diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index c5f5c4bc1..82e6b58c1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           export UV_BOOTSTRAP_DIR="$(pwd)/bin"
           cargo nextest run \
+            --features python-patch \
             --workspace \
             --status-level skip --failure-output immediate-final --no-fail-fast -j 12 --final-status-level slow
 
diff --git a/crates/uv/Cargo.toml b/crates/uv/Cargo.toml
index 814e2119c..74d8589d1 100644
--- a/crates/uv/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/uv/Cargo.toml
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ reqwest = { workspace = true, features = ["blocking"], default-features = false
 ignored = ["flate2"]
 
 [features]
-default = ["flate2/zlib-ng", "python", "pypi", "git", "python-patch"]
+default = ["flate2/zlib-ng", "python", "pypi", "git"]
 # Introduces a dependency on a local Python installation.
 python = []
 # Introduces a dependency on a local Python installation with specific patch versions.