diff --git a/commands/compose/send.go b/commands/compose/send.go
index 70446da..e7ef509 100644
--- a/commands/compose/send.go
+++ b/commands/compose/send.go
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 
 	"git.sr.ht/~sircmpwn/aerc/lib"
-	"git.sr.ht/~sircmpwn/aerc/lib/format"
 	"git.sr.ht/~sircmpwn/aerc/models"
 	"git.sr.ht/~sircmpwn/aerc/widgets"
 	"git.sr.ht/~sircmpwn/aerc/worker/types"
@@ -84,7 +83,7 @@ func (Send) Execute(aerc *widgets.Aerc, args []string) error {
 	if config.From == "" {
 		return errors.New("No 'From' configured for this account")
 	}
-	from, err := format.ParseAddress(config.From)
+	from, err := mail.ParseAddress(config.From)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "ParseAddress(config.From)")
 	}
diff --git a/commands/msg/reply.go b/commands/msg/reply.go
index 863c7d2..fcd8341 100644
--- a/commands/msg/reply.go
+++ b/commands/msg/reply.go
@@ -61,13 +61,16 @@ func (reply) Execute(aerc *widgets.Aerc, args []string) error {
 		return errors.New("No account selected")
 	}
 	conf := acct.AccountConfig()
-	from, err := format.ParseAddress(conf.From)
+	from, err := mail.ParseAddress(conf.From)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	aliases, err := format.ParseAddressList(conf.Aliases)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
+	var aliases []*mail.Address
+	if conf.Aliases != "" {
+		aliases, err = mail.ParseAddressList(conf.Aliases)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
 
 	store := widget.Store()
diff --git a/lib/format/format.go b/lib/format/format.go
index 2ba4d64..30e8be7 100644
--- a/lib/format/format.go
+++ b/lib/format/format.go
@@ -3,46 +3,15 @@ package format
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"mime"
-	gomail "net/mail"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 	"unicode"
 
 	"git.sr.ht/~sircmpwn/aerc/models"
-	"github.com/emersion/go-message"
 	"github.com/emersion/go-message/mail"
 )
 
-func ParseAddress(address string) (*mail.Address, error) {
-	addrs, err := gomail.ParseAddress(address)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	return (*mail.Address)(addrs), nil
-}
-
-func ParseAddressList(s string) ([]*mail.Address, error) {
-	if len(s) == 0 {
-		// we don't consider an empty list to be an error
-		return nil, nil
-	}
-	parser := gomail.AddressParser{
-		&mime.WordDecoder{message.CharsetReader},
-	}
-	list, err := parser.ParseList(s)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	addrs := make([]*mail.Address, len(list))
-	for i, a := range list {
-		addrs[i] = (*mail.Address)(a)
-	}
-	return addrs, nil
-}
-
 // AddressForHumans formats the address. If the address's name
 // contains non-ASCII characters it will be quoted but not encoded.
 // Meant for display purposes to the humans, not for sending over the wire.
@@ -83,7 +52,7 @@ func ParseMessageFormat(format string, timeFmt string, ctx Ctx) (string,
 	retval := make([]byte, 0, len(format))
 	var args []interface{}
 
-	accountFromAddress, err := ParseAddress(ctx.FromAddress)
+	accountFromAddress, err := mail.ParseAddress(ctx.FromAddress)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", nil, err
 	}