diff --git a/lib/src/api/engine/local/mod.rs b/lib/src/api/engine/local/mod.rs
index 4e028ef4..d9d93a00 100644
--- a/lib/src/api/engine/local/mod.rs
+++ b/lib/src/api/engine/local/mod.rs
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ use std::mem;
 #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::sync::Arc;
+#[cfg(feature = "sql2")]
 use std::time::Duration;
 #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
 use tokio::fs::OpenOptions;
@@ -100,6 +101,7 @@ use tokio::io::AsyncReadExt;
 #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
 use tokio::io::AsyncWriteExt;
 
+#[cfg(feature = "sql2")]
 const DEFAULT_TICK_INTERVAL: Duration = Duration::from_secs(10);
 
 /// In-memory database
diff --git a/lib/src/api/engine/local/native.rs b/lib/src/api/engine/local/native.rs
index 16c0d746..cce72c1a 100644
--- a/lib/src/api/engine/local/native.rs
+++ b/lib/src/api/engine/local/native.rs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ use crate::iam::Level;
 use crate::kvs::Datastore;
 use crate::opt::auth::Root;
 use crate::opt::WaitFor;
+#[cfg(feature = "sql2")]
 use crate::options::EngineOptions;
 use flume::Receiver;
 use flume::Sender;
@@ -162,9 +163,11 @@ pub(crate) fn router(
 				..Default::default()
 			}
 		};
-		#[cfg(not(feature = "sql2"))]
-		let opt = EngineOptions::default();
-		let (tasks, task_chans) = start_tasks(&opt, kvs.clone());
+		let (tasks, task_chans) = start_tasks(
+			#[cfg(feature = "sql2")]
+			&opt,
+			kvs.clone(),
+		);
 
 		let mut notifications = kvs.notifications();
 		let notification_stream = poll_fn(move |cx| match &mut notifications {
diff --git a/lib/src/api/engine/local/wasm.rs b/lib/src/api/engine/local/wasm.rs
index 89cc4f0f..cb1d7e6d 100644
--- a/lib/src/api/engine/local/wasm.rs
+++ b/lib/src/api/engine/local/wasm.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ use crate::api::ExtraFeatures;
 use crate::api::OnceLockExt;
 use crate::api::Result;
 use crate::api::Surreal;
-use crate::dbs::Options;
 use crate::dbs::Session;
 use crate::engine::tasks::start_tasks;
 use crate::iam::Level;
@@ -153,7 +152,7 @@ pub(crate) fn router(
 			tick_interval,
 			..Default::default()
 		};
-		let (tasks, task_chans) = start_tasks(&opt, kvs.clone());
+		let (_tasks, task_chans) = start_tasks(&opt, kvs.clone());
 
 		let mut notifications = kvs.notifications();
 		let notification_stream = poll_fn(move |cx| match &mut notifications {
diff --git a/lib/src/api/engine/tasks.rs b/lib/src/api/engine/tasks.rs
index 4fe4a734..dca6415f 100644
--- a/lib/src/api/engine/tasks.rs
+++ b/lib/src/api/engine/tasks.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ use tokio::task::JoinHandle;
 use crate::dbs::Options;
 use crate::fflags::FFLAGS;
 use crate::kvs::Datastore;
+#[cfg(feature = "sql2")]
 use crate::options::EngineOptions;
 
 use crate::engine::IntervalStream;
@@ -39,23 +40,21 @@ impl Tasks {
 		self.nd.await.map_err(|e| {
 			error!("Node agent task failed: {}", e);
 			#[cfg(not(feature = "sql2"))]
-			let inner_err = surrealdb_core1::err::Error::Unreachable(
+			let inner_err = crate::err::Error::Unreachable(
 				"This feature won't go live with sql1, so delete this branching",
 			);
 			#[cfg(feature = "sql2")]
-			let inner_err = surrealdb_core2::err::Error::NodeAgent("node task failed and has been logged");
+			let inner_err = crate::err::Error::NodeAgent("node task failed and has been logged");
 			RootError::Db(inner_err)
 		})?;
 		self.lq.await.map_err(|e| {
 			error!("Live query task failed: {}", e);
 			#[cfg(not(feature = "sql2"))]
-			let inner_err = surrealdb_core1::err::Error::Unreachable(
+			let inner_err = crate::err::Error::Unreachable(
 				"This feature won't go live with sql1, so delete this branching",
 			);
 			#[cfg(feature = "sql2")]
-			let inner_err = surrealdb_core2::err::Error::NodeAgent(
-				"live query task failed and has been logged",
-			);
+			let inner_err = crate::err::Error::NodeAgent("live query task failed and has been logged");
 			RootError::Db(inner_err)
 		})?;
 		Ok(())
@@ -63,9 +62,20 @@ impl Tasks {
 }
 
