "rkyv-64"))]
 use rkyv::{Archive, Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 #[cfg(feature = "alloc")]
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ mod tests;
 /// ```
 #[derive(PartialEq, Eq, Hash, PartialOrd, Ord, Copy, Clone)]
 #[cfg_attr(
-    any(feature = "rkyv", feature = "rkyv-16", feature = "rkyv-32", feature = "rkyv-64"),
+    any(feature = "rkyv-16", feature = "rkyv-32", feature = "rkyv-64"),
     derive(Archive, Deserialize, Serialize),
     archive(compare(PartialEq, PartialOrd)),
     archive_attr(derive(Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord, Debug, Hash))
diff --git a/src/naive/isoweek.rs b/src/naive/isoweek.rs
index 533eba5d..2e5e5054 100644
--- a/src/naive/isoweek.rs
+++ b/src/naive/isoweek.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use core::fmt;
 
 use super::internals::YearFlags;
 
-#[cfg(any(feature = "rkyv", feature = "rkyv-16", feature = "rkyv-32", feature = "rkyv-64"))]
+#[cfg(any(feature = "rkyv-16", feature = "rkyv-32", feature = "rkyv-64"))]
 use rkyv::{Archive, Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 /// ISO 8601 week.
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ use rkyv::{Archive, Deserialize, Serialize};
 /// via the [`Datelike::iso_week`](../trait.Datelike.html#tymethod.iso_week) method.
 #[derive(PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord, Copy, Clone, Hash)]
 #[cfg_attr(
-    any(feature = "rkyv", feature = "rkyv-16", feature = "rkyv-32", feature = "rkyv-64"),
+    any(feature = "rkyv-16", feature = "rkyv-32", feature = "rkyv-64"),
     derive(Archive, Deserialize, Serialize),
     archive(compare(PartialEq, PartialOrd)),
     archive_attr(derive(Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord, Debug, Hash))
diff --git a/src/naive/time/mod.rs b/src/naive/time/mod.rs
index 0a3d9daf..36480a83 100644
--- a/src/naive/time/mod.rs
+++ b/src/naive/time/mod.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use core::ops::{Add, AddAssign, Sub, SubAssign};
 use core::time::Duration;
 use core::{fmt, str};
 
-#[cfg(any(feature = "rkyv", feature = "rkyv-16", feature = "rkyv-32", feature = "rkyv-64"))]
+#[cfg(any(feature = "rkyv-16", feature = "rkyv-32", feature = "rkyv-64"))]
 use rkyv::{Archive, Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 #[cfg(feature = "alloc")]
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ mod tests;
 /// **there is absolutely no guarantee that the leap second read has actually happened**.
 #[derive(PartialEq, Eq, Hash, PartialOrd, Ord, Copy, Clone)]
 #[cfg_attr(
-    any(feature = "rkyv", feature = "rkyv-16", feature = "rkyv-32", feature = "rkyv-64"),
+    any(feature = "rkyv-16", feature = "rkyv-32", feature = "rkyv-64"),
     derive(Archive, Deserialize, Serialize),
     archive(compare(PartialEq, PartialOrd)),
     archive_attr(derive(Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord, Debug, Hash))
diff --git a/src/offset/fixed.rs b/src/offset/fixed.rs
index bb19faeb..7c7344ec 100644
--- a/src/offset/fixed.rs
+++ b/src/offset/fixed.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 use core::fmt;
 use core::str::FromStr;
 
-#[cfg(any(feature = "rkyv", feature = "rkyv-16", feature = "rkyv-32", feature = "rkyv-64"))]
+#[cfg(any(feature = "rkyv-16", feature = "rkyv-32", feature = "rkyv-64"))]
 use rkyv::{Archive, Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 use super::{MappedLocalTime, Offset, TimeZone};
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ use crate::{Error, NaiveDateTime, ParseError};
 /// [`west`](#method.west) methods for examples.
 #[derive(PartialEq, Eq, Hash, Copy, Clone)]
 #[cfg_attr(
-    any(feature = "rkyv", feature = "rkyv-16", feature = "rkyv-32", feature = "rkyv-64"),
+    any(feature = "rkyv-16", feature = "rkyv-32", feature = "rkyv-64"),
     derive(Archive, Deserialize, Serialize),
     archive(compare(PartialEq)),
     archive_attr(derive(Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Hash, Debug))
diff --git a/src/offset/local/mod.rs b/src/offset/local/mod.rs
index 4b209a7f..bf476aac 100644
--- a/src/offset/local/mod.rs
+++ b/src/offset/local/mod.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #[cfg(windows)]
 use std::cmp::Ordering;
 
