diff --git a/plonky2/Cargo.toml b/plonky2/Cargo.toml
index ae94f780..b3fa5113 100644
--- a/plonky2/Cargo.toml
+++ b/plonky2/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,16 +11,16 @@ edition = "2021"
 default-run = "generate_constants"
 
 [features]
-default = ["parallel", "rand", "rand_chacha", "gate_testing"]
+default = ["parallel", "rand", "rand_chacha", "timing", "gate_testing"]
 parallel = ["maybe_rayon/parallel"]
 rand = ["dep:rand", "plonky2_field/rand"]
 gate_testing = ["rand"]
 rand_chacha = ["dep:rand_chacha"]
+timing = []
 
 [dependencies]
 plonky2_field = { path = "../field" }
 plonky2_util = { path = "../util" }
-env_logger = "0.9.0"
 log = "0.4.14"
 itertools = "0.10.0"
 num = { version = "0.4", features = [ "rand" ] }
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ static_assertions = "1.1.0"
 rand = "0.8.4"
 rand_chacha = "0.3.1"
 criterion = "0.3.5"
+env_logger = "0.9.0"
 tynm = "0.1.6"
 structopt = "0.3.26"
 num_cpus = "1.13.1"
diff --git a/plonky2/src/util/timing.rs b/plonky2/src/util/timing.rs
index 4250d688..42033038 100644
--- a/plonky2/src/util/timing.rs
+++ b/plonky2/src/util/timing.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
+#[cfg(feature = "timing")]
 use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
 
 use log::{log, Level};
 
 /// The hierarchy of scopes, and the time consumed by each one. Useful for profiling.
+#[cfg(feature = "timing")]
 pub struct TimingTree {
     /// The name of this scope.
     name: String,
@@ -16,13 +18,25 @@ pub struct TimingTree {
     children: Vec<TimingTree>,
 }
 
+#[cfg(not(feature = "timing"))]
+pub struct TimingTree(Level);
+
+#[cfg(feature = "timing")]
 impl Default for TimingTree {
     fn default() -> Self {
         TimingTree::new("root", Level::Debug)
     }
 }
 
+#[cfg(not(feature = "timing"))]
+impl Default for TimingTree {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        TimingTree::new("", Level::Debug)
+    }
+}
+
 impl TimingTree {
+    #[cfg(feature = "timing")]
     pub fn new(root_name: &str, level: Level) -> Self {
         Self {
             name: root_name.to_string(),
@@ -33,18 +47,26 @@ impl TimingTree {
         }
     }
 
+    #[cfg(not(feature = "timing"))]
+    pub fn new(_root_name: &str, level: Level) -> Self {
+        Self(level)
+    }
+
     /// Whether this scope is still in scope.
+    #[cfg(feature = "timing")]
     fn is_open(&self) -> bool {
         self.exit_time.is_none()
     }
 
     /// A description of the stack of currently-open scopes.
+    #[cfg(feature = "timing")]
     pub fn open_stack(&self) -> String {
         let mut stack = Vec::new();
         self.open_stack_helper(&mut stack);
         stack.join(" > ")
     }
 
+    #[cfg(feature = "timing")]
     fn open_stack_helper(&self, stack: &mut Vec<String>) {
         if self.is_open() {
             stack.push(self.name.clone());
@@ -54,6 +76,7 @@ impl TimingTree {
         }
     }
 
+    #[cfg(feature = "timing")]
     pub fn push(&mut self, ctx: &str, mut level: log::Level) {
         assert!(self.is_open());
 
@@ -76,7 +99,11 @@ impl TimingTree {
         })
     }
 
+    #[cfg(not(feature = "timing"))]
+    pub fn push(&mut self, _ctx: &str, _level: log::Level) {}
+
     /// Close the deepest open scope from this tree.
+    #[cfg(feature = "timing")]
     pub fn pop(&mut self) {
         assert!(self.is_open());
 
@@ -90,6 +117,10 @@ impl TimingTree {
         self.exit_time = Some(Instant::now());
     }
 
+    #[cfg(not(feature = "timing"))]
+    pub fn pop(&mut self) {}
+
+    #[cfg(feature = "timing")]
     fn duration(&self) -> Duration {
         self.exit_time
             .unwrap_or_else(Instant::now)
@@ -97,6 +128,7 @@ impl TimingTree {
     }
 
     /// Filter out children with a low duration.
+    #[cfg(feature = "timing")]
     pub fn filter(&self, min_delta: Duration) -> Self {
         Self {
             name: self.name.clone(),
@@ -112,10 +144,20 @@ impl TimingTree {
         }
     }
 
+    #[cfg(feature = "timing")]
     pub fn print(&self) {
         self.print_helper(0);
     }
 
+    #[cfg(not(feature = "timing"))]
+    pub fn print(&self) {
+        log!(
+            self.0,
+            "TimingTree is not supported without the 'timing' feature enabled"
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(feature = "timing")]
     fn print_helper(&self, depth: usize) {
         let prefix = "| ".repeat(depth);
         log!(