diff --git a/Commands/Convert.hs b/Commands/Convert.hs
index 5342f0f82..26d5dafda 100644
--- a/Commands/Convert.hs
+++ b/Commands/Convert.hs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ import Text.Printf (printf)
 import Text.Regex.PCRE ((=~))
 import Data.Maybe
 import Ledger.Dates (firstJust, showDate)
-import System.Locale (defaultTimeLocale)
+import Locale (defaultTimeLocale)
 import Data.Time.Format (parseTime)
 import Control.Monad (when)
 
diff --git a/Commands/Web.hs b/Commands/Web.hs
index de6ab8d5e..64e4b8603 100644
--- a/Commands/Web.hs
+++ b/Commands/Web.hs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import qualified Data.Map as M
 -- import Data.Map ((!))
 import Data.Time.Clock
 import Data.Time.Format
-import System.Locale
+import Locale
 import Control.Concurrent
 import qualified Data.ByteString.Lazy.Char8 as B
 import Happstack.Data (defaultValue)
diff --git a/Ledger/Dates.hs b/Ledger/Dates.hs
index 6d7910c4b..0e6bff69c 100644
--- a/Ledger/Dates.hs
+++ b/Ledger/Dates.hs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import Data.Time.Calendar.MonthDay
 import Data.Time.Calendar.OrdinalDate
 import Data.Time.Calendar.WeekDate
 import Data.Time.LocalTime
-import System.Locale (defaultTimeLocale)
+import Locale (defaultTimeLocale)
 import Text.Printf
 import Data.Maybe
 import Text.ParserCombinators.Parsec
diff --git a/Tests.hs b/Tests.hs
index acbcff4a1..45b25aaf6 100644
--- a/Tests.hs
+++ b/Tests.hs
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ module Tests
 where
 import qualified Data.Map as Map
 import Data.Time.Format
-import System.Locale (defaultTimeLocale)
+import Locale (defaultTimeLocale)
 import Text.ParserCombinators.Parsec
 import Test.HUnit
 import Test.HUnit.Tools (assertRaises, runVerboseTests)
diff --git a/hledger.cabal b/hledger.cabal
index 2e3231b1c..6733a48d0 100644
--- a/hledger.cabal
+++ b/hledger.cabal
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ library
                  ,directory
                  ,filepath
                  ,haskell98
-                 ,old-locale
                  ,parsec
                  ,time
                  ,utf8-string
@@ -108,7 +107,6 @@ executable hledger
                  ,filepath
                  ,haskell98
                  ,mtl
-                 ,old-locale
                  ,parsec
                  ,process
                  ,regex-compat
diff --git a/tools/bench.hs b/tools/bench.hs
index a59817015..aa7523168 100644
--- a/tools/bench.hs
+++ b/tools/bench.hs
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ import System.Exit
 import Text.Printf
 import Data.Time.Clock
 import Data.Time.Format
-import System.Locale
+import Locale
 import Control.Monad
 import Debug.Trace
 import System.Console.GetOpt