diff --git a/README b/README
index ec4a5ea97..a8fd9e673 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -813,16 +813,6 @@ another. A link to this section, for example, might look like this:
 Note, however, that this method of providing links to sections works
 only in HTML.
 
-Box-style blockquotes
----------------------
-
-Pandoc supports emacs-style boxquote block quotes, in addition to
-standard markdown (email-style) block quotes:
-
-	,----
-	| They look like this.
-	`----
-
 Blank lines before headers and blockquotes
 ------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/Text/Pandoc/Readers/Markdown.hs b/Text/Pandoc/Readers/Markdown.hs
index 75b9ad134..38129d4b7 100644
--- a/Text/Pandoc/Readers/Markdown.hs
+++ b/Text/Pandoc/Readers/Markdown.hs
@@ -296,16 +296,6 @@ codeBlock = do
 -- block quotes
 --
 
-emacsBoxQuote = try $ do
-  failIfStrict
-  string ",----"
-  manyTill anyChar newline
-  raw <- manyTill 
-         (try (char '|' >> optional (char ' ') >> manyTill anyChar newline))
-         (try (string "`----"))
-  blanklines
-  return raw
-
 emailBlockQuoteStart = try $ nonindentSpaces >> char '>' >>~ optional (char ' ')
 
 emailBlockQuote = try $ do
@@ -319,7 +309,7 @@ emailBlockQuote = try $ do
   return raw
 
 blockQuote = do 
-  raw <- emailBlockQuote <|> emacsBoxQuote
+  raw <- emailBlockQuote
   -- parse the extracted block, which may contain various block elements:
   contents <- parseFromString parseBlocks $ (joinWithSep "\n" raw) ++ "\n\n"
   return $ BlockQuote contents
@@ -465,7 +455,7 @@ para = try $ do
   blanklines <|> do st <- getState
                     if stateStrict st
                        then lookAhead (blockQuote <|> header) >> return ""
-                       else lookAhead emacsBoxQuote >> return ""
+                       else pzero
   return $ Para $ normalizeSpaces result
 
 plain = many1 inline >>= return . Plain . normalizeSpaces 
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 8946bb2dd..11a9b0278 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ pandoc (0.45) unstable; urgency=low
  
   * Markdown reader:
 
+    + Removed support for box-style block quotes.
     + Require space before title in links and references.
       This fixes a bug in parsing URLs like http://silly/url(withparen).
     + Improved and simplified setextHeader parser.
diff --git a/tests/testsuite.native b/tests/testsuite.native
index da7929861..f5de004eb 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite.native
+++ b/tests/testsuite.native
@@ -39,20 +39,6 @@ Pandoc (Meta [Str "Pandoc",Space,Str "Test",Space,Str "Suite"] ["John MacFarlane
     [ Para [Str "nested"] ]
    ]
 , Para [Str "This",Space,Str "should",Space,Str "not",Space,Str "be",Space,Str "a",Space,Str "block",Space,Str "quote:",Space,Str "2",Space,Str ">",Space,Str "1",Str "."]
-, Para [Str "Box",Str "-",Str "style:"]
-, BlockQuote
-  [ Para [Str "Example:"]
-  , CodeBlock "sub status {\n    print \"working\";\n}" ]
-, BlockQuote
-  [ OrderedList (1,Decimal,Period)
-    [ [ Plain [Str "do",Space,Str "laundry"] ]
-    , [ Plain [Str "take",Space,Str "out",Space,Str "the",Space,Str "trash"] ] ] ]
-, Para [Str "Here",Apostrophe,Str "s",Space,Str "a",Space,Str "nested",Space,Str "one:"]
-, BlockQuote
-  [ Para [Str "Joe",Space,Str "said:"]
-  , BlockQuote
-    [ Para [Str "Don",Apostrophe,Str "t",Space,Str "quote",Space,Str "me",Str "."] ]
-   ]
 , Para [Str "And",Space,Str "a",Space,Str "following",Space,Str "paragraph",Str "."]
 , HorizontalRule
 , Header 1 [Str "Code",Space,Str "Blocks"]
diff --git a/tests/testsuite.txt b/tests/testsuite.txt
index ae2d0fe32..dc5340021 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite.txt
+++ b/tests/testsuite.txt
@@ -78,31 +78,6 @@ E-mail style:
 This should not be a block quote: 2
 > 1.
 
-Box-style:
-
-,----
-| Example:
-| 
-|     sub status {
-|         print "working";
-|     }
-`----
-
-,----
-| 1. do laundry
-| 2. take out the trash
-`----
-
-Here's a nested one:
-
-,----
-| Joe said:
-|
-| ,----
-| | Don't quote me.
-| `----
-`----
-
 And a following paragraph.
 
