diff --git a/hledger/Hledger/Cli/Commands/Descriptions.hs b/hledger/Hledger/Cli/Commands/Descriptions.hs
index e13d373ca..734cb040f 100644
--- a/hledger/Hledger/Cli/Commands/Descriptions.hs
+++ b/hledger/Hledger/Cli/Commands/Descriptions.hs
@@ -8,16 +8,12 @@ The @descriptions@ command lists allpayees seen in transactions.
 {-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE ScopedTypeVariables #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE TemplateHaskell #-}
-{-# LANGUAGE CPP #-}
 
 module Hledger.Cli.Commands.Descriptions (
   descriptionsmode
  ,descriptions
 ) where
 
-#if !(MIN_VERSION_base(4,11,0))
-import Data.Monoid
-#endif
 import Data.List
 import qualified Data.Text.IO as T
 
diff --git a/hledger/Hledger/Cli/Commands/Notes.hs b/hledger/Hledger/Cli/Commands/Notes.hs
index ae9423815..d84c5b0a0 100644
--- a/hledger/Hledger/Cli/Commands/Notes.hs
+++ b/hledger/Hledger/Cli/Commands/Notes.hs
@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@ module Hledger.Cli.Commands.Notes (
  ,notes
 ) where
 
-#if !(MIN_VERSION_base(4,11,0))
-import Data.Monoid
-#endif
 import Data.List
 import qualified Data.Text.IO as T
 
diff --git a/hledger/Hledger/Cli/Commands/Payees.hs b/hledger/Hledger/Cli/Commands/Payees.hs
index f958a8e4b..dc783bb99 100644
--- a/hledger/Hledger/Cli/Commands/Payees.hs
+++ b/hledger/Hledger/Cli/Commands/Payees.hs
@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@ module Hledger.Cli.Commands.Payees (
  ,payees
 ) where
 
-#if !(MIN_VERSION_base(4,11,0))
-import Data.Monoid
-#endif
 import Data.List
 import qualified Data.Text.IO as T