diff --git a/src/tef-tldrs/dune b/src/tef-tldrs/dune
index 37fa81d..c0ae4e1 100644
--- a/src/tef-tldrs/dune
+++ b/src/tef-tldrs/dune
@@ -2,10 +2,4 @@
  (name trace_tef_tldrs)
  (public_name trace-tef.tldrs)
  (synopsis "Multiprocess tracing using the `tldrs` daemon")
- (libraries
-  trace.core
-  trace.private.util
-  trace.subscriber
-  trace-tef
-  unix
-  threads))
+ (libraries trace.core trace.util trace-tef unix threads))
diff --git a/src/tef-tldrs/trace_tef_tldrs.ml b/src/tef-tldrs/trace_tef_tldrs.ml
index bcd61b2..ddd008c 100644
--- a/src/tef-tldrs/trace_tef_tldrs.ml
+++ b/src/tef-tldrs/trace_tef_tldrs.ml
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ let find_role ~out () : role =
       | Some path -> Some (write_to_file path)
       | None -> None))
 
-let subscriber_ (client : as_client) : Trace_subscriber.t =
+let collector_ (client : as_client) : Collector.t =
   (* connect to unix socket *)
   let sock = Unix.socket Unix.PF_UNIX Unix.SOCK_STREAM 0 in
   (try Unix.connect sock (Unix.ADDR_UNIX client.socket)
@@ -106,19 +106,13 @@ let subscriber_ (client : as_client) : Trace_subscriber.t =
     (fun file -> fpf out "EMIT_TEF_AT_EXIT %s\n" file)
     client.emit_tef_at_exit;
 
-  Trace_tef.Private_.subscriber_jsonl ~finally ~out:(`Output out) ()
-
-let subscriber ~out () =
-  let role = find_role ~out () in
-  match role with
-  | None -> assert false
-  | Some c -> subscriber_ c
+  Trace_tef.Private_.collector_jsonl ~finally ~out:(`Output out) ()
 
 let collector ~out () : collector =
   let role = find_role ~out () in
   match role with
   | None -> assert false
-  | Some c -> subscriber_ c |> Trace_subscriber.collector
+  | Some c -> collector_ c
 
 open struct
   let register_atexit =
@@ -136,7 +130,7 @@ let setup ?(out = `Env) () =
   | None -> ()
   | Some c ->
     register_atexit ();
-    Trace_core.setup_collector @@ Trace_subscriber.collector @@ subscriber_ c
+    Trace_core.setup_collector @@ collector_ c
 
 let with_setup ?out () f =
   setup ?out ();
diff --git a/src/tef-tldrs/trace_tef_tldrs.mli b/src/tef-tldrs/trace_tef_tldrs.mli
index 14f7825..02cbf40 100644
--- a/src/tef-tldrs/trace_tef_tldrs.mli
+++ b/src/tef-tldrs/trace_tef_tldrs.mli
@@ -5,10 +5,6 @@ val collector : out:[ `File of string ] -> unit -> Trace_core.collector
 (** Make a collector that writes into the given output. See {!setup} for more
     details. *)
 
-val subscriber : out:[ `File of string ] -> unit -> Trace_subscriber.t
-(** Make a subscriber that writes into the given output.
-    @since 0.8 *)
-
 type output = [ `File of string ]
 (** Output for tracing.
     - [`File "foo"] will enable tracing and print events into file named "foo".