diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 956fb90bc97..f89dd570747 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ derive_deref = "1.0.0"
 reqwest = "0.9.1"
 tempdir = "0.3.7"
 parking_lot = "0.7.1"
-jemallocator = { version = "0.3", features = ['unprefixed_malloc_on_supported_platforms', 'profiling', "background_threads"] }
+jemallocator = { version = "0.3", features = ['unprefixed_malloc_on_supported_platforms', 'profiling'] }
 
 lettre = "0.9"
 lettre_email = "0.9"