diff --git a/.hlint.yaml b/.hlint.yaml
index 175969347..26e8c39a1 100644
--- a/.hlint.yaml
+++ b/.hlint.yaml
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@
 - ignore: {name: "Use zipWith"}
 - ignore: {name: "Replace case with maybe"}
 - ignore: {name: "Avoid lambda using `infix`"}
-- ignore: {name: "Use <|>"}
 - ignore: {name: "Use zip"}
 - ignore: {name: "Functor law"}
 - ignore: {name: "Missing NOINLINE pragma"}
@@ -56,7 +55,6 @@
 - ignore: {name: "Redundant flip"}
 - ignore: {name: "Use replicate"}
 - ignore: {name: "Use void"}
-- ignore: {name: "Use bimap"}
 - ignore: {name: "Use elemIndex"}
 - ignore: {name: "Use =="}
 - ignore: {name: "Use lambda-case"}
diff --git a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Read/JournalReader.hs b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Read/JournalReader.hs
index ed80fb298..7fe2d8421 100644
--- a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Read/JournalReader.hs
+++ b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Read/JournalReader.hs
@@ -341,10 +341,7 @@ accountdirectivep = do
   -- an account type may have been set by account type code or a tag;
   -- the latter takes precedence
   let
-    mtypecode' :: Maybe Text = maybe
-      (T.singleton <$> mtypecode)
-      Just
-      $ lookup accountTypeTagName tags
+    mtypecode' :: Maybe Text = lookup accountTypeTagName tags <|> (T.singleton <$> mtypecode)
     metype = parseAccountTypeCode <$> mtypecode'
 
   -- update the journal
diff --git a/hledger-lib/Text/Tabular/AsciiWide.hs b/hledger-lib/Text/Tabular/AsciiWide.hs
index 305dc5675..37bcee54f 100644
--- a/hledger-lib/Text/Tabular/AsciiWide.hs
+++ b/hledger-lib/Text/Tabular/AsciiWide.hs
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ module Text.Tabular.AsciiWide
 , concatTables
 ) where
 
+import Data.Bifunctor (bimap)
 import Data.Maybe (fromMaybe)
 import Data.Default (Default(..))
 import Data.List (intersperse, transpose)
@@ -94,7 +95,7 @@ renderTableB :: TableOpts       -- ^ Options controlling Table rendering
              -> (a -> Cell)   -- ^ Function determining the string and width of a cell
              -> Table rh ch a
              -> Builder
-renderTableB topts fr fc f = renderTableByRowsB topts (fmap fc) (\(rh, as) -> (fr rh, fmap f as))
+renderTableB topts fr fc f = renderTableByRowsB topts (fmap fc) $ bimap fr (fmap f)
 
 -- | A version of renderTable that operates on rows (including the 'row' of
 -- column headers) and returns the underlying Builder.