diff --git a/ipa-core/src/helpers/buffers/unordered_receiver.rs b/ipa-core/src/helpers/buffers/unordered_receiver.rs
index 92cfbf2e1..3377995cf 100644
--- a/ipa-core/src/helpers/buffers/unordered_receiver.rs
+++ b/ipa-core/src/helpers/buffers/unordered_receiver.rs
@@ -295,7 +295,6 @@ where
     inner: Arc<Mutex<OperatingState<S, C>>>,
 }
 
-#[allow(dead_code)]
 impl<S, C> UnorderedReceiver<S, C>
 where
     S: Stream<Item = C> + Send,
diff --git a/ipa-core/src/protocol/dp/mod.rs b/ipa-core/src/protocol/dp/mod.rs
index b2d8b55e1..856073b77 100644
--- a/ipa-core/src/protocol/dp/mod.rs
+++ b/ipa-core/src/protocol/dp/mod.rs
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ fn delta_constraint(num_bernoulli: u32, noise_params: &NoiseParams) -> bool {
     lhs >= rhs
 }
 /// error of mechanism in Thm 1
-#[allow(dead_code)]
+#[cfg(all(test, unit_test))]
 fn error(num_bernoulli: u32, noise_params: &NoiseParams) -> f64 {
     noise_params.dimensions
         * noise_params.quantization_scale.powi(2)
diff --git a/ipa-core/src/protocol/ipa_prf/oprf_padding/insecure.rs b/ipa-core/src/protocol/ipa_prf/oprf_padding/insecure.rs
index b7268900d..d37edfecb 100644
--- a/ipa-core/src/protocol/ipa_prf/oprf_padding/insecure.rs
+++ b/ipa-core/src/protocol/ipa_prf/oprf_padding/insecure.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-#![allow(dead_code)]
-
 use std::f64::consts::E;
 
 use rand::distributions::{BernoulliError, Distribution};
@@ -77,6 +75,7 @@ impl Dp {
         })
     }
 
+    #[cfg(all(test, unit_test))]
     fn apply<I, R>(&self, mut input: I, rng: &mut R)
     where
         R: RngCore + CryptoRng,
@@ -521,16 +520,18 @@ mod test {
             println!("A sample value equal to {sample} occurred {count} time(s)",);
         }
     }
+
+    #[test]
     fn test_oprf_padding_dp_constructor() {
         let mut actual = OPRFPaddingDp::new(-1.0, 1e-6, 10); // (epsilon, delta, sensitivity)
         let mut expected = Err(Error::BadEpsilon(-1.0));
-        assert_eq!(expected, Ok(actual));
+        assert_eq!(expected, actual);
         actual = OPRFPaddingDp::new(1.0, -1e-6, 10); // (epsilon, delta, sensitivity)
         expected = Err(Error::BadDelta(-1e-6));
-        assert_eq!(expected, Ok(actual));
-        actual = OPRFPaddingDp::new(1.0, -1e-6, 1_000_001); // (epsilon, delta, sensitivity)
+        assert_eq!(expected, actual);
+        actual = OPRFPaddingDp::new(1.0, 1e-6, 1_000_001); // (epsilon, delta, sensitivity)
         expected = Err(Error::BadSensitivity(1_000_001));
-        assert_eq!(expected, Ok(actual));
+        assert_eq!(expected, actual);
     }
 
     #[test]
diff --git a/ipa-core/src/protocol/ipa_prf/shuffle/base.rs b/ipa-core/src/protocol/ipa_prf/shuffle/base.rs
index d999db229..83343b739 100644
--- a/ipa-core/src/protocol/ipa_prf/shuffle/base.rs
+++ b/ipa-core/src/protocol/ipa_prf/shuffle/base.rs
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ where
     }
 }
 
-#[allow(dead_code)]
 /// This struct stores some intermediate messages during the shuffle.
 /// In a maliciously secure shuffle,
 /// these messages need to be checked for consistency across helpers.
@@ -79,7 +78,6 @@ pub struct IntermediateShuffleMessages<S: SharedValue> {
     x2_or_y2: Option<Vec<S>>,
 }
 
-#[allow(dead_code)]
 impl<S: SharedValue> IntermediateShuffleMessages<S> {
     /// When `IntermediateShuffleMessages` is initialized correctly,
     /// this function returns `x1` when `Role = H1`
diff --git a/ipa-core/src/query/state.rs b/ipa-core/src/query/state.rs
index 9d42a0439..460296022 100644
--- a/ipa-core/src/query/state.rs
+++ b/ipa-core/src/query/state.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ use crate::{
 
 /// The status of query processing
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
-#[allow(dead_code)]
 pub enum QueryStatus {
     /// Only query running on the coordinator helper can be in this state. Means that coordinator
     /// sent out requests to other helpers and asked them to assume a given role for this query.