diff --git a/hledger-lib/hledger-lib.cabal b/hledger-lib/hledger-lib.cabal
index d9cf1e0a8..642d130f0 100644
--- a/hledger-lib/hledger-lib.cabal
+++ b/hledger-lib/hledger-lib.cabal
@@ -70,14 +70,15 @@ library
     , transformers >= 0.2 && < 0.5
     , utf8-string >= 0.3.5 && < 1.1
     , HUnit
-    , pretty-show >= 1.6.4
-    , time >= 1.5
+
   if impl(ghc >= 7.4)
     build-depends: pretty-show >= 1.6.4
+
   if flag(old-locale)
     build-depends: time < 1.5, old-locale
   else
     build-depends: time >= 1.5
+
   exposed-modules:
       Hledger
       Hledger.Data
@@ -146,15 +147,16 @@ test-suite tests
     , transformers >= 0.2 && < 0.5
     , utf8-string >= 0.3.5 && < 1.1
     , HUnit
-    , pretty-show >= 1.6.4
-    , time >= 1.5
     , hledger-lib
     , test-framework
     , test-framework-hunit
+
   if impl(ghc >= 7.4)
     build-depends: pretty-show >= 1.6.4
+
   if flag(old-locale)
     build-depends: time < 1.5, old-locale
   else
     build-depends: time >= 1.5
+
   default-language: Haskell2010
diff --git a/hledger-web/hledger-web.cabal b/hledger-web/hledger-web.cabal
index 7c8c7e227..e41412be8 100644
--- a/hledger-web/hledger-web.cabal
+++ b/hledger-web/hledger-web.cabal
@@ -158,11 +158,12 @@ library
         , yesod-form
         , yesod-static
         , json
-        , time >= 1.5
+
     if flag(old-locale)
       build-depends: time < 1.5, old-locale
     else
       build-depends: time >= 1.5
+
     exposed-modules:
           Application
           Foundation
@@ -230,17 +231,21 @@ executable hledger-web
         , yesod-form
         , yesod-static
         , json
-        , time >= 1.5
         , hledger-web == 0.26.98
+
     if flag(old-locale)
       build-depends: time < 1.5, old-locale
     else
       build-depends: time >= 1.5
+
     default-language: Haskell2010
 
 test-suite test
     type: exitcode-stdio-1.0
     main-is: main.hs
+    other-modules:
+          HomeTest
+          TestImport
     hs-source-dirs:
           tests
     ghc-options: -Wall -fno-warn-unused-do-bind -fno-warn-name-shadowing -fno-warn-missing-signatures -fno-warn-type-defaults -fno-warn-orphans
@@ -279,11 +284,13 @@ test-suite test
         , yesod-form
         , yesod-static
         , json
-        , time >= 1.5
         , hledger-web
         , hspec
         , yesod-test
-    other-modules:
-          HomeTest
-          TestImport
+
+    if flag(old-locale)
+      build-depends: time < 1.5, old-locale
+    else
+      build-depends: time >= 1.5
+
     default-language: Haskell2010
diff --git a/hledger/hledger.cabal b/hledger/hledger.cabal
index e7c3b3a50..6a42bab96 100644
--- a/hledger/hledger.cabal
+++ b/hledger/hledger.cabal
@@ -75,10 +75,6 @@ library
     , tabular >= 0.2 && < 0.3
     , utf8-string >= 0.3.5 && < 1.1
     , wizards == 1.0.*
-    , shakespeare >= 2.0.2.2 && < 2.1
-    , terminfo
-    , pretty-show >= 1.6.4
-    , time >= 1.5
 
   if impl(ghc >= 7.10)
     -- ghc 7.10 requires shakespeare 2.0.2.2+
@@ -89,12 +85,15 @@ library
     build-depends:
                   shakespeare      >= 1.0 && < 2.1
                  ,shakespeare-text >= 1.0 && < 1.2
+
   if flag(old-locale)
     build-depends: time < 1.5, old-locale
   else
     build-depends: time >= 1.5
+
   if impl(ghc >= 7.4)
     build-depends: pretty-show >= 1.6.4
+
   if !os(windows) && flag(curses)
     build-depends: terminfo
 
@@ -149,23 +148,26 @@ executable hledger
     , tabular >= 0.2 && < 0.3
     , utf8-string >= 0.3.5 && < 1.1
     , wizards == 1.0.*
-    , shakespeare >= 2.0.2.2 && < 2.1
-    , terminfo
-    , pretty-show >= 1.6.4
-    , time >= 1.5
     , hledger == 0.26.98
+
   if impl(ghc >= 7.10)
     build-depends: shakespeare      >= 2.0.2.2 && < 2.1
   else
     build-depends:
                   shakespeare      >= 1.0 && < 2.1
                  ,shakespeare-text >= 1.0 && < 1.2
+
   if flag(old-locale)
     build-depends: time < 1.5, old-locale
   else
     build-depends: time >= 1.5
+
   if impl(ghc >= 7.4)
     build-depends: pretty-show >= 1.6.4
+
+  if !os(windows) && flag(curses)
+    build-depends: terminfo
+
   default-language: Haskell2010
 
 test-suite test
@@ -199,25 +201,28 @@ test-suite test
     , tabular >= 0.2 && < 0.3
     , utf8-string >= 0.3.5 && < 1.1
     , wizards == 1.0.*
-    , shakespeare >= 2.0.2.2 && < 2.1
-    , terminfo
-    , pretty-show >= 1.6.4
-    , time >= 1.5
     , hledger
     , test-framework
     , test-framework-hunit
+
   if impl(ghc >= 7.10)
     build-depends: shakespeare      >= 2.0.2.2 && < 2.1
   else
     build-depends:
                   shakespeare      >= 1.0 && < 2.1
                  ,shakespeare-text >= 1.0 && < 1.2
+
   if impl(ghc >= 7.4)
     build-depends: pretty-show >= 1.6.4
+
   if flag(old-locale)
     build-depends: time < 1.5, old-locale
   else
     build-depends: time >= 1.5
+
+  if !os(windows) && flag(curses)
+    build-depends: terminfo
+
   default-language: Haskell2010
 
 benchmark bench
@@ -239,6 +244,7 @@ benchmark bench
                     process,
                     filepath,
                     directory
+
   if flag(old-locale)
     build-depends: time < 1.5, old-locale
   else