diff --git a/patch-db/Cargo.toml b/patch-db/Cargo.toml
index 75dc2e4..a38bfd1 100644
--- a/patch-db/Cargo.toml
+++ b/patch-db/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 [features]
 debug = ["tracing"]
 trace = ["debug", "tracing-error"]
+unstable = []
 
 [dependencies]
 async-trait = "0.1.42"
diff --git a/patch-db/src/locker.rs b/patch-db/src/locker.rs
index 881c535..343ff32 100644
--- a/patch-db/src/locker.rs
+++ b/patch-db/src/locker.rs
@@ -325,6 +325,9 @@ impl LockOrderEnforcer {
         //
         // Sequences
         // LockRequest >> LockRequest
+        #[cfg(not(feature = "unstable"))]
+        return Ok(());
+        #[cfg(feature = "unstable")]
         match self.locks_held.get(&req.handle_id) {
             None => Ok(()),
             Some(m) => {