diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f5d4af4c..86022e88 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -31,11 +31,6 @@ all: \
 # for someone developing with different submodule pointers.
 .git_submodule_init.done.log: \
   .gitmodules
-	# UCO-Utility-Pre-0.7.0-Validator
-	test -r dependencies/UCO-Utility-Pre-0.7.0-Validator/README.md \
-	  || (git submodule init dependencies/UCO-Utility-Pre-0.7.0-Validator && git submodule update dependencies/UCO-Utility-Pre-0.7.0-Validator)
-	@test -r dependencies/UCO-Utility-Pre-0.7.0-Validator/README.md \
-	  || (echo "ERROR:Makefile:UCO-Utility-Pre-0.7.0-Validator submodule README.md file not found, even though UCO-Utility-Pre-0.7.0-Validator submodule initialized." >&2 ; exit 2)
 	# CASE-Utilities-Python
 	test -r dependencies/CASE-Utilities-Python/README.md \
 	  || (git submodule init dependencies/CASE-Utilities-Python && git submodule update dependencies/CASE-Utilities-Python)
@@ -76,11 +71,6 @@ all: \
 	source venv/bin/activate \
 	  && pip install \
 	      dependencies/CASE-Utilities-Python
-	source venv/bin/activate \
-	  && cd dependencies/UCO-Utility-Pre-0.7.0-Validator \
-	    && pip install \
-	      --editable \
-	      src
 	touch $@
 
 check: \
@@ -89,7 +79,8 @@ check: \
 	  --directory dependencies \
 	  check
 	$(MAKE) \
-	  --directory examples/illustrations
+	  --directory examples/illustrations \
+	  check
 
 clean:
 	@$(MAKE) \
diff --git a/dependencies/CASE-Utilities-Python b/dependencies/CASE-Utilities-Python
index 22564aec..7d8f6762 160000
--- a/dependencies/CASE-Utilities-Python
+++ b/dependencies/CASE-Utilities-Python
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 22564aece1e84f81c9fa0537c11fffda55e26cd8
+Subproject commit 7d8f67629dabfcba735a7dfee8a4f7dcad1d916c
diff --git a/dependencies/Makefile b/dependencies/Makefile
index 54833122..f1666116 100644
--- a/dependencies/Makefile
+++ b/dependencies/Makefile
@@ -15,40 +15,12 @@ SHELL := /bin/bash
 
 top_srcdir := $(shell cd .. ; pwd)
 
-all: \
-  case-0.3.0.pkl \
-  case-0.4.0.pkl
+all:
 
-case-0.3.0.pkl: \
-  $(top_srcdir)/.venv.done.log
-	source $(top_srcdir)/venv/bin/activate \
-	  && serialize \
-	    -c case-0.3.0 \
-	    -o _$@ \
-	    CASE-0.3.0/
-	mv _$@ $@
-
-case-0.4.0.pkl: \
-  $(top_srcdir)/.venv.done.log
-	source $(top_srcdir)/venv/bin/activate \
-	  && serialize \
-	    -c case-0.4.0 \
-	    -o _$@ \
-	    CASE-0.4.0/
-	mv _$@ $@
-
-check: \
-  case-0.3.0.pkl \
-  case-0.4.0.pkl
+check:
 	$(MAKE) \
 	  --directory CASE-0.3.0 \
 	  check
 	$(MAKE) \
 	  --directory CASE-0.4.0 \
 	  check
-	source $(top_srcdir)/venv/bin/activate \
-	  && describe \
-	    case-0.3.0.pkl
-	source $(top_srcdir)/venv/bin/activate \
-	  && describe \
-	    case-0.4.0.pkl
diff --git a/examples/illustrations/exif_data/Makefile b/examples/illustrations/exif_data/Makefile
index 3d6d8a6c..0527a7cc 100644
--- a/examples/illustrations/exif_data/Makefile
+++ b/examples/illustrations/exif_data/Makefile
@@ -18,29 +18,9 @@ top_srcdir := $(shell cd ../../.. ; pwd)
 all: \
   query-select-files.md
 
-.PHONY: \
-  check-0.3.0 \
-  check-0.4.0
-
 check: \
-  check-0.3.0 \
-  check-0.4.0 \
   query-select-files.md
 
-check-0.3.0: \
-  $(top_srcdir)/.dependencies.done.log
-	source $(top_srcdir)/venv/bin/activate \
-	  && validate \
-	    $(top_srcdir)/dependencies/case-0.3.0.pkl \
-	    exif_data.json
-
-check-0.4.0: \
-  $(top_srcdir)/.dependencies.done.log
-	source $(top_srcdir)/venv/bin/activate \
-	  && validate \
-	    $(top_srcdir)/dependencies/case-0.4.0.pkl \
-	    exif_data.json
-
 clean:
 	@rm -f \
 	  query-*.md
diff --git a/examples/illustrations/location/Makefile b/examples/illustrations/location/Makefile
index 8695e10e..cefb76e0 100644
--- a/examples/illustrations/location/Makefile
+++ b/examples/illustrations/location/Makefile
@@ -17,24 +17,4 @@ top_srcdir := $(shell cd ../../.. ; pwd)
 
 all:
 
-.PHONY: \
-  check-0.3.0 \
-  check-0.4.0
-
-check: \
-  check-0.3.0 \
-  check-0.4.0
-
-check-0.3.0: \
-  $(top_srcdir)/.dependencies.done.log
-	source $(top_srcdir)/venv/bin/activate \
-	  && validate \
-	    $(top_srcdir)/dependencies/case-0.3.0.pkl \
-	    location.json
-
-check-0.4.0: \
-  $(top_srcdir)/.dependencies.done.log
-	source $(top_srcdir)/venv/bin/activate \
-	  && validate \
-	    $(top_srcdir)/dependencies/case-0.4.0.pkl \
-	    location.json
+check: