diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index cd905b4bc..2126fe924 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -491,6 +491,17 @@ dependencies = [
  "encoding_rs",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "codespan-reporting"
+version = "0.9.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "2ceface2475f2f57a7ece9ba239b96e06bda8323ee68aa6df539752f13a74f60"
+dependencies = [
+ "serde 1.0.110",
+ "termcolor",
+ "unicode-width",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "config"
 version = "0.9.3"
@@ -1661,15 +1672,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "winapi 0.3.8",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "itertools"
-version = "0.7.11"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "0d47946d458e94a1b7bcabbf6521ea7c037062c81f534615abcad76e84d4970d"
-dependencies = [
- "either",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "itertools"
 version = "0.9.0"
@@ -1731,21 +1733,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "log",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "language-reporting"
-version = "0.4.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "4e6a84e1e6cccd818617d299427ad1519f127af2738b1d3a581835ef56ae298b"
-dependencies = [
- "derive-new",
- "itertools 0.7.11",
- "log",
- "render-tree",
- "serde 1.0.110",
- "serde_derive",
- "termcolor",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "lazy_static"
 version = "0.2.11"
@@ -2217,6 +2204,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "clap",
  "clipboard",
+ "codespan-reporting",
  "csv",
  "ctrlc",
  "derive-new",
@@ -2236,8 +2224,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "ical",
  "ichwh",
  "indexmap",
- "itertools 0.9.0",
- "language-reporting",
+ "itertools",
  "log",
  "meval",
  "natural",
@@ -2295,10 +2282,10 @@ version = "0.14.1"
 dependencies = [
  "ansi_term 0.12.1",
  "bigdecimal",
+ "codespan-reporting",
  "derive-new",
  "getset",
  "glob",
- "language-reporting",
  "nu-build",
  "nu-source",
  "num-bigint",
@@ -2314,9 +2301,9 @@ name = "nu-parser"
 version = "0.14.1"
 dependencies = [
  "bigdecimal",
+ "codespan-reporting",
  "derive-new",
  "indexmap",
- "language-reporting",
  "log",
  "nu-errors",
  "nu-protocol",
@@ -2351,10 +2338,10 @@ dependencies = [
  "bigdecimal",
  "byte-unit",
  "chrono",
+ "codespan-reporting",
  "derive-new",
  "getset",
  "indexmap",
- "language-reporting",
  "log",
  "natural",
  "nu-build",
@@ -2375,9 +2362,9 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "nu-source"
 version = "0.14.1"
 dependencies = [
+ "codespan-reporting",
  "derive-new",
  "getset",
- "language-reporting",
  "nu-build",
  "pretty",
  "serde 1.0.110",
@@ -2405,7 +2392,7 @@ name = "nu-value-ext"
 version = "0.14.1"
 dependencies = [
  "indexmap",
- "itertools 0.9.0",
+ "itertools",
  "nu-build",
  "nu-errors",
  "nu-parser",
@@ -3269,17 +3256,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "winapi 0.3.8",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "render-tree"
-version = "0.1.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "68ed587df09cfb7ce1bc6fe8f77e24db219f222c049326ccbfb948ec67e31664"
-dependencies = [
- "itertools 0.7.11",
- "log",
- "termcolor",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "result"
 version = "1.0.0"
diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/Cargo.toml b/crates/nu-cli/Cargo.toml
index 7f182dcd6..700aa69c9 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/Cargo.toml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ ical = "0.6.*"
 ichwh = "0.3.4"
 indexmap = { version = "1.3.2", features = ["serde-1"] }
 itertools = "0.9.0"
-language-reporting = "0.4.0"
+codespan-reporting = "0.9.4"
 log = "0.4.8"
 meval = "0.2"
 natural = "0.5.0"
diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/src/cli.rs b/crates/nu-cli/src/cli.rs
index 3bd190eba..d71a44ab8 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/cli.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/cli.rs
@@ -464,8 +464,8 @@ pub async fn run_pipeline_standalone(
         }
 
