diff --git a/checkers.cabal b/checkers.cabal
--- a/checkers.cabal
+++ b/checkers.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name:                checkers
-Version:             0.2.2
+Version:             0.2.3
 Cabal-Version:       >= 1.2
 Synopsis:            Check properties on standard classes and data structures.
 Category:            Testing
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
   Exposed-Modules:     
                        Test.QuickCheck.Utils
                        Test.QuickCheck.Checkers
-                       Test.QuickCheck.Applicative
                        Test.QuickCheck.Classes
                        Test.QuickCheck.Bottoms
                        Test.QuickCheck.Instances
diff --git a/src/Test/QuickCheck/Applicative.hs b/src/Test/QuickCheck/Applicative.hs
deleted file mode 100644
--- a/src/Test/QuickCheck/Applicative.hs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-{-# OPTIONS_GHC -Wall -fno-warn-orphans #-}
-module Test.QuickCheck.Applicative where
-
-import Test.QuickCheck
-import Control.Monad
-import Control.Applicative
-
-instance Applicative Gen where { pure = return ; (<*>) = ap }
diff --git a/src/Test/QuickCheck/Checkers.hs b/src/Test/QuickCheck/Checkers.hs
--- a/src/Test/QuickCheck/Checkers.hs
+++ b/src/Test/QuickCheck/Checkers.hs
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@
 import Test.QuickCheck.Utils
 
 -- import Test.QuickCheck.Utils
-import Test.QuickCheck.Applicative ()
 -- import Test.QuickCheck.Instances.Num
 -- import Control.Monad.Extensions
 
diff --git a/src/Test/QuickCheck/Instances/List.hs b/src/Test/QuickCheck/Instances/List.hs
--- a/src/Test/QuickCheck/Instances/List.hs
+++ b/src/Test/QuickCheck/Instances/List.hs
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
        ) where
 
 import Test.QuickCheck
-import Test.QuickCheck.Applicative ()
 import Test.QuickCheck.Instances.Num
 import Control.Applicative
 
diff --git a/src/Test/QuickCheck/Instances/Maybe.hs b/src/Test/QuickCheck/Instances/Maybe.hs
--- a/src/Test/QuickCheck/Instances/Maybe.hs
+++ b/src/Test/QuickCheck/Instances/Maybe.hs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 module Test.QuickCheck.Instances.Maybe (maybeGen) where
 
 import Test.QuickCheck
-import Test.QuickCheck.Applicative ()
 import Control.Applicative
 
 maybeGen :: Gen a -> Gen (Maybe a)