diff --git a/hledger-lib/hledger-lib.cabal b/hledger-lib/hledger-lib.cabal
index 6f6cd364b..1e5d31d1a 100644
--- a/hledger-lib/hledger-lib.cabal
+++ b/hledger-lib/hledger-lib.cabal
@@ -174,9 +174,8 @@ test-suite doctests
     , uglymemo
     , utf8-string >=0.3.5 && <1.1
     , HUnit
-    , base
-    , Glob >=0.7
     , doctest >=0.8
+    , Glob >=0.7
   default-language: Haskell2010
 
 test-suite hunittests
diff --git a/hledger-lib/package.yaml b/hledger-lib/package.yaml
index 24dae3155..8dd693469 100644
--- a/hledger-lib/package.yaml
+++ b/hledger-lib/package.yaml
@@ -139,9 +139,8 @@ tests:
     main: doctests.hs
     source-dirs: tests
     dependencies:
-    - base
-    - Glob >=0.7
     - doctest >=0.8
+    - Glob >=0.7
   hunittests:
     main: hunittests.hs
     source-dirs: tests
diff --git a/hledger-web/hledger-web.cabal b/hledger-web/hledger-web.cabal
index 37b4f4b89..5a07b5bf2 100644
--- a/hledger-web/hledger-web.cabal
+++ b/hledger-web/hledger-web.cabal
@@ -292,7 +292,6 @@ test-suite test
         , yesod-form
         , yesod-static
         , json
-        , parsec >=3
         , hledger-web
         , hspec
         , yesod-test
diff --git a/hledger-web/package.yaml b/hledger-web/package.yaml
index 8adae13c3..dae2c1d4f 100644
--- a/hledger-web/package.yaml
+++ b/hledger-web/package.yaml
@@ -165,7 +165,6 @@ tests:
     source-dirs: tests
     cpp-options: -DVERSION="0.28"
     dependencies:
-    - parsec >=3
     - hledger-web
     - hspec
     - yesod-test
diff --git a/hledger/hledger.cabal b/hledger/hledger.cabal
index 254dde000..e62553630 100644
--- a/hledger/hledger.cabal
+++ b/hledger/hledger.cabal
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ executable hledger
     , temporary
     , tabular >=0.2 && <0.3
     , hledger-lib ==0.28
+    , hledger ==0.28
     , bytestring
     , containers
     , unordered-containers
@@ -190,7 +191,6 @@ executable hledger
     , text >=0.11
     , utf8-string >=0.3.5 && <1.1
     , wizards ==1.0.*
-    , hledger ==0.28
   if flag(threaded)
     ghc-options: -threaded
   if impl(ghc >=7.10)
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ test-suite test
     , temporary
     , tabular >=0.2 && <0.3
     , hledger-lib ==0.28
+    , hledger
     , bytestring
     , containers
     , unordered-containers
@@ -250,7 +251,6 @@ test-suite test
     , text >=0.11
     , utf8-string >=0.3.5 && <1.1
     , wizards ==1.0.*
-    , hledger
     , test-framework
     , test-framework-hunit
   if impl(ghc >=7.10)
diff --git a/hledger/package.yaml b/hledger/package.yaml
index 666b0479b..52eaeeac3 100644
--- a/hledger/package.yaml
+++ b/hledger/package.yaml
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ executables:
     cpp-options: -DVERSION="0.28"
     dependencies:
     - hledger-lib ==0.28
+    - hledger ==0.28
     - bytestring
     - containers
     - unordered-containers
@@ -174,7 +175,6 @@ executables:
     - text >=0.11
     - utf8-string >=0.3.5 && <1.1
     - wizards ==1.0.*
-    - hledger ==0.28
     when:
     - condition: flag(threaded)
       ghc-options: -threaded
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ tests:
     cpp-options: -DVERSION="0.28"
     dependencies:
     - hledger-lib ==0.28
+    - hledger
     - bytestring
     - containers
     - unordered-containers
@@ -225,7 +226,6 @@ tests:
     - text >=0.11
     - utf8-string >=0.3.5 && <1.1
     - wizards ==1.0.*
-    - hledger
     - test-framework
     - test-framework-hunit
     when: