diff --git a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Read.hs b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Read.hs
index a7d0dcf23..d83ae9eda 100644
--- a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Read.hs
+++ b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Read.hs
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ import Hledger.Data.Dates (getCurrentDay)
 import Hledger.Data.Types
 import Hledger.Read.Common
 import qualified Hledger.Read.JournalReader   as JournalReader
-import qualified Hledger.Read.LedgerReader    as LedgerReader
+-- import qualified Hledger.Read.LedgerReader    as LedgerReader
 import qualified Hledger.Read.TimedotReader   as TimedotReader
 import qualified Hledger.Read.TimeclockReader as TimeclockReader
 import qualified Hledger.Read.CsvReader       as CsvReader
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ readers = [
  ,TimeclockReader.reader
  ,TimedotReader.reader
  ,CsvReader.reader
- ,LedgerReader.reader
+--  ,LedgerReader.reader
  ]
 
 readerNames :: [String]
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ tests_Hledger_Read = TestList $
   tests_readJournal'
   ++ [
    JournalReader.tests_Hledger_Read_JournalReader,
-   LedgerReader.tests_Hledger_Read_LedgerReader,
+--    LedgerReader.tests_Hledger_Read_LedgerReader,
    TimeclockReader.tests_Hledger_Read_TimeclockReader,
    TimedotReader.tests_Hledger_Read_TimedotReader,
    CsvReader.tests_Hledger_Read_CsvReader,
diff --git a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Read/LedgerReader.hs b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Read/LedgerReader.hs.disabled
similarity index 100%
rename from hledger-lib/Hledger/Read/LedgerReader.hs
rename to hledger-lib/Hledger/Read/LedgerReader.hs.disabled
diff --git a/hledger-lib/hledger-lib.cabal b/hledger-lib/hledger-lib.cabal
index 38b0f44a1..5b33ccb2e 100644
--- a/hledger-lib/hledger-lib.cabal
+++ b/hledger-lib/hledger-lib.cabal
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ flag oldtime
 
 library
   hs-source-dirs:
-      other/ledger-parse
       ./.
   ghc-options: -Wall -fno-warn-unused-do-bind -fno-warn-name-shadowing -fno-warn-missing-signatures -fno-warn-type-defaults -fno-warn-orphans
   build-depends:
@@ -85,9 +84,6 @@ library
     , uglymemo
     , utf8-string >=0.3.5 && <1.1
     , HUnit
-    , parsers >= 0.5
-    , system-filepath
-    , trifecta >= 0.91
     , parsec
     , semigroups
   if impl(ghc <7.6)
@@ -124,7 +120,6 @@ library
       Hledger.Read.Common
       Hledger.Read.CsvReader
       Hledger.Read.JournalReader
-      Hledger.Read.LedgerReader
       Hledger.Read.TimedotReader
       Hledger.Read.TimeclockReader
       Hledger.Reports
@@ -145,14 +140,13 @@ library
       Hledger.Utils.Tree
       Hledger.Utils.UTF8IOCompat
   other-modules:
-      Ledger.Parser.Text
+      Paths_hledger_lib
   default-language: Haskell2010
 
 test-suite doctests
   type: exitcode-stdio-1.0
   main-is: doctests.hs
   hs-source-dirs:
-      other/ledger-parse
       ./.
       tests
   ghc-options: -Wall -fno-warn-unused-do-bind -fno-warn-name-shadowing -fno-warn-missing-signatures -fno-warn-type-defaults -fno-warn-orphans
@@ -184,16 +178,12 @@ test-suite doctests
     , uglymemo
     , utf8-string >=0.3.5 && <1.1
     , HUnit
-    , parsers >= 0.5
-    , system-filepath
-    , trifecta >= 0.91
     , doctest >=0.8
     , Glob >=0.7
   if impl(ghc <7.6)
     build-depends:
         ghc-prim
   other-modules:
-      Ledger.Parser.Text
       Hledger
       Hledger.Data
       Hledger.Data.Account
@@ -217,7 +207,6 @@ test-suite doctests
       Hledger.Read.Common
       Hledger.Read.CsvReader
       Hledger.Read.JournalReader
-      Hledger.Read.LedgerReader
       Hledger.Read.TimeclockReader
       Hledger.Read.TimedotReader
       Hledger.Reports
@@ -243,7 +232,6 @@ test-suite hunittests
   type: exitcode-stdio-1.0
   main-is: hunittests.hs
   hs-source-dirs:
-      other/ledger-parse
       ./.
       tests
   ghc-options: -Wall -fno-warn-unused-do-bind -fno-warn-name-shadowing -fno-warn-missing-signatures -fno-warn-type-defaults -fno-warn-orphans
@@ -275,9 +263,6 @@ test-suite hunittests
     , uglymemo
     , utf8-string >=0.3.5 && <1.1
     , HUnit
-    , parsers >= 0.5
-    , system-filepath
-    , trifecta >= 0.91
     , hledger-lib
     , parsec
     , test-framework
@@ -293,7 +278,6 @@ test-suite hunittests
     build-depends:
         time >=1.5
   other-modules:
-      Ledger.Parser.Text
       Hledger
       Hledger.Data
       Hledger.Data.Account
@@ -317,7 +301,6 @@ test-suite hunittests
       Hledger.Read.Common
       Hledger.Read.CsvReader
       Hledger.Read.JournalReader
-      Hledger.Read.LedgerReader
       Hledger.Read.TimeclockReader
       Hledger.Read.TimedotReader
       Hledger.Reports
diff --git a/hledger-lib/package.yaml b/hledger-lib/package.yaml
index cd598af2c..29f316895 100644
--- a/hledger-lib/package.yaml
+++ b/hledger-lib/package.yaml
@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@ dependencies:
 - utf8-string >=0.3.5 && <1.1
 - HUnit
 # for ledger-parse:
-- parsers >= 0.5
-- system-filepath
-- trifecta >= 0.91
+#- parsers >= 0.5
+#- system-filepath
+#- trifecta >= 0.91
 ghc-options:
 - -Wall
 - -fno-warn-unused-do-bind
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ ghc-options:
 - -fno-warn-type-defaults
 - -fno-warn-orphans
 source-dirs: 
-- other/ledger-parse
+#- other/ledger-parse
 - .
 library:
   exposed-modules:
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ library:
   - Hledger.Read.Common
   - Hledger.Read.CsvReader
   - Hledger.Read.JournalReader
-  - Hledger.Read.LedgerReader
+#  - Hledger.Read.LedgerReader
   - Hledger.Read.TimedotReader
   - Hledger.Read.TimeclockReader
   - Hledger.Reports
@@ -125,8 +125,8 @@ library:
   - Hledger.Utils.Text
   - Hledger.Utils.Tree
   - Hledger.Utils.UTF8IOCompat
-  other-modules:
-  - Ledger.Parser.Text
+#  other-modules:
+#  - Ledger.Parser.Text
   dependencies:
   - parsec
   - semigroups