         LineResult::Error(line, err) => {
-            context.with_host(|host| {
-                print_err(err, host, &Text::from(line.clone()));
+            context.with_host(|_host| {
+                print_err(err, &Text::from(line.clone()));
             });
 
             context.maybe_print_errors(Text::from(line));
@@ -654,8 +654,8 @@ pub async fn cli(
                 rl.add_history_entry(line.clone());
                 let _ = rl.save_history(&History::path());
 
-                context.with_host(|host| {
-                    print_err(err, host, &Text::from(line.clone()));
+                context.with_host(|_host| {
+                    print_err(err, &Text::from(line.clone()));
                 });
 
                 context.maybe_print_errors(Text::from(line.clone()));
@@ -908,19 +908,19 @@ async fn process_line(
     }
 }
 
-pub fn print_err(err: ShellError, host: &dyn Host, source: &Text) {
+pub fn print_err(err: ShellError, source: &Text) {
     if let Some(diag) = err.into_diagnostic() {
-        let writer = host.err_termcolor();
-        let mut source = source.to_string();
-        source.push_str(" ");
-        let files = nu_parser::Files::new(source);
+        let source = source.to_string();
+        let mut files = codespan_reporting::files::SimpleFiles::new();
+        files.add("shell", source);
+
+        let writer = codespan_reporting::term::termcolor::StandardStream::stderr(
+            codespan_reporting::term::termcolor::ColorChoice::Always,
+        );
+        let config = codespan_reporting::term::Config::default();
+
         let _ = std::panic::catch_unwind(move || {
-            let _ = language_reporting::emit(
-                &mut writer.lock(),
-                &files,
-                &diag,
-                &language_reporting::DefaultConfig,
-            );
+            let _ = codespan_reporting::term::emit(&mut writer.lock(), &config, &files, &diag);
         });
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/src/context.rs b/crates/nu-cli/src/context.rs
index fc2c32a00..04fa6623a 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/context.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/context.rs
@@ -181,14 +181,11 @@ impl Context {
         let errors = self.current_errors.clone();
         let mut errors = errors.lock();
 
-        let host = self.host.clone();
-        let host = host.lock();
-
         if errors.len() > 0 {
             let error = errors[0].clone();
             *errors = vec![];
 
-            crate::cli::print_err(error, &*host, &source);
+            crate::cli::print_err(error, &source);
             true
         } else {
             false
diff --git a/crates/nu-errors/Cargo.toml b/crates/nu-errors/Cargo.toml
index a1bd9ecb4..9701cbe68 100644
--- a/crates/nu-errors/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/nu-errors/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ nu-source = { path = "../nu-source", version = "0.14.1" }
 ansi_term = "0.12.1"
 bigdecimal = { version = "0.1.2", features = ["serde"] }
 derive-new = "0.5.8"
-language-reporting = "0.4.0"
+codespan-reporting = { version = "0.9.4", features = ["serialization"]}
 num-bigint = { version = "0.2.6", features = ["serde"] }
 num-traits = "0.2.11"
 serde = { version = "1.0.110", features = ["derive"] }
diff --git a/crates/nu-errors/src/lib.rs b/crates/nu-errors/src/lib.rs
index 031c93c25..0714ed1d8 100644
--- a/crates/nu-errors/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-errors/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 use ansi_term::Color;
 use bigdecimal::BigDecimal;
+use codespan_reporting::diagnostic::{Diagnostic, Label};
 use derive_new::new;
 use getset::Getters;
-use language_reporting::{Diagnostic, Label, Severity};
 use nu_source::{b, DebugDocBuilder, HasFallibleSpan, PrettyDebug, Span, Spanned, SpannedItem};
 use num_bigint::BigInt;
 use num_traits::ToPrimitive;
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ impl ShellError {
         .start()
     }
 
-    pub fn diagnostic(diagnostic: Diagnostic<Span>) -> ShellError {
+    pub fn diagnostic(diagnostic: Diagnostic<usize>) -> ShellError {
         ProximateShellError::Diagnostic(ShellDiagnostic { diagnostic }).start()
     }
 
