diff --git a/changelog.d/7440-submod-bucket-dead-code.md b/changelog.d/7440-submod-bucket-dead-code.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..be0d176a33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/7440-submod-bucket-dead-code.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+fix(warnings): silence the `SubmodBucket::Test`/`TestReporters` dead-code warning that #7433 introduced in `--no-default-features` builds.
diff --git a/crates/perry-runtime/src/node_submodules/mod.rs b/crates/perry-runtime/src/node_submodules/mod.rs
index 71e1c82534..04afbb49bb 100644
--- a/crates/perry-runtime/src/node_submodules/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/perry-runtime/src/node_submodules/mod.rs
@@ -758,6 +758,9 @@ static SUBMOD_TEST_REPORTERS: SubmoduleSpec = SubmoduleSpec {
 use std::sync::atomic::AtomicPtr;
 #[derive(Copy, Clone)]
 #[repr(usize)]
+// `Test`/`TestReporters` keep their discriminants (they size and index
+// `SUBMOD_REGISTRY`) but are only constructed under `mod-node-test`.
+#[cfg_attr(not(feature = "mod-node-test"), allow(dead_code))]
 enum SubmodBucket {
     Vm,
     Timers,