diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 75d7cf4e..767d9f30 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -300,12 +300,14 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "f476fe445d41c9e991fd07515a6f463074b782242ccf4a5b7b1d1012e70824df"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags 2.4.0",
+ "crossterm_winapi",
  "futures-core",
  "libc",
  "mio",
  "parking_lot",
  "signal-hook",
  "signal-hook-mio",
+ "winapi",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 9a443d94..80d5da04 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,10 +11,6 @@ edition = "2018"
 keywords = ["taskwarrior", "tui"]
 categories = ["command-line-utilities"]
 
-# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
-[features]
-default = ["crossterm-backend"]
-crossterm-backend = ["tui/crossterm", "crossterm"]
 
 [dependencies]
 anyhow = "1.0.75"
@@ -22,7 +18,7 @@ better-panic = "0.3.0"
 cassowary = "0.3.0"
 chrono = "0.4.26"
 clap = { version = "4.4.0", features = ["derive"] }
-crossterm = { version = "0.27.0", optional = true, default-features = false, features = [
+crossterm = { version = "0.27.0", features = [
   "event-stream",
 ] }
 dirs = "5.0.1"