diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
deleted file mode 100644
index fcebd5e..0000000
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-[submodule "3rdparty/pretty-parse"]
-	path = 3rdparty/pretty-parse
-	url = https://git.jossco.de/vegowotenks/pretty-parse
diff --git a/3rdparty/pretty-parse b/3rdparty/pretty-parse
deleted file mode 160000
index 5e91f4b..0000000
--- a/3rdparty/pretty-parse
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Subproject commit 5e91f4b67e2588b6f0b9a94c7d03608aad0eb41a
diff --git a/app/Main.hs b/app/Main.hs
index b2f7bce..f380007 100644
--- a/app/Main.hs
+++ b/app/Main.hs
@@ -1,41 +1,9 @@
-{-# LANGUAGE DeriveGeneric #-}
-{-# LANGUAGE DerivingVia #-}
 module Main (main) where
 
--- meta
-import GHC.Generics (Generic, Generically(..))
-
--- containers
-import Data.Text (Text)
-
--- classes
-import Control.Monad ((<$!>))
-import Pretty.Serialize (serialize, PrettySerialize)
-
--- json
+import qualified Data.Text as Text
+import qualified Data.Text.IO as TextIO
+import qualified Language.Json as Json
 import Language.Json.Parser (runParser)
 
-import qualified Language.Json as Json
-import qualified Language.Json.Type as Json
-
--- io
-import qualified Data.Text.IO as TextIO
-import qualified Data.Text.Lazy.IO as LazyTextIO
-
-data JsonInfo = JsonInfo
-  { json :: Json.Value
-  , inferredType :: Json.Type
-  }
-  deriving stock (Generic)
-  deriving PrettySerialize via Generically JsonInfo
-
 main :: IO ()
-main = do
-  info <- mkJsonInfo <$!> TextIO.getContents
-  LazyTextIO.putStrLn . serialize $ info
-
-mkJsonInfo :: Text -> Maybe JsonInfo
-mkJsonInfo input = do
-  (_, value) <- runParser Json.document input
-  pure $ JsonInfo {json=value, inferredType=Json.infer value}
-
+main = TextIO.interact (Text.pack . show . runParser Json.document)
diff --git a/hon.cabal b/hon.cabal
index 777edac..6ca91ef 100644
--- a/hon.cabal
+++ b/hon.cabal
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ library
       array
     , base >=4.7 && <5
     , containers
-    , pretty-parse
     , text
   default-language: Haskell2010
 
@@ -47,7 +46,6 @@ executable hon-exe
     , base >=4.7 && <5
     , containers
     , hon
-    , pretty-parse
     , text
   default-language: Haskell2010
 
@@ -64,6 +62,5 @@ test-suite hon-test
     , base >=4.7 && <5
     , containers
     , hon
-    , pretty-parse
     , text
   default-language: Haskell2010
diff --git a/package.yaml b/package.yaml
index f3804df..a0462d5 100644
--- a/package.yaml
+++ b/package.yaml
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ dependencies:
 - base >= 4.7 && < 5
 - containers
 - text
-- pretty-parse
 
 ghc-options:
 - -Wall
diff --git a/src/Language/Json.hs b/src/Language/Json.hs
index a2d8d03..a32901f 100644
--- a/src/Language/Json.hs
+++ b/src/Language/Json.hs
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 {-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE LambdaCase #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE TypeApplications #-}
-{-# LANGUAGE DerivingVia #-}
-{-# LANGUAGE DeriveGeneric #-}
 module Language.Json (Value(..), null, true, false, boolean, buildInteger, number, document) where
 import Data.Text (Text)
 import Data.Array.IArray (Array)
@@ -23,8 +21,6 @@ import qualified Data.Text.Internal.Read as Text
 import qualified Debug.Trace as Debug
 import qualified Data.Array.IArray as Array
 import qualified Data.Map.Strict as Map
-import GHC.Generics ( Generic, Generically(..) )
-import Pretty.Serialize (PrettySerialize)
 
 
 data Value
@@ -34,8 +30,7 @@ data Value
   | Number Rational
   | Array (Array Natural Value)
   | Object (Map Text Value)
-  deriving (Show, Generic)
-  deriving PrettySerialize via Generically Value
+  deriving Show
 
 null :: Parser Value
 null = do
diff --git a/src/Language/Json/Type.hs b/src/Language/Json/Type.hs
index 672d4bf..db6b2c5 100644
--- a/src/Language/Json/Type.hs
+++ b/src/Language/Json/Type.hs
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
+{-# LANGUAGE DerivingStrategies #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE InstanceSigs #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE LambdaCase #-}
-{-# LANGUAGE DerivingVia #-}
-{-# LANGUAGE DeriveGeneric #-}
-module Language.Json.Type (infer, Type(..)) where
+module Language.Json.Type (infer) where
 import Data.Map.Strict (Map)
 import Data.Text (Text)
 import Data.Set (Set)
@@ -11,8 +10,6 @@ import qualified Data.Map.Merge.Strict as Map
 import qualified Language.Json as Json
 import qualified Language.Json as Value
 import qualified Data.Foldable as Foldable
-import GHC.Generics (Generic, Generically(..))
-import Pretty.Serialize (PrettySerialize)
 
 data Type
   = Null
@@ -23,8 +20,7 @@ data Type
   | Array Type
   | Union (Set Type) -- multiple types are allowed here
   | Object (Map Text Type)
-  deriving stock (Show, Ord, Eq, Generic)
-  deriving PrettySerialize via Generically Type
+  deriving stock (Show, Ord, Eq)
 
 instance Semigroup Type where
   (<>) :: Type -> Type -> Type
diff --git a/stack.yaml b/stack.yaml
index e9a7727..7f64f92 100644
--- a/stack.yaml
+++ b/stack.yaml
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ compiler: ghc-9.12.1
 #   - wai
 packages:
 - .
-- 3rdparty/pretty-parse
 # Dependency packages to be pulled from upstream that are not in the snapshot.
 # These entries can reference officially published versions as well as
 # forks / in-progress versions pinned to a git hash. For example: