diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
--- a/LICENSE
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Copyright (c) 2011-2025 Simon Hengel <sol@typeful.net>
+Copyright (c) 2011-2026 Simon Hengel <sol@typeful.net>
 Copyright (c) 2011-2012 Trystan Spangler <trystan.s@comcast.net>
 Copyright (c) 2011-2011 Greg Weber <greg@gregweber.info>
 
diff --git a/hspec-core/src/Test/Hspec/Core/Config/Definition.hs b/hspec-core/src/Test/Hspec/Core/Config/Definition.hs
--- a/hspec-core/src/Test/Hspec/Core/Config/Definition.hs
+++ b/hspec-core/src/Test/Hspec/Core/Config/Definition.hs
@@ -14,9 +14,7 @@
 , getExtensionOptions
 
 , getSeed
-#ifdef ENABLE_LEGACY_V1_FORMATTERS
 , getFormatter
-#endif
 
 , commandLineOnlyOptions
 , formatterOptions
@@ -44,10 +42,8 @@
 
 import           Test.Hspec.Core.Format (Format, FormatConfig)
 import           Test.Hspec.Core.Formatters.Pretty (pretty2)
-#ifdef ENABLE_LEGACY_V1_FORMATTERS
 import qualified Test.Hspec.Core.Formatters.V1.Monad as V1
 import qualified Test.Hspec.Core.Formatters.V1.Internal as V1 (formatterToFormat)
-#endif
 import           Test.Hspec.Core.Util
 
 import           GetOpt.Declarative
@@ -69,10 +65,8 @@
 getExtensionOptions :: Config -> [(String, [Option Config])]
 getExtensionOptions = maybe [] unExtensionOptions . getConfigAnnotation
 
-#ifdef ENABLE_LEGACY_V1_FORMATTERS
 getFormatter :: Config -> Maybe (FormatConfig -> IO Format)
 getFormatter config = configFormat config <|> V1.formatterToFormat <$> configFormatter config
-#endif
 
 getSeed :: Config -> Maybe Integer
 getSeed config = configSeed config <|> configQuickCheckSeed config
@@ -131,16 +125,12 @@
 , configExpertMode :: Bool -- ^ @since 2.11.2
 , configAvailableFormatters :: [(String, FormatConfig -> IO Format)] -- ^ @since 2.9.0
 , configFormat :: Maybe (FormatConfig -> IO Format)
-#ifdef ENABLE_LEGACY_V1_FORMATTERS
 , configFormatter :: Maybe V1.Formatter
-#endif
 , configHtmlOutput :: Bool
 , configConcurrentJobs :: Maybe Int
 , configAnnotations :: Annotations
 }
-#ifdef ENABLE_LEGACY_V1_FORMATTERS
 {-# DEPRECATED configFormatter "Use [@useFormatter@](https://hackage.haskell.org/package/hspec-api/docs/Test-Hspec-Api-Formatters-V1.html#v:useFormatter) instead." #-}
-#endif
 {-# DEPRECATED configQuickCheckSeed "Use `configSeed` instead." #-}
 
 mkDefaultConfig :: [(String, FormatConfig -> IO Format)] -> Config
@@ -180,9 +170,7 @@
 , configExpertMode = False
 , configAvailableFormatters = formatters
 , configFormat = Nothing
-#ifdef ENABLE_LEGACY_V1_FORMATTERS
 , configFormatter = Nothing
-#endif
 , configHtmlOutput = False
 , configConcurrentJobs = Nothing
 , configAnnotations = mempty
diff --git a/hspec-core/src/Test/Hspec/Core/Formatters/Pretty/Parser.hs b/hspec-core/src/Test/Hspec/Core/Formatters/Pretty/Parser.hs
--- a/hspec-core/src/Test/Hspec/Core/Formatters/Pretty/Parser.hs
+++ b/hspec-core/src/Test/Hspec/Core/Formatters/Pretty/Parser.hs
@@ -30,11 +30,7 @@
 
 type TokenType = Lexer.Token
 
-#ifndef __MHS__
 newtype Parser a = Parser {
-#else
-data Parser a = Parser {
-#endif
   runParser :: [Token] -> Maybe (a, [Token])
 } deriving Functor
 
diff --git a/hspec-core/src/Test/Hspec/Core/Hooks.hs b/hspec-core/src/Test/Hspec/Core/Hooks.hs
--- a/hspec-core/src/Test/Hspec/Core/Hooks.hs
+++ b/hspec-core/src/Test/Hspec/Core/Hooks.hs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 {-# LANGUAGE ScopedTypeVariables #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE FlexibleContexts #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE ConstraintKinds #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE RecordWildCards #-}
 -- | Stability: provisional
 module Test.Hspec.Core.Hooks (
 -- * Types
@@ -127,8 +128,9 @@
 aroundWith = mapSpecItem_ . modifyHook
 
 modifyHook :: (ActionWith a -> ActionWith b) -> Item a -> Item b
-modifyHook action item = item {
-    itemExample = \ params hook -> itemExample item params (hook . action)
+modifyHook action Item{..} = Item {
+    itemExample = \ params hook -> itemExample params (hook . action)
+  , ..
   }
 
