diff --git a/collects/scribble/base/lang/reader.ss b/collects/scribble/base/lang/reader.ss
index 5604e5e1..9c2b200c 100644
--- a/collects/scribble/base/lang/reader.ss
+++ b/collects/scribble/base/lang/reader.ss
@@ -1,13 +1,3 @@
-#lang s-exp syntax/module-reader
-
+#lang s-exp scribble/base/reader
 scribble/base/lang
-
-#:read        scribble:read-inside
-#:read-syntax scribble:read-syntax-inside
-#:whole-body-readers? #t
 #:wrapper1 (lambda (t) (list* 'doc 'values '() (t)))
-#:module-info (scribble-base-module-info)
-#:info (scribble-base-info)
-
-(require (prefix-in scribble: "../../reader.ss")
-         "../reader.ss")
diff --git a/collects/scribble/doc/lang/reader.ss b/collects/scribble/doc/lang/reader.ss
index 0ec18597..cf56c022 100644
--- a/collects/scribble/doc/lang/reader.ss
+++ b/collects/scribble/doc/lang/reader.ss
@@ -1,13 +1,3 @@
-#lang s-exp syntax/module-reader
-
+#lang s-exp scribble/base/reader
 scribble/doclang
-
-#:read        scribble:read-inside
-#:read-syntax scribble:read-syntax-inside
-#:whole-body-readers? #t
 #:wrapper1 (lambda (t) (list* 'doc 'values '() (t)))
-#:module-info (scribble-base-module-info)
-#:info (scribble-base-info)
-
-(require (prefix-in scribble: "../../reader.ss")
-         scribble/base/reader)
diff --git a/collects/scribble/jfp/lang/reader.ss b/collects/scribble/jfp/lang/reader.ss
index 66195985..09e0da56 100644
--- a/collects/scribble/jfp/lang/reader.ss
+++ b/collects/scribble/jfp/lang/reader.ss
@@ -1,13 +1,3 @@
-#lang s-exp syntax/module-reader
-
+#lang s-exp scribble/base/reader
 scribble/jfp/lang
-
-#:read        scribble:read-inside
-#:read-syntax scribble:read-syntax-inside
-#:whole-body-readers? #t
 #:wrapper1 (lambda (t) (cons 'doc (t)))
-#:module-info (scribble-base-module-info)
-#:info (scribble-base-info)
-
-(require (prefix-in scribble: "../../reader.ss")
-         scribble/base/reader)
diff --git a/collects/scribble/lp/lang/reader.ss b/collects/scribble/lp/lang/reader.ss
index b7eb4930..84961b2d 100644
--- a/collects/scribble/lp/lang/reader.ss
+++ b/collects/scribble/lp/lang/reader.ss
@@ -5,8 +5,12 @@ scribble/lp/lang/lang
 #:read read-inside
 #:read-syntax read-syntax-inside
 #:whole-body-readers? #t
-#:module-info (scribble-base-module-info)
 #:info (scribble-base-info)
+#:module-info (scribble-base-module-info)
 
 (require scribble/reader
-         scribble/base/reader)
+         (only-in scribble/base/reader
+                  scribble-base-info
+                  scribble-base-module-info))
+
+
diff --git a/collects/scribble/manual/lang/reader.ss b/collects/scribble/manual/lang/reader.ss
index 28954057..ec831697 100644
--- a/collects/scribble/manual/lang/reader.ss
+++ b/collects/scribble/manual/lang/reader.ss
@@ -1,13 +1,3 @@
-#lang s-exp syntax/module-reader
-
+#lang s-exp scribble/base/reader
 scribble/manual/lang
-
-#:read        scribble:read-inside
-#:read-syntax scribble:read-syntax-inside
-#:whole-body-readers? #t
 #:wrapper1 (lambda (t) (cons 'doc (t)))
-#:module-info (scribble-base-module-info)
-#:info (scribble-base-info)
-
-(require (prefix-in scribble: "../../reader.ss")
-         scribble/base/reader)
diff --git a/collects/scribble/sigplan/lang/reader.ss b/collects/scribble/sigplan/lang/reader.ss
index b029bbaa..3963d6e5 100644
--- a/collects/scribble/sigplan/lang/reader.ss
+++ b/collects/scribble/sigplan/lang/reader.ss
@@ -1,13 +1,3 @@
-#lang s-exp syntax/module-reader
-
+#lang s-exp scribble/base/reader
 scribble/sigplan/lang
-
-#:read        scribble:read-inside
-#:read-syntax scribble:read-syntax-inside
-#:whole-body-readers? #t
 #:wrapper1 (lambda (t) (cons 'doc (t)))
-#:module-info (scribble-base-module-info)
-#:info (scribble-base-info)
-
-(require (prefix-in scribble: "../../reader.ss")
-         scribble/base/reader)
diff --git a/collects/scribble/text/lang/reader.ss b/collects/scribble/text/lang/reader.ss
index 245b6282..d9660753 100644
--- a/collects/scribble/text/lang/reader.ss
+++ b/collects/scribble/text/lang/reader.ss
@@ -5,5 +5,8 @@ scribble/text/textlang
 #:read        scribble:read-inside
 #:read-syntax scribble:read-syntax-inside
 #:whole-body-readers? #t
+#:info        (scribble-base-reader-info)
 
-(require (prefix-in scribble: "../../reader.ss"))
+(require (prefix-in scribble: "../../reader.ss")
+         (only-in scribble/base/reader
+                  scribble-base-reader-info))