diff --git a/Utils.hs b/Utils.hs
index 487d3b9a0..600169f48 100644
--- a/Utils.hs
+++ b/Utils.hs
@@ -29,51 +29,19 @@ prepareLedger opts args refdate rl =
 rawledgerfromstring :: String -> RawLedger
 rawledgerfromstring = fromparse . parsewith ledgerfile
 
--- | Get a RawLedger from the given file path, or raise an error.
-rawledgerfromfile :: FilePath -> IO RawLedger
-rawledgerfromfile f = openFile f ReadMode >>= hGetContents >>= return . rawledgerfromstring
-
--- | Get a RawLedger from the file your LEDGER environment variable
--- variable points to, or raise an error.
-myrawledger :: IO RawLedger
-myrawledger = ledgerFilePathFromOpts [] >>= rawledgerfromfile
-
--- | Get a filtered and cached Ledger from the given string and arguments,
--- or raise an error.  Does not handle all the command-line options that
--- parseLedgerAndDo does.
-ledgerfromstring :: [String] -> String -> Ledger
-ledgerfromstring args s =
-    cacheLedger apats $ filterRawLedger span dpats False False $ canonicaliseAmounts False l
-    where
-      (apats,dpats) = parseAccountDescriptionArgs [] args
-      span = (DateSpan Nothing Nothing)
-      l = rawledgerfromstring s
-           
+-- | Get a Ledger from the given string and options, or raise an error.
 ledgerfromstringwithopts :: [Opt] -> [String] -> Day -> String -> Ledger
 ledgerfromstringwithopts opts args refdate s =
     prepareLedger opts args refdate $ rawledgerfromstring s
 
--- | Get a filtered and cached Ledger from the given file path and
--- arguments, or raise an error.  Does not handle all the command-line
--- options that parseLedgerAndDo does.
-ledgerfromfile :: [String] -> FilePath -> IO Ledger
-ledgerfromfile args f =
-    rawledgerfromfile f >>= return .
-    cacheLedger apats . 
-    filterRawLedger (DateSpan Nothing Nothing) dpats False False .
-    canonicaliseAmounts False
-      where
-        (apats,dpats) = parseAccountDescriptionArgs [] args
+-- | Get a Ledger from the given file path and options, or raise an error.
+ledgerfromfilewithopts :: [Opt] -> [String] -> FilePath -> IO Ledger
+ledgerfromfilewithopts opts args f = do
+    rl <- readFile f >>= return . rawledgerfromstring
+    refdate <- today
+    return $ prepareLedger opts args refdate rl
            
--- | Get a cached Ledger from the file your LEDGER environment variable
--- variable points to, or raise an error. Assumes no command-line arguments.
+-- | Get a Ledger from your default ledger file, or raise an error.
+-- Assumes no options.
 myledger :: IO Ledger
-myledger = myrawledger >>= return .
-           cacheLedger [] . 
-           filterRawLedger (DateSpan Nothing Nothing) [] False False .
-           canonicaliseAmounts False
-
--- | Get a named account from your ledger file.
-myaccount :: AccountName -> IO Account
-myaccount a = myledger >>= (return . fromMaybe nullacct . Map.lookup a . accountmap)
-
+myledger = ledgerFilePathFromOpts [] >>= ledgerfromfilewithopts [] []
diff --git a/hledger.hs b/hledger.hs
index cbe3c6fae..258ee108b 100644
--- a/hledger.hs
+++ b/hledger.hs
@@ -18,16 +18,16 @@ You can use the command line:
 or ghci:
 
 > $ ghci hledger
-> > l <- ledgerfromfile [] "sample.ledger"
+> > l <- ledgerfromfilewithopts [] [] "sample.ledger"
 > > balance [] [] l
 >                  $-1  assets
 >                   $2  expenses
 >                  $-2  income
->                   $1  liabilities:debts
+>                   $1  liabilities
 > > register [] ["income","expenses"] l
-> 2007/01/01 income               income:salary                   $-1          $-1
-> 2007/01/01 gift                 income:gifts                    $-1          $-2
-> 2007/01/01 eat & shop           expenses:food                    $1          $-1
+> 2008/01/01 income               income:salary                   $-1          $-1
+> 2008/06/01 gift                 income:gifts                    $-1          $-2
+> 2008/06/03 eat & shop           expenses:food                    $1          $-1
 >                                 expenses:supplies                $1            0
 
 -}