diff --git a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Data.hs b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Data.hs
index 4173c4c4d..1f07fb801 100644
--- a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Data.hs
+++ b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Data.hs
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ module Hledger.Data (
                module Hledger.Data.Account,
                module Hledger.Data.AccountName,
                module Hledger.Data.Amount,
-               module Hledger.Data.Commodity,
                module Hledger.Data.Dates,
                module Hledger.Data.Journal,
                module Hledger.Data.Json,
@@ -34,7 +33,6 @@ where
 import Hledger.Data.Account
 import Hledger.Data.AccountName
 import Hledger.Data.Amount
-import Hledger.Data.Commodity
 import Hledger.Data.Dates
 import Hledger.Data.Journal
 import Hledger.Data.Json
diff --git a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Data/Amount.hs b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Data/Amount.hs
index 4aa49ec80..c3d8cd3eb 100644
--- a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Data/Amount.hs
+++ b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Data/Amount.hs
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ exchange rates.
 {-# LANGUAGE RecordWildCards    #-}
 
 module Hledger.Data.Amount (
+  -- * Commodity
+  showCommoditySymbol,
+  isNonsimpleCommodityChar,
+  quoteCommoditySymbolIfNeeded,
   -- * Amount
   amount,
   nullamt,
@@ -144,7 +148,9 @@ module Hledger.Data.Amount (
   tests_Amount
 ) where
 
+import Control.Applicative (liftA2)
 import Control.Monad (foldM)
+import Data.Char (isDigit)
 import Data.Decimal (DecimalRaw(..), decimalPlaces, normalizeDecimal, roundTo)
 import Data.Default (Default(..))
 import Data.Foldable (toList)
@@ -162,10 +168,31 @@ import System.Console.ANSI (Color(..),ColorIntensity(..))
 import Text.Printf (printf)
 
