diff --git a/compiler/load/tests/fixtures/build/app_with_deps/Quicksort.roc b/compiler/load/tests/fixtures/build/app_with_deps/Quicksort.roc
index 87facdda0d..6127fa6930 100644
--- a/compiler/load/tests/fixtures/build/app_with_deps/Quicksort.roc
+++ b/compiler/load/tests/fixtures/build/app_with_deps/Quicksort.roc
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 app "quicksort"
     packages { base: "./platform" }
+    imports []
     provides [ swap, partition, partitionHelp, quicksort ] to base
 
 quicksort : List (Num a), Int, Int -> List (Num a)
diff --git a/compiler/load/tests/fixtures/build/app_with_deps/QuicksortOneDef.roc b/compiler/load/tests/fixtures/build/app_with_deps/QuicksortOneDef.roc
index e9978b2260..68ad8826eb 100644
--- a/compiler/load/tests/fixtures/build/app_with_deps/QuicksortOneDef.roc
+++ b/compiler/load/tests/fixtures/build/app_with_deps/QuicksortOneDef.roc
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-app "quicksort" packages { base: "./platform" } provides [ quicksort ] to base
+app "quicksort" packages { base: "./platform" } imports [] provides [ quicksort ] to base
 
 quicksort = \originalList ->
     quicksortHelp : List (Num a), Int, Int -> List (Num a)
diff --git a/compiler/parse/src/module.rs b/compiler/parse/src/module.rs
index 3351fd59c0..4e9c2764e2 100644
--- a/compiler/parse/src/module.rs
+++ b/compiler/parse/src/module.rs
@@ -175,50 +175,30 @@ pub fn module_name<'a>() -> impl Parser<'a, ModuleName<'a>> {
 
 #[inline(always)]
 pub fn app_header<'a>() -> impl Parser<'a, AppHeader<'a>> {
-    map_with_arena!(
+    map!(
         and!(
             skip_first!(
                 ascii_string("app"),
                 and!(space1(1), loc!(string_literal::parse()))
             ),
-            and!(
-                optional(packages()),
-                and!(optional(imports()), provides_to())
-            )
+            and!(packages(), and!(imports(), provides_to()))
         ),
-        |arena, ((after_app_keyword, name), (opt_pkgs, (opt_imports, provides)))| {
-            let (before_packages, after_packages, package_entries) = match opt_pkgs {
-                Some(pkgs) => {
-                    let pkgs: Packages<'a> = pkgs; // rustc must be told the type here
-
-                    (
-                        pkgs.before_packages_keyword,
-                        pkgs.after_packages_keyword,
-                        pkgs.entries,
-                    )
-                }
-                None => (&[] as _, &[] as _, Vec::new_in(arena)),
-            };
-
-            // rustc must be told the type here
-            let opt_imports: Option<(
-                (&'a [CommentOrNewline<'a>], &'a [CommentOrNewline<'a>]),
-                Vec<'a, Located<ImportsEntry<'a>>>,
-            )> = opt_imports;
-
-            let ((before_imports, after_imports), imports) =
-                opt_imports.unwrap_or_else(|| ((&[] as _, &[] as _), Vec::new_in(arena)));
+        |(
+            (after_app_keyword, name),
+            (pkgs, (((before_imports, after_imports), imports), provides)),
+        )| {
+            let pkgs: Packages<'a> = pkgs; // rustc must be told the type here
             let provides: ProvidesTo<'a> = provides; // rustc must be told the type here
 
             AppHeader {
                 name,
-                packages: package_entries,
+                packages: pkgs.entries,
                 imports,
                 provides: provides.entries,
                 to: provides.to,
                 after_app_keyword,
-                before_packages,
-                after_packages,
+                before_packages: pkgs.before_packages_keyword,
+                after_packages: pkgs.after_packages_keyword,
                 before_imports,
                 after_imports,
                 before_provides: provides.before_provides_keyword,
diff --git a/compiler/parse/tests/test_parse.rs b/compiler/parse/tests/test_parse.rs
index 3e7a1cb10e..a6943cab5e 100644
--- a/compiler/parse/tests/test_parse.rs
+++ b/compiler/parse/tests/test_parse.rs
@@ -2235,42 +2235,6 @@ mod test_parse {
         assert_eq!(Ok(expected), actual);
     }
 
-    #[test]
-    fn minimal_app_header() {
-        let arena = Bump::new();
-        let packages = Vec::new_in(&arena);
-        let imports = Vec::new_in(&arena);
-        let provides = Vec::new_in(&arena);
-        let module_name = StrLiteral::PlainLine("test-app");
-        let expected = AppHeader {
-            name: Located::new(0, 0, 4, 14, module_name),
-            packages,
-            imports,
-            provides,
-            to: Located::new(0, 0, 30, 34, "blah"),
-            after_app_keyword: &[],
-            before_packages: &[],
-            after_packages: &[],
-            before_imports: &[],
-            after_imports: &[],
-            before_provides: &[],
-            after_provides: &[],
-            before_to: &[],
-            after_to: &[],
-        };
-
-        let src = indoc!(
-            r#"
-                app "test-app" provides [] to blah
-            "#
-        );
-        let actual = app_header()
-            .parse(&arena, State::new(src.as_bytes(), Attempting::Module))
-            .map(|tuple| tuple.0);
-
-        assert_eq!(Ok(expected), actual);
-    }
-
     #[test]
     fn full_app_header() {
         let arena = Bump::new();