diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 389cc4f8..490d4aee 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ From Clojure:
     `make-parents`, `output-stream`, `reader`, `resource`, `writer`
 - `clojure.java.shell` aliased as `shell`
 - `clojure.main`: `demunge`, `repl`, `repl-requires`
-- `clojure.pprint`: `pprint` (currently backed by [fipp](https://github.com/brandonbloom/fipp)'s  `fipp.edn/pprint`)
+- `clojure.pprint`: `pprint`, `cl-format`
 - `clojure.set` aliased as `set`
 - `clojure.string` aliased as `str`
 - `clojure.stacktrace`
diff --git a/deps.edn b/deps.edn
index ad3e8d8c..187212e7 100644
--- a/deps.edn
+++ b/deps.edn
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
         org.clojure/data.csv {:mvn/version "1.0.0"},
         cheshire/cheshire {:mvn/version "5.10.0"}
         org.clojure/data.xml {:mvn/version "0.2.0-alpha6"}
-        fipp/fipp {:mvn/version "0.6.22"}
         clj-commons/clj-yaml {:mvn/version "0.7.2"}
         com.cognitect/transit-clj {:mvn/version "1.0.324"}
         nrepl/bencode {:mvn/version "1.1.0"}
diff --git a/project.clj b/project.clj
index 156d343b..196cbd48 100644
--- a/project.clj
+++ b/project.clj
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
                  [borkdude/graal.locking "0.0.2"]
                  [org.clojure/tools.cli "1.0.194"]
                  [cheshire "5.10.0"]
-                 [fipp "0.6.22"]
                  [nrepl/bencode "1.1.0"]
                  [borkdude/sci.impl.reflector "0.0.1-java11"]]
   :profiles {:feature/xml  {:source-paths ["feature-xml"]
diff --git a/src/babashka/impl/clojure/pprint.clj b/src/babashka/impl/clojure/pprint.clj
deleted file mode 100644
index 69b687bc..00000000
--- a/src/babashka/impl/clojure/pprint.clj
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-(ns babashka.impl.clojure.pprint
-  {:no-doc true}
-  (:require [fipp.edn :as fipp]
-            [sci.core :as sci]
-            [sci.impl.namespaces :refer [copy-var]]
-            [sci.impl.vars :as vars]))
-
-(def pprint-ns (vars/->SciNamespace 'clojure.pprint nil))
-
-(def print-right-margin (sci/new-dynamic-var 'print-right-margin 70 {:ns pprint-ns}))
-
-(defn pprint
-  "Substitution for clojure.pprint backed by fipp.edn/pprint."
-  ([edn]
-   (pprint edn @sci/out))
-  ([edn writer]
-   (fipp/pprint edn {:writer writer
-                     :width @print-right-margin})))
-
-(defn print-table
-  "Prints a collection of maps in a textual table. Prints table headings
-   ks, and then a line of output for each row, corresponding to the keys
-   in ks. If ks are not specified, use the keys of the first item in rows."
