diff --git a/hledger-lib/Text/Megaparsec/Custom.hs b/hledger-lib/Text/Megaparsec/Custom.hs
index c71df3e7a..e43defa0d 100644
--- a/hledger-lib/Text/Megaparsec/Custom.hs
+++ b/hledger-lib/Text/Megaparsec/Custom.hs
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 {-# LANGUAGE LambdaCase #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE PackageImports #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE ScopedTypeVariables #-}
-{-# LANGUAGE StandaloneDeriving #-}
 
 module Text.Megaparsec.Custom (
   -- * Custom parse error type
@@ -67,8 +66,6 @@ data CustomErr
 -- derive it, but this requires an (orphan) instance for 'ParseError'.
 -- Hopefully this does not cause any trouble.
 
-deriving instance (Eq (Token c), Ord (Token c), Ord c, Ord e) => Ord (ParseError c e)
-
 instance ShowErrorComponent CustomErr where
   showErrorComponent (ErrorFailAt _ _ errMsg) = errMsg
   errorComponentLen (ErrorFailAt startOffset endOffset _) =