diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index c0a3b788..0a0b5f6f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Stable
         run: cargo test
+      - name: Stable (no default features)
+        run: cargo test -p alacritty_terminal --no-default-features
       - name: Oldstable
         run: |
           rustup default 1.70.0
diff --git a/alacritty_terminal/src/term/mod.rs b/alacritty_terminal/src/term/mod.rs
index 2553270c..ec79886c 100644
--- a/alacritty_terminal/src/term/mod.rs
+++ b/alacritty_terminal/src/term/mod.rs
@@ -2710,6 +2710,7 @@ mod tests {
     /// This test is in the term module as opposed to the grid since we want to
     /// test this property with a T=Cell.
     #[test]
+    #[cfg(feature = "serde")]
     fn grid_serde() {
         let grid: Grid<Cell> = Grid::new(24, 80, 0);
         let serialized = serde_json::to_string(&grid).expect("ser");
diff --git a/alacritty_terminal/tests/ref.rs b/alacritty_terminal/tests/ref.rs
index 7f864ae8..587d2d3e 100644
--- a/alacritty_terminal/tests/ref.rs
+++ b/alacritty_terminal/tests/ref.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#![cfg(feature = "serde")]
 use serde::Deserialize;
 use serde_json as json;