diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5f8cf271..538af1e6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
  - Move sync stores to `storage::store::sync`
  - Move sync storage traits to `storage_sync.rs`
  - Move array sync storage trait impls into `array_sync.rs`
+ - Use `required-features` for examples
 
 ## [0.6.0] - 2023-11-16
 
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 57514662..0b2ed947 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -74,6 +74,34 @@ criterion = "0.5.1"
 tempfile = "3"
 tokio = { version = "1.34.0", features = ["macros", "rt-multi-thread"] }
 
+[[example]]
+name = "array_write_read"
+required-features = ["ndarray"]
+
+[[example]]
+name = "async_array_write_read"
+required-features = ["ndarray", "async"]
+
+[[example]]
+name = "async_http_array_read"
+required-features = ["ndarray", "async", "http"]
+
+[[example]]
+name = "http_array_read"
+required-features = ["ndarray", "http"]
+
+[[example]]
+name = "rectangular_array_write_read"
+required-features = ["ndarray"]
+
+[[example]]
+name = "sharded_array_write_read"
+required-features = ["ndarray", "sharding"]
+
+[[example]]
+name = "zip_array_write_read"
+required-features = ["ndarray", "zip"]
+
 [[bench]]
 name = "array_subset"
 harness = false
diff --git a/examples/array_write_read.rs b/examples/array_write_read.rs
index 3eb22026..142318ad 100644
--- a/examples/array_write_read.rs
+++ b/examples/array_write_read.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#[cfg(feature = "ndarray")]
 fn array_write_read() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     use rayon::prelude::{IntoParallelIterator, ParallelIterator};
     use std::sync::Arc;
@@ -121,11 +120,6 @@ fn array_write_read() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
-#[cfg(not(feature = "ndarray"))]
-fn array_write_read() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
-    panic!("the array_write_read example requires the ndarray feature")
-}
-
 fn main() {
     if let Err(err) = array_write_read() {
         println!("{}", err);
diff --git a/examples/async_array_write_read.rs b/examples/async_array_write_read.rs
index 654be936..65ad71a5 100644
--- a/examples/async_array_write_read.rs
+++ b/examples/async_array_write_read.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#[cfg(feature = "ndarray")]
 async fn async_array_write_read() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     use futures::{stream::FuturesUnordered, StreamExt};
     use std::sync::Arc;
@@ -140,11 +139,6 @@ async fn async_array_write_read() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
-#[cfg(not(feature = "ndarray"))]
-async fn async_array_write_read() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
-    panic!("the async_array_write_read example requires the ndarray feature")
-}
-
 #[tokio::main]
 async fn main() {
     if let Err(err) = async_array_write_read().await {
diff --git a/examples/async_http_array_read.rs b/examples/async_http_array_read.rs
index 92638cd3..44645673 100644
--- a/examples/async_http_array_read.rs
+++ b/examples/async_http_array_read.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#[cfg(all(feature = "ndarray", feature = "async"))]
 async fn http_array_read() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     use std::sync::Arc;
     use zarrs::{
@@ -58,11 +57,6 @@ async fn http_array_read() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
-#[cfg(any(not(feature = "ndarray"), not(feature = "async")))]
-async fn http_array_read() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
-    panic!("the async_http_array_read example requires the ndarray and async features")
-}
-
 #[tokio::main]
 async fn main() {
     if let Err(err) = http_array_read().await {
diff --git a/examples/http_array_read.rs b/examples/http_array_read.rs
index 7067b2fc..e75484b5 100644
--- a/examples/http_array_read.rs
+++ b/examples/http_array_read.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#[cfg(feature = "ndarray")]
 fn http_array_read() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     use std::sync::Arc;
     use zarrs::{
@@ -52,11 +51,6 @@ fn http_array_read() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
-#[cfg(not(feature = "ndarray"))]
-fn http_array_read() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
-    panic!("the http_array_read example requires the ndarray feature")
-}
-
 fn main() {
     if let Err(err) = http_array_read() {
         println!("{}", err);
diff --git a/examples/rectangular_array_write_read.rs b/examples/rectangular_array_write_read.rs
index 5612e939..98c5deba 100644
--- a/examples/rectangular_array_write_read.rs
+++ b/examples/rectangular_array_write_read.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#[cfg(feature = "ndarray")]
 fn rectangular_array_write_read() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     use rayon::prelude::{IntoParallelIterator, ParallelIterator};
     use zarrs::array::ChunkGrid;
@@ -123,11 +122,6 @@ fn rectangular_array_write_read() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
-#[cfg(not(feature = "ndarray"))]
-fn rectangular_array_write_read() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
-    panic!("the rectangular_array_write_read example requires the ndarray feature")
-}
-
 fn main() {
     if let Err(err) = rectangular_array_write_read() {
         println!("{}", err);
diff --git a/examples/sharded_array_write_read.rs b/examples/sharded_array_write_read.rs
index f8b8a1e6..b12edd12 100644
--- a/examples/sharded_array_write_read.rs
+++ b/examples/sharded_array_write_read.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#[cfg(all(feature = "ndarray", feature = "sharding"))]
 fn sharded_array_write_read() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     use zarrs::{
         array::{
@@ -154,11 +153,6 @@ fn sharded_array_write_read() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
-#[cfg(any(not(feature = "ndarray"), not(feature = "sharding")))]
-fn sharded_array_write_read() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
-    panic!("the sharded_array_write_read example requires the ndarray and sharding feature")
-}
-
 fn main() {
     if let Err(err) = sharded_array_write_read() {
         println!("{}", err);
diff --git a/examples/zip_array_write_read.rs b/examples/zip_array_write_read.rs
index 9091143d..f89ac300 100644
--- a/examples/zip_array_write_read.rs
+++ b/examples/zip_array_write_read.rs
@@ -139,7 +139,6 @@ fn zip_dir(
     Result::Ok(())
 }
 
-#[cfg(feature = "ndarray")]
 fn zip_array_write_read() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     use walkdir::WalkDir;
     use zarrs::{
@@ -179,11 +178,6 @@ fn zip_array_write_read() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
-#[cfg(not(feature = "ndarray"))]
-fn zip_array_write_read() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
-    panic!("the array_write_read example requires the ndarray feature")
-}
-
 fn main() {
     if let Err(err) = zip_array_write_read() {
         println!("{}", err);