diff --git a/polyval/Cargo.toml b/polyval/Cargo.toml
index ba07fa3..58d7c0d 100644
--- a/polyval/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polyval/Cargo.toml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ std = ["universal-hash/std"]
 
 [lints.rust.unexpected_cfgs]
 level = "warn"
-check-cfg = ["cfg(polyval_armv8)", "cfg(polyval_force_soft)"]
+check-cfg = ["cfg(polyval_force_soft)"]
 
 [package.metadata.docs.rs]
 all-features = true
diff --git a/polyval/src/backend.rs b/polyval/src/backend.rs
index 208d8c1..4eb74ee 100644
--- a/polyval/src/backend.rs
+++ b/polyval/src/backend.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ mod soft;
 use cfg_if::cfg_if;
 
 cfg_if! {
-    if #[cfg(all(target_arch = "aarch64", polyval_armv8, not(polyval_force_soft)))] {
+    if #[cfg(all(target_arch = "aarch64", not(polyval_force_soft)))] {
         mod autodetect;
         mod pmull;
         pub use crate::backend::autodetect::Polyval;
diff --git a/polyval/src/backend/autodetect.rs b/polyval/src/backend/autodetect.rs
index 4e0cd61..c084086 100644
--- a/polyval/src/backend/autodetect.rs
+++ b/polyval/src/backend/autodetect.rs
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@ use universal_hash::{
     KeyInit, Reset, UhfClosure, UniversalHash,
 };
 
-#[cfg(all(target_arch = "aarch64", polyval_armv8))]
+#[cfg(target_arch = "aarch64")]
 use super::pmull as intrinsics;
 
 #[cfg(any(target_arch = "x86_64", target_arch = "x86"))]
 use super::clmul as intrinsics;
 
-#[cfg(all(target_arch = "aarch64", polyval_armv8))]
+#[cfg(target_arch = "aarch64")]
 cpufeatures::new!(mul_intrinsics, "aes"); // `aes` implies PMULL
 
 #[cfg(any(target_arch = "x86_64", target_arch = "x86"))]
diff --git a/polyval/src/lib.rs b/polyval/src/lib.rs
index 0682371..b054aff 100644
--- a/polyval/src/lib.rs
+++ b/polyval/src/lib.rs
@@ -30,16 +30,10 @@
 //! ## ARMv8 intrinsics (`PMULL`, MSRV 1.61+)
 //! On `aarch64` targets including `aarch64-apple-darwin` (Apple M1) and Linux
 //! targets such as `aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu` and `aarch64-unknown-linux-musl`,
-//! support for using the `PMULL` instructions in ARMv8's Cryptography Extensions
-//! with the following `RUSTFLAGS`:
+//! support for using the `PMULL` instructions in ARMv8's Cryptography Extensions.
 //!
-//! ```text
-//! --cfg polyval_armv8
-//! ```
-//!
-//! On Linux and macOS when the ARMv8 features are enabled, support for `PMULL`  
-//! intrinsics is autodetected at runtime. On other platforms the `crypto`
-//! target feature must be enabled via RUSTFLAGS.
+//! On Linux and macOS, support for `PMULL` intrinsics is autodetected at runtime.
+//! On other platforms the `crypto` target feature must be enabled via RUSTFLAGS.
 //!
 //! ## `x86`/`x86_64` intrinsics (`CMLMUL`)
 //! By default this crate uses runtime detection on `i686`/`x86_64` targets