diff --git a/contrib/src/lib.rs b/contrib/src/lib.rs
index aa3bbb58..d2c586d3 100644
--- a/contrib/src/lib.rs
+++ b/contrib/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#![feature(macro_reexport)]
+#![feature(use_extern_macros)]
 
 // TODO: Version URLs.
 #![doc(html_root_url = "https://api.rocket.rs")]
@@ -44,9 +44,11 @@
 extern crate serde;
 
 #[cfg(feature = "json")]
-#[cfg_attr(feature = "json", macro_reexport(json_internal))]
 extern crate serde_json;
 
+#[cfg(feature = "json")]
+pub use serde_json::json_internal;
+
 #[cfg(feature = "json")]
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "json", macro_use)]
 #[doc(hidden)]