-  ([rows] (print-table (keys (first rows)) rows))
-  ([ks rows]
-   (binding [*out* @sci/out]
-     (when (seq rows)
-       (let [widths (map
-                     (fn [k]
-                       (apply max (count (str k)) (map #(count (str (get % k))) rows)))
-                     ks)
-             spacers (map #(apply str (repeat % "-")) widths)
-             fmts (map #(str "%" % "s") widths)
-             fmt-row (fn [leader divider trailer row]
-                       (str leader
-                            (apply str (interpose divider
-                                                  (for [[col fmt] (map vector (map #(get row %) ks) fmts)]
-                                                    (format fmt (str col)))))
-                            trailer))]
-         (println)
-         (println (fmt-row "| " " | " " |" (zipmap ks ks)))
-         (println (fmt-row "|-" "-+-" "-|" (zipmap ks spacers)))
-         (doseq [row rows]
-           (println (fmt-row "| " " | " " |" row))))))))
-
-(def pprint-namespace
-  {'pprint (copy-var pprint pprint-ns)
-   'print-table (copy-var print-table pprint-ns)
-   '*print-right-margin* print-right-margin})
diff --git a/src/babashka/impl/pprint.clj b/src/babashka/impl/pprint.clj
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1c813192
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/babashka/impl/pprint.clj
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+(ns babashka.impl.pprint
+  {:no-doc true}
+  (:require [clojure.pprint :as pprint]
+            [sci.core :as sci]
+            [sci.impl.namespaces :refer [copy-var]]
+            [sci.impl.vars :as vars]))
+
+(alter-var-root #'pprint/write-option-table
+                (fn [m]
+                  (zipmap (keys m)
+                          (map find-var (vals m)))))
+
+(def new-table-ize
+  (fn [t m]
+    (apply hash-map
+           (mapcat
+            #(when-let [v (get t (key %))] [v (val %)])
+            m))))
+
+(alter-var-root #'pprint/table-ize (constantly new-table-ize))
+
+(alter-meta! #'pprint/write-option-table dissoc :private)
+(alter-meta! #'pprint/with-pretty-writer dissoc :private)
+(alter-meta! #'pprint/pretty-writer? dissoc :private)
+(alter-meta! #'pprint/make-pretty-writer dissoc :private)
+
+(def new-write
+  (fn [object & kw-args]
+    (let [options (merge {:stream true} (apply hash-map kw-args))]
+      (with-bindings (new-table-ize pprint/write-option-table options)
+        (with-bindings
+          (if (or (not (= pprint/*print-base* 10)) pprint/*print-radix*)
+            {#'pr @#'pprint/pr-with-base} {})
+          (let [optval (if (contains? options :stream)
+                         (:stream options)
+                         true)
+                base-writer (condp = optval
+                              nil (java.io.StringWriter.)
+                              true *out*
+                              optval)]
+            (if pprint/*print-pretty*
+              (pprint/with-pretty-writer base-writer
+                (pprint/write-out object))
+              (binding [*out* base-writer]
+                (pr object)))
+            (if (nil? optval)
+              (.toString ^java.io.StringWriter base-writer))))))))
+
+(alter-var-root #'pprint/write (constantly new-write))
+
+(def pprint-ns (vars/->SciNamespace 'clojure.pprint nil))
+
+(def print-right-margin (sci/new-dynamic-var 'print-right-margin 70 {:ns pprint-ns}))
+
+(defn print-table
+  "Prints a collection of maps in a textual table. Prints table headings
+   ks, and then a line of output for each row, corresponding to the keys
+   in ks. If ks are not specified, use the keys of the first item in rows."
+  ([rows] (print-table (keys (first rows)) rows))
+  ([ks rows]
+   (binding [*out* @sci/out]
+     (pprint/print-table ks rows))))
+
+(defn pprint
+  "Pretty print object to the optional output writer. If the writer is not provided,
+  print the object to the currently bound value of *out*."
+  ([s]
+   (pprint s @sci/out))
+  ([s writer]
+   (binding [pprint/*print-right-margin* @print-right-margin]
+     (pprint/pprint s writer))))
+
+(def pprint-namespace
+  {'pprint (copy-var pprint pprint-ns)
+   'print-table (copy-var pprint/print-table pprint-ns)
+   '*print-right-margin* print-right-margin
+   'cl-format (copy-var pprint/cl-format pprint-ns)
+   })
diff --git a/src/babashka/main.clj b/src/babashka/main.clj
index 81c789d8..d1713057 100644
--- a/src/babashka/main.clj
+++ b/src/babashka/main.clj
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
    [babashka.impl.clojure.java.io :refer [io-namespace]]
    [babashka.impl.clojure.java.shell :refer [shell-namespace]]
    [babashka.impl.clojure.main :as clojure-main :refer [demunge]]
-   [babashka.impl.clojure.pprint :refer [pprint-namespace]]
    [babashka.impl.clojure.stacktrace :refer [stacktrace-namespace]]
    [babashka.impl.clojure.zip :refer [zip-namespace]]
    [babashka.impl.common :as common]
@@ -21,6 +20,7 @@
    [babashka.impl.error-handler :refer [error-handler]]
    [babashka.impl.features :as features]
    [babashka.impl.pods :as pods]
+   [babashka.impl.pprint :refer [pprint-namespace]]
    [babashka.impl.protocols :refer [protocols-namespace]]
    [babashka.impl.repl :as repl]
    [babashka.impl.socket-repl :as socket-repl]