diff --git a/helix-core/Cargo.toml b/helix-core/Cargo.toml
index 2c557a0e..150f6b4e 100644
--- a/helix-core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/helix-core/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ unicode-lines = ["ropey/unicode_lines"]
 helix-loader = { version = "0.6", path = "../helix-loader" }
 
 # ropey = "1.3"
-ropey = { git = "https://github.com/cessen/ropey", default-features = false, features = ["cr_lines"] }
+ropey = { git = "https://github.com/cessen/ropey", default-features = false }
 smallvec = "1.8"
 smartstring = "1.0.0"
 unicode-segmentation = "1.9"
diff --git a/helix-core/src/line_ending.rs b/helix-core/src/line_ending.rs
index 8eb426e1..60e0acfa 100644
--- a/helix-core/src/line_ending.rs
+++ b/helix-core/src/line_ending.rs
@@ -10,12 +10,18 @@ pub const DEFAULT_LINE_ENDING: LineEnding = LineEnding::LF;
 pub enum LineEnding {
     Crlf, // CarriageReturn followed by LineFeed
     LF,   // U+000A -- LineFeed
-    VT,   // U+000B -- VerticalTab
-    FF,   // U+000C -- FormFeed
-    CR,   // U+000D -- CarriageReturn
-    Nel,  // U+0085 -- NextLine
-    LS,   // U+2028 -- Line Separator
-    PS,   // U+2029 -- ParagraphSeparator
+    #[cfg(feature = "unicode-lines")]
+    VT, // U+000B -- VerticalTab
+    #[cfg(feature = "unicode-lines")]
+    FF, // U+000C -- FormFeed
+    #[cfg(feature = "unicode-lines")]
+    CR, // U+000D -- CarriageReturn
+    #[cfg(feature = "unicode-lines")]
+    Nel, // U+0085 -- NextLine
+    #[cfg(feature = "unicode-lines")]
+    LS, // U+2028 -- Line Separator
+    #[cfg(feature = "unicode-lines")]
+    PS, // U+2029 -- ParagraphSeparator
 }
 
 impl LineEnding {
@@ -32,11 +38,17 @@ impl LineEnding {
         match self {
             Self::Crlf => "\u{000D}\u{000A}",
             Self::LF => "\u{000A}",
+            #[cfg(feature = "unicode-lines")]
             Self::VT => "\u{000B}",
+            #[cfg(feature = "unicode-lines")]
             Self::FF => "\u{000C}",
+            #[cfg(feature = "unicode-lines")]
             Self::CR => "\u{000D}",
+            #[cfg(feature = "unicode-lines")]
             Self::Nel => "\u{0085}",
+            #[cfg(feature = "unicode-lines")]
             Self::LS => "\u{2028}",
+            #[cfg(feature = "unicode-lines")]
             Self::PS => "\u{2029}",
         }
     }
@@ -45,11 +57,17 @@ impl LineEnding {
     pub const fn from_char(ch: char) -> Option<LineEnding> {
         match ch {
             '\u{000A}' => Some(LineEnding::LF),
+            #[cfg(feature = "unicode-lines")]
             '\u{000B}' => Some(LineEnding::VT),
+            #[cfg(feature = "unicode-lines")]
             '\u{000C}' => Some(LineEnding::FF),
+            #[cfg(feature = "unicode-lines")]
             '\u{000D}' => Some(LineEnding::CR),
+            #[cfg(feature = "unicode-lines")]
             '\u{0085}' => Some(LineEnding::Nel),
+            #[cfg(feature = "unicode-lines")]
             '\u{2028}' => Some(LineEnding::LS),
+            #[cfg(feature = "unicode-lines")]
             '\u{2029}' => Some(LineEnding::PS),
             // Not a line ending
             _ => None,
@@ -65,11 +83,17 @@ impl LineEnding {
         match g {
             "\u{000D}\u{000A}" => Some(LineEnding::Crlf),
             "\u{000A}" => Some(LineEnding::LF),
+            #[cfg(feature = "unicode-lines")]
             "\u{000B}" => Some(LineEnding::VT),
+            #[cfg(feature = "unicode-lines")]
             "\u{000C}" => Some(LineEnding::FF),
+            #[cfg(feature = "unicode-lines")]
             "\u{000D}" => Some(LineEnding::CR),
+            #[cfg(feature = "unicode-lines")]
             "\u{0085}" => Some(LineEnding::Nel),
+            #[cfg(feature = "unicode-lines")]
             "\u{2028}" => Some(LineEnding::LS),
+            #[cfg(feature = "unicode-lines")]
             "\u{2029}" => Some(LineEnding::PS),
             // Not a line ending
             _ => None,
@@ -101,7 +125,9 @@ pub fn auto_detect_line_ending(doc: &Rope) -> Option<LineEnding> {
     // are being matched, as they might be special-use only
     for line in doc.lines().take(100) {
         match get_line_ending(&line) {
-            None | Some(LineEnding::VT) | Some(LineEnding::FF) | Some(LineEnding::PS) => {}
+            None => {}
+            #[cfg(feature = "unicode-lines")]
+            Some(LineEnding::VT) | Some(LineEnding::FF) | Some(LineEnding::PS) => {}
             ending => return ending,
         }
     }
@@ -128,6 +154,19 @@ pub fn get_line_ending(line: &RopeSlice) -> Option<LineEnding> {
     LineEnding::from_str(g2).or_else(|| LineEnding::from_str(g1))
 }
 
