diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index d14280bc2..5848fb275 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -95,9 +95,9 @@ futures-util = "0.3.30"
 testdir = "0.9.1"
 
 [features]
-default = ["fs-store", "rpc", "net_protocol"]
+default = ["fs-store", "net_protocol"]
 downloader = ["dep:parking_lot", "tokio-util/time", "dep:hashlink"]
-net_protocol = ["downloader"]
+net_protocol = ["downloader", "dep:futures-util"]
 fs-store = ["dep:reflink-copy", "redb", "dep:redb_v1", "dep:tempfile"]
 metrics = ["iroh-metrics/metrics"]
 redb = ["dep:redb"]
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ name = "fetch-stream"
 
 [[example]]
 name = "transfer"
+required-features = ["rpc"]
 
 [[example]]
 name = "hello-world-fetch"
diff --git a/src/net_protocol.rs b/src/net_protocol.rs
index 770e3e65e..710e2f29e 100644
--- a/src/net_protocol.rs
+++ b/src/net_protocol.rs
@@ -3,12 +3,7 @@
 // TODO: reduce API surface and add documentation
 #![allow(missing_docs)]
 
-use std::{
-    collections::{BTreeMap, BTreeSet},
-    fmt::Debug,
-    ops::DerefMut,
-    sync::{Arc, OnceLock},
-};
+use std::{collections::BTreeSet, fmt::Debug, ops::DerefMut, sync::Arc};
 
 use anyhow::{anyhow, bail, Result};
 use futures_lite::future::Boxed as BoxedFuture;
@@ -31,7 +26,7 @@ use crate::{
         progress::{AsyncChannelProgressSender, ProgressSender},
         SetTagOption,
     },
-    HashAndFormat, TempTag,
+    HashAndFormat,
 };
 
 /// A callback that blobs can ask about a set of hashes that should not be garbage collected.
@@ -58,32 +53,33 @@ pub struct Blobs<S> {
     pub(crate) store: S,
     events: EventSender,
     downloader: Downloader,
+    #[cfg(feature = "rpc")]
     batches: tokio::sync::Mutex<BlobBatches>,
     endpoint: Endpoint,
     gc_state: Arc<std::sync::Mutex<GcState>>,
     #[cfg(feature = "rpc")]
-    pub(crate) rpc_handler: Arc<OnceLock<crate::rpc::RpcHandler>>,
+    pub(crate) rpc_handler: Arc<std::sync::OnceLock<crate::rpc::RpcHandler>>,
 }
 
-/// Name used for logging when new node addresses are added from gossip.
-const BLOB_DOWNLOAD_SOURCE_NAME: &str = "blob_download";
-
 /// Keeps track of all the currently active batch operations of the blobs api.
+#[cfg(feature = "rpc")]
 #[derive(Debug, Default)]
 pub(crate) struct BlobBatches {
     /// Currently active batches
-    batches: BTreeMap<BatchId, BlobBatch>,
+    batches: std::collections::BTreeMap<BatchId, BlobBatch>,
     /// Used to generate new batch ids.
     max: u64,
 }
 
 /// A single batch of blob operations
+#[cfg(feature = "rpc")]
 #[derive(Debug, Default)]
 struct BlobBatch {
     /// The tags in this batch.
-    tags: BTreeMap<HashAndFormat, Vec<TempTag>>,
+    tags: std::collections::BTreeMap<HashAndFormat, Vec<crate::TempTag>>,
 }
 
+#[cfg(feature = "rpc")]
 impl BlobBatches {
     /// Create a new unique batch id.
     pub fn create(&mut self) -> BatchId {
@@ -93,7 +89,7 @@ impl BlobBatches {
     }
 
     /// Store a temp tag in a batch identified by a batch id.
-    pub fn store(&mut self, batch: BatchId, tt: TempTag) {
+    pub fn store(&mut self, batch: BatchId, tt: crate::TempTag) {
         let entry = self.batches.entry(batch).or_default();
         entry.tags.entry(tt.hash_and_format()).or_default().push(tt);
     }
@@ -187,10 +183,11 @@ impl<S: crate::store::Store> Blobs<S> {
             events,
             downloader,
             endpoint,
+            #[cfg(feature = "rpc")]
             batches: Default::default(),
             gc_state: Default::default(),
             #[cfg(feature = "rpc")]
-            rpc_handler: Arc::new(OnceLock::new()),
+            rpc_handler: Default::default(),
         }
     }
 
@@ -252,6 +249,7 @@ impl<S: crate::store::Store> Blobs<S> {
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    #[cfg(feature = "rpc")]
     pub(crate) async fn batches(&self) -> tokio::sync::MutexGuard<'_, BlobBatches> {
         self.batches.lock().await
     }
@@ -303,6 +301,9 @@ impl<S: crate::store::Store> Blobs<S> {
         nodes: Vec<NodeAddr>,
         progress: AsyncChannelProgressSender<DownloadProgress>,
     ) -> Result<Stats> {
+        /// Name used for logging when new node addresses are added from gossip.
+        const BLOB_DOWNLOAD_SOURCE_NAME: &str = "blob_download";
+
         let mut node_ids = Vec::with_capacity(nodes.len());
         let mut any_added = false;
         for node in nodes {
diff --git a/tests/blobs.rs b/tests/blobs.rs
index 4b91f39f0..ad1198f92 100644
--- a/tests/blobs.rs
+++ b/tests/blobs.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#![cfg(feature = "net_protocol")]
+#![cfg(all(feature = "net_protocol", feature = "rpc"))]
 use std::{
     sync::{Arc, Mutex},
     time::Duration,