 * * * *
diff --git a/tests/writer.context b/tests/writer.context
index 306143f14..a944b2822 100644
--- a/tests/writer.context
+++ b/tests/writer.context
@@ -159,41 +159,6 @@ nested
 \stopblockquote
 This should not be a block quote: 2 \lettermore{} 1.
 
-Box-style:
-
-\startblockquote
-
-Example:
-
-\starttyping
-sub status {
-    print "working";
-}
-\stoptyping
-
-\stopblockquote
-\startblockquote
-
-\startitemize[n][stopper=.]
-\item 
-  do laundry
-\item 
-  take out the trash
-\stopitemize
-
-\stopblockquote
-Here's a nested one:
-
-\startblockquote
-
-Joe said:
-
-\startblockquote
-
-Don't quote me.
-
-\stopblockquote
-\stopblockquote
 And a following paragraph.
 
 \thinrule
diff --git a/tests/writer.docbook b/tests/writer.docbook
index 16486925f..458f8a252 100644
--- a/tests/writer.docbook
+++ b/tests/writer.docbook
@@ -124,46 +124,6 @@ sub status {
     <para>
       This should not be a block quote: 2 &gt; 1.
     </para>
-    <para>
-      Box-style:
-    </para>
-    <blockquote>
-      <para>
-        Example:
-      </para>
-      <screen>
-sub status {
-    print &quot;working&quot;;
-}
-</screen>
-    </blockquote>
-    <blockquote>
-      <orderedlist numeration="arabic">
-        <listitem>
-          <para>
-            do laundry
-          </para>
-        </listitem>
-        <listitem>
-          <para>
-            take out the trash
-          </para>
-        </listitem>
-      </orderedlist>
-    </blockquote>
-    <para>
-      Here's a nested one:
-    </para>
-    <blockquote>
-      <para>
-        Joe said:
-      </para>
-      <blockquote>
-        <para>
-          Don't quote me.
-        </para>
-      </blockquote>
-    </blockquote>
     <para>
       And a following paragraph.
     </para>
diff --git a/tests/writer.html b/tests/writer.html
index 44a4b3335..890ce258c 100644
--- a/tests/writer.html
+++ b/tests/writer.html
@@ -105,37 +105,6 @@ ol.upper-roman { list-style-type: upper-roman; }
     ><p
     >This should not be a block quote: 2 &gt; 1.</p
     ><p
-    >Box-style:</p
-    ><blockquote
-    ><p
-      >Example:</p
-      ><pre
-      ><code
-	>sub status {
-    print &quot;working&quot;;
-}
-</code
-	></pre
-      ></blockquote
-    ><blockquote
-    ><ol class="decimal"
-      ><li
-	>do laundry</li
-	><li
-	>take out the trash</li
-	></ol
-      ></blockquote
-    ><p
-    >Here&rsquo;s a nested one:</p
-    ><blockquote
-    ><p
-      >Joe said:</p
-      ><blockquote
-      ><p
-	>Don&rsquo;t quote me.</p
-	></blockquote
-      ></blockquote
-    ><p
     >And a following paragraph.</p
     ><hr
      /><h1 id="code-blocks"
diff --git a/tests/writer.latex b/tests/writer.latex
index 0d19d6296..4c9f2187e 100644
--- a/tests/writer.latex
+++ b/tests/writer.latex
@@ -100,35 +100,6 @@ nested
 \end{quote}
 This should not be a block quote: 2 \textgreater{} 1.
 
-Box-style:
-
-\begin{quote}
-Example:
-
-\begin{verbatim}
-sub status {
-    print "working";
-}
-\end{verbatim}
-\end{quote}
-\begin{quote}
-\begin{enumerate}[1.]
-\item 
-  do laundry
-\item 
-  take out the trash
-\end{enumerate}
-\end{quote}
-Here's a nested one:
-
-\begin{quote}
-Joe said:
-
-\begin{quote}
-Don't quote me.
-
-\end{quote}
-\end{quote}
 And a following paragraph.
 
 \begin{center}\rule{3in}{0.4pt}\end{center}
diff --git a/tests/writer.man b/tests/writer.man
index 13ae18927..1ccb27ff7 100644
--- a/tests/writer.man
+++ b/tests/writer.man
@@ -72,34 +72,6 @@ nested
 .PP
 This should not be a block quote: 2 > 1\.
 .PP
-Box-style:
-.RS
-.PP
-Example:
-.PP
-\f[CR]
-      sub\ status\ {
-      \ \ \ \ print\ \"working\";
-      }
-\f[]
-.RE
-.RS
-.IP "1." 3
-do laundry
-.IP "2." 3
-take out the trash
-.RE
-.PP
-Here's a nested one:
-.RS
-.PP
-Joe said:
-.RS
-.PP
-Don't quote me\.
-.RE
-.RE
-.PP
 And a following paragraph\.
 .PP
    *   *   *   *   *
diff --git a/tests/writer.markdown b/tests/writer.markdown
index ba31d524d..2d8266cde 100644
--- a/tests/writer.markdown
+++ b/tests/writer.markdown
@@ -74,23 +74,6 @@ E-mail style:
 
 This should not be a block quote: 2 > 1.
 
