diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# what is storable-complex?
+
+historically, `Complex a` didn't have a storable instance in base,
+and thus storable-complex was born!
+
+# when might i use this package?
+
+you're using an older ghc/version of base AND calling out to some C or fortran
+codes around complex numbers. You might find yourself needing this then!
+
+# when might i regret using this?
+if you're writing your own orphan instances instead of using base-orphans,
+you might have a bad day, use base-orphans (and storable-complex) instead!
diff --git a/in-base/Foreign/Storable/Complex.hs b/in-base/Foreign/Storable/Complex.hs
deleted file mode 100644
--- a/in-base/Foreign/Storable/Complex.hs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,1 +0,0 @@
-module Foreign.Storable.Complex () where
diff --git a/out-of-base/Foreign/Storable/Complex.hs b/out-of-base/Foreign/Storable/Complex.hs
deleted file mode 100644
--- a/out-of-base/Foreign/Storable/Complex.hs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--- |
--- Module      : Data.Array.CArray.Base
--- Copyright   : (c) 2008 Jed Brown
--- License     : BSD-style
---
--- Maintainer  : jed@59A2.org
--- Stability   : provisional
--- Portability : portable
---
--- This module provides a Storable instance for Complex which is binary
--- compatible with C99, C++ and Fortran complex data types.  It's only purpose
--- is to provide a standard location for this instance so that other packages
--- needing this instance can play nicely together.
---
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-{-# LANGUAGE ScopedTypeVariables #-}
-
-module Foreign.Storable.Complex () where
-
-import Data.Complex
-import Foreign.Storable
-import Foreign.Ptr
-
--- This Storable instance for Complex is binary compatible with C99, C++ and
--- Fortran complex data types.
-instance Storable a => Storable (Complex a) where
-    sizeOf z        = 2 * sizeOf (undefined :: a)
-    alignment z     = alignment (undefined :: a)
-    peek p          = do let q = castPtr p
-                         r <- peek q
-                         i <- peekElemOff q 1
-                         return (r :+ i)
-    poke p (r :+ i) = do let q = (castPtr p)
-                         poke q r
-                         pokeElemOff q 1 i
diff --git a/src/Foreign/Storable/Complex.hs b/src/Foreign/Storable/Complex.hs
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Foreign/Storable/Complex.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+module Foreign.Storable.Complex () where
+
+import Data.Orphans()
diff --git a/storable-complex.cabal b/storable-complex.cabal
--- a/storable-complex.cabal
+++ b/storable-complex.cabal
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 name:                storable-complex
-version:             0.2.2
+version:             0.2.3.0
 synopsis:            Storable instance for Complex
 description:         Provides a Storable instance for Complex which is binary
-		     compatible with C99, C++ and Fortran complex data types.
-		     .
-		     The only purpose of this package is to provide a standard
-		     location for this instance so that other packages needing
-		     this instance can play nicely together.
+         compatible with C99, C++ and Fortran complex data types.
+         .
+         The only purpose of this package is to provide a standard
+         location for this instance so that other packages needing
+         this instance can play nicely together.
 category:            Data
 license:             BSD3
 license-file:        LICENSE
@@ -14,26 +14,21 @@
 maintainer:          Carter Schonwald <carter.schonwald@gmail.com>
 homepage:      https://github.com/cartazio/storable-complex
 bug-reports:   https://github.com/cartazio/storable-complex/issues
-build-type:	     Simple
+build-type:      Simple
 cabal-version:       >= 1.6
 extra-source-files:
-  in-base/Foreign/Storable/Complex.hs
-  out-of-base/Foreign/Storable/Complex.hs
   .travis.yml
+  README.md
 
 source-repository head
   type: git
   location: git@github.com:cartazio/storable-complex.git
 
-flag instanceInBase
-  description: instance Storable Complex is already in 'base'
-  default: True
 
+
 library
   exposed-modules: Foreign.Storable.Complex
-  if flag(instanceInBase)
-    build-depends:  base >= 4.8 && < 5
-    hs-source-dirs: in-base
-  else
-    build-depends:  base  < 4.8 && >= 4.4
-    hs-source-dirs: out-of-base
+  build-depends:  base >= 4 && < 200
+                 ,base-orphans >= 0.3.2
+
+  hs-source-dirs: src