diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 9ab88df..9a1e27f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         build: [MSRV, stable, nightly, macos, win32, win64]
         include:
-          - build: MSRV # Minimum supported Rust version
+          - build: MSRV # Minimum supported Rust version, ensure it matches the rust-version in Cargo.toml
             os: ubuntu-latest
             rust: 1.62.1
           - build: stable
@@ -56,3 +56,4 @@ jobs:
         cargo fmt -- --check
     - run: cargo build
     - run: cargo test
+    - run: cargo test --no-default-features
diff --git a/src/ctx.rs b/src/ctx.rs
index 1f982b8..555385a 100644
--- a/src/ctx.rs
+++ b/src/ctx.rs
@@ -267,6 +267,7 @@ pub trait FromCtx<Ctx: Copy = (), This: ?Sized = [u8]> {
 /// `[u8]`), then you need to implement this trait
 ///
 /// ```rust
+/// ##[cfg(feature = "std")] {
 /// use scroll::{self, ctx, Pread};
 /// #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
 /// pub struct Foo(u16);
@@ -286,6 +287,7 @@ pub trait FromCtx<Ctx: Copy = (), This: ?Sized = [u8]> {
 ///
 /// let foo2 = bytes.pread_with::<Foo>(0, scroll::BE).unwrap();
 /// assert_eq!(Foo(0xdeadu16), foo2);
+/// # }
 /// ```
 ///
 /// # Advanced: Using Your Own Error in `TryFromCtx`
@@ -350,6 +352,7 @@ pub trait IntoCtx<Ctx: Copy = (), This: ?Sized = [u8]>: Sized {
 /// To implement writing into an arbitrary byte buffer, implement `TryIntoCtx`
 /// # Example
 /// ```rust
+/// ##[cfg(feature = "std")] {
 /// use scroll::{self, ctx, LE, Endian, Pwrite};
 /// #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
 /// pub struct Foo(u16);
@@ -369,6 +372,7 @@ pub trait IntoCtx<Ctx: Copy = (), This: ?Sized = [u8]>: Sized {
 ///
 /// let mut bytes: [u8; 4] = [0, 0, 0, 0];
 /// bytes.pwrite_with(Foo(0x7f), 1, LE).unwrap();
+/// # }
 /// ```
 pub trait TryIntoCtx<Ctx: Copy = (), This: ?Sized = [u8]>: Sized {
     type Error;
@@ -864,6 +868,7 @@ impl TryIntoCtx for CString {
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
+    #[cfg(feature = "std")]
     use super::*;
 
     #[test]
diff --git a/src/error.rs b/src/error.rs
index 7740254..8f92b85 100644
--- a/src/error.rs
+++ b/src/error.rs
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ pub enum Error {
     #[cfg(feature = "std")]
     /// A custom Scroll error for reporting messages to clients
     Custom(String),
+    #[cfg(not(feature = "std"))]
+    /// A custom static Scroll error for reporting messages to clients
+    Custom(&'static str),
     #[cfg(feature = "std")]
     /// Returned when IO based errors are encountered
     IO(io::Error),
@@ -73,6 +76,10 @@ impl Display for Error {
             Error::Custom(ref msg) => {
                 write!(fmt, "{}", msg)
             }
+            #[cfg(not(feature = "std"))]
+            Error::Custom(msg) => {
+                write!(fmt, "{msg}")
+            }
             #[cfg(feature = "std")]
             Error::IO(ref err) => {
                 write!(fmt, "{}", err)
diff --git a/src/leb128.rs b/src/leb128.rs
index 43f50b9..52050d6 100644
--- a/src/leb128.rs
+++ b/src/leb128.rs
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ mod tests {
         let buf = [2u8 | CONTINUATION_BIT, 1];
         let bytes = &buf[..];
         let num = bytes.pread::<Uleb128>(0).unwrap();
+        #[cfg(feature = "std")]
         println!("num: {:?}", &num);
         assert_eq!(130u64, num.into());
         assert_eq!(num.size(), 2);
@@ -191,6 +192,7 @@ mod tests {
         let buf = [0x00, 0x01];
         let bytes = &buf[..];
         let num = bytes.pread::<Uleb128>(0).unwrap();
+        #[cfg(feature = "std")]
         println!("num: {:?}", &num);
         assert_eq!(0u64, num.into());
         assert_eq!(num.size(), 1);
@@ -198,6 +200,7 @@ mod tests {
         let buf = [0x21];
         let bytes = &buf[..];
         let num = bytes.pread::<Uleb128>(0).unwrap();
+        #[cfg(feature = "std")]
         println!("num: {:?}", &num);
         assert_eq!(0x21u64, num.into());
         assert_eq!(num.size(), 1);
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index dcb58e7..26f232f 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@
 //! [FromCtx](ctx/trait.FromCtx.html) and [SizeWith](ctx/trait.SizeWith.html).
 //!
 //! ```rust
+//! ##[cfg(feature = "std")] {
 //! use std::io::Cursor;
 //! use scroll::{IOread, ctx, Endian};
 //! let bytes = [0x01,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00, 0xef,0xbe,0x00,0x00,];
@@ -139,12 +140,14 @@
 //! // read/written, e.g. switching between ELF32 or ELF64 at runtime.
 //! let size = <u64 as ctx::SizeWith<Endian>>::size_with(&Endian::Little) as u64;
 //! assert_eq!(prev + size, after);
+//! # }
 //! ```
 //!
 //! In the same vein as IOread we can use IOwrite to write a type to anything implementing
 //! `std::io::Write`:
 //!
 //! ```rust
+//! ##[cfg(feature = "std")] {
 //! use std::io::Cursor;
 //! use scroll::{IOwrite};
 //!
@@ -155,6 +158,7 @@
 //! cursor.iowrite_with(0xdeadbeef as u32, scroll::BE).unwrap();
 //!
 //! assert_eq!(cursor.into_inner(), [0xde, 0xad, 0xbe, 0xef, 0x0]);
+//! # }
 //! ```
 //!
 //! ## Complex use cases
@@ -355,18 +359,22 @@ mod tests {
         let bytes: [u8; 2] = [0x2e, 0x0];
         let b = &bytes[..];
         let s: &str = b.pread(0).unwrap();
+        #[cfg(feature = "std")]
         println!("str: {}", s);
         assert_eq!(s.len(), bytes[..].len() - 1);
         let bytes: &[u8] = b"hello, world!\0some_other_things";
         let hello_world: &str = bytes.pread_with(0, StrCtx::Delimiter(NULL)).unwrap();
+        #[cfg(feature = "std")]
         println!("{:?}", &hello_world);
         assert_eq!(hello_world.len(), 13);
         let hello: &str = bytes.pread_with(0, StrCtx::Delimiter(SPACE)).unwrap();
+        #[cfg(feature = "std")]
         println!("{:?}", &hello);
         assert_eq!(hello.len(), 6);
         // this could result in underflow so we just try it
         let _error = bytes.pread_with::<&str>(6, StrCtx::Delimiter(SPACE));
         let error = bytes.pread_with::<&str>(7, StrCtx::Delimiter(SPACE));
+        #[cfg(feature = "std")]
         println!("{:?}", &error);
         assert!(error.is_ok());
     }
@@ -377,13 +385,16 @@ mod tests {
         use super::Pread;
         let bytes: &[u8] = b"";
         let hello_world = bytes.pread_with::<&str>(0, StrCtx::Delimiter(NULL));
+        #[cfg(feature = "std")]
         println!("1 {:?}", &hello_world);
         assert_eq!(hello_world.is_err(), true);
         let error = bytes.pread_with::<&str>(7, StrCtx::Delimiter(SPACE));
+        #[cfg(feature = "std")]
         println!("2 {:?}", &error);
         assert!(error.is_err());
         let bytes: &[u8] = b"\0";
         let null = bytes.pread::<&str>(0).unwrap();
+        #[cfg(feature = "std")]
         println!("3 {:?}", &null);
         assert_eq!(null.len(), 0);
     }
@@ -425,7 +436,8 @@ mod tests {
         }
     }
 
