diff --git a/pandoc.cabal b/pandoc.cabal
index 73b1efbbf..4f4664062 100644
--- a/pandoc.cabal
+++ b/pandoc.cabal
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ Library
   Build-Depends: pretty >= 1, containers >= 0.1,
                  parsec >= 2.1 && < 3, xhtml >= 3000.0,
                  mtl >= 1.1, network >= 2, filepath >= 1.1,
-                 process >= 1, directory >= 1, template-haskell >= 2.2,
+                 process >= 1, directory >= 1,
                  bytestring >= 0.9, zip-archive >= 0.1.1.4,
                  utf8-string >= 0.3, old-time >= 1
   if impl(ghc >= 6.10)