diff --git a/serde/build.rs b/serde/build.rs
index 11228158..66f3b6ed 100644
--- a/serde/build.rs
+++ b/serde/build.rs
@@ -16,12 +16,6 @@ fn main() {
     let target = env::var("TARGET").unwrap();
     let emscripten = target == "asmjs-unknown-emscripten" || target == "wasm32-unknown-emscripten";
 
-    // core::cmp::Reverse stabilized in Rust 1.19:
-    // https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/core/cmp/struct.Reverse.html
-    if minor < 19 {
-        println!("cargo:rustc-cfg=no_core_reverse");
-    }
-
     // CString::into_boxed_c_str and PathBuf::into_boxed_path stabilized in Rust 1.20:
     // https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/ffi/struct.CString.html#method.into_boxed_c_str
     // https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/path/struct.PathBuf.html#method.into_boxed_path
diff --git a/serde/src/de/impls.rs b/serde/src/de/impls.rs
index 44fa3669..5dba42b2 100644
--- a/serde/src/de/impls.rs
+++ b/serde/src/de/impls.rs
@@ -753,7 +753,6 @@ macro_rules! forwarded_impl {
 ))]
 forwarded_impl!((), Box<CStr>, CString::into_boxed_c_str);
 
-#[cfg(not(no_core_reverse))]
 forwarded_impl!((T), Reverse<T>, Reverse);
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/serde/src/lib.rs b/serde/src/lib.rs
index 66fba92b..a8e56883 100644
--- a/serde/src/lib.rs
+++ b/serde/src/lib.rs
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ mod lib {
 
     pub use self::core::cell::{Cell, RefCell};
     pub use self::core::clone::{self, Clone};
+    pub use self::core::cmp::Reverse;
     pub use self::core::convert::{self, From, Into};
     pub use self::core::default::{self, Default};
     pub use self::core::fmt::{self, Debug, Display};
@@ -252,9 +253,6 @@ mod lib {
     #[cfg(all(feature = "std", no_ops_bound))]
     pub use std::collections::Bound;
 
-    #[cfg(not(no_core_reverse))]
-    pub use self::core::cmp::Reverse;
-
     #[cfg(not(no_ops_bound))]
     pub use self::core::ops::Bound;
 
diff --git a/serde/src/ser/impls.rs b/serde/src/ser/impls.rs
index 5eb8f3de..541acf2d 100644
--- a/serde/src/ser/impls.rs
+++ b/serde/src/ser/impls.rs
@@ -963,7 +963,6 @@ where
     }
 }
 
-#[cfg(not(no_core_reverse))]
 impl<T> Serialize for Reverse<T>
 where
     T: Serialize,