diff --git a/cabal.project b/cabal.project
index d4a92d4ac..ac7707d75 100644
--- a/cabal.project
+++ b/cabal.project
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@ packages: hledger-lib
           hledger-ui
           hledger-web
 
-allow-newer:
-  brick:base
-  config-ini:containers
+-- syntax error with cabal 3.4, seems no longer needed
+-- allow-newer:
+--   brick:base
+--   config-ini:containers
 
 -- generate a ghc environment file, needed by doctