diff --git a/git-annex.cabal b/git-annex.cabal
index edcaa71212..5dde20bfef 100644
--- a/git-annex.cabal
+++ b/git-annex.cabal
@@ -105,10 +105,6 @@ Flag network-uri
   Description: Get Network.URI from the network-uri package
   Default: True
 
-Flag new-time
-  Description: Build with new version of time and without old-locale
-  Default: True
-
 Executable git-annex
   Main-Is: git-annex.hs
   Build-Depends:
@@ -127,7 +123,8 @@ Executable git-annex
    monad-control, transformers,
    bloomfilter, edit-distance,
    resourcet, http-conduit, http-types,
-   esqueleto, persistent-sqlite, persistent, persistent-template
+   esqueleto, persistent-sqlite, persistent, persistent-template,
+   time, old-locale
   CC-Options: -Wall
   GHC-Options: -Wall -fno-warn-tabs
   Extensions: PackageImports
@@ -144,11 +141,6 @@ Executable git-annex
   else
     Build-Depends: network (< 2.6), network (>= 2.0)
 
-  if flag(new-time)
-    Build-Depends: time (>= 1.5)
-  else
-    Build-Depends: time, old-locale
-
   if flag(Production)
     GHC-Options: -O2