diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust.yml b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
index baaf2978..8da6f69d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
@@ -7,9 +7,10 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     paths-ignore:
       - '**/*.md'
+      - '**/*.go'
 
 jobs:
-  test:
+  build-wasm:
     name: Build Wasm
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
@@ -40,6 +41,90 @@ jobs:
         env:
           RUSTFLAGS: "-C link-arg=-s"
 
+  build-no-default:
+    name: Build with No Default Features
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout sources
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      - name: Install stable toolchain
+        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
+        with:
+          profile: minimal
+          toolchain: 1.73.0
+          override: true
+
+      - name: Run unit tests
+        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
+        with:
+          command: unit-test
+          args: --locked --no-default-features
+        env:
+          RUST_BACKTRACE: 1
+
+      - name: Build
+        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
+        with:
+          command: build
+          args: --locked --no-default-features
+
+  build-all-features:
+    name: Build with All Features
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout sources
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      - name: Install stable toolchain
+        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
+        with:
+          profile: minimal
+          toolchain: 1.73.0
+          override: true
+
+      - name: Run unit tests
+        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
+        with:
+          command: unit-test
+          args: --locked --all-features
+        env:
+          RUST_BACKTRACE: 1
+
+      - name: Build
+        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
+        with:
+          command: build
+          args: --locked --all-features
+
+  build-with-staking:
+    name: Build with Staking Feature
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout sources
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      - name: Install stable toolchain
+        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
+        with:
+          profile: minimal
+          toolchain: 1.73.0
+          override: true
+
+      - name: Run unit tests
+        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
+        with:
+          command: unit-test
+          args: --locked --features=staking
+        env:
+          RUST_BACKTRACE: 1
+
+      - name: Build
+        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
+        with:
+          command: build
+          args: --locked --features=staking
+
   lints:
     name: Lint Contract
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 3bdde413..3472474b 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ overflow-checks = true
 [features]
 # disable export feature to disable all instantiate/execute/query exports
 default = ["export", "staking"]
-# for more explicit tests, cargo test --features=backtraces
-backtraces = ["cosmwasm-std/backtraces"]
 export = []
 staking = ["cosmwasm-std/staking"]
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 88c3e46a..9d5453fc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@ This is a CosmWasm smart contract that communicates with the golang `ica/host` m
       - [Using `InstantiateMsg`](#using-instantiatemsg)
       - [Using `ExecuteMsg::CreateChannel`](#using-executemsgcreatechannel)
     - [Execute an interchain account transaction](#execute-an-interchain-account-transaction)
-      - [`SendCosmosMsgs` (recommended)](#sendcosmosmsgs-recommended)
-      - [`SendCustomIcaMessages`](#sendcustomicamessages)
+      - [`SendCosmosMsgs`](#sendcosmosmsgs)
     - [Execute a callback](#execute-a-callback)
     - [Channel Closing and Reopening](#channel-closing-and-reopening)
       - [Channel Closing](#channel-closing)