diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index e779422396a..7175283b7cd 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ bench = false
 num = "^0.4"
 chrono = "^0.4"
 # To efficiently cast numbers to strings
-lexical-core = "^0.7"
+lexical-core = { version = "0.7", optional = true }
 # We need to Hash values before sending them to an hasher. This
 # crate provides HashMap that assumes pre-hashed values.
 hash_hasher = "^2.0.3"
@@ -50,8 +50,6 @@ base64 = { version = "0.13.0", optional = true }
 
 packed_simd = { version = "0.3.4", optional = true, package = "packed_simd_2" }
 
-multiversion = "0.6.1"
-
 # to write to parquet as a stream
 futures = { version = "0.3", optional = true }
 
@@ -62,6 +60,7 @@ parquet2 = { version = "0.3", optional = true, default_features = false, feature
 
 # for division/remainder optimization at runtime
 strength_reduce = { version = "0.2", optional = true }
+multiversion = { version = "0.6.1", optional = true }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 rand = "0.8"
@@ -87,7 +86,7 @@ default = [
     "compute",
 ]
 merge_sort = ["itertools"]
-io_csv = ["csv", "lazy_static", "regex"]
+io_csv = ["csv", "lazy_static", "regex", "lexical-core"]
 io_json = ["serde", "serde_json", "indexmap"]
 io_ipc = ["flatbuffers"]
 io_ipc_compression = ["lz4", "zstd"]
@@ -103,7 +102,7 @@ io_parquet_compression = [
 io_json_integration = ["io_json", "serde_derive", "hex"]
 io_print = ["comfy-table"]
 # the compute kernels. Disabling this significantly reduces compile time.
-compute = ["strength_reduce"]
+compute = ["strength_reduce", "multiversion", "lexical-core"]
 # base64 + io_ipc because arrow schemas are stored as base64-encoded ipc format.
 io_parquet = ["parquet2", "io_ipc", "base64", "futures"]
 benchmarks = ["rand"]
diff --git a/src/util/lexical.rs b/src/util/lexical.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bbeeed6c15a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/util/lexical.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/// Converts numeric type to a `String`
+#[inline]
+pub fn lexical_to_bytes<N: lexical_core::ToLexical>(n: N) -> Vec<u8> {
+    let mut buf = Vec::<u8>::with_capacity(N::FORMATTED_SIZE_DECIMAL);
+    unsafe {
+        // JUSTIFICATION
+        //  Benefit
+        //      Allows using the faster serializer lexical core and convert to string
+        //  Soundness
+        //      Length of buf is set as written length afterwards. lexical_core
+        //      creates a valid string, so doesn't need to be checked.
+        let slice = std::slice::from_raw_parts_mut(buf.as_mut_ptr(), buf.capacity());
+        let len = lexical_core::write(n, slice).len();
+        buf.set_len(len);
+    }
+    buf
+}
+
+/// Converts numeric type to a `String`
+#[inline]
+pub fn lexical_to_string<N: lexical_core::ToLexical>(n: N) -> String {
+    unsafe { String::from_utf8_unchecked(lexical_to_bytes(n)) }
+}
diff --git a/src/util/mod.rs b/src/util/mod.rs
index 53b658b8416..71e30dfea7f 100644
--- a/src/util/mod.rs
+++ b/src/util/mod.rs
@@ -15,29 +15,10 @@
 // specific language governing permissions and limitations
 // under the License.
 
-/// Converts numeric type to a `String`
-#[inline]
-pub fn lexical_to_bytes<N: lexical_core::ToLexical>(n: N) -> Vec<u8> {
-    let mut buf = Vec::<u8>::with_capacity(N::FORMATTED_SIZE_DECIMAL);
-    unsafe {
-        // JUSTIFICATION
-        //  Benefit
-        //      Allows using the faster serializer lexical core and convert to string
-        //  Soundness
-        //      Length of buf is set as written length afterwards. lexical_core
-        //      creates a valid string, so doesn't need to be checked.
-        let slice = std::slice::from_raw_parts_mut(buf.as_mut_ptr(), buf.capacity());
-        let len = lexical_core::write(n, slice).len();
-        buf.set_len(len);
-    }
-    buf
-}
-
-/// Converts numeric type to a `String`
-#[inline]
-pub fn lexical_to_string<N: lexical_core::ToLexical>(n: N) -> String {
-    unsafe { String::from_utf8_unchecked(lexical_to_bytes(n)) }
-}
+#[cfg(any(feature = "compute", feature = "io_csv"))]
+mod lexical;
+#[cfg(any(feature = "compute", feature = "io_csv"))]
+pub use lexical::*;
 
 #[cfg(feature = "benchmarks")]
 pub mod bench_util;