diff --git a/Build.PL b/Build.PL
index 820296d..939b65d 100644
--- a/Build.PL
+++ b/Build.PL
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ my $builder = Module::Build->new(
         'Module::Build' => '0.4004',
     },
     test_requires    => {
-        'Moose::Util::TypeConstraints' => 0,
         'Test::DescribeMe' => 0,
         'Test::More' => '0.88',
     },
@@ -16,11 +15,8 @@ my $builder = Module::Build->new(
         'autodie'                    => 0,
         'indirect'                   => 'v0.30',
         'Module::Runtime'            => 0,
-        'Moose'                      => 2,
-        'MooseX::Method::Signatures' => 0,
         'parent'                     => 0,
         'perl'                       => '5.014',
-        'perl5i::2'                  => 'v2.12',
         'strictures'                 => 1,
         'TryCatch'                   => 0,
         'utf8'                       => 0,
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 480c1be..20031d1 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -2,23 +2,21 @@ Source: libsipwise-base-perl
 Section: perl
 Priority: extra
 Maintainer: Sipwise Development Team <support@sipwise.com>
-Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 8),
-               libindirect-perl (>= 0.30),
-               libmoosex-method-signatures-perl,
-               libperl5i-perl (>= 2.12),
-               libstrictures-perl,
-               libtrycatch-perl
+Build-Depends:
+ debhelper (>= 8),
+ libindirect-perl (>= 0.30),
+ libstrictures-perl,
+ libtrycatch-perl,
 Standards-Version: 3.9.7
 Homepage: http://sipwise.com/
 
 Package: libsipwise-base-perl
 Architecture: all
-Depends: libindirect-perl (>= 0.30),
-         libmoosex-method-signatures-perl,
-         libperl5i-perl (>= 2.12),
-         libstrictures-perl,
-         libtrycatch-perl,
-         ${misc:Depends},
-         ${perl:Depends}
+Depends:
+ libindirect-perl (>= 0.30),
+ libstrictures-perl,
+ libtrycatch-perl,
+ ${misc:Depends},
+ ${perl:Depends},
 Description: Perl module Sipwise::Base
  TODO
diff --git a/lib/Sipwise/Base.pm b/lib/Sipwise/Base.pm
index 7ed7cdd..620fedb 100644
--- a/lib/Sipwise/Base.pm
+++ b/lib/Sipwise/Base.pm
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ The purpose of this module is to reduce the amount of boilerplate code and to en
 available by default. This is in the spirit of
 L<http://modernperlbooks.com/mt/2009/10/remove-the-little-pessimizations.html|eliminating pessimisations>.
 
-Switches on the functionality of the pragmatic modules L<strictures>, L<perl5i>, L<Moose>,
-L<MooseX::Method::Signatures>, L<TryCatch>.
+Switches on the functionality of the pragmatic modules L<strictures>,
+L<TryCatch>.
 
 =head1 INTERFACE
 
@@ -63,9 +63,9 @@ See L<perlfunc/import>.
 
 By passing an arrayref to C<-skip>, you can disable features:
 
-    use Sipwise::Base -skip => ['Moose'];   # skip importing Moose
+    use Sipwise::Base -skip => ['TryCatch'];   # skip importing TryCatch
 
-The features strings are C<perl5i>, C<Moose>, C<MooseX::Method::Signatures>, C<TryCatch>.
+The features strings are C<TryCatch>.
 
 =head2 Exports
 
diff --git a/t/MethodSignatures.pm b/t/MethodSignatures.pm
deleted file mode 100644
index 3acaa74..0000000
--- a/t/MethodSignatures.pm
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-package MethodSignatures;
-use Sipwise::Base;
-use t::Types 'Place';
-
-method greet(Place $who) {
-    return "Hello, $who!";
-}
diff --git a/t/Types.pm b/t/Types.pm
deleted file mode 100644
index 3165f27..0000000
--- a/t/Types.pm
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-package Types;
-use Sipwise::Base;
-use Moose::Util::TypeConstraints qw(subtype as where);
-
-subtype 'Place', as 'Str', where { /world/ };
diff --git a/t/exec.t b/t/exec.t
deleted file mode 100644
index 79f7e9b..0000000
--- a/t/exec.t
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-use Sipwise::Base;
-use Test::More import => [qw(done_testing ok)];
-
-eval {
-    child {
-        exec $^X, '-e1';
-    };
-};
-ok !$@;
-
-done_testing;
diff --git a/t/exports.t b/t/exports.t
index de3dc81..fbcf505 100644
--- a/t/exports.t
+++ b/t/exports.t
@@ -25,23 +25,9 @@ eval {
 };
 ok !$@, 'switch syntax is available';
 
-ok(__PACKAGE__->can($_), "$_ function name is available")
-    for qw(after augment before extends has inner override super with method list);
-
-eval 'use t::MethodSignatures';
-try {
-     MethodSignatures->new->greet(123);
-} catch($e) {
-    ok $e =~ /^Validation failed/;
-}
-
-ok MethodSignatures->new->greet('world') eq 'Hello, world!', 'method signatures';
-
 eval { unlink '/tmp/doesnotexist' };
 ok $@, 'autodie is in effect';
 
-ok 2->pow(8), 'autobox is in effect';
-
 try {
     die bless { fnord => 42 } => 'Foobar';
 } catch (Foobar $e) {
diff --git a/t/skip.t b/t/skip.t
index 8c0efad..a9bd3b4 100644
--- a/t/skip.t
+++ b/t/skip.t
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-use Sipwise::Base -skip => ['Moose'];
+use Sipwise::Base -skip => ['TryCatch'];
 use Test::More import => [qw(done_testing ok)];
 
-ok(!__PACKAGE__->can($_), "Moose $_ function name is not available")
-    for qw(after augment before extends has inner override super with);
+ok(!__PACKAGE__->can($_), "TryCatch $_ function name is not available")
+    for qw(try catch);
 
 done_testing;