@@ -422,16 +422,13 @@ impl ShellError {
         ProximateShellError::ExternalPlaceholderError.start()
     }
 
-    pub fn into_diagnostic(self) -> Option<Diagnostic<Span>> {
+    pub fn into_diagnostic(self) -> Option<Diagnostic<usize>> {
         match self.error {
             ProximateShellError::MissingValue { span, reason } => {
-                let mut d = Diagnostic::new(
-                    Severity::Bug,
-                    format!("Internal Error (missing value) :: {}", reason),
-                );
+                let mut d = Diagnostic::bug().with_message(format!("Internal Error (missing value) :: {}", reason));
 
                 if let Some(span) = span {
-                    d = d.with_label(Label::new_primary(span));
+                    d = d.with_labels(vec![Label::primary(0, span)]);
                 }
 
                 Some(d)
@@ -440,57 +437,49 @@ impl ShellError {
                 command,
                 error,
             } => Some(match error {
-                ArgumentError::InvalidExternalWord => Diagnostic::new(
-                    Severity::Error,
-                    "Invalid bare word for Nu command (did you intend to invoke an external command?)".to_string())
-                .with_label(Label::new_primary(command.span)),
-                ArgumentError::UnexpectedArgument(argument) => Diagnostic::new(
-                    Severity::Error,
+                ArgumentError::InvalidExternalWord => Diagnostic::error().with_message("Invalid bare word for Nu command (did you intend to invoke an external command?)")
+                .with_labels(vec![Label::primary(0, command.span)]),
+                ArgumentError::UnexpectedArgument(argument) => Diagnostic::error().with_message(
                     format!(
                         "{} unexpected {}",
                         Color::Cyan.paint(&command.item),
                         Color::Green.bold().paint(&argument.item)
-                    ),
+                    )
                 )
-                .with_label(
-                    Label::new_primary(argument.span).with_message(
-                        format!("unexpected argument (try {} -h)", &command.item))
+                .with_labels(
+                    vec![Label::primary(0, argument.span).with_message(
+                        format!("unexpected argument (try {} -h)", &command.item))]
                 ),
-                ArgumentError::UnexpectedFlag(flag) => Diagnostic::new(
-                    Severity::Error,
+                ArgumentError::UnexpectedFlag(flag) => Diagnostic::error().with_message(
                     format!(
                         "{} unexpected {}",
                         Color::Cyan.paint(&command.item),
                         Color::Green.bold().paint(&flag.item)
                     ),
                 )
-                .with_label(
-                    Label::new_primary(flag.span).with_message(
+                .with_labels(vec![
+                    Label::primary(0, flag.span).with_message(
                     format!("unexpected flag (try {} -h)", &command.item))
-                    ),
-                ArgumentError::MissingMandatoryFlag(name) => Diagnostic::new(
-                    Severity::Error,
-                    format!(
+                    ]),
+                ArgumentError::MissingMandatoryFlag(name) => Diagnostic::error().with_message(                    format!(
                         "{} requires {}{}",
                         Color::Cyan.paint(&command.item),
                         Color::Green.bold().paint("--"),
                         Color::Green.bold().paint(name)
                     ),
                 )
-                .with_label(Label::new_primary(command.span)),
-                ArgumentError::MissingMandatoryPositional(name) => Diagnostic::new(
-                    Severity::Error,
+                .with_labels(vec![Label::primary(0, command.span)]),
+                ArgumentError::MissingMandatoryPositional(name) => Diagnostic::error().with_message(
                     format!(
                         "{} requires {} parameter",
                         Color::Cyan.paint(&command.item),
                         Color::Green.bold().paint(name.clone())
                     ),
                 )
-                .with_label(
-                    Label::new_primary(command.span).with_message(format!("requires {} parameter", name)),
+                .with_labels(
+                    vec![Label::primary(0, command.span).with_message(format!("requires {} parameter", name))],
                 ),
-                ArgumentError::MissingValueForName(name) => Diagnostic::new(
-                    Severity::Error,
+                ArgumentError::MissingValueForName(name) => Diagnostic::error().with_message(
                     format!(
                         "{} is missing value for flag {}{}",
                         Color::Cyan.paint(&command.item),
@@ -498,7 +487,7 @@ impl ShellError {
                         Color::Green.bold().paint(name)
                     ),
                 )
-                .with_label(Label::new_primary(command.span)),
+                .with_labels(vec![Label::primary(0, command.span)]),
             }),
             ProximateShellError::TypeError {
                 expected,
@@ -507,9 +496,9 @@ impl ShellError {
                         item: Some(actual),
                         span,
                     },
-            } => Some(Diagnostic::new(Severity::Error, "Type Error").with_label(
-                Label::new_primary(span)
-                    .with_message(format!("Expected {}, found {}", expected, actual))),
+            } => Some(Diagnostic::error().with_message("Type Error").with_labels(
+                vec![Label::primary(0, span)
+                    .with_message(format!("Expected {}, found {}", expected, actual))]),
             ),
             ProximateShellError::TypeError {
                 expected,
@@ -518,13 +507,13 @@ impl ShellError {
                         item: None,
                         span
                     },
-            } => Some(Diagnostic::new(Severity::Error, "Type Error")
-                .with_label(Label::new_primary(span).with_message(expected))),
+            } => Some(Diagnostic::error().with_message("Type Error")
+                .with_labels(vec![Label::primary(0, span).with_message(expected)])),
 
