diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 22f39428..62ab0732 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
         run: >
           cargo test
           --doc
-          --no-default-features --features compact_strains
+          --no-default-features
 
   default:
     name: Default tests
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run all tests
         run: >
           cargo nextest run
-          --no-default-features --features compact_strains
+          --no-default-features
           --no-fail-fast --failure-output=immediate-final
 
   sync:
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ jobs:
           --no-fail-fast --failure-output=immediate-final
 
   non_compact:
-    name: Test without compact_strains feature
+    name: Test with raw_strains feature
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
@@ -97,5 +97,6 @@ jobs:
         run: >
           cargo nextest run
           --no-default-features
+          --features raw_strains
           --test '*'
           --no-fail-fast --failure-output=immediate-final
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 9f07f067..72667e4b 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ description = "Difficulty and performance calculation for osu!"
 keywords = ["osu", "pp", "stars", "performance", "difficulty"]
 
 [features]
-default = ["compact_strains"]
-compact_strains = []
+default = []
+raw_strains = []
 sync = []
 tracing = ["rosu-map/tracing"]
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2994b404..0d32d848 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -121,12 +121,12 @@ Calculating performances: Median: 44.13µs | Mean: 45.53µs
 
 ### Features
 
-| Flag              | Description                           | Dependencies
-| ----------------- | ------------------------------------- | ------------
-| `default`         | Enables the `compact_strains` feature |
-| `compact_strains` | Storing internal strain values in a plain Vec introduces an out-of-memory risk on maliciously long maps (see [/b/3739922](https://osu.ppy.sh/b/3739922)). This feature stores strains more compactly, but comes with a ~5% loss in performance. |
-| `sync`            | Some gradual calculation types can only be shared across threads if this feature is enabled. This adds a performance penalty so only enable this if really needed. |
-| `tracing`         | Any error encountered during beatmap decoding will be logged through `tracing::error`. If this feature is **not** enabled, errors will be ignored. | [`tracing`]
+| Flag          | Description         | Dependencies
+| ------------- | ------------------- | ------------
+| `default`     | No features enabled |
+| `raw_strains` | With this feature, internal strain values will be stored in a plain `Vec`. This introduces an out-of-memory risk on maliciously long maps (see [/b/3739922](https://osu.ppy.sh/b/3739922)), but comes with a ~5% gain in performance. |
+| `sync`        | Some gradual calculation types can only be shared across threads if this feature is enabled. This feature adds a small performance penalty. |
+| `tracing`     | Any error encountered during beatmap decoding will be logged through `tracing::error`. If this feature is **not** enabled, errors will be ignored. | [`tracing`]
 
 ### Bindings
 
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index b54337c9..71b19a8e 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -117,12 +117,12 @@
 //!
 //! ## Features
 //!
-//! | Flag              | Description                           | Dependencies
-//! | ----------------- | ------------------------------------- | ------------
-//! | `default`         | Enables the `compact_strains` feature |
-//! | `compact_strains` | Storing internal strain values in a plain Vec introduces an out-of-memory risk on maliciously long maps (see [/b/3739922](https://osu.ppy.sh/b/3739922)). This feature stores strains more compactly, but comes with a ~5% loss in performance. |
-//! | `sync`            | Some gradual calculation types can only be shared across threads if this feature is enabled. This adds a performance penalty so only enable this if really needed. |
-//! | `tracing`         | Any error encountered during beatmap decoding will be logged through `tracing::error`. If this feature is **not** enabled, errors will be ignored. | [`tracing`]
+//! | Flag          | Description         | Dependencies
+//! | ------------- | ------------------- | ------------
+//! | `default`     | No features enabled |
+//! | `raw_strains` | With this feature, internal strain values will be stored in a plain `Vec`. This introduces an out-of-memory risk on maliciously long maps (see [/b/3739922](https://osu.ppy.sh/b/3739922)), but comes with a ~5% gain in performance. |
+//! | `sync`        | Some gradual calculation types can only be shared across threads if this feature is enabled. This feature adds a small performance penalty. |
+//! | `tracing`     | Any error encountered during beatmap decoding will be logged through `tracing::error`. If this feature is **not** enabled, errors will be ignored. | [`tracing`]
 //!
 //! ## Bindings
 //!
diff --git a/src/util/strains_vec.rs b/src/util/strains_vec.rs
index 5fd844a5..c46495ef 100644
--- a/src/util/strains_vec.rs
+++ b/src/util/strains_vec.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 pub use inner::*;
 
-#[cfg(feature = "compact_strains")]
+#[cfg(not(feature = "raw_strains"))]
 mod inner {
     use std::{iter::Copied, slice::Iter};
 
@@ -318,14 +318,14 @@ mod inner {
     }
 }
 
-#[cfg(not(feature = "compact_strains"))]
+#[cfg(feature = "raw_strains")]
 mod inner {
     use std::{
         iter::Copied,
         slice::{Iter, IterMut},
     };
 
-    /// Plain wrapper around `Vec<f64>` because the `compact_strains` feature
+    /// Plain wrapper around `Vec<f64>` because the `raw_strains` feature
     /// is disabled.
     #[derive(Clone)]
     pub struct StrainsVec {