diff --git a/.github/workflows/butterflynet.yml b/.github/workflows/butterflynet.yml
index 9b7b5f4c6487..a9570ed96381 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/butterflynet.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/butterflynet.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           # To minimize compile times: https://nnethercote.github.io/perf-book/build-configuration.html#minimizing-compile-times
           RUSTFLAGS: "-C linker=clang -C link-arg=-fuse-ld=lld"
-        run: make install-slim-quick
+        run: make install-minimum-quick
       - name: Run butterflynet checks
         run: ./scripts/tests/butterflynet_check.sh
         timeout-minutes: ${{ fromJSON(env.SCRIPT_TIMEOUT_MINUTES) }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/forest.yml b/.github/workflows/forest.yml
index 93914817933b..563c2d483510 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/forest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/forest.yml
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           # To minimize compile times: https://nnethercote.github.io/perf-book/build-configuration.html#minimizing-compile-times
           RUSTFLAGS: "-C linker=clang -C link-arg=-fuse-ld=lld"
-        run: make install-slim-quick
+        run: make install-minimum-quick
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
         with:
           name: "forest-${{ runner.os }}"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 634cb484ecc1..498f94cb3cc9 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -282,11 +282,6 @@ debug = "full"
 # This works on Linux. On other platforms, refer to https://doc.rust-lang.org/rustc/codegen-options/index.html#split-debuginfo
 split-debuginfo = "off"
 
-[profile.quick]
-inherits = "release"
-opt-level = 1
-lto = "off"
-
 [profile.profiling]
 inherits = "dev"
 opt-level = 0
@@ -308,13 +303,11 @@ lto = "fat"
 # These should be refactored (probably removed) in #2984
 [features]
 default = ["jemalloc", "tokio-console", "tracing-loki", "tracing-chrome"]
-slim = ["rustalloc"]
 doctest-private = []                                                      # see lib.rs::doctest_private
 benchmark-private = ["dep:criterion"]                                     # see lib.rs::benchmark_private
 interop-tests-private = []                                                # see lib.rs::interop_tests_private
 
 # Allocator. Use at most one of these.
-rustalloc = []
 jemalloc = ["dep:tikv-jemallocator"]
 system-alloc = []                    # Use the platform allocator (for memory profiling).
 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 93c230baa927..c0214aa63769 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,27 +1,18 @@
 install:
 	cargo install --locked --path . --force
 
-install-quick:
-	cargo install --profile quick --locked --path . --force
-
-install-slim:
-	cargo install --no-default-features --features slim --locked --path . --force
-
-install-slim-quick:
-	cargo install --profile quick --no-default-features --features slim --locked --path . --force
-
 install-minimum:
 	cargo install --no-default-features --locked --path . --force
 
+install-minimum-quick:
+	cargo install --debug --no-default-features --locked --path . --force
+
 install-lto-fat:
 	cargo install --locked --force --profile release-lto-fat --path .
 
-install-minimum-quick:
-	cargo install --profile quick --no-default-features --locked --path . --force
-
 # Installs Forest binaries with default rust global allocator
 install-with-rustalloc:
-	cargo install --locked --path . --force --no-default-features --features rustalloc
+	cargo install --locked --path . --force --no-default-features
 
 install-lint-tools:
 	cargo install --locked taplo-cli
@@ -67,7 +58,6 @@ lint: license clean lint-clippy
 # --quiet: don't show build logs
 lint-clippy:
 	cargo clippy --all-targets --quiet --no-deps -- --deny=warnings
-	cargo clippy --all-targets --no-default-features --features slim --quiet --no-deps -- --deny=warnings
 	cargo clippy --all-targets --no-default-features --quiet --no-deps -- --deny=warnings
 	cargo clippy --benches --features benchmark-private --quiet --no-deps -- --deny=warnings
 	# check docs.rs build
@@ -107,7 +97,7 @@ test-docs:
 	cargo test --doc --features doctest-private
 
 test-release:
-	cargo nextest run --cargo-profile quick --workspace --no-fail-fast
+	cargo nextest run --release --workspace --no-fail-fast
 
 test-release-docs:
 	# nextest doesn't run doctests https://github.com/nextest-rs/nextest/issues/16
diff --git a/interop-tests/Cargo.toml b/interop-tests/Cargo.toml
index 83789cc4f781..de44ce5ef1b1 100644
--- a/interop-tests/Cargo.toml
+++ b/interop-tests/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ anyhow = { workspace = true }
 cid = { workspace = true }
 flume = { workspace = true }
 forest = { package = "forest-filecoin", path = "../", default-features = false, features = [
-  "rustalloc",
   "interop-tests-private",
   "no-f3-sidecar",
 ] }
diff --git a/src/cli_shared/mod.rs b/src/cli_shared/mod.rs
index eec4bf91bbd5..7d57a26f201c 100644
--- a/src/cli_shared/mod.rs
+++ b/src/cli_shared/mod.rs
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@ use crate::utils::io::read_toml;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
 cfg_if::cfg_if! {
-    if #[cfg(feature = "rustalloc")] {
-    } else if #[cfg(feature = "jemalloc")] {
+    if #[cfg(feature = "jemalloc")] {
         pub use tikv_jemallocator;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 17c035c8fdf3..5f7c589a2040 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@
 )]
 
 cfg_if::cfg_if! {
-    if #[cfg(feature = "rustalloc")] {
-    } else if #[cfg(feature = "jemalloc")] {
+    if #[cfg(feature = "jemalloc")] {
         use crate::cli_shared::tikv_jemallocator::Jemalloc;
         #[global_allocator]
         static GLOBAL: Jemalloc = Jemalloc;