             ProximateShellError::UnexpectedEof {
                 expected, span
-            } => Some(Diagnostic::new(Severity::Error, "Unexpected end of input".to_string())
-                .with_label(Label::new_primary(span).with_message(format!("Expected {}", expected)))),
+            } => Some(Diagnostic::error().with_message("Unexpected end of input")
+                .with_labels(vec![Label::primary(0, span).with_message(format!("Expected {}", expected))])),
 
             ProximateShellError::RangeError {
                 kind,
@@ -534,13 +523,13 @@ impl ShellError {
                         item,
                         span
                     },
-            } => Some(Diagnostic::new(Severity::Error, "Range Error").with_label(
-                Label::new_primary(span).with_message(format!(
+            } => Some(Diagnostic::error().with_message("Range Error").with_labels(
+                vec![Label::primary(0, span).with_message(format!(
                     "Expected to convert {} to {} while {}, but it was out of range",
                     item,
                     kind.display(),
                     operation
-                ))),
+                ))]),
             ),
 
             ProximateShellError::SyntaxError {
@@ -549,52 +538,55 @@ impl ShellError {
                         span,
                         item
                     },
-            } => Some(Diagnostic::new(Severity::Error, "Syntax Error")
-                .with_label(Label::new_primary(span).with_message(item))),
+            } => Some(Diagnostic::error().with_message("Syntax Error")
+                .with_labels(vec![Label::primary(0, span).with_message(item)])),
 
             ProximateShellError::MissingProperty { subpath, expr, .. } => {
 
-                let mut diag = Diagnostic::new(Severity::Error, "Missing property");
+                let mut diag = Diagnostic::error().with_message("Missing property");
 
                 if subpath.span == Span::unknown() {
                     diag.message = format!("Missing property (for {})", subpath.item);
                 } else {
-                    let subpath = Label::new_primary(subpath.span).with_message(subpath.item);
-                    diag = diag.with_label(subpath);
+                    let subpath = Label::primary(0, subpath.span).with_message(subpath.item);
+                    let mut labels = vec![];
+
+                    labels.push(subpath);
 
                     if expr.span != Span::unknown() {
-                        let expr = Label::new_primary(expr.span).with_message(expr.item);
-                        diag = diag.with_label(expr)
+                        let expr = Label::primary(0, expr.span).with_message(expr.item);
+                        labels.push(expr);
                     }
-
+                    diag = diag.with_labels(labels);
                 }
 