 import Hledger.Data.Types
-import Hledger.Data.Commodity
 import Hledger.Utils
 
 
+-- A 'Commodity' is a symbol representing a currency or some other kind of
+-- thing we are tracking, and some display preferences that tell how to
+-- display 'Amount's of the commodity - is the symbol on the left or right,
+-- are thousands separated by comma, significant decimal places and so on.
+
+-- | Show space-containing commodity symbols quoted, as they are in a journal.
+showCommoditySymbol :: T.Text -> T.Text
+showCommoditySymbol = textQuoteIfNeeded
+
+-- characters that may not be used in a non-quoted commodity symbol
+isNonsimpleCommodityChar :: Char -> Bool
+isNonsimpleCommodityChar = liftA2 (||) isDigit isOther
+  where
+    otherChars = "-+.@*;\t\n \"{}=" :: T.Text
+    isOther c = T.any (==c) otherChars
+
+quoteCommoditySymbolIfNeeded :: T.Text -> T.Text
+quoteCommoditySymbolIfNeeded s
+  | T.any isNonsimpleCommodityChar s = "\"" <> s <> "\""
+  | otherwise = s
+
+
 -- | Options for the display of Amount and MixedAmount.
 data AmountDisplayOpts = AmountDisplayOpts
   { displayPrice         :: Bool       -- ^ Whether to display the Price of an Amount.
diff --git a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Data/Commodity.hs b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Data/Commodity.hs
deleted file mode 100644
index b877dc7bb..000000000
--- a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Data/Commodity.hs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,80 +0,0 @@
-{-|
-
-A 'Commodity' is a symbol representing a currency or some other kind of
-thing we are tracking, and some display preferences that tell how to
-display 'Amount's of the commodity - is the symbol on the left or right,
-are thousands separated by comma, significant decimal places and so on.
-
--}
-
-{-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings #-}
-
-module Hledger.Data.Commodity
-where
-import Control.Applicative (liftA2)
-import Data.Char (isDigit)
-import Data.List
-import Data.Maybe (fromMaybe)
-import qualified Data.Text as T
--- import qualified Data.Map as M
-
-import Hledger.Data.Types
-import Hledger.Utils
-
--- Show space-containing commodity symbols quoted, as they are in a journal.
-showCommoditySymbol = textQuoteIfNeeded
-
--- characters that may not be used in a non-quoted commodity symbol
-isNonsimpleCommodityChar :: Char -> Bool
-isNonsimpleCommodityChar = liftA2 (||) isDigit isOther
-  where
-    otherChars = "-+.@*;\t\n \"{}=" :: T.Text
-    isOther c = T.any (==c) otherChars
-
-quoteCommoditySymbolIfNeeded :: T.Text -> T.Text
-quoteCommoditySymbolIfNeeded s
-  | T.any isNonsimpleCommodityChar s = "\"" <> s <> "\""
-  | otherwise = s
-
-commodity = ""
-
--- handy constructors for tests
--- unknown = commodity
--- usd     = "$"
--- eur     = "€"
--- gbp     = "£"
--- hour    = "h"
-
--- Some sample commodity' names and symbols, for use in tests..
-commoditysymbols =
-  [("unknown","")
-  ,("usd","$")
-  ,("eur","€")
-  ,("gbp","£")
-  ,("hour","h")
-  ]
-
--- | Look up one of the sample commodities' symbol by name.
-comm :: String -> CommoditySymbol
-comm name = snd $ fromMaybe
-              (error' "commodity lookup failed")  -- PARTIAL:
-              (find (\n -> fst n == name) commoditysymbols)
-
--- | Find the conversion rate between two commodities. Currently returns 1.
-conversionRate :: CommoditySymbol -> CommoditySymbol -> Double
-conversionRate _ _ = 1
-
--- -- | Convert a list of commodities to a map from commodity symbols to
--- -- unique, display-preference-canonicalised commodities.
--- canonicaliseCommodities :: [CommoditySymbol] -> Map.Map String CommoditySymbol
--- canonicaliseCommodities cs =
---     Map.fromList [(s,firstc{precision=maxp}) | s <- symbols,
---                   let cs = commoditymap ! s,
---                   let firstc = head cs,
---                   let maxp = maximum $ map precision cs
---                  ]
---   where
---     commoditymap = Map.fromList [(s, commoditieswithsymbol s) | s <- symbols]
---     commoditieswithsymbol s = filter ((s==) . symbol) cs
---     symbols = nub $ map symbol cs
-
diff --git a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Data/Valuation.hs b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Data/Valuation.hs
index fdab3322b..5b7ffdfd7 100644
--- a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Data/Valuation.hs
+++ b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Data/Valuation.hs
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ import Hledger.Utils
 import Hledger.Data.Types
 import Hledger.Data.Amount
 import Hledger.Data.Dates (nulldate)
-import Hledger.Data.Commodity (showCommoditySymbol)
 import Text.Printf (printf)
 
 
diff --git a/hledger-lib/hledger-lib.cabal b/hledger-lib/hledger-lib.cabal
index ce43634ea..650c47e92 100644
--- a/hledger-lib/hledger-lib.cabal
+++ b/hledger-lib/hledger-lib.cabal
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ library
       Hledger.Data.Account
       Hledger.Data.AccountName
       Hledger.Data.Amount
-      Hledger.Data.Commodity
       Hledger.Data.Dates
       Hledger.Read.InputOptions
       Hledger.Data.Journal
diff --git a/hledger-lib/package.yaml b/hledger-lib/package.yaml
index 4015025f7..91bf92d8e 100644
--- a/hledger-lib/package.yaml
+++ b/hledger-lib/package.yaml
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ library:
   - Hledger.Data.Account
   - Hledger.Data.AccountName
   - Hledger.Data.Amount
-  - Hledger.Data.Commodity
   - Hledger.Data.Dates
   - Hledger.Read.InputOptions
   - Hledger.Data.Journal