diff --git a/canister_templates/experimental.wasm b/canister_templates/experimental.wasm
index f9b832b541..9fa9685885 100644
Binary files a/canister_templates/experimental.wasm and b/canister_templates/experimental.wasm differ
diff --git a/src/build/experimental/commands/compile/wasm_binary/compile.ts b/src/build/experimental/commands/compile/wasm_binary/compile.ts
index f4b66ff208..8daf027410 100644
--- a/src/build/experimental/commands/compile/wasm_binary/compile.ts
+++ b/src/build/experimental/commands/compile/wasm_binary/compile.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export function compile(
     ioType: IOType
 ): void {
     execSyncPretty(
-        `CARGO_TARGET_DIR=target cargo build --target wasm32-wasi --manifest-path ${manifestPath} --release --features "experimental"`,
+        `CARGO_TARGET_DIR=target cargo build --target wasm32-wasi --manifest-path ${manifestPath} --release`,
         ioType
     );
 
diff --git a/src/build/experimental/commands/compile/wasm_binary/rust/experimental_canister_template/Cargo.toml b/src/build/experimental/commands/compile/wasm_binary/rust/experimental_canister_template/Cargo.toml
index d4d0ae8117..d7c4c0676b 100644
--- a/src/build/experimental/commands/compile/wasm_binary/rust/experimental_canister_template/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src/build/experimental/commands/compile/wasm_binary/rust/experimental_canister_template/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@ edition = "2018"
 [lib]
 crate-type = ["cdylib"]
 
-[features]
-experimental = ["open_value_sharing", "wasmi"]
-
 [dependencies]
 anyhow = "1.0.75"
 ic-cdk = "0.12.2"
@@ -17,6 +14,7 @@ ic-cdk-timers = "0.6.0"
 candid = "0.10.2"
 candid_parser = "0.1.2"
 ic-stable-structures = "0.6.5"
+open_value_sharing = { path = "../open_value_sharing" }
 slotmap = "=1.0.6"
 sha2 = "0.10.8"
 serde = "1.0.202"
@@ -24,11 +22,4 @@ serde_json = "1.0.107"
 ic-wasi-polyfill = "0.6.1"
 wasmedge_quickjs = { git = "https://github.com/demergent-labs/wasmedge-quickjs", rev = "573c6c07316de64e4bb9a9561b079f265fd9bcc4" }
 # wasmedge_quickjs = { path = "/home/wasmedge-quickjs" }
-
-[dependencies.open_value_sharing]
-optional = true
-path = "../open_value_sharing"
-
-[dependencies.wasmi]
-optional = true
-version = "0.31.2"
+wasmi = "0.31.2"
diff --git a/src/build/experimental/commands/compile/wasm_binary/rust/experimental_canister_template/src/candid.rs b/src/build/experimental/commands/compile/wasm_binary/rust/experimental_canister_template/src/candid.rs
index ba21eed769..b672bcc9b3 100644
--- a/src/build/experimental/commands/compile/wasm_binary/rust/experimental_canister_template/src/candid.rs
+++ b/src/build/experimental/commands/compile/wasm_binary/rust/experimental_canister_template/src/candid.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use wasmedge_quickjs::AsObject;
 
-use crate::{ic, run_event_loop, wasm_binary_manipulation::get_js_code, EXPERIMENTAL, RUNTIME};
+use crate::{ic, run_event_loop, wasm_binary_manipulation::get_js_code, RUNTIME};
 
 // Heavily inspired by https://stackoverflow.com/a/47676844
 #[no_mangle]
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ pub fn get_candid_and_method_meta_pointer() -> *mut std::os::raw::c_char {
 
             // TODO what do we do if there is an error in here?
             context.eval_global_str("globalThis.exports = {};".to_string());
-            context.eval_global_str(format!("globalThis._azleExperimental = {EXPERIMENTAL};"));
+            context.eval_global_str(format!("globalThis._azleExperimental = true;"));
             context.eval_module_str(std::str::from_utf8(&js).unwrap().to_string(), "main");
 
             run_event_loop(context);
diff --git a/src/build/experimental/commands/compile/wasm_binary/rust/experimental_canister_template/src/init_and_post_upgrade.rs b/src/build/experimental/commands/compile/wasm_binary/rust/experimental_canister_template/src/init_and_post_upgrade.rs
index aec3c5526a..7be34ff30b 100644
--- a/src/build/experimental/commands/compile/wasm_binary/rust/experimental_canister_template/src/init_and_post_upgrade.rs
+++ b/src/build/experimental/commands/compile/wasm_binary/rust/experimental_canister_template/src/init_and_post_upgrade.rs
@@ -3,11 +3,9 @@ use wasmedge_quickjs::AsObject;
 
 use crate::{
     execute_method_js, ic, run_event_loop, wasm_binary_manipulation::get_js_code,
-    wasm_binary_manipulation::get_wasm_data, EXPERIMENTAL, MEMORY_MANAGER_REF_CELL, RUNTIME,
-    WASM_DATA_REF_CELL,
+    wasm_binary_manipulation::get_wasm_data, MEMORY_MANAGER_REF_CELL, RUNTIME, WASM_DATA_REF_CELL,
 };
 
-#[cfg(feature = "experimental")]
 use crate::{upload_file, web_assembly};
 
 #[inline(never)]
@@ -20,7 +18,6 @@ pub extern "C" fn init(function_index: i32, pass_arg_data: i32) {
 
     initialize(true, function_index, pass_arg_data);
 
-    #[cfg(feature = "experimental")]
     upload_file::init_hashes().unwrap();
 }
 