                 Some(diag)
             }
 
             ProximateShellError::InvalidIntegerIndex { subpath,integer } => {
-                let mut diag = Diagnostic::new(Severity::Error, "Invalid integer property");
-
+                let mut diag = Diagnostic::error().with_message("Invalid integer property");
+                let mut labels = vec![];
                 if subpath.span == Span::unknown() {
                     diag.message = format!("Invalid integer property (for {})", subpath.item)
                 } else {
-                    let label = Label::new_primary(subpath.span).with_message(subpath.item);
-                    diag = diag.with_label(label)
+                    let label = Label::primary(0, subpath.span).with_message(subpath.item);
+                    labels.push(label);
                 }
 
-                diag = diag.with_label(Label::new_secondary(integer).with_message("integer"));
+                labels.push(Label::secondary(0, integer).with_message("integer"));
+                diag = diag.with_labels(labels);
 
                 Some(diag)
             }
 
             ProximateShellError::Diagnostic(diag) => Some(diag.diagnostic),
             ProximateShellError::CoerceError { left, right } => {
-                Some(Diagnostic::new(Severity::Error, "Coercion error")
-                    .with_label(Label::new_primary(left.span).with_message(left.item))
-                    .with_label(Label::new_secondary(right.span).with_message(right.item)))
+                Some(Diagnostic::error().with_message("Coercion error")
+                    .with_labels(vec![Label::primary(0, left.span).with_message(left.item),
+                    Label::secondary(0, right.span).with_message(right.item)]))
             }
 
-            ProximateShellError::UntaggedRuntimeError { reason } => Some(Diagnostic::new(Severity::Error, format!("Error: {}", reason))),
+            ProximateShellError::UntaggedRuntimeError { reason } => Some(Diagnostic::error().with_message(format!("Error: {}", reason))),
             ProximateShellError::ExternalPlaceholderError => None,
         }
     }
@@ -605,8 +597,11 @@ impl ShellError {
         span: impl Into<Span>,
     ) -> ShellError {
         ShellError::diagnostic(
-            Diagnostic::new(Severity::Error, msg.into())
-                .with_label(Label::new_primary(span.into()).with_message(label.into())),
+            Diagnostic::error()
+                .with_message(msg.into())
+                .with_labels(vec![
+                    Label::primary(0, span.into()).with_message(label.into())
+                ]),
         )
     }
 
@@ -618,14 +613,12 @@ impl ShellError {
         secondary_span: impl Into<Span>,
     ) -> ShellError {
         ShellError::diagnostic(
-            Diagnostic::new_error(msg.into())
-                .with_label(
-                    Label::new_primary(primary_span.into()).with_message(primary_label.into()),
-                )
-                .with_label(
-                    Label::new_secondary(secondary_span.into())
-                        .with_message(secondary_label.into()),
-                ),
+            Diagnostic::error()
+                .with_message(msg.into())
+                .with_labels(vec![
+                    Label::primary(0, primary_span.into()).with_message(primary_label.into()),
+                    Label::secondary(0, secondary_span.into()).with_message(secondary_label.into()),
+                ]),
         )
     }
 
@@ -780,7 +773,7 @@ impl HasFallibleSpan for ProximateShellError {
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct ShellDiagnostic {
-    pub(crate) diagnostic: Diagnostic<Span>,
+    pub(crate) diagnostic: Diagnostic<usize>,
 }
 
 impl std::hash::Hash for ShellDiagnostic {
@@ -790,11 +783,11 @@ impl std::hash::Hash for ShellDiagnostic {
         self.diagnostic.message.hash(state);
 
         for label in &self.diagnostic.labels {
-            label.span.hash(state);
+            label.range.hash(state);
             label.message.hash(state);
             match label.style {
-                language_reporting::LabelStyle::Primary => 0.hash(state),
-                language_reporting::LabelStyle::Secondary => 1.hash(state),
+                codespan_reporting::diagnostic::LabelStyle::Primary => 0.hash(state),
+                codespan_reporting::diagnostic::LabelStyle::Secondary => 1.hash(state),
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/crates/nu-parser/Cargo.toml b/crates/nu-parser/Cargo.toml
index 1251d3025..f983372dd 100644
--- a/crates/nu-parser/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/nu-parser/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ parking_lot = "0.10.2"
 num-traits = "0.2.11"
 derive-new = "0.5.8"
 serde = "1.0.110"
-language-reporting = "0.4.0"
+codespan-reporting = "0.9.4"
 log = "0.4.8"
 shellexpand = "2.0.0"
 
