diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 193baa52..9615ae12 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -11,10 +11,13 @@
 
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
-extern crate serde;
+/// Re-export `serde` crate.
+pub extern crate serde;
+/// Re-export `serde_json` crate.
 pub extern crate serde_json;
 
-#[cfg(feature = "base64-compat")]
+/// Re-export `base64` crate.
+#[cfg(feature = "base64")]
 pub extern crate base64;
 
 pub mod client;
diff --git a/src/simple_http.rs b/src/simple_http.rs
index c7702ba3..cbd9d286 100644
--- a/src/simple_http.rs
+++ b/src/simple_http.rs
@@ -15,10 +15,6 @@ use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex, MutexGuard};
 use std::time::Duration;
 use std::{error, fmt, io, net, num};
 
-use base64;
-use serde;
-use serde_json;
-
 use crate::client::Transport;
 use crate::{Request, Response};
 
diff --git a/src/simple_tcp.rs b/src/simple_tcp.rs
index 08687cbe..acd7c9fb 100644
--- a/src/simple_tcp.rs
+++ b/src/simple_tcp.rs
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@
 
 use std::{error, fmt, io, net, time};
 
-use serde;
-use serde_json;
-
 use crate::client::Transport;
 use crate::{Request, Response};
 
diff --git a/src/simple_uds.rs b/src/simple_uds.rs
index 34802a04..a2fb91ad 100644
--- a/src/simple_uds.rs
+++ b/src/simple_uds.rs
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@
 use std::os::unix::net::UnixStream;
 use std::{error, fmt, io, path, time};
 
-use serde;
-use serde_json;
-
 use crate::client::Transport;
 use crate::{Request, Response};