 -- | Wrap an action around the given spec.
diff --git a/hspec-core/src/Test/Hspec/Core/Runner.hs b/hspec-core/src/Test/Hspec/Core/Runner.hs
--- a/hspec-core/src/Test/Hspec/Core/Runner.hs
+++ b/hspec-core/src/Test/Hspec/Core/Runner.hs
@@ -118,12 +118,7 @@
 import           Test.Hspec.Core.Spec hiding (pruneTree, pruneForest)
 import           Test.Hspec.Core.Tree (formatDefaultDescription)
 import           Test.Hspec.Core.Config
-import           Test.Hspec.Core.Config.Definition as Config (getSeed)
-
-#ifdef ENABLE_LEGACY_V1_FORMATTERS
-import           Test.Hspec.Core.Config.Definition as Config (getFormatter)
-#endif
-
+import           Test.Hspec.Core.Config.Definition as Config (getSeed, getFormatter)
 import           Test.Hspec.Core.Extension.Config.Type as Extension (applySpecTransformation)
 import           Test.Hspec.Core.Format (Format, FormatConfig(..))
 import qualified Test.Hspec.Core.Formatters.V2 as V2
@@ -399,11 +394,7 @@
       }
 
       formatter :: FormatConfig -> IO Format
-#ifdef ENABLE_LEGACY_V1_FORMATTERS
       formatter = fromMaybe (V2.formatterToFormat V2.checks) (Config.getFormatter config)
-#else
-      formatter = V2.formatterToFormat V2.checks
-#endif
 
     format <- maybe id printSlowSpecItems (configPrintSlowItems config) <$> formatter formatConfig
 
diff --git a/hspec-core/src/Test/Hspec/Core/Spec.hs b/hspec-core/src/Test/Hspec/Core/Spec.hs
--- a/hspec-core/src/Test/Hspec/Core/Spec.hs
+++ b/hspec-core/src/Test/Hspec/Core/Spec.hs
@@ -96,9 +96,7 @@
 import           Test.Hspec.Expectations (Expectation)
 
 import           Test.Hspec.Core.Example
-#ifdef ENABLE_SPEC_HOOKS
 import           Test.Hspec.Core.Hooks
-#endif
 import           Test.Hspec.Core.Tree
 import           Test.Hspec.Core.Spec.Monad
 import           Test.Hspec.Core.QuickCheck ()
@@ -118,11 +116,7 @@
 --
 -- This can be used to temporarily disable spec items.
 xdescribe :: HasCallStack => String -> SpecWith a -> SpecWith a
-#ifdef ENABLE_SPEC_HOOKS
 xdescribe label spec = before_ pending_ $ describe label spec
-#else
-xdescribe = describe
-#endif
 
 -- | @xcontext@ is an alias for `xdescribe`.
 xcontext :: HasCallStack => String -> SpecWith a -> SpecWith a
@@ -161,11 +155,7 @@
 --
 -- This can be used to temporarily disable a spec item.
 xit :: (HasCallStack, Example a) => String -> a -> SpecWith (Arg a)
-#ifdef ENABLE_SPEC_HOOKS
 xit label action = before_ pending_ $ it label action
-#else
-xit = it
-#endif
 
 -- | @xspecify@ is an alias for `xit`.
 xspecify :: (HasCallStack, Example a) => String -> a -> SpecWith (Arg a)
@@ -222,10 +212,8 @@
 pending :: HasCallStack => Expectation
 pending = throwIO (Pending location Nothing)
 
-#ifdef ENABLE_SPEC_HOOKS
 pending_ :: Expectation
 pending_ = (throwIO (Pending Nothing Nothing))
-#endif
 
 -- |
 -- `pendingWith` is similar to `pending`, but it takes an additional string
diff --git a/hspec-core/src/Test/Hspec/Core/Spec/Monad.hs b/hspec-core/src/Test/Hspec/Core/Spec/Monad.hs
--- a/hspec-core/src/Test/Hspec/Core/Spec/Monad.hs
+++ b/hspec-core/src/Test/Hspec/Core/Spec/Monad.hs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-{-# LANGUAGE CPP #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE GeneralizedNewtypeDeriving #-}
 module Test.Hspec.Core.Spec.Monad (
 -- RE-EXPORTED from Test.Hspec.Core.Spec
@@ -65,20 +64,8 @@
 --
 -- It allows for dynamically generated spec trees, for example, by using data
 -- obtained by performing IO actions with 'runIO'.
-#ifndef __MHS__
 newtype SpecM a r = SpecM { unSpecM :: WriterT (Endo Config, [SpecTree a]) (ReaderT Env IO) r }
   deriving (Functor, Applicative, Monad)
-#else
-data SpecM a r = SpecM { unSpecM :: WriterT (Endo Config, [SpecTree a]) (ReaderT Env IO) r }
-  deriving Functor
-
-instance Applicative (SpecM a) where
-  pure x = SpecM $ pure x
-  SpecM f <*> SpecM x = SpecM $ f <*> x
-
-instance Monad (SpecM a) where
-  SpecM m >>= k = SpecM $ m >>= unSpecM . k
-#endif
 