diff --git a/crates/nu-parser/src/files.rs b/crates/nu-parser/src/files.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index f46089ec7..000000000
--- a/crates/nu-parser/src/files.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,151 +0,0 @@
-use derive_new::new;
-use language_reporting::{FileName, Location};
-use log::trace;
-use nu_source::Span;
-
-#[derive(new, Debug, Clone)]
-pub struct Files {
-    snippet: String,
-}
-
-impl language_reporting::ReportingFiles for Files {
-    type Span = Span;
-    type FileId = usize;
-
-    fn byte_span(
-        &self,
-        _file: Self::FileId,
-        from_index: usize,
-        to_index: usize,
-    ) -> Option<Self::Span> {
-        Some(Span::new(from_index, to_index))
-    }
-
-    fn file_id(&self, _tag: Self::Span) -> Self::FileId {
-        0
-    }
-
-    fn file_name(&self, _file: Self::FileId) -> FileName {
-        FileName::Verbatim("shell".to_string())
-    }
-
-    fn byte_index(&self, _file: Self::FileId, _line: usize, _column: usize) -> Option<usize> {
-        unimplemented!("byte_index")
-    }
-
-    fn location(&self, _file: Self::FileId, byte_index: usize) -> Option<Location> {
-        trace!("finding location for {}", byte_index);
-
-        let source = &self.snippet;
-        let mut seen_lines = 0;
-        let mut seen_bytes = 0;
-
-        for (pos, slice) in source.match_indices('\n') {
-            trace!(
-                "searching byte_index={} seen_bytes={} pos={} slice={:?} slice.len={} source={:?}",
-                byte_index,
-                seen_bytes,
-                pos,
-                slice,
-                source.len(),
-                source
-            );
-
-            if pos >= byte_index {
-                trace!(
-                    "returning {}:{} seen_lines={} byte_index={} pos={} seen_bytes={}",
-                    seen_lines,
-                    byte_index,
-                    pos,
-                    seen_lines,
-                    byte_index,
-                    seen_bytes
-                );
-
-                return Some(language_reporting::Location::new(
-                    seen_lines,
-                    byte_index - pos,
-                ));
-            } else {
-                seen_lines += 1;
-                seen_bytes = pos;
-            }
-        }
-
-        if seen_lines == 0 {
-            trace!("seen_lines=0 end={}", source.len() - 1);
-
-            // if we got here, there were no newlines in the source
-            Some(language_reporting::Location::new(0, source.len() - 1))
-        } else {
-            trace!(
-                "last line seen_lines={} end={}",
-                seen_lines,
-                source.len() - 1 - byte_index
-            );
-
-            // if we got here and we didn't return, it should mean that we're talking about
-            // the last line
-            Some(language_reporting::Location::new(
-                seen_lines,
-                source.len() - 1 - byte_index,
-            ))
-        }
-    }
-
-    fn line_span(&self, _file: Self::FileId, lineno: usize) -> Option<Self::Span> {
-        trace!("finding line_span for {}", lineno);
-
-        let source = &self.snippet;
-        let mut seen_lines = 0;
-        let mut seen_bytes = 0;
-
-        for (pos, _) in source.match_indices('\n') {
-            trace!(
-                "lineno={} seen_lines={} seen_bytes={} pos={}",
-                lineno,
-                seen_lines,
-                seen_bytes,
-                pos
-            );
-
-            if seen_lines == lineno {
-                trace!("returning start={} end={}", seen_bytes, pos);
-                // If the number of seen lines is the lineno, seen_bytes is the start of the
-                // line and pos is the end of the line
-                return Some(Span::new(seen_bytes, pos));
-            } else {
-                // If it's not, increment seen_lines, and move seen_bytes to the beginning of
-                // the next line
-                seen_lines += 1;
-                seen_bytes = pos + 1;
-            }
-        }
-
-        if seen_lines == 0 {
-            trace!("returning start={} end={}", 0, self.snippet.len() - 1);
-
-            // if we got here, there were no newlines in the source
-            Some(Span::new(0, self.snippet.len() - 1))
-        } else {
-            trace!(
-                "returning start={} end={}",
-                seen_bytes,
-                self.snippet.len() - 1
-            );
-
-            // if we got here and we didn't return, it should mean that we're talking about
-            // the last line
-            Some(Span::new(seen_bytes, self.snippet.len() - 1))
-        }
-    }
-
-    fn source(&self, span: Self::Span) -> Option<String> {
-        trace!("source(tag={:?}) snippet={:?}", span, self.snippet);
-
-        if span.start() > span.end() || span.end() > self.snippet.len() {
-            return None;
-        }
-        Some(span.slice(&self.snippet).to_string())
-    }
-}
diff --git a/crates/nu-parser/src/lib.rs b/crates/nu-parser/src/lib.rs
index 2a0def3ca..cc940c6f6 100644
--- a/crates/nu-parser/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-parser/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
-mod files;
 mod lite_parse;
 mod parse;
 mod path;
 mod shapes;
 mod signature;
 
