diff --git a/src/liballoc/boxed.rs b/src/liballoc/boxed.rs
index 28f4dda14088..6d7a9b1d1f9d 100644
--- a/src/liballoc/boxed.rs
+++ b/src/liballoc/boxed.rs
@@ -532,7 +532,14 @@ impl<I: DoubleEndedIterator + ?Sized> DoubleEndedIterator for Box<I> {
     }
 }
 #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
-impl<I: ExactSizeIterator + ?Sized> ExactSizeIterator for Box<I> {}
+impl<I: ExactSizeIterator + ?Sized> ExactSizeIterator for Box<I> {
+    fn len(&self) -> usize {
+        (**self).len()
+    }
+    fn is_empty(&self) -> bool {
+        (**self).is_empty()
+    }
+}
 
 #[unstable(feature = "fused", issue = "35602")]
 impl<I: FusedIterator + ?Sized> FusedIterator for Box<I> {}
diff --git a/src/liballoc/lib.rs b/src/liballoc/lib.rs
index 0d450184ed87..acce4ce03589 100644
--- a/src/liballoc/lib.rs
+++ b/src/liballoc/lib.rs
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@
 #![feature(core_intrinsics)]
 #![feature(custom_attribute)]
 #![feature(dropck_parametricity)]
+#![cfg_attr(not(test), feature(exact_size_is_empty))]
 #![feature(fundamental)]
 #![feature(lang_items)]
 #![feature(needs_allocator)]