diff --git a/hledger-lib/Setup.hs b/hledger-lib/Setup.hs
deleted file mode 100644
index 9a994af67..000000000
--- a/hledger-lib/Setup.hs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-import Distribution.Simple
-main = defaultMain
diff --git a/hledger-web/Setup.hs b/hledger-web/Setup.hs
deleted file mode 100644
index 9a994af67..000000000
--- a/hledger-web/Setup.hs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-import Distribution.Simple
-main = defaultMain
diff --git a/hledger-web/hledger-web.cabal b/hledger-web/hledger-web.cabal
index 49fbde766..bda1e9e60 100644
--- a/hledger-web/hledger-web.cabal
+++ b/hledger-web/hledger-web.cabal
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ library
                      Hledger.Web
                      Hledger.Web.Main
                      Hledger.Web.Options
-                     -- Setup -- stops yesod devel complaining, requires build-depends: Cabal
     build-depends:
                      hledger              == 0.23.98
                    , hledger-lib          == 0.23.98
diff --git a/hledger/Setup.hs b/hledger/Setup.hs
deleted file mode 100644
index 9a994af67..000000000
--- a/hledger/Setup.hs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-import Distribution.Simple
-main = defaultMain