+#[cfg(not(feature = "unicode-lines"))]
+/// Returns the passed line's line ending, if any.
+pub fn get_line_ending_of_str(line: &str) -> Option<LineEnding> {
+    if line.ends_with("\u{000D}\u{000A}") {
+        Some(LineEnding::Crlf)
+    } else if line.ends_with('\u{000A}') {
+        Some(LineEnding::LF)
+    } else {
+        None
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(feature = "unicode-lines")]
 /// Returns the passed line's line ending, if any.
 pub fn get_line_ending_of_str(line: &str) -> Option<LineEnding> {
     if line.ends_with("\u{000D}\u{000A}") {
@@ -211,6 +250,7 @@ mod line_ending_tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn str_to_line_ending() {
+        #[cfg(feature = "unicode-lines")]
         assert_eq!(LineEnding::from_str("\r"), Some(LineEnding::CR));
         assert_eq!(LineEnding::from_str("\n"), Some(LineEnding::LF));
         assert_eq!(LineEnding::from_str("\r\n"), Some(LineEnding::Crlf));
@@ -220,6 +260,7 @@ mod line_ending_tests {
     #[test]
     fn rope_slice_to_line_ending() {
         let r = Rope::from_str("hello\r\n");
+        #[cfg(feature = "unicode-lines")]
         assert_eq!(
             LineEnding::from_rope_slice(&r.slice(5..6)),
             Some(LineEnding::CR)
@@ -238,6 +279,7 @@ mod line_ending_tests {
     #[test]
     fn get_line_ending_rope_slice() {
         let r = Rope::from_str("Hello\rworld\nhow\r\nare you?");
+        #[cfg(feature = "unicode-lines")]
         assert_eq!(get_line_ending(&r.slice(..6)), Some(LineEnding::CR));
         assert_eq!(get_line_ending(&r.slice(..12)), Some(LineEnding::LF));
         assert_eq!(get_line_ending(&r.slice(..17)), Some(LineEnding::Crlf));
@@ -247,6 +289,7 @@ mod line_ending_tests {
     #[test]
     fn get_line_ending_str() {
         let text = "Hello\rworld\nhow\r\nare you?";
+        #[cfg(feature = "unicode-lines")]
         assert_eq!(get_line_ending_of_str(&text[..6]), Some(LineEnding::CR));
         assert_eq!(get_line_ending_of_str(&text[..12]), Some(LineEnding::LF));
         assert_eq!(get_line_ending_of_str(&text[..17]), Some(LineEnding::Crlf));
diff --git a/helix-term/src/commands/typed.rs b/helix-term/src/commands/typed.rs
index 0801b236..d35b7082 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/commands/typed.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/commands/typed.rs
@@ -288,11 +288,15 @@ fn set_line_ending(
         cx.editor.set_status(match line_ending {
             Crlf => "crlf",
             LF => "line feed",
+            #[cfg(feature = "unicode-lines")]
             FF => "form feed",
+            #[cfg(feature = "unicode-lines")]
             CR => "carriage return",
+            #[cfg(feature = "unicode-lines")]
             Nel => "next line",
 
             // These should never be a document's default line ending.
+            #[cfg(feature = "unicode-lines")]
             VT | LS | PS => "error",
         });
 
@@ -307,10 +311,13 @@ fn set_line_ending(
     // Attempt to parse argument as a line ending.
     let line_ending = match arg {
         // We check for CR first because it shares a common prefix with CRLF.
+        #[cfg(feature = "unicode-lines")]
         arg if arg.starts_with("cr") => CR,
         arg if arg.starts_with("crlf") => Crlf,
         arg if arg.starts_with("lf") => LF,
+        #[cfg(feature = "unicode-lines")]
         arg if arg.starts_with("ff") => FF,
+        #[cfg(feature = "unicode-lines")]
         arg if arg.starts_with("nel") => Nel,
         _ => bail!("invalid line ending"),
     };