-#[cfg(any(feature = "rkyv", feature = "rkyv-16", feature = "rkyv-32", feature = "rkyv-64"))]
+#[cfg(any(feature = "rkyv-16", feature = "rkyv-32", feature = "rkyv-64"))]
 use rkyv::{Archive, Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 use super::fixed::FixedOffset;
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ mod tz_info;
 /// ```
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug)]
 #[cfg_attr(
-    any(feature = "rkyv", feature = "rkyv-16", feature = "rkyv-32", feature = "rkyv-64"),
+    any(feature = "rkyv-16", feature = "rkyv-32", feature = "rkyv-64"),
     derive(Archive, Deserialize, Serialize),
     archive(compare(PartialEq)),
     archive_attr(derive(Clone, Copy, Debug))
diff --git a/src/offset/utc.rs b/src/offset/utc.rs
index f71ef1bd..9f4c0b13 100644
--- a/src/offset/utc.rs
+++ b/src/offset/utc.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ use core::fmt;
 ))]
 use std::time::SystemTime;
 
-#[cfg(any(feature = "rkyv", feature = "rkyv-16", feature = "rkyv-32", feature = "rkyv-64"))]
+#[cfg(any(feature = "rkyv-16", feature = "rkyv-32", feature = "rkyv-64"))]
 use rkyv::{Archive, Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 use super::{FixedOffset, MappedLocalTime, Offset, TimeZone};
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ use crate::OutOfRange;
 /// ```
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
 #[cfg_attr(
-    any(feature = "rkyv", feature = "rkyv-16", feature = "rkyv-32", feature = "rkyv-64"),
+    any(feature = "rkyv-16", feature = "rkyv-32", feature = "rkyv-64"),
     derive(Archive, Deserialize, Serialize),
     archive(compare(PartialEq)),
     archive_attr(derive(Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Debug, Hash))
diff --git a/src/time_delta.rs b/src/time_delta.rs
index 9bf779f6..2574a6b9 100644
--- a/src/time_delta.rs
+++ b/src/time_delta.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ use core::{fmt, i64};
 
 use crate::{expect, ok, try_ok_or, Error};
 
-#[cfg(any(feature = "rkyv", feature = "rkyv-16", feature = "rkyv-32", feature = "rkyv-64"))]
+#[cfg(any(feature = "rkyv-16", feature = "rkyv-32", feature = "rkyv-64"))]
 use rkyv::{Archive, Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 /// The number of nanoseconds in a microsecond.
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ const SECS_PER_WEEK: i64 = 604_800;
 /// instance `abs()` can be called without any checks.
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Default, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord, Debug, Hash)]
 #[cfg_attr(
-    any(feature = "rkyv", feature = "rkyv-16", feature = "rkyv-32", feature = "rkyv-64"),
+    any(feature = "rkyv-16", feature = "rkyv-32", feature = "rkyv-64"),
     derive(Archive, Deserialize, Serialize),
     archive(compare(PartialEq, PartialOrd)),
     archive_attr(derive(Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord, Debug, Hash))
diff --git a/src/weekday.rs b/src/weekday.rs
index 0c5ae022..0f96fcd3 100644
--- a/src/weekday.rs
+++ b/src/weekday.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use core::fmt;
 
-#[cfg(any(feature = "rkyv", feature = "rkyv-16", feature = "rkyv-32", feature = "rkyv-64"))]
+#[cfg(any(feature = "rkyv-16", feature = "rkyv-32", feature = "rkyv-64"))]
 use rkyv::{Archive, Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 use crate::OutOfRange;
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ use crate::OutOfRange;
 /// ```
 #[derive(PartialEq, Eq, Copy, Clone, Debug, Hash)]
 #[cfg_attr(
-    any(feature = "rkyv", feature = "rkyv-16", feature = "rkyv-32", feature = "rkyv-64"),
+    any(feature = "rkyv-16", feature = "rkyv-32", feature = "rkyv-64"),
     derive(Archive, Deserialize, Serialize),
     archive(compare(PartialEq)),
     archive_attr(derive(Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Debug, Hash))