diff --git a/libraries/persistent_store/src/storage.rs b/libraries/persistent_store/src/storage.rs
index d0a0659..473965b 100644
--- a/libraries/persistent_store/src/storage.rs
+++ b/libraries/persistent_store/src/storage.rs
@@ -34,17 +34,12 @@ pub enum StorageError {
 
     /// Implementation-specific error.
     CustomError,
-
-    // I/O error
-    #[cfg(feature = "hostenv")]
-    IOError,
 }
 
-#[cfg(feature = "hostenv")]
-#[allow(unused_variables)]
+#[cfg(feature = "std")]
 impl From<std::io::Error> for StorageError {
-    fn from(error: std::io::Error) -> Self {
-        Self::IOError
+    fn from(_: std::io::Error) -> Self {
+        Self::CustomError
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/libraries/persistent_store/src/store.rs b/libraries/persistent_store/src/store.rs
index ebaf806..b946878 100644
--- a/libraries/persistent_store/src/store.rs
+++ b/libraries/persistent_store/src/store.rs
@@ -72,8 +72,6 @@ impl From<StorageError> for StoreError {
     fn from(error: StorageError) -> StoreError {
         match error {
             StorageError::CustomError => StoreError::StorageError,
-            #[cfg(feature = "hostenv")]
-            StorageError::IOError => StoreError::StorageError,
             // The store always calls the storage correctly.
             StorageError::NotAligned | StorageError::OutOfBounds => unreachable!(),
         }