diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index f9469fe70a..1eb1cc622b 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -3823,13 +3823,6 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "roc_std"
 version = "0.1.0"
-dependencies = [
- "indoc",
- "libc",
- "pretty_assertions",
- "quickcheck",
- "quickcheck_macros",
-]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "roc_target"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index bbca25568c..bf616e0bfe 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ members = [
     "repl_eval",
     "repl_test",
     "repl_wasm",
-    "roc_std",
     "test_utils",
     "utils",
     "docs",
@@ -50,6 +49,8 @@ exclude = [
     # The tests will still correctly build them.
     "cli_utils",
     "compiler/test_mono_macros",
+    # `cargo build` would cause roc_std to be built with default features which errors on windows 
+    "roc_std",
 ]
 # Needed to be able to run `cargo run -p roc_cli --no-default-features` -
 # see www/build.sh for more.