diff --git a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Reports/BalanceReport.hs b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Reports/BalanceReport.hs
index d3b2ce87a..1cb1a7e45 100644
--- a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Reports/BalanceReport.hs
+++ b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Reports/BalanceReport.hs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{-# LANGUAGE RecordWildCards, DeriveDataTypeable, FlexibleInstances, ScopedTypeVariables, OverloadedStrings #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE FlexibleInstances, ScopedTypeVariables, OverloadedStrings #-}
 {-|
 
 Balance report, used by the balance command.
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ balanceReportItem opts q a
     name | queryDepth q > 0 = aname a
          | otherwise        = "..."
     elidedname = accountNameFromComponents (adjacentboringparentnames ++ [accountLeafName name])
-    adjacentboringparentnames = reverse $ map (accountLeafName.aname) $ takeWhile aboring $ parents
+    adjacentboringparentnames = reverse $ map (accountLeafName.aname) $ takeWhile aboring parents
     indent = length $ filter (not.aboring) parents
     -- parents exclude the tree's root node
     parents = case parentAccounts a of [] -> []
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ balanceReportValue :: Journal -> Day -> BalanceReport -> BalanceReport
 balanceReportValue j d r = r'
   where
     (items,total) = r
-    r' = dbg8 "balanceReportValue" $
+    r' = dbg8 "balanceReportValue"
          ([(n, mixedAmountValue j d a) |(n,a) <- items], mixedAmountValue j d total)
 
 mixedAmountValue :: Journal -> Day -> MixedAmount -> MixedAmount
@@ -385,27 +385,28 @@ tests_balanceReport =
 -}
  ]
 
-Right samplejournal2 = journalBalanceTransactions $
-         nulljournal
-         {jtxns = [
-           txnTieKnot $ Transaction {
-             tindex=0,
-             tsourcepos=nullsourcepos,
-             tdate=parsedate "2008/01/01",
-             tdate2=Just $ parsedate "2009/01/01",
-             tstatus=Uncleared,
-             tcode="",
-             tdescription="income",
-             tcomment="",
-             ttags=[],
-             tpostings=
-                 [posting {paccount="assets:bank:checking", pamount=Mixed [usd 1]}
-                 ,posting {paccount="income:salary", pamount=missingmixedamt}
-                 ],
-             tpreceding_comment_lines=""
-           }
-          ]
-         }
+Right samplejournal2 =
+  journalBalanceTransactions
+    nulljournal{
+      jtxns = [
+        txnTieKnot Transaction{
+          tindex=0,
+          tsourcepos=nullsourcepos,
+          tdate=parsedate "2008/01/01",
+          tdate2=Just $ parsedate "2009/01/01",
+          tstatus=Uncleared,
+          tcode="",
+          tdescription="income",
+          tcomment="",
+          ttags=[],
+          tpostings=
+            [posting {paccount="assets:bank:checking", pamount=Mixed [usd 1]}
+            ,posting {paccount="income:salary", pamount=missingmixedamt}
+            ],
+          tpreceding_comment_lines=""
+        }
+      ]
+    }
 
 -- tests_isInterestingIndented = [
 --   "isInterestingIndented" ~: do
@@ -416,5 +417,5 @@ Right samplejournal2 = journalBalanceTransactions $
 --  ]
 
 tests_Hledger_Reports_BalanceReport :: Test
-tests_Hledger_Reports_BalanceReport = TestList $
-    tests_balanceReport
+tests_Hledger_Reports_BalanceReport = TestList
+  tests_balanceReport
diff --git a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Reports/MultiBalanceReports.hs b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Reports/MultiBalanceReports.hs
index 19088f1f5..9211640c1 100644
--- a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Reports/MultiBalanceReports.hs
+++ b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Reports/MultiBalanceReports.hs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{-# LANGUAGE RecordWildCards, DeriveDataTypeable, FlexibleInstances, ScopedTypeVariables #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE FlexibleInstances, ScopedTypeVariables #-}
 {-|
 
 Multi-column balance reports, used by the balance command.
@@ -100,12 +100,12 @@ multiBalanceReport opts q j = MultiBalanceReport (displayspans, items, totalsrow
       displayspans = dbg1 "displayspans" $ splitSpan (interval_ opts) displayspan
         where
           displayspan
-            | empty_ opts = dbg1 "displayspan (-E)" $ reportspan                                -- all the requested intervals
+            | empty_ opts = dbg1 "displayspan (-E)" reportspan                                -- all the requested intervals
             | otherwise   = dbg1 "displayspan"      $ requestedspan `spanIntersect` matchedspan -- exclude leading/trailing empty intervals
           matchedspan = dbg1 "matchedspan" $ postingsDateSpan' (whichDateFromOpts opts) ps
 
       psPerSpan :: [[Posting]] =
-          dbg1 "psPerSpan" $
+          dbg1 "psPerSpan"
           [filter (isPostingInDateSpan' (whichDateFromOpts opts) s) ps | s <- displayspans]
 
       postedAcctBalChangesPerSpan :: [[(ClippedAccountName, MixedAmount)]] =
@@ -141,17 +141,17 @@ multiBalanceReport opts q j = MultiBalanceReport (displayspans, items, totalsrow
           if empty_ opts then nub $ sort $ startAccts ++ postedAccts else postedAccts
 
       acctBalChangesPerSpan :: [[(ClippedAccountName, MixedAmount)]] =
-          dbg1 "acctBalChangesPerSpan" $
+          dbg1 "acctBalChangesPerSpan"
           [sortBy (comparing fst) $ unionBy (\(a,_) (a',_) -> a == a') postedacctbals zeroes
            | postedacctbals <- postedAcctBalChangesPerSpan]
           where zeroes = [(a, nullmixedamt) | a <- displayedAccts]
 
       acctBalChanges :: [(ClippedAccountName, [MixedAmount])] =
-          dbg1 "acctBalChanges" $
+          dbg1 "acctBalChanges"
           [(a, map snd abs) | abs@((a,_):_) <- transpose acctBalChangesPerSpan] -- never null, or used when null...
 
       items :: [MultiBalanceReportRow] =
-          dbg1 "items" $
+          dbg1 "items"
           [((a, accountLeafName a, accountNameLevel a), displayedBals, rowtot, rowavg)
            | (a,changes) <- acctBalChanges
            , let displayedBals = case balancetype_ opts of
@@ -169,11 +169,11 @@ multiBalanceReport opts q j = MultiBalanceReport (displayspans, items, totalsrow
           where
             balsbycol = transpose [bs | ((a,_,_),bs,_,_) <- items, not (tree_ opts) || a `elem` highestlevelaccts]
             highestlevelaccts     =
-                dbg1 "highestlevelaccts" $
+                dbg1 "highestlevelaccts"
                 [a | a <- displayedAccts, not $ any (`elem` displayedAccts) $ init $ expandAccountName a]
 
       totalsrow :: MultiBalanceTotalsRow =
-          dbg1 "totalsrow" $
+          dbg1 "totalsrow"
           (totals, sum totals, averageMixedAmounts totals)
 
       dbg1 s = let p = "multiBalanceReport" in Hledger.Utils.dbg1 (p++" "++s)  -- add prefix in this function's debug output
diff --git a/hlint.hs b/hlint.hs
index d49812310..aa6b301e7 100644
--- a/hlint.hs
+++ b/hlint.hs
@@ -19,4 +19,5 @@ import "hlint" HLint.Builtin.All
 -- import "hlint" HLint.Default
 
 ignore "Use camelCase" = ""
+ignore "Redundant do" = ""