diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 9950f8c56..a99d6d52f 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ use crate::iterators::{ElementsBase, ElementsBaseMut, Iter, IterMut, Lanes, Lane
 pub use crate::arraytraits::AsArray;
 #[cfg(feature = "std")]
 pub use crate::linalg_traits::NdFloat;
-pub use crate::linalg_traits::{LinalgScalar, NdFloatCore};
+pub use crate::linalg_traits::LinalgScalar; 
 
 pub use crate::stacking::{concatenate, stack, stack_new_axis};
 
diff --git a/src/linalg_traits.rs b/src/linalg_traits.rs
index 50afefa52..43fe5f8d3 100644
--- a/src/linalg_traits.rs
+++ b/src/linalg_traits.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 use crate::ScalarOperand;
 #[cfg(feature = "std")]
 use num_traits::Float;
-use num_traits::{float::FloatCore, One, Zero};
+use num_traits::{One, Zero};
 use std::fmt;
 use std::ops::{Add, Div, Mul, Sub};
 use std::ops::{AddAssign, DivAssign, MulAssign, RemAssign, SubAssign};
@@ -73,31 +73,3 @@ impl NdFloat for f32 {}
 #[cfg(feature = "std")]
 impl NdFloat for f64 {}
 
-/// A no_std floating-point element type represented by `f32` and `f64`.
-///
-/// Trait `NdFloatCore` is only implemented for `f32` and `f64` and encompasses
-/// much float-relevant ndarray functionality as possible, while working for no_std
-/// code, including the traits needed for linear algebra and for *right hand side* scalar
-/// operations (`ScalarOperand`).
-///
-/// This trait can only be implemented by `f32` and `f64`.
-pub trait NdFloatCore:
-    FloatCore
-    + AddAssign
-    + SubAssign
-    + MulAssign
-    + DivAssign
-    + RemAssign
-    + fmt::Display
-    + fmt::Debug
-    + fmt::LowerExp
-    + fmt::UpperExp
-    + ScalarOperand
-    + LinalgScalar
-    + Send
-    + Sync
-{
-}
-
-impl NdFloatCore for f32 {}
-impl NdFloatCore for f64 {}
diff --git a/src/prelude.rs b/src/prelude.rs
index 7789ab5c4..e25e52175 100644
--- a/src/prelude.rs
+++ b/src/prelude.rs
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ pub use crate::{array, azip, s};
 pub use crate::ShapeBuilder;
 
 #[doc(no_inline)]
-pub use crate::{AsArray, NdFloatCore};
+pub use crate::AsArray;
 
 #[doc(no_inline)]
 #[cfg(feature = "std")]
diff --git a/tests/oper.rs b/tests/oper.rs
index b3655d454..7193a49da 100644
--- a/tests/oper.rs
+++ b/tests/oper.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ use ndarray::prelude::*;
 use ndarray::{rcarr1, rcarr2};
 use ndarray::{Data, LinalgScalar};
 use ndarray::{Ix, Ixs};
+use num_traits::Zero;
 use std::iter::FromIterator;
 
 use approx::assert_abs_diff_eq;
@@ -33,18 +34,9 @@ fn test_oper(op: &str, a: &[f32], b: &[f32], c: &[f32]) {
     test_oper_arr::<f32, _>(op, aa.clone(), bb.clone(), cc.clone());
 }
 
-#[cfg(feature = "std")]
-trait TestFloat: NdFloat {}
 
-#[cfg(not(feature = "std"))]
-trait TestFloat: NdFloatCore {}
-
-impl TestFloat for f32 {}
-
-fn test_oper_arr<A, D>(op: &str, mut aa: ArcArray<A, D>, bb: ArcArray<A, D>, cc: ArcArray<A, D>)
+fn test_oper_arr<A, D>(op: &str, mut aa: ArcArray<f32, D>, bb: ArcArray<f32, D>, cc: ArcArray<f32, D>)
 where
-    A: TestFloat,
-    for<'a> &'a A: Neg<Output = A>,
     D: Dimension,
 {
     match op {
@@ -155,17 +147,16 @@ fn scalar_operations() {
     }
 }
 
-fn reference_dot<'a, A, V1, V2>(a: V1, b: V2) -> A
+fn reference_dot<'a, V1, V2>(a: V1, b: V2) -> f32
 where
-    A: TestFloat,
-    V1: AsArray<'a, A>,
-    V2: AsArray<'a, A>,
+    V1: AsArray<'a, f32>,
+    V2: AsArray<'a, f32>,
 {
     let a = a.into();
     let b = b.into();
     a.iter()
         .zip(b.iter())
-        .fold(A::zero(), |acc, (&x, &y)| acc + x * y)
+        .fold(f32::zero(), |acc, (&x, &y)| acc + x * y)
 }
 
 #[test]