diff --git a/experiments/src/main.rs b/experiments/src/main.rs
index d7cc915..c832e80 100644
--- a/experiments/src/main.rs
+++ b/experiments/src/main.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 #![no_std]
 #![no_main]
-#![feature(const_in_array_repeat_expressions)]
 #![feature(naked_functions)]
 
 extern crate alloc;
diff --git a/libcortex_a9/src/lib.rs b/libcortex_a9/src/lib.rs
index 4d023b1..b124a38 100644
--- a/libcortex_a9/src/lib.rs
+++ b/libcortex_a9/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 #![no_std]
 #![feature(never_type)]
-#![feature(const_fn)]
 
 extern crate alloc;
 
diff --git a/libcortex_a9/src/sync_channel.rs b/libcortex_a9/src/sync_channel.rs
index e21df16..b0b37b6 100644
--- a/libcortex_a9/src/sync_channel.rs
+++ b/libcortex_a9/src/sync_channel.rs
@@ -172,13 +172,13 @@ impl<'a, T> Iterator for Receiver<'a, T> where T: Clone {
 
 #[macro_export]
 /// Macro for initializing the sync_channel with static buffer and indexes.
-/// Note that this requires `#![feature(const_in_array_repeat_expressions)]`
 macro_rules! sync_channel {
     ($t: ty, $cap: expr) => {
         {
             use core::sync::atomic::{AtomicUsize, AtomicPtr};
             use $crate::sync_channel::{Sender, Receiver};
-            static LIST: [AtomicPtr<$t>; $cap + 1] = [AtomicPtr::new(core::ptr::null_mut()); $cap + 1];
+            const cnst_ptr: AtomicPtr<$t> = AtomicPtr::new(core::ptr::null_mut());
+            static LIST: [AtomicPtr<$t>; $cap + 1] = [cnst_ptr; $cap + 1];
             static WRITE: AtomicUsize = AtomicUsize::new(0);
             static READ: AtomicUsize = AtomicUsize::new(0);
             (Sender::new(&LIST, &WRITE, &READ), Receiver::new(&LIST, &WRITE, &READ))