diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index e273990..08e0cc0 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -8,39 +8,11 @@ version = "1.0.100"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "a23eb6b1614318a8071c9b2521f36b424b2c83db5eb3a0fead4a6c0809af6e61"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "derive_more"
-version = "2.0.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "093242cf7570c207c83073cf82f79706fe7b8317e98620a47d5be7c3d8497678"
-dependencies = [
- "derive_more-impl",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "derive_more-impl"
-version = "2.0.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "bda628edc44c4bb645fbe0f758797143e4e07926f7ebf4e9bdfbd3d2ce621df3"
-dependencies = [
- "proc-macro2",
- "quote",
- "syn",
- "unicode-xid",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "heck"
-version = "0.5.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "2304e00983f87ffb38b55b444b5e3b60a884b5d30c0fca7d82fe33449bbe55ea"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "n0-error"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
- "derive_more",
  "n0-error-macros",
  "spez",
 ]
@@ -49,7 +21,6 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "n0-error-macros"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
- "heck",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
  "syn",
@@ -100,9 +71,3 @@ name = "unicode-ident"
 version = "1.0.19"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "f63a545481291138910575129486daeaf8ac54aee4387fe7906919f7830c7d9d"
-
-[[package]]
-name = "unicode-xid"
-version = "0.2.6"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "ebc1c04c71510c7f702b52b7c350734c9ff1295c464a03335b00bb84fc54f853"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 5c1417e..4a6dd9f 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "n0-error"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.1"
 edition = "2024"
 readme = "README.md"
 description = "ergonomic errors with call-site location"
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ keywords = ["error", "location", "ergonomic"]
 
 [dependencies]
 anyhow = { version = "1.0.100", optional = true }
-derive_more = { version = "2.0.1", features = ["debug", "display"] }
 n0-error-macros = { path = "n0-error-macros", version = "0.1.0" }
 spez = "0.1.2"
 
diff --git a/n0-error-macros/Cargo.toml b/n0-error-macros/Cargo.toml
index 8d82c3f..2b604e1 100644
--- a/n0-error-macros/Cargo.toml
+++ b/n0-error-macros/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ keywords = ["error", "location", "ergonomic"]
 proc-macro = true
 
 [dependencies]
-heck = "0.5"
 proc-macro2 = "1"
 quote = "1"
 syn = { version = "2", features = ["full", "extra-traits"] }
diff --git a/src/meta.rs b/src/meta.rs
index a4bf293..cc46136 100644
--- a/src/meta.rs
+++ b/src/meta.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,21 @@
 use std::{fmt, sync::OnceLock};
 
 /// Wrapper around `std::panic::Location` used for display in reports.
-#[derive(derive_more::Debug, derive_more::Display, Clone, Copy)]
-#[debug("{_0:?}")]
+#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
 pub struct Location(&'static std::panic::Location<'static>);
 
+impl fmt::Display for Location {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        fmt::Display::fmt(self.0, f)
+    }
+}
+
+impl fmt::Debug for Location {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        fmt::Display::fmt(self.0, f)
+    }
+}
+
 /// Captured metadata for an error creation site.
 ///
 /// Currently this only contains the call-site [`Location`].