@@ -69,7 +66,6 @@ fn initialize(init: bool, function_index: i32, pass_arg_data: i32) {
         MEMORY_MANAGER_REF_CELL.with(|manager| manager.borrow().get(MemoryId::new(254)));
     ic_wasi_polyfill::init_with_memory(&[], &env_vars, polyfill_memory);
 
-    #[cfg(feature = "experimental")]
     std::fs::write("/candid/icp/management.did", &wasm_data.management_did).unwrap();
 
     let js = get_js_code();
@@ -81,7 +77,6 @@ fn initialize(init: bool, function_index: i32, pass_arg_data: i32) {
         pass_arg_data,
     );
 
-    #[cfg(feature = "experimental")]
     ic_cdk::spawn(async move {
         open_value_sharing::init(&wasm_data.consumer).await;
     });
@@ -93,7 +88,6 @@ pub fn initialize_js(js: &str, init: bool, function_index: i32, pass_arg_data: i
     rt.run_with_context(|context| {
         ic::register(context);
 
-        #[cfg(feature = "experimental")]
         web_assembly::register(context);
 
         let mut env = context.new_object();
@@ -115,7 +109,7 @@ pub fn initialize_js(js: &str, init: bool, function_index: i32, pass_arg_data: i
 
         // TODO what do we do if there is an error in here?
         context.eval_global_str("globalThis.exports = {};".to_string());
-        context.eval_global_str(format!("globalThis._azleExperimental = {EXPERIMENTAL};"));
+        context.eval_global_str(format!("globalThis._azleExperimental = true;"));
         let record_benchmarks = WASM_DATA_REF_CELL.with(|wasm_data_ref_cell| {
             wasm_data_ref_cell
                 .borrow()
diff --git a/src/build/experimental/commands/compile/wasm_binary/rust/experimental_canister_template/src/lib.rs b/src/build/experimental/commands/compile/wasm_binary/rust/experimental_canister_template/src/lib.rs
index 61b8204f18..863b859805 100644
--- a/src/build/experimental/commands/compile/wasm_binary/rust/experimental_canister_template/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/build/experimental/commands/compile/wasm_binary/rust/experimental_canister_template/src/lib.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ use ic_stable_structures::{
     DefaultMemoryImpl,
 };
 
-#[cfg(feature = "experimental")]
 mod autoreload;
 mod benchmarking;
 mod candid;
@@ -22,10 +21,8 @@ mod guards;
 mod ic;
 mod init_and_post_upgrade;
 mod stable_b_tree_map;
-#[cfg(feature = "experimental")]
 mod upload_file;
 mod wasm_binary_manipulation;
-#[cfg(feature = "experimental")]
 mod web_assembly;
 
 #[allow(unused)]
@@ -37,8 +34,6 @@ thread_local! {
     static WASM_DATA_REF_CELL: RefCell<Option<wasm_binary_manipulation::WasmData>> = RefCell::new(None);
 }
 
-const EXPERIMENTAL: bool = cfg!(feature = "experimental");
-
 pub fn run_event_loop(context: &mut wasmedge_quickjs::Context) {
     context.promise_loop_poll();
 
@@ -56,7 +51,6 @@ pub fn run_event_loop(context: &mut wasmedge_quickjs::Context) {
 #[ic_cdk_macros::update]
 pub fn _azle_chunk() {}
 
-#[cfg(feature = "experimental")]
 #[ic_cdk_macros::update(guard = guard_against_non_controllers)]
 fn _azle_reload_js(
     timestamp: u64,
@@ -68,7 +62,6 @@ fn _azle_reload_js(
     autoreload::reload_js(timestamp, chunk_number, js_bytes, total_len, function_index);
 }
 
-#[cfg(feature = "experimental")]
 #[ic_cdk_macros::update(guard = guard_against_non_controllers)]
 pub async fn _azle_upload_file_chunk(
     dest_path: String,
@@ -87,13 +80,11 @@ pub async fn _azle_upload_file_chunk(
     .await
 }
 
-#[cfg(feature = "experimental")]
 #[ic_cdk_macros::update(guard = guard_against_non_controllers)]
 pub fn _azle_clear_file_and_info(path: String) {
     upload_file::reset_for_new_upload(&path, 0).unwrap()
 }
 
-#[cfg(feature = "experimental")]
 #[ic_cdk_macros::query(guard = guard_against_non_controllers)]
 pub fn _azle_get_file_hash(path: String) -> Option<String> {
     upload_file::get_file_hash(path)
diff --git a/src/build/experimental/commands/compile/wasm_binary/rust/experimental_canister_template/src/wasm_binary_manipulation.rs b/src/build/experimental/commands/compile/wasm_binary/rust/experimental_canister_template/src/wasm_binary_manipulation.rs
index 0ccea8881f..c445c2d8d7 100644
--- a/src/build/experimental/commands/compile/wasm_binary/rust/experimental_canister_template/src/wasm_binary_manipulation.rs
+++ b/src/build/experimental/commands/compile/wasm_binary/rust/experimental_canister_template/src/wasm_binary_manipulation.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#[cfg(feature = "experimental")]
 use open_value_sharing::Consumer;
 
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
@@ -9,9 +8,7 @@ pub struct WasmData {
     pub env_vars: Vec<(String, String)>,
     #[serde(rename = "recordBenchmarks")]
     pub record_benchmarks: bool,
-    #[cfg(feature = "experimental")]
     pub consumer: Consumer,
-    #[cfg(feature = "experimental")]
     #[serde(rename = "managementDid")]
     pub management_did: String,
 }