diff --git a/crates/api_models/Cargo.toml b/crates/api_models/Cargo.toml
index eb706dc913..e5bf74c20c 100644
--- a/crates/api_models/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/api_models/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ readme = "README.md"
 license.workspace = true
 
 [features]
-errors = ["dep:reqwest"]
+errors = ["dep:actix-web", "dep:reqwest"]
 dummy_connector = ["euclid/dummy_connector", "common_enums/dummy_connector"]
 detailed_errors = []
 payouts = ["common_enums/payouts"]
@@ -21,10 +21,11 @@ v2 = ["common_utils/v2", "customer_v2"]
 customer_v2 = ["common_utils/customer_v2"]
 payment_methods_v2 = ["common_utils/payment_methods_v2"]
 dynamic_routing = []
+control_center_theme = ["dep:actix-web", "dep:actix-multipart"]
 
 [dependencies]
-actix-multipart = "0.6.1"
-actix-web = "4.5.1"
+actix-multipart = { version = "0.6.1", optional = true }
+actix-web = { version = "4.5.1", optional = true }
 error-stack = "0.4.1"
 indexmap = "2.3.0"
 mime = "0.3.17"
diff --git a/crates/api_models/src/events/user.rs b/crates/api_models/src/events/user.rs
index 15146e304a..88c084d2f0 100644
--- a/crates/api_models/src/events/user.rs
+++ b/crates/api_models/src/events/user.rs
@@ -2,11 +2,14 @@ use common_utils::events::{ApiEventMetric, ApiEventsType};
 
 #[cfg(feature = "dummy_connector")]
 use crate::user::sample_data::SampleDataRequest;
+#[cfg(feature = "control_center_theme")]
+use crate::user::theme::{
+    CreateThemeRequest, GetThemeResponse, UpdateThemeRequest, UploadFileRequest,
+};
 use crate::user::{
     dashboard_metadata::{
         GetMetaDataRequest, GetMetaDataResponse, GetMultipleMetaDataPayload, SetMetaDataRequest,
     },
-    theme::{CreateThemeRequest, GetThemeResponse, UpdateThemeRequest, UploadFileRequest},
     AcceptInviteFromEmailRequest, AuthSelectRequest, AuthorizeResponse, BeginTotpResponse,
     ChangePasswordRequest, ConnectAccountRequest, CreateInternalUserRequest,
     CreateUserAuthenticationMethodRequest, ForgotPasswordRequest, GetSsoAuthUrlRequest,
@@ -62,7 +65,14 @@ common_utils::impl_api_event_type!(
         UpdateUserAuthenticationMethodRequest,
         GetSsoAuthUrlRequest,
         SsoSignInRequest,
-        AuthSelectRequest,
+        AuthSelectRequest
+    )
+);
+
+#[cfg(feature = "control_center_theme")]
+common_utils::impl_api_event_type!(
+    Miscellaneous,
+    (
         GetThemeResponse,
         UploadFileRequest,
         CreateThemeRequest,
diff --git a/crates/api_models/src/user.rs b/crates/api_models/src/user.rs
index 82291ddc92..de0116058c 100644
--- a/crates/api_models/src/user.rs
+++ b/crates/api_models/src/user.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use crate::user_role::UserStatus;
 pub mod dashboard_metadata;
 #[cfg(feature = "dummy_connector")]
 pub mod sample_data;
+#[cfg(feature = "control_center_theme")]
 pub mod theme;
 
 #[derive(serde::Deserialize, Debug, Clone, serde::Serialize)]
diff --git a/crates/router/Cargo.toml b/crates/router/Cargo.toml
index dde06fe832..58815ad924 100644
--- a/crates/router/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/router/Cargo.toml
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ x509-parser = "0.16.0"
 # First party crates
 
 analytics = { version = "0.1.0", path = "../analytics", optional = true, default-features = false }
-api_models = { version = "0.1.0", path = "../api_models", features = ["errors"] }
+api_models = { version = "0.1.0", path = "../api_models", features = ["errors", "control_center_theme"] }
 cards = { version = "0.1.0", path = "../cards" }
 common_enums = { version = "0.1.0", path = "../common_enums" }
 common_utils = { version = "0.1.0", path = "../common_utils", features = ["signals", "async_ext", "logs", "metrics", "keymanager", "encryption_service"] }