diff --git a/src/babashka/impl/csv.clj b/feature-csv/babashka/impl/csv.clj
similarity index 100%
rename from src/babashka/impl/csv.clj
rename to feature-csv/babashka/impl/csv.clj
diff --git a/project.clj b/project.clj
index 04698e6f..f5da09e5 100644
--- a/project.clj
+++ b/project.clj
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
                  [borkdude/graal.locking "0.0.2"]
                  [borkdude/sci.impl.reflector "0.0.1"]
                  [org.clojure/tools.cli "1.0.194"]
-                 [org.clojure/data.csv "1.0.0"]
                  [cheshire "5.10.0"]
                  [fipp "0.6.22"]
                  [com.cognitect/transit-clj "1.0.324"]]
@@ -31,11 +30,14 @@
              :feature/hsqldb [:feature/jdbc {:dependencies [[org.hsqldb/hsqldb "2.4.0"]]}]
              :feature/core-async {:source-paths ["feature-core-async"]
                                   :dependencies [[org.clojure/core.async "1.1.587"]]}
+             :feature/csv {:source-paths ["feature-csv"]
+                           :dependencies [[org.clojure/data.csv "1.0.0"]]}
              :test [:feature/xml
                     :feature/yaml
                     :feature/postgresql
                     :feature/hsqldb
                     :feature/core-async
+                    :feature/csv
                     {:dependencies [[clj-commons/conch "0.9.2"]
                                     [com.clojure-goes-fast/clj-async-profiler "0.4.1"]]}]
              :uberjar {:global-vars {*assert* false}
diff --git a/script/uberjar b/script/uberjar
index 7d2875fb..67e4c031 100755
--- a/script/uberjar
+++ b/script/uberjar
@@ -46,6 +46,13 @@ else
     BABASHKA_LEIN_PROFILES+=",-feature/core-async"
 fi
 
+if [ "$BABASHKA_FEATURE_CSV" != "false" ]
+then
+    BABASHKA_LEIN_PROFILES+=",+feature/csv"
+else
+    BABASHKA_LEIN_PROFILES+=",-feature/csv"
+fi
+
 if [ -z "$BABASHKA_JAR" ]; then
     lein with-profiles "$BABASHKA_LEIN_PROFILES,+reflection,-uberjar" do run
     lein with-profiles "$BABASHKA_LEIN_PROFILES" do clean, uberjar
diff --git a/script/uberjar.bat b/script/uberjar.bat
index 060e8a0b..8fec0fe2 100755
--- a/script/uberjar.bat
+++ b/script/uberjar.bat
@@ -41,9 +41,15 @@ if not "%BABASHKA_FEATURE_YAML%"=="false" (
 )
 
 if not "%BABASHKA_FEATURE_CORE_ASYNC%"=="false" (
-set BABASHKA_LEIN_PROFILES=%BABASHKA_LEIN_PROFILES%,+feature/core-async
+  set BABASHKA_LEIN_PROFILES=%BABASHKA_LEIN_PROFILES%,+feature/core-async
 ) else (
-set BABASHKA_LEIN_PROFILES=%BABASHKA_LEIN_PROFILES%,-feature/core-async
+  set BABASHKA_LEIN_PROFILES=%BABASHKA_LEIN_PROFILES%,-feature/core-async
+)
+
+if not "%BABASHKA_FEATURE_CSV%"=="false" (
+  set BABASHKA_LEIN_PROFILES=%BABASHKA_LEIN_PROFILES%,+feature/csv
+) else (
+  set BABASHKA_LEIN_PROFILES=%BABASHKA_LEIN_PROFILES%,-feature/csv
 )
 
 call lein with-profiles %BABASHKA_LEIN_PROFILES% bb "(+ 1 2 3)"
diff --git a/src/babashka/impl/features.clj b/src/babashka/impl/features.clj
index 990a3721..e681ecfb 100644
--- a/src/babashka/impl/features.clj
+++ b/src/babashka/impl/features.clj
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 (def yaml?       (not= "false" (System/getenv "BABASHKA_FEATURE_YAML")))
 (def xml?        (not= "false" (System/getenv "BABASHKA_FEATURE_XML")))
 (def core-async? (not= "false" (System/getenv "BABASHKA_FEATURE_CORE_ASYNC")))
+(def csv?        (not= "false" (System/getenv "BABASHKA_FEATURE_CSV")))
 
 ;; excluded by default
 (def jdbc? (= "true" (System/getenv "BABASHKA_FEATURE_JDBC")))
diff --git a/src/babashka/main.clj b/src/babashka/main.clj
index 26c65560..5508305b 100644
--- a/src/babashka/main.clj
+++ b/src/babashka/main.clj
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
    [babashka.impl.clojure.pprint :refer [pprint-namespace]]
    [babashka.impl.clojure.stacktrace :refer [stacktrace-namespace]]
    [babashka.impl.common :as common]
-   [babashka.impl.csv :as csv]
    [babashka.impl.curl :refer [curl-namespace]]
    [babashka.impl.features :as features]
    [babashka.impl.nrepl-server :as nrepl-server]
@@ -66,6 +65,9 @@
 (when features/core-async?
   (require '[babashka.impl.async]))
 
+(when features/csv?
+  (require '[babashka.impl.csv]))
+
 (binding [*unrestricted* true]
   (sci/alter-var-root sci/in (constantly *in*))
   (sci/alter-var-root sci/out (constantly *out*))
@@ -279,7 +281,6 @@ Everything after that is bound to *command-line-args*."))
         signal babashka.signal
         shell clojure.java.shell
         io clojure.java.io
-        csv clojure.data.csv
         json cheshire.core
         curl babashka.curl
         transit cognitect.transit
@@ -287,7 +288,8 @@ Everything after that is bound to *command-line-args*."))
     features/xml?        (assoc 'xml 'clojure.data.xml)
     features/yaml?       (assoc 'yaml 'clj-yaml.core)
     features/jdbc?       (assoc 'jdbc 'next.jdbc)
-    features/core-async? (assoc 'async 'clojure.core.async)))
+    features/core-async? (assoc 'async 'clojure.core.async)
+    features/csv?        (assoc 'csv 'clojure.data.csv)))
 
 (def cp-state (atom nil))
 
@@ -309,7 +311,6 @@ Everything after that is bound to *command-line-args*."))
                        'wait-for-path wait/wait-for-path}
        ;;'babashka.signal {'pipe-signal-received? pipe-signal-received?}
        'clojure.java.io io-namespace
-       'clojure.data.csv csv/csv-namespace
        'cheshire.core cheshire-core-namespace
        'clojure.stacktrace stacktrace-namespace
        'clojure.main {'demunge demunge
@@ -325,7 +326,8 @@ Everything after that is bound to *command-line-args*."))
     features/jdbc? (assoc 'next.jdbc @(resolve 'babashka.impl.jdbc/njdbc-namespace)
                           'next.jdbc.sql @(resolve 'babashka.impl.jdbc/next-sql-namespace))
     features/core-async? (assoc 'clojure.core.async @(resolve 'babashka.impl.async/async-namespace)
-                                'clojure.core.async.impl.protocols @(resolve 'babashka.impl.async/async-protocols-namespace))))
+                                'clojure.core.async.impl.protocols @(resolve 'babashka.impl.async/async-protocols-namespace))
+    features/csv?  (assoc 'clojure.data.csv @(resolve 'babashka.impl.csv/csv-namespace))))
 
 (def bindings
   {'java.lang.System/exit exit ;; override exit, so we have more control