diff --git a/hledger-web/Hledger/Web/Handler/RegisterR.hs b/hledger-web/Hledger/Web/Handler/RegisterR.hs
index f2220dcea..85f415935 100644
--- a/hledger-web/Hledger/Web/Handler/RegisterR.hs
+++ b/hledger-web/Hledger/Web/Handler/RegisterR.hs
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@
 
 module Hledger.Web.Handler.RegisterR where
 
-import qualified Data.List.NonEmpty.Compat as NonEmpty  -- from base-compat for ghc 8.10
 import Data.List (intersperse, nub, partition)
 import qualified Data.Text as T
+import Safe (tailSafe)
 import Text.Hamlet (hamletFile)
 
 import Hledger
@@ -42,11 +42,10 @@ getRegisterR = do
           map (\(acct,(name,comma)) -> (acct, (T.pack name, T.pack comma))) .
           undecorateLinks . elideRightDecorated 40 . decorateLinks .
           addCommas . preferReal . otherTransactionAccounts q acctQuery
-      snoc xs x = NonEmpty.prependList xs $ NonEmpty.singleton x
       addCommas xs =
           zip xs $
           zip (map (T.unpack . accountSummarisedName . paccount) xs) $
-          NonEmpty.tail $ snoc (", "<$xs) ""
+          tailSafe (", "<$xs) ++ [""]
       items =
         styleAmounts (journalCommodityStylesWith HardRounding j) $
         accountTransactionsReport rspec{_rsQuery=q} j acctQuery
diff --git a/hledger-web/hledger-web.cabal b/hledger-web/hledger-web.cabal
index e01bfd678..4d32a0f11 100644
--- a/hledger-web/hledger-web.cabal
+++ b/hledger-web/hledger-web.cabal
@@ -161,7 +161,6 @@ library
       Decimal >=0.5.1
     , aeson >=1 && <2.3
     , base >=4.14 && <4.21
-    , base-compat >=0.14.0
     , base64
     , blaze-html
     , blaze-markup
@@ -227,7 +226,6 @@ executable hledger-web
   cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.42.99"
   build-depends:
       base >=4.14 && <4.21
-    , base-compat >=0.14.0
     , hledger-web
   default-language: Haskell2010
   if flag(threaded)
@@ -250,7 +248,6 @@ test-suite test
   cpp-options: -DVERSION="1.42.99"
   build-depends:
       base >=4.14 && <4.21
-    , base-compat >=0.14.0
     , hledger-web
   default-language: Haskell2010
   if flag(threaded)
diff --git a/hledger-web/package.yaml b/hledger-web/package.yaml
index fdff72686..57da4a172 100644
--- a/hledger-web/package.yaml
+++ b/hledger-web/package.yaml
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ when:
 
 dependencies:
 - base >=4.14 && <4.21
-- base-compat >=0.14.0
 
 library:
   source-dirs: .