diff --git a/crypto-primitives/src/merkle_tree/constraints.rs b/crypto-primitives/src/merkle_tree/constraints.rs
index aa9fbb8..ccad3a9 100644
--- a/crypto-primitives/src/merkle_tree/constraints.rs
+++ b/crypto-primitives/src/merkle_tree/constraints.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use crate::crh::TwoToOneCRHSchemeGadget;
-use crate::merkle_tree::{Config, IdentityDigestConverter};
+use crate::merkle_tree::Config;
 use crate::{crh::CRHSchemeGadget, merkle_tree::Path};
 use ark_ff::PrimeField;
 use ark_r1cs_std::prelude::*;
@@ -9,11 +9,15 @@ use ark_std::fmt::Debug;
 #[cfg(not(feature = "std"))]
 use ark_std::vec::Vec;
 
+#[cfg(test)]
+use crate::merkle_tree::IdentityDigestConverter;
+
 pub trait DigestVarConverter<From, To: ?Sized> {
     type TargetType: Borrow<To>;
     fn convert(from: From) -> Result<Self::TargetType, SynthesisError>;
 }
 
+#[cfg(test)]
 impl<T> DigestVarConverter<T, T> for IdentityDigestConverter<T> {
     type TargetType = T;
 
diff --git a/crypto-primitives/src/merkle_tree/mod.rs b/crypto-primitives/src/merkle_tree/mod.rs
index 5a7e493..14b9671 100644
--- a/crypto-primitives/src/merkle_tree/mod.rs
+++ b/crypto-primitives/src/merkle_tree/mod.rs
@@ -49,10 +49,12 @@ pub trait DigestConverter<From, To: ?Sized> {
 }
 
 /// A trivial converter where digest of previous layer's hash is the same as next layer's input.
+#[cfg(test)]
 pub struct IdentityDigestConverter<T> {
     _prev_layer_digest: T,
 }
 
+#[cfg(test)]
 impl<T> DigestConverter<T, T> for IdentityDigestConverter<T> {
     type TargetType = T;
     fn convert(item: T) -> Result<T, Error> {