diff --git a/exercises/01_intro/00_welcome/Cargo.toml b/exercises/01_intro/00_welcome/Cargo.toml
index 32210982b4..2e64321eb2 100644
--- a/exercises/01_intro/00_welcome/Cargo.toml
+++ b/exercises/01_intro/00_welcome/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,3 +2,9 @@
 name = "welcome_00"
 version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2021"
+
+[lints.rust]
+# We silence dead code warnings for the time being in order to reduce
+# compiler noise.
+# We'll re-enable them again once we explain how visibility works in Rust.
+dead_code = "allow"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/exercises/01_intro/01_syntax/Cargo.toml b/exercises/01_intro/01_syntax/Cargo.toml
index e0badf25e4..1c50ba8f05 100644
--- a/exercises/01_intro/01_syntax/Cargo.toml
+++ b/exercises/01_intro/01_syntax/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,3 +2,9 @@
 name = "syntax"
 version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2021"
+
+[lints.rust]
+# We silence dead code warnings for the time being in order to reduce
+# compiler noise.
+# We'll re-enable them again once we explain how visibility works in Rust.
+dead_code = "allow"
diff --git a/exercises/02_basic_calculator/00_intro/Cargo.toml b/exercises/02_basic_calculator/00_intro/Cargo.toml
index 52e72b13f4..b90a5294a7 100644
--- a/exercises/02_basic_calculator/00_intro/Cargo.toml
+++ b/exercises/02_basic_calculator/00_intro/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,3 +2,9 @@
 name = "intro_01"
 version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2021"
+
+[lints.rust]
+# We silence dead code warnings for the time being in order to reduce
+# compiler noise.
+# We'll re-enable them again once we explain how visibility works in Rust.
+dead_code = "allow"
diff --git a/exercises/02_basic_calculator/01_integers/Cargo.toml b/exercises/02_basic_calculator/01_integers/Cargo.toml
index a1aaae2813..50e66e97a3 100644
--- a/exercises/02_basic_calculator/01_integers/Cargo.toml
+++ b/exercises/02_basic_calculator/01_integers/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,3 +2,9 @@
 name = "integers"
 version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2021"
+
+[lints.rust]
+# We silence dead code warnings for the time being in order to reduce
+# compiler noise.
+# We'll re-enable them again once we explain how visibility works in Rust.
+dead_code = "allow"
diff --git a/exercises/02_basic_calculator/02_variables/Cargo.toml b/exercises/02_basic_calculator/02_variables/Cargo.toml
index 072de6328e..40dde0e8c0 100644
--- a/exercises/02_basic_calculator/02_variables/Cargo.toml
+++ b/exercises/02_basic_calculator/02_variables/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,3 +2,9 @@
 name = "variables"
 version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2021"
+
+[lints.rust]
+# We silence dead code warnings for the time being in order to reduce
+# compiler noise.
+# We'll re-enable them again once we explain how visibility works in Rust.
+dead_code = "allow"
diff --git a/exercises/02_basic_calculator/03_if_else/Cargo.toml b/exercises/02_basic_calculator/03_if_else/Cargo.toml
index 44e715987f..f4c9c0b490 100644
--- a/exercises/02_basic_calculator/03_if_else/Cargo.toml
+++ b/exercises/02_basic_calculator/03_if_else/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,3 +2,9 @@
 name = "if_else"
 version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2021"
+
+[lints.rust]
+# We silence dead code warnings for the time being in order to reduce
+# compiler noise.
+# We'll re-enable them again once we explain how visibility works in Rust.
+dead_code = "allow"
diff --git a/exercises/02_basic_calculator/04_panics/Cargo.toml b/exercises/02_basic_calculator/04_panics/Cargo.toml
index c4f4400720..0ab3397985 100644
--- a/exercises/02_basic_calculator/04_panics/Cargo.toml
+++ b/exercises/02_basic_calculator/04_panics/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,3 +2,9 @@
 name = "panics"
 version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2021"
+
+[lints.rust]
+# We silence dead code warnings for the time being in order to reduce
+# compiler noise.
+# We'll re-enable them again once we explain how visibility works in Rust.
+dead_code = "allow"
diff --git a/exercises/02_basic_calculator/05_factorial/Cargo.toml b/exercises/02_basic_calculator/05_factorial/Cargo.toml
index 9f8aef9744..64088a3cdd 100644
--- a/exercises/02_basic_calculator/05_factorial/Cargo.toml
+++ b/exercises/02_basic_calculator/05_factorial/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,3 +2,9 @@
 name = "factorial"
 version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2021"
+
+[lints.rust]
+# We silence dead code warnings for the time being in order to reduce
+# compiler noise.
+# We'll re-enable them again once we explain how visibility works in Rust.
+dead_code = "allow"
diff --git a/exercises/02_basic_calculator/06_while/Cargo.toml b/exercises/02_basic_calculator/06_while/Cargo.toml
index 6d89c61393..34c8eaf839 100644
--- a/exercises/02_basic_calculator/06_while/Cargo.toml
+++ b/exercises/02_basic_calculator/06_while/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,3 +2,9 @@
 name = "while_"
 version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2021"
+
+[lints.rust]
+# We silence dead code warnings for the time being in order to reduce
+# compiler noise.
