diff --git a/hledger-web/Hledger/Web/Foundation.hs b/hledger-web/Hledger/Web/Foundation.hs
index 954799d39..169d6e0e7 100644
--- a/hledger-web/Hledger/Web/Foundation.hs
+++ b/hledger-web/Hledger/Web/Foundation.hs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ module Hledger.Web.Foundation where
 
 import Control.Applicative ((<|>))
 import Control.Monad (join, when)
-import Control.Monad.Except (runExceptT)
+-- import Control.Monad.Except (runExceptT)  -- now re-exported by Hledger
 import qualified Data.ByteString.Char8 as BC
 import Data.Traversable (for)
 import Data.IORef (IORef, readIORef, writeIORef)