diff --git a/hledger-web/Foundation.hs b/hledger-web/Foundation.hs
index f5498ae0d..3fd608a99 100644
--- a/hledger-web/Foundation.hs
+++ b/hledger-web/Foundation.hs
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ See a default Yesod app's comments for more details of each part.
 module Foundation where
 
 import Prelude
+#if !MIN_VERSION_base(4,8,0)
 import Control.Applicative ((<$>))
+#endif
 import Data.IORef
 import Yesod
 import Yesod.Static
diff --git a/hledger-web/Handler/AddForm.hs b/hledger-web/Handler/AddForm.hs
index c64e10a7e..7afe95bbf 100644
--- a/hledger-web/Handler/AddForm.hs
+++ b/hledger-web/Handler/AddForm.hs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{-# LANGUAGE FlexibleContexts, OverloadedStrings, QuasiQuotes, RecordWildCards #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE CPP, FlexibleContexts, OverloadedStrings, QuasiQuotes, RecordWildCards #-}
 -- | Add form data & handler. (The layout and js are defined in
 -- Foundation so that the add form can be in the default layout for
 -- all views.)
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ module Handler.AddForm where
 
 import Import
 
+#if !MIN_VERSION_base(4,8,0)
 import Control.Applicative
+#endif
 import Data.Either (lefts,rights)
 import Data.List (sort)
 import qualified Data.List as L (head) -- qualified keeps dev & prod builds warning-free
diff --git a/hledger-web/Hledger/Web/Main.hs b/hledger-web/Hledger/Web/Main.hs
index 222e0c893..c1065b5fd 100644
--- a/hledger-web/Hledger/Web/Main.hs
+++ b/hledger-web/Hledger/Web/Main.hs
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ import Network.Wai.Handler.Warp (runSettings, defaultSettings, setPort)
 import Network.Wai.Handler.Launch (runUrlPort)
 --
 import Prelude hiding (putStrLn)
+#if !MIN_VERSION_base(4,8,0)
 import Control.Applicative ((<$>))
+#endif
 import Control.Monad (when)
 import Data.Text (pack)
 import System.Exit (exitSuccess)
diff --git a/hledger-web/Hledger/Web/Options.hs b/hledger-web/Hledger/Web/Options.hs
index 8727f217e..57d897b26 100644
--- a/hledger-web/Hledger/Web/Options.hs
+++ b/hledger-web/Hledger/Web/Options.hs
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 module Hledger.Web.Options
 where
 import Prelude
+#if !MIN_VERSION_base(4,8,0)
 import Control.Applicative ((<$>))
+#endif
 import Data.Maybe
 import System.Console.CmdArgs
 import System.Console.CmdArgs.Explicit
diff --git a/hledger-web/Import.hs b/hledger-web/Import.hs
index 3496f6261..d3234190b 100644
--- a/hledger-web/Import.hs
+++ b/hledger-web/Import.hs
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ import           Prelude              as Import hiding (head, init, last,
                                                  readFile, tail, writeFile)
 import           Yesod                as Import hiding (Route (..))
 
+#if !MIN_VERSION_base(4,8,0)
 import           Control.Applicative  as Import (pure, (<$>), (<*>))
+#endif
 import           Data.Text            as Import (Text)
 
 import           Foundation           as Import
@@ -16,8 +18,10 @@ import           Settings.Development as Import
 import           Settings.StaticFiles as Import
 
 #if __GLASGOW_HASKELL__ >= 704
-import           Data.Monoid          as Import
-                                                 (Monoid (mappend, mempty, mconcat),
+import           Data.Monoid          as Import (
+#if !MIN_VERSION_base(4,8,0)
+                                                 Monoid (mappend, mempty, mconcat),
+#endif
                                                  (<>))
 #else
 import           Data.Monoid          as Import
diff --git a/hledger-web/Settings.hs b/hledger-web/Settings.hs
index 98bd53b92..3c147dc29 100644
--- a/hledger-web/Settings.hs
+++ b/hledger-web/Settings.hs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings, QuasiQuotes #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE CPP, OverloadedStrings, QuasiQuotes #-}
 -- | Settings are centralized, as much as possible, into this file. This
 -- includes database connection settings, static file locations, etc.
 -- In addition, you can configure a number of different aspects of Yesod
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ import Yesod.Default.Config
 import Yesod.Default.Util
 import Data.Text (Text)
 import Data.Yaml
+#if !MIN_VERSION_base(4,8,0)
 import Control.Applicative
+#endif
 import Settings.Development
 import Data.Default (def)
 import Text.Hamlet