diff --git a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Data/Dates.hs b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Data/Dates.hs
index df756a575..60ae4e25f 100644
--- a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Data/Dates.hs
+++ b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Data/Dates.hs
@@ -713,7 +713,7 @@ Right ("201813","","")
 
 A 9+ digit number beginning with valid YYYYMMDD gives an error:
 >>> parsewith (smartdate <* eof) "201801012"
-Left (TrivialError (SourcePos {sourceName = "", sourceLine = Pos 1, sourceColumn = Pos 9} :| []) (Just (Tokens ('2' :| ""))) (fromList [EndOfInput]))
+Left (...)
 
 Big numbers not beginning with a valid YYYYMMDD are parsed as a year:
 >>> parsewith (smartdate <* eof) "201813012"
diff --git a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Read/Common.hs b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Read/Common.hs
index 72137d22b..ecb2492b5 100644
--- a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Read/Common.hs
+++ b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Read/Common.hs
@@ -105,7 +105,8 @@ import Data.Time.Calendar
 import Data.Time.LocalTime
 import Safe
 import System.Time (getClockTime)
-import Text.Megaparsec.Compat
+import Text.Megaparsec.Compat hiding (skipManyTill)
+import Control.Applicative.Combinators (skipManyTill)
 
 import Hledger.Data
 import Hledger.Utils
diff --git a/hledger-lib/hledger-lib.cabal b/hledger-lib/hledger-lib.cabal
index daf73e2b2..76eba17db 100644
--- a/hledger-lib/hledger-lib.cabal
+++ b/hledger-lib/hledger-lib.cabal
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ library
     , mtl-compat
     , old-time
     , parsec >=3
+    , parser-combinators
     , pretty-show >=1.6.4
     , regex-tdfa
     , safe >=0.2
@@ -219,6 +220,7 @@ test-suite doctests
     , mtl-compat
     , old-time
     , parsec >=3
+    , parser-combinators
     , pretty-show >=1.6.4
     , regex-tdfa
     , safe >=0.2
@@ -317,6 +319,7 @@ test-suite easytests
     , mtl-compat
     , old-time
     , parsec >=3
+    , parser-combinators
     , pretty-show >=1.6.4
     , regex-tdfa
     , safe >=0.2
@@ -412,6 +415,7 @@ test-suite hunittests
     , mtl-compat
     , old-time
     , parsec >=3
+    , parser-combinators
     , pretty-show >=1.6.4
     , regex-tdfa
     , safe >=0.2
diff --git a/hledger-lib/package.yaml b/hledger-lib/package.yaml
index 2888a4b5c..0ea4d08b5 100644
--- a/hledger-lib/package.yaml
+++ b/hledger-lib/package.yaml
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ dependencies:
 - mtl-compat
 - old-time
 - parsec >=3
+- parser-combinators
 - pretty-show >=1.6.4
 - regex-tdfa
 - safe >=0.2
diff --git a/hledger/Hledger/Cli/Utils.hs b/hledger/Hledger/Cli/Utils.hs
index 671865256..c3e2eee84 100644
--- a/hledger/Hledger/Cli/Utils.hs
+++ b/hledger/Hledger/Cli/Utils.hs
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ module Hledger.Cli.Utils
 where
 import Control.Exception as C
 import Control.Monad
-import Data.Functor.Compat ((<&>))
 
 import Data.Hashable (hash)
 import Data.List
@@ -82,10 +81,10 @@ withJournalDo opts cmd = do
 -- - anonymising (--anonymise).
 journalTransform :: CliOpts -> Journal -> IO Journal
 journalTransform opts@CliOpts{reportopts_=ropts} =
-  (   journalAddForecast opts
-  >=> journalApplyValue ropts)
-  <&> (pivotByOpts opts <$>)
-  <&> (anonymiseByOpts opts <$>)
+      journalAddForecast opts
+  >=> journalApplyValue ropts
+  >=> return . pivotByOpts opts
+  >=> return . anonymiseByOpts opts
 
 -- | Apply the pivot transformation on a journal, if option is present.
 pivotByOpts :: CliOpts -> Journal -> Journal
diff --git a/stack-ghc8.0.yaml b/stack-ghc8.0.yaml
index e3c050488..393005cd7 100644
--- a/stack-ghc8.0.yaml
+++ b/stack-ghc8.0.yaml
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ packages:
 - hledger-api
 
 extra-deps:
- []
+- easytest-0.1