-    impl error::Error for ExternalError {
+    #[cfg(feature = "std")]
+    impl std::error::Error for ExternalError {
         fn description(&self) -> &str {
             "ExternalError"
         }
@@ -499,7 +511,7 @@ mod tests {
                 let mut offset = 0;
                 let deadbeef: $typ = bytes.gread_with(&mut offset, LE).unwrap();
                 assert_eq!(deadbeef, $deadbeef as $typ);
-                assert_eq!(offset, ::std::mem::size_of::<$typ>());
+                assert_eq!(offset, ::core::mem::size_of::<$typ>());
             }
         };
     }
@@ -518,7 +530,7 @@ mod tests {
                 let mut offset = 0;
                 let deadbeef: $typ = bytes.gread_with(&mut offset, LE).unwrap();
                 assert_eq!(deadbeef, $deadbeef as $typ);
-                assert_eq!(offset, ::std::mem::size_of::<$typ>());
+                assert_eq!(offset, ::core::mem::size_of::<$typ>());
             }
         };
     }
@@ -537,8 +549,8 @@ mod tests {
                 let o2 = &mut 0;
                 let val: $typ = buffer.gread_with(o2, LE).unwrap();
                 assert_eq!(val, $val);
-                assert_eq!(*offset, ::std::mem::size_of::<$typ>());
-                assert_eq!(*o2, ::std::mem::size_of::<$typ>());
+                assert_eq!(*offset, ::core::mem::size_of::<$typ>());
+                assert_eq!(*o2, ::core::mem::size_of::<$typ>());
                 assert_eq!(*o2, *offset);
                 buffer.gwrite_with($val.clone(), offset, BE).unwrap();
                 let val: $typ = buffer.gread_with(o2, BE).unwrap();
@@ -612,12 +624,18 @@ mod tests {
         let res = b.gread_with::<&str>(offset, StrCtx::Length(3));
         assert!(res.is_err());
         *offset = 0;
-        let astring: [u8; 3] = [0x45, 042, 0x44];
+        // FIXME: 0x2A used to be 042 -- a weird way to declare a number, probably a bug
+        let astring: [u8; 3] = [0x45, 0x2A, 0x44];
         let string = astring.gread_with::<&str>(offset, StrCtx::Length(2));
         match &string {
-            &Ok(_) => {}
-            &Err(ref err) => {
-                println!("{}", &err);
+            Ok(_) => {}
+            #[cfg(feature = "std")]
+            Err(err) => {
+                println!("{err}");
+                panic!();
+            }
+            #[cfg(not(feature = "std"))]
+            Err(_) => {
                 panic!();
             }
         }
diff --git a/tests/api.rs b/tests/api.rs
index e10726f..8014287 100644
--- a/tests/api.rs
+++ b/tests/api.rs
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ impl scroll::ctx::SizeWith<scroll::Endian> for Foo {
 }
 
 #[test]
+#[cfg(feature = "std")]
 fn ioread_api() {
     use scroll::{IOread, LE};
     use std::io::Cursor;