diff --git a/servant/servant.cabal b/servant/servant.cabal
index 301a46d8..1787956c 100644
--- a/servant/servant.cabal
+++ b/servant/servant.cabal
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ library
     Servant.API.ResponseHeaders
     Servant.API.Sub
     Servant.API.Vault
-    Servant.Common.Text
     Servant.Utils.Links
   build-depends:
       base >=4.7 && <5
diff --git a/servant/src/Servant/Common/Text.hs b/servant/src/Servant/Common/Text.hs
deleted file mode 100644
index 6e4a4690..00000000
--- a/servant/src/Servant/Common/Text.hs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,149 +0,0 @@
-{-# LANGUAGE CPP                  #-}
-{-# LANGUAGE FlexibleInstances    #-}
-{-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings    #-}
-{-# LANGUAGE TypeSynonymInstances #-}
-module Servant.Common.Text
-  ( FromText(..)
-  , ToText(..)
-  ) where
-
-#if !MIN_VERSION_base(4,8,0)
-import           Control.Applicative     ((<$>))
-#endif
-import           Data.Int                (Int16, Int32, Int64, Int8)
-import           Data.String.Conversions (cs)
-import           Data.Text               (Text)
-import           Data.Text.Read          (Reader, decimal, rational, signed)
-import           Data.Word               (Word16, Word32, Word64, Word8
-#if !MIN_VERSION_base(4,8,0)
-        , Word
-#endif
-        )
-
--- | For getting values from url captures and query string parameters
--- Instances should obey:
--- > fromText (toText a) == Just a
-class FromText a where
-  fromText :: Text -> Maybe a
-
--- | For putting values in paths and query string parameters
--- Instances should obey:
--- > fromText (toText a) == Just a
-class ToText a where
-  toText :: a -> Text
-
-instance FromText Text where
-  fromText = Just
-
-instance ToText Text where
-  toText = id
-
-instance FromText String where
-  fromText = Just . cs
-
-instance ToText String where
-  toText = cs
-
--- |
--- >>> fromText ("true"::Text) :: Maybe Bool
--- Just True
--- >>> fromText ("false"::Text) :: Maybe Bool
--- Just False
--- >>> fromText ("anything else"::Text) :: Maybe Bool
--- Nothing
-instance FromText Bool where
-  fromText "true"  = Just True
-  fromText "false" = Just False
-  fromText _       = Nothing
-
--- |
--- >>> toText True
--- "true"
--- >>> toText False
--- "false"
-instance ToText Bool where
-  toText True  = "true"
-  toText False = "false"
-
-instance FromText Int where
-  fromText = runReader (signed decimal)
-
-instance ToText Int where
-  toText = cs . show
-
-instance FromText Int8 where
-  fromText = runReader (signed decimal)
-
-instance ToText Int8 where
-  toText = cs . show
-
-instance FromText Int16 where
-  fromText = runReader (signed decimal)
-
-instance ToText Int16 where
-  toText = cs . show
-
-instance FromText Int32 where
-  fromText = runReader (signed decimal)
-
-instance ToText Int32 where
-  toText = cs . show
-
-instance FromText Int64 where
-  fromText = runReader (signed decimal)
-
-instance ToText Int64 where
-  toText = cs . show
-
-instance FromText Word where
-  fromText = runReader decimal
-
-instance ToText Word where
-  toText = cs . show
-
-instance FromText Word8 where
-  fromText = runReader decimal
-
-instance ToText Word8 where
-  toText = cs . show
-
-instance FromText Word16 where
-  fromText = runReader decimal
-
-instance ToText Word16 where
-  toText = cs . show
-
-instance FromText Word32 where
-  fromText = runReader decimal
-
-instance ToText Word32 where
-  toText = cs . show
-
-instance FromText Word64 where
-  fromText = runReader decimal
-
-instance ToText Word64 where
-  toText = cs . show
-
-instance FromText Integer where
-  fromText = runReader (signed decimal)
-
-instance ToText Integer where
-  toText = cs . show
-
-instance FromText Double where
-  fromText x = fromRational <$> runReader rational x
-
-instance ToText Double where
-  toText = cs . show
-
-instance FromText Float where
-  -- Double is more practically accurate due to weird rounding when using
-  -- rational. We convert to double and then convert to Float.
-  fromText x = fromRational <$> runReader rational x
-
-instance ToText Float where
-  toText = cs . show
-
-runReader :: Reader a -> Text -> Maybe a
-runReader reader t = either (const Nothing) (Just . fst) $ reader t