-Box-style:
-
-> Example:
-> 
->     sub status {
->         print "working";
->     }
-
-> 1.  do laundry
-> 2.  take out the trash
-
-Here's a nested one:
-
-> Joe said:
-> 
-> > Don't quote me.
-
 And a following paragraph.
 
 
diff --git a/tests/writer.native b/tests/writer.native
index da7929861..f5de004eb 100644
--- a/tests/writer.native
+++ b/tests/writer.native
@@ -39,20 +39,6 @@ Pandoc (Meta [Str "Pandoc",Space,Str "Test",Space,Str "Suite"] ["John MacFarlane
     [ Para [Str "nested"] ]
    ]
 , Para [Str "This",Space,Str "should",Space,Str "not",Space,Str "be",Space,Str "a",Space,Str "block",Space,Str "quote:",Space,Str "2",Space,Str ">",Space,Str "1",Str "."]
-, Para [Str "Box",Str "-",Str "style:"]
-, BlockQuote
-  [ Para [Str "Example:"]
-  , CodeBlock "sub status {\n    print \"working\";\n}" ]
-, BlockQuote
-  [ OrderedList (1,Decimal,Period)
-    [ [ Plain [Str "do",Space,Str "laundry"] ]
-    , [ Plain [Str "take",Space,Str "out",Space,Str "the",Space,Str "trash"] ] ] ]
-, Para [Str "Here",Apostrophe,Str "s",Space,Str "a",Space,Str "nested",Space,Str "one:"]
-, BlockQuote
-  [ Para [Str "Joe",Space,Str "said:"]
-  , BlockQuote
-    [ Para [Str "Don",Apostrophe,Str "t",Space,Str "quote",Space,Str "me",Str "."] ]
-   ]
 , Para [Str "And",Space,Str "a",Space,Str "following",Space,Str "paragraph",Str "."]
 , HorizontalRule
 , Header 1 [Str "Code",Space,Str "Blocks"]
diff --git a/tests/writer.rst b/tests/writer.rst
index e0815de8b..2b44bd257 100644
--- a/tests/writer.rst
+++ b/tests/writer.rst
@@ -93,30 +93,6 @@ E-mail style:
 
 This should not be a block quote: 2 > 1.
 
-Box-style:
-
-    Example:
-
-    ::
-
-        sub status {
-            print "working";
-        }
-
-
-    
-    1. do laundry
-    2. take out the trash
-
-
-Here's a nested one:
-
-    Joe said:
-
-        Don't quote me.
-
-
-
 And a following paragraph.
 
 --------------
diff --git a/tests/writer.rtf b/tests/writer.rtf
index f6c11b355..f25303256 100644
--- a/tests/writer.rtf
+++ b/tests/writer.rtf
@@ -43,16 +43,6 @@ embedded link
 {\pard \ql \f0 \sa180 \li1440 \fi0 nested\par}
 {\pard \ql \f0 \sa180 \li1440 \fi0 nested\par}
 {\pard \ql \f0 \sa180 \li0 \fi0 This should not be a block quote: 2 > 1.\par}
-{\pard \ql \f0 \sa180 \li0 \fi0 Box-style:\par}
-{\pard \ql \f0 \sa180 \li720 \fi0 Example:\par}
-{\pard \ql \f0 \sa180 \li720 \fi0 \f1 sub status \{\line
-    print "working";\line
-\}\par}
-{\pard \ql \f0 \sa0 \li1080 \fi-360 1.\tx360\tab do laundry\par}
-{\pard \ql \f0 \sa0 \li1080 \fi-360 2.\tx360\tab take out the trash\sa180\par}
-{\pard \ql \f0 \sa180 \li0 \fi0 Here\u8217's a nested one:\par}
-{\pard \ql \f0 \sa180 \li720 \fi0 Joe said:\par}
-{\pard \ql \f0 \sa180 \li1440 \fi0 Don\u8217't quote me.\par}
 {\pard \ql \f0 \sa180 \li0 \fi0 And a following paragraph.\par}
 {\pard \qc \f0 \sa180 \li0 \fi0 \emdash\emdash\emdash\emdash\emdash\par}
 {\pard \ql \f0 \sa180 \li0 \fi0 \b \fs36 Code Blocks\par}