2 files changed, 7 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/libraries/base/Text/ParserCombinators/ReadP.hs b/libraries/base/Text/ParserCombinators/ReadP.hs
index 6c340e4597..8b84acf24e 100644
--- a/libraries/base/Text/ParserCombinators/ReadP.hs
+++ b/libraries/base/Text/ParserCombinators/ReadP.hs
@@ -108,9 +108,7 @@ instance Applicative P where
   pure x = Result x Fail
   (<*>) = ap
 
-instance MonadPlus P where
-  mzero = empty
-  mplus = (<|>)
+instance MonadPlus P
 
 instance Monad P where
   (Get f)      >>= k = Get (\c -> f c >>= k)
@@ -175,12 +173,10 @@ instance MonadFail ReadP where
   fail _    = R (\_ -> Fail)
 
 instance Alternative ReadP where
-    empty = mzero
-    (<|>) = mplus
+  empty = pfail
+  (<|>) = (+++)
 
-instance MonadPlus ReadP where
-  mzero = pfail
-  mplus = (+++)
+instance MonadPlus ReadP
 
 -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 -- Operations over P
diff --git a/libraries/base/Text/ParserCombinators/ReadPrec.hs b/libraries/base/Text/ParserCombinators/ReadPrec.hs
index 136b8aed00..2a9c1d0fe8 100644
--- a/libraries/base/Text/ParserCombinators/ReadPrec.hs
+++ b/libraries/base/Text/ParserCombinators/ReadPrec.hs
@@ -87,13 +87,11 @@ instance Monad ReadPrec where
 instance MonadFail.MonadFail ReadPrec where
   fail s    = P (\_ -> fail s)
 
-instance MonadPlus ReadPrec where
-  mzero = pfail
-  mplus = (+++)
+instance MonadPlus ReadPrec
 
 instance Alternative ReadPrec where
-    empty = mzero
-    (<|>) = mplus
+  empty = pfail
+  (<|>) = (+++)
 
 -- precedences
 type Prec = Int