+# We'll re-enable them again once we explain how visibility works in Rust.
+dead_code = "allow"
diff --git a/exercises/02_basic_calculator/07_for/Cargo.toml b/exercises/02_basic_calculator/07_for/Cargo.toml
index 837c93b1f2..ac8c4a81f3 100644
--- a/exercises/02_basic_calculator/07_for/Cargo.toml
+++ b/exercises/02_basic_calculator/07_for/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,3 +2,9 @@
 name = "for_"
 version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2021"
+
+[lints.rust]
+# We silence dead code warnings for the time being in order to reduce
+# compiler noise.
+# We'll re-enable them again once we explain how visibility works in Rust.
+dead_code = "allow"
diff --git a/exercises/02_basic_calculator/08_overflow/Cargo.toml b/exercises/02_basic_calculator/08_overflow/Cargo.toml
index 304031619c..b5bd80ee35 100644
--- a/exercises/02_basic_calculator/08_overflow/Cargo.toml
+++ b/exercises/02_basic_calculator/08_overflow/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,3 +2,9 @@
 name = "overflow"
 version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2021"
+
+[lints.rust]
+# We silence dead code warnings for the time being in order to reduce
+# compiler noise.
+# We'll re-enable them again once we explain how visibility works in Rust.
+dead_code = "allow"
diff --git a/exercises/02_basic_calculator/09_saturating/Cargo.toml b/exercises/02_basic_calculator/09_saturating/Cargo.toml
index c3116515ba..6fd77a45d2 100644
--- a/exercises/02_basic_calculator/09_saturating/Cargo.toml
+++ b/exercises/02_basic_calculator/09_saturating/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,3 +2,9 @@
 name = "saturating"
 version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2021"
+
+[lints.rust]
+# We silence dead code warnings for the time being in order to reduce
+# compiler noise.
+# We'll re-enable them again once we explain how visibility works in Rust.
+dead_code = "allow"
diff --git a/exercises/02_basic_calculator/10_as_casting/Cargo.toml b/exercises/02_basic_calculator/10_as_casting/Cargo.toml
index 0b03b5040c..b009f38cb8 100644
--- a/exercises/02_basic_calculator/10_as_casting/Cargo.toml
+++ b/exercises/02_basic_calculator/10_as_casting/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,3 +2,9 @@
 name = "as_cast"
 version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2021"
+
+[lints.rust]
+# We silence dead code warnings for the time being in order to reduce
+# compiler noise.
+# We'll re-enable them again once we explain how visibility works in Rust.
+dead_code = "allow"
diff --git a/exercises/03_ticket_v1/00_intro/Cargo.toml b/exercises/03_ticket_v1/00_intro/Cargo.toml
index 4064cfb3ea..baf0a5de20 100644
--- a/exercises/03_ticket_v1/00_intro/Cargo.toml
+++ b/exercises/03_ticket_v1/00_intro/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,3 +2,9 @@
 name = "intro_02"
 version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2021"
+
+[lints.rust]
+# We silence dead code warnings for the time being in order to reduce
+# compiler noise.
+# We'll re-enable them again once we explain how visibility works in Rust.
+dead_code = "allow"
diff --git a/exercises/03_ticket_v1/01_struct/Cargo.toml b/exercises/03_ticket_v1/01_struct/Cargo.toml
index 48a104a784..29bb908845 100644
--- a/exercises/03_ticket_v1/01_struct/Cargo.toml
+++ b/exercises/03_ticket_v1/01_struct/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,3 +2,9 @@
 name = "struct_"
 version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2021"
+
+[lints.rust]
+# We silence dead code warnings for the time being in order to reduce
+# compiler noise.
+# We'll re-enable them again once we explain how visibility works in Rust.
+dead_code = "allow"
diff --git a/exercises/03_ticket_v1/02_validation/Cargo.toml b/exercises/03_ticket_v1/02_validation/Cargo.toml
index 8b81faa7a8..669c4fb788 100644
--- a/exercises/03_ticket_v1/02_validation/Cargo.toml
+++ b/exercises/03_ticket_v1/02_validation/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,3 +5,9 @@ edition = "2021"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 common = { path = "../../../helpers/common" }
+
+[lints.rust]
+# We silence dead code warnings for the time being in order to reduce
+# compiler noise.
+# We'll re-enable them again once we explain how visibility works in Rust.
+dead_code = "allow"
diff --git a/exercises/03_ticket_v1/03_modules/Cargo.toml b/exercises/03_ticket_v1/03_modules/Cargo.toml
index c50390b591..5290511f45 100644
--- a/exercises/03_ticket_v1/03_modules/Cargo.toml
+++ b/exercises/03_ticket_v1/03_modules/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,3 +2,9 @@
 name = "modules"
 version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2021"
+
+[lints.rust]
+# We silence dead code warnings for the time being in order to reduce
+# compiler noise.
+# We'll re-enable them again once we explain how visibility works in Rust.
+dead_code = "allow"