diff --git a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Utils/Debug.hs b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Utils/Debug.hs
index 44da1864e..d9a3ff3d1 100644
--- a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Utils/Debug.hs
+++ b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Utils/Debug.hs
@@ -171,8 +171,6 @@ progName =
 -- unsafePerformIO and can be accessed from anywhere and before normal
 -- command-line processing. When running with :main in GHCI, you must
 -- touch and reload this module to see the effect of a new --debug option.
--- {-# OPTIONS_GHC -fno-cse #-}
-{-# NOINLINE debugLevel #-}
 debugLevel :: Int
 debugLevel = case dropWhile (/="--debug") progArgs of
                ["--debug"]   -> 1
@@ -247,7 +245,6 @@ debugLogFile = progName ++ ".log"
 
 -- | Log a string to the debug log before returning the second argument.
 -- Uses unsafePerformIO.
-{-# NOINLINE traceLog #-}
 traceLog :: String -> a -> a
 traceLog s x = unsafePerformIO $ do
   evaluate (force s)  -- to complete any previous logging before we attempt more
@@ -360,7 +357,6 @@ dbg9 :: Show a => String -> a -> a
 dbg9 = ptraceOrLogAt 9
 
 -- | Like dbg0, but also exit the program. Uses unsafePerformIO.
-{-# NOINLINE dbgExit #-}
 dbgExit :: Show a => String -> a -> a
 dbgExit label a = unsafePerformIO $ dbg0IO label a >> exitFailure
 
diff --git a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Utils/Print.hs b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Utils/Print.hs
index 0301daa97..f5c46d692 100644
--- a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Utils/Print.hs
+++ b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Utils/Print.hs
@@ -110,22 +110,15 @@ colorOption =
 --   and a NO_COLOR environment variable is not defined
 --   and stdout supports ANSI color and -o/--output-file was not used or is "-"
 -- ).
--- {-# OPTIONS_GHC -fno-cse #-}
--- {-# NOINLINE useColorOnStdout #-}
 useColorOnStdout :: Bool
 useColorOnStdout = not hasOutputFile && useColorOnHandle stdout
 
 -- Avoid using dbg*, pshow etc. in this function (infinite loop).
 -- | Like useColorOnStdout, but checks for ANSI color support on stderr,
 -- and is not affected by -o/--output-file.
--- {-# OPTIONS_GHC -fno-cse #-}
--- {-# NOINLINE useColorOnStdout #-}
 useColorOnStderr :: Bool
 useColorOnStderr = useColorOnHandle stderr
 
--- sorry, I'm just cargo-culting these pragmas:
--- {-# OPTIONS_GHC -fno-cse #-}
--- {-# NOINLINE useColorOnHandle #-}
 useColorOnHandle :: Handle -> Bool
 useColorOnHandle h = unsafePerformIO $ do
   no_color       <- isJust <$> lookupEnv "NO_COLOR"
@@ -157,8 +150,6 @@ outputFileOption =
 
 -- | Check whether the -o/--output-file option has been used at program startup
 -- with an argument other than "-", using unsafePerformIO.
--- {-# OPTIONS_GHC -fno-cse #-}
--- {-# NOINLINE hasOutputFile #-}
 hasOutputFile :: Bool
 hasOutputFile = outputFileOption `notElem` [Nothing, Just "-"]