 -- | Convert a `Spec` to a forest of `SpecTree`s.
 runSpecM :: SpecWith a -> IO (Endo Config, [SpecTree a])
diff --git a/hspec-meta.cabal b/hspec-meta.cabal
--- a/hspec-meta.cabal
+++ b/hspec-meta.cabal
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 -- see: https://github.com/sol/hpack
 
 name:           hspec-meta
-version:        2.11.16
+version:        2.11.17
 synopsis:       A version of Hspec which is used to test Hspec itself
 description:    A stable version of Hspec which is used to test the
                 in-development version of Hspec.
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 bug-reports:    https://github.com/hspec/hspec/issues
 author:         Simon Hengel <sol@typeful.net>
 maintainer:     Simon Hengel <sol@typeful.net>
-copyright:      (c) 2011-2025 Simon Hengel,
+copyright:      (c) 2011-2026 Simon Hengel,
                 (c) 2011-2012 Trystan Spangler,
                 (c) 2011 Greg Weber
 license:        MIT
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
   ghc-options: -Wall -fno-warn-incomplete-uni-patterns
   build-depends:
       HUnit ==1.6.*
-    , QuickCheck >=2.13.1 && <2.18
+    , QuickCheck >=2.13.1 && <2.19
     , ansi-terminal >=0.6.2
     , array
     , base >=4.9.0.0 && <5
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
   if impl(ghc)
     hs-source-dirs:
         vendor/async-2.2.5/
-    cpp-options: -DENABLE_SPEC_HOOKS -DENABLE_SPEC_HOOK_ARGS -DENABLE_LEGACY_V1_FORMATTERS
+    cpp-options: -DENABLE_SPEC_HOOK_ARGS
     if impl(ghc >= 8.4.1)
       build-depends:
           stm >=2.2
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@
   ghc-options: -Wall -fno-warn-incomplete-uni-patterns
   build-depends:
       HUnit ==1.6.*
-    , QuickCheck >=2.13.1 && <2.18
+    , QuickCheck >=2.13.1 && <2.19
     , ansi-terminal >=0.6.2
     , array
     , base >=4.9.0.0 && <5
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@
         Control.Concurrent.Async
     hs-source-dirs:
         vendor/async-2.2.5/
-    cpp-options: -DENABLE_SPEC_HOOKS -DENABLE_SPEC_HOOK_ARGS -DENABLE_LEGACY_V1_FORMATTERS
+    cpp-options: -DENABLE_SPEC_HOOK_ARGS
     if impl(ghc >= 8.4.1)
       build-depends:
           stm >=2.2
diff --git a/hspec/src/Test/Hspec.hs b/hspec/src/Test/Hspec.hs
--- a/hspec/src/Test/Hspec.hs
+++ b/hspec/src/Test/Hspec.hs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-{-# LANGUAGE CPP #-}
 -- |
 -- Stability: stable
 --
@@ -51,7 +50,6 @@
 , fdescribe
 , fcontext
 
-#ifdef ENABLE_SPEC_HOOKS
 -- * Hooks
 , ActionWith
 , before
@@ -72,16 +70,13 @@
 , aroundAllWith
 , mapSubject
 , ignoreSubject
-#endif
 
 -- * Running a spec
 , hspec
 ) where
 
 import           Test.Hspec.Core.Spec
-#ifdef ENABLE_SPEC_HOOKS
 import           Test.Hspec.Core.Hooks
-#endif
 import           Test.Hspec.Runner
 import           Test.Hspec.Expectations
 
diff --git a/hspec/src/Test/Hspec/Discover.hs b/hspec/src/Test/Hspec/Discover.hs
--- a/hspec/src/Test/Hspec/Discover.hs
+++ b/hspec/src/Test/Hspec/Discover.hs
@@ -1,16 +1,13 @@
 {-# OPTIONS_GHC -fno-warn-deprecations #-}
 {-# OPTIONS_HADDOCK hide #-}
-{-# LANGUAGE CPP #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE FlexibleInstances #-}
 module Test.Hspec.Discover {-# WARNING
   "This module is used by @hspec-discover@.  It is not part of the public API and may change at any time."
   #-} (
   Spec
 , hspec
-#ifdef ENABLE_LEGACY_V1_FORMATTERS
 , IsFormatter (..)
 , hspecWithFormatter
-#endif
 , postProcessSpec
 , describe
 , module Prelude
@@ -18,7 +15,6 @@
 
 import           Test.Hspec.Core.Spec
 import           Test.Hspec.Core.Runner
-#ifdef ENABLE_LEGACY_V1_FORMATTERS
 import           Test.Hspec.Core.Formatters.V1
 
 class IsFormatter a where
@@ -34,7 +30,6 @@
 hspecWithFormatter formatter spec = do
   f <- toFormatter formatter
   hspecWith defaultConfig {configFormatter = Just f} spec
-#endif
 
 postProcessSpec :: FilePath -> Spec -> Spec
 postProcessSpec _ = id