diff --git a/hindent.cabal b/hindent.cabal
index 86df2ff02..ca79ec974 100644
--- a/hindent.cabal
+++ b/hindent.cabal
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ library
     , regex-tdfa
     , split
     , syb
-    , text
     , transformers
     , unicode-show
     , utf8-string
@@ -137,7 +136,6 @@ library hindent-internal
     , regex-tdfa
     , split
     , syb
-    , text
     , transformers
     , unicode-show
     , utf8-string
@@ -181,7 +179,6 @@ executable hindent
     , regex-tdfa
     , split
     , syb
-    , text
     , transformers
     , unicode-show
     , utf8-string
@@ -229,7 +226,6 @@ test-suite hindent-test
     , regex-tdfa
     , split
     , syb
-    , text
     , transformers
     , unicode-show
     , utf8-string
@@ -277,7 +273,6 @@ benchmark hindent-bench
     , regex-tdfa
     , split
     , syb
-    , text
     , transformers
     , unicode-show
     , utf8-string
diff --git a/package.yaml b/package.yaml
index 1783fada1..5cfd4c4e5 100644
--- a/package.yaml
+++ b/package.yaml
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ dependencies:
   - regex-tdfa
   - split
   - syb
-  - text
   - transformers
   - unicode-show
   - utf8-string
diff --git a/src/HIndent/CommandlineOptions.hs b/src/HIndent/CommandlineOptions.hs
index 66fbcc428..9fbc96988 100644
--- a/src/HIndent/CommandlineOptions.hs
+++ b/src/HIndent/CommandlineOptions.hs
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ module HIndent.CommandlineOptions
   ) where
 
 import Data.Maybe
-import qualified Data.Text as T
 import HIndent.Config
 import HIndent.LanguageExtension
 import HIndent.LanguageExtension.Types
@@ -40,8 +39,7 @@ options config =
       fmap
         getExtensions
         (many
-           (T.pack <$>
-            strOption
+           (strOption
               (short 'X' <> help "Language extension" <> metavar "GHCEXT")))
     indentSpaces =
       option
diff --git a/src/HIndent/LanguageExtension.hs b/src/HIndent/LanguageExtension.hs
index 6b8f7afae..c7eb1c08a 100644
--- a/src/HIndent/LanguageExtension.hs
+++ b/src/HIndent/LanguageExtension.hs
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import Data.Char
 import Data.List
 import Data.List.Split
 import Data.Maybe
-import qualified Data.Text as T
 import qualified GHC.Driver.Session as GLP
 import qualified GHC.LanguageExtensions as GLP
 import HIndent.LanguageExtension.Conversion
@@ -48,8 +47,8 @@ collectLanguageExtensionsFromSource =
   collectLanguageExtensionsFromSourceViaOptionsPragma
 
 -- | Consume an extensions list from arguments.
-getExtensions :: [T.Text] -> [Extension]
-getExtensions = foldr (f . T.unpack) defaultExtensions
+getExtensions :: [String] -> [Extension]
+getExtensions = foldr f defaultExtensions
   where
     f "Haskell98" _ = []
     f x a =