diff --git a/ChangeLog.md b/ChangeLog.md
--- a/ChangeLog.md
+++ b/ChangeLog.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## 1.4.4
+
+* Reduce dependencies
+
 ## 1.4.3.1
 
 *  Handle exceptions while writing a file in `addStaticContentExternal`
diff --git a/Yesod/Default/Config2.hs b/Yesod/Default/Config2.hs
--- a/Yesod/Default/Config2.hs
+++ b/Yesod/Default/Config2.hs
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 import System.Environment (getEnvironment)
 import Network.Wai (Application)
 import Network.Wai.Handler.Warp
-import Safe (readMay)
+import Text.Read (readMaybe)
 import Data.Maybe (fromMaybe)
 import Control.Concurrent (forkIO, threadDelay)
 import System.Exit (exitSuccess)
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@
 getDevSettings :: Settings -> IO Settings
 getDevSettings settings = do
     env <- getEnvironment
-    let p = fromMaybe (getPort settings) $ lookup "PORT" env >>= readMay
-        pdisplay = fromMaybe p $ lookup "DISPLAY_PORT" env >>= readMay
+    let p = fromMaybe (getPort settings) $ lookup "PORT" env >>= readMaybe
+        pdisplay = fromMaybe p $ lookup "DISPLAY_PORT" env >>= readMaybe
     putStrLn $ "Devel application launched: http://localhost:" ++ show pdisplay
     return $ setPort p settings
 
diff --git a/Yesod/Default/Main.hs b/Yesod/Default/Main.hs
--- a/Yesod/Default/Main.hs
+++ b/Yesod/Default/Main.hs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 import Control.Monad (when)
 import System.Environment (getEnvironment)
 import Data.Maybe (fromMaybe)
-import Safe (readMay)
+import Text.Read (readMaybe)
 import Control.Monad.Logger (Loc, LogSource, LogLevel (LevelError), liftLoc)
 import System.Log.FastLogger (LogStr, toLogStr)
 import Language.Haskell.TH.Syntax (qLocation)
@@ -120,8 +120,8 @@
 defaultDevelApp load getApp = do
     conf   <- load
     env <- getEnvironment
-    let p = fromMaybe (appPort conf) $ lookup "PORT" env >>= readMay
-        pdisplay = fromMaybe p $ lookup "DISPLAY_PORT" env >>= readMay
+    let p = fromMaybe (appPort conf) $ lookup "PORT" env >>= readMaybe
+        pdisplay = fromMaybe p $ lookup "DISPLAY_PORT" env >>= readMaybe
     putStrLn $ "Devel application launched: http://localhost:" ++ show pdisplay
     app <- getApp conf
     return (p, app)
diff --git a/Yesod/Default/Util.hs b/Yesod/Default/Util.hs
--- a/Yesod/Default/Util.hs
+++ b/Yesod/Default/Util.hs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 import Text.Cassius (cassiusFile, cassiusFileReload)
 import Text.Hamlet (HamletSettings, defaultHamletSettings)
 import Data.Maybe (catMaybes)
-import Data.Default (Default (def))
+import Data.Default.Class (Default (def))
 
 -- | An implementation of 'addStaticContent' which stores the contents in an
 -- external file. Files are created in the given static folder with names based
diff --git a/yesod.cabal b/yesod.cabal
--- a/yesod.cabal
+++ b/yesod.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:            yesod
-version:         1.4.3.1
+version:         1.4.4
 license:         MIT
 license-file:    LICENSE
 author:          Michael Snoyman <michael@snoyman.com>
@@ -17,9 +17,8 @@
     if os(windows)
         cpp-options: -DWINDOWS
 
-    build-depends:   base                      >= 4.3      && < 5
+    build-depends:   base                      >= 4.6      && < 5
                    , yesod-core                >= 1.4      && < 1.5
-                   , yesod-auth                >= 1.4      && < 1.5
                    , yesod-persistent          >= 1.4      && < 1.5
                    , yesod-form                >= 1.4      && < 1.5
                    , monad-control             >= 0.3      && < 1.1
@@ -30,8 +29,7 @@
                    , blaze-html                >= 0.5
                    , blaze-markup              >= 0.5.1
                    , aeson
-                   , safe
-                   , data-default
+                   , data-default-class
                    , unordered-containers
                    , yaml                      >= 0.8.17
                    , text