-pub use crate::files::Files;
 pub use crate::lite_parse::{lite_parse, LiteBlock};
 pub use crate::parse::{classify_block, garbage};
 pub use crate::path::expand_ndots;
diff --git a/crates/nu-protocol/Cargo.toml b/crates/nu-protocol/Cargo.toml
index fedd1955f..d490a081e 100644
--- a/crates/nu-protocol/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/nu-protocol/Cargo.toml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ serde_bytes = "0.11.4"
 getset = "0.1.1"
 derive-new = "0.5.8"
 ansi_term = "0.12.1"
-language-reporting = "0.4.0"
+codespan-reporting = "0.9.4"
 typetag = "0.1.4"
 query_interface = "0.3.5"
 byte-unit = "3.0.3"
diff --git a/crates/nu-source/Cargo.toml b/crates/nu-source/Cargo.toml
index 47a3bab6e..214cc6b66 100644
--- a/crates/nu-source/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/nu-source/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ doctest = false
 serde = { version = "1.0.106", features = ["derive"] }
 derive-new = "0.5.8"
 getset = "0.1.1"
-language-reporting = "0.4.0"
+codespan-reporting = "0.9.4"
 termcolor = "1.1.0"
 pretty = "0.5.2"
 
diff --git a/crates/nu-source/src/meta.rs b/crates/nu-source/src/meta.rs
index 050e7b881..42b8764ab 100644
--- a/crates/nu-source/src/meta.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-source/src/meta.rs
@@ -472,6 +472,15 @@ impl From<Option<Span>> for Span {
     }
 }
 
+impl From<Span> for std::ops::Range<usize> {
+    fn from(input: Span) -> std::ops::Range<usize> {
+        std::ops::Range {
+            start: input.start,
+            end: input.end,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl Span {
     /// Creates a default new `Span` that has 0 start and 0 end.
     pub fn default() -> Self {
@@ -657,32 +666,6 @@ impl PartialEq<usize> for Span {
     }
 }
 
-impl language_reporting::ReportingSpan for Span {
-    fn with_start(&self, start: usize) -> Self {
-        if self.end < start {
-            Span::new(start, start)
-        } else {
-            Span::new(start, self.end)
-        }
-    }
-
-    fn with_end(&self, end: usize) -> Self {
-        if end < self.start {
-            Span::new(end, end)
-        } else {
-            Span::new(self.start, end)
-        }
-    }
-
-    fn start(&self) -> usize {
-        self.start
-    }
-
-    fn end(&self) -> usize {
-        self.end
-    }
-}
-
 pub trait IntoSpanned {
     type Output: HasFallibleSpan;