 /// Starts tasks that are required for the correct running of the engine
-pub fn start_tasks(opt: &EngineOptions, dbs: Arc<Datastore>) -> (Tasks, [Sender<()>; 2]) {
-	let nd = init(opt, dbs.clone());
-	let lq = live_query_change_feed(opt, dbs);
+pub fn start_tasks(
+	#[cfg(feature = "sql2")] opt: &EngineOptions,
+	dbs: Arc<Datastore>,
+) -> (Tasks, [Sender<()>; 2]) {
+	let nd = init(
+		#[cfg(feature = "sql2")]
+		opt,
+		dbs.clone(),
+	);
+	let lq = live_query_change_feed(
+		#[cfg(feature = "sql2")]
+		opt,
+		dbs,
+	);
 	let cancellation_channels = [nd.1, lq.1];
 	(
 		Tasks {
@@ -82,7 +92,10 @@ pub fn start_tasks(opt: &EngineOptions, dbs: Arc<Datastore>) -> (Tasks, [Sender<
 //
 // This function needs to be called before after the dbs::init and before the net::init functions.
 // It needs to be before net::init because the net::init function blocks until the web server stops.
-fn init(opt: &EngineOptions, dbs: Arc<Datastore>) -> (FutureTask, Sender<()>) {
+fn init(
+	#[cfg(feature = "sql2")] opt: &EngineOptions,
+	dbs: Arc<Datastore>,
+) -> (FutureTask, Sender<()>) {
 	#[cfg(feature = "sql2")]
 	let _init = crate::dbs::LoggingLifecycle::new("node agent initialisation".to_string());
 	#[cfg(feature = "sql2")]
@@ -129,7 +142,10 @@ fn init(opt: &EngineOptions, dbs: Arc<Datastore>) -> (FutureTask, Sender<()>) {
 }
 
 // Start live query on change feeds notification processing
-fn live_query_change_feed(opt: &EngineOptions, dbs: Arc<Datastore>) -> (FutureTask, Sender<()>) {
+fn live_query_change_feed(
+	#[cfg(feature = "sql2")] opt: &EngineOptions,
+	dbs: Arc<Datastore>,
+) -> (FutureTask, Sender<()>) {
 	#[cfg(feature = "sql2")]
 	let tick_interval = opt.tick_interval;
 	#[cfg(not(feature = "sql2"))]
@@ -196,14 +212,20 @@ async fn interval_ticker(interval: Duration) -> IntervalStream {
 mod test {
 	use crate::engine::tasks::start_tasks;
 	use crate::kvs::Datastore;
+	#[cfg(feature = "sql2")]
 	use crate::options::EngineOptions;
 	use std::sync::Arc;
 
 	#[test_log::test(tokio::test)]
 	pub async fn tasks_complete() {
+		#[cfg(feature = "sql2")]
 		let opt = EngineOptions::default();
 		let dbs = Arc::new(Datastore::new("memory").await.unwrap());
-		let (val, chans) = start_tasks(&opt, dbs.clone());
+		let (val, chans) = start_tasks(
+			#[cfg(feature = "sql2")]
+			&opt,
+			dbs.clone(),
+		);
 		for chan in chans {
 			chan.send(()).unwrap();
 		}
diff --git a/src/cli/start.rs b/src/cli/start.rs
index 018b4880..9e3f92a9 100644
--- a/src/cli/start.rs
+++ b/src/cli/start.rs
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ pub async fn init(
 	dbs::init(dbs).await?;
 	// Start the node agent
 	let (tasks, task_chans) = start_tasks(
+		#[cfg(feature = "sql2")]
 		&config::CF.get().unwrap().engine.unwrap_or_default(),
 		DB.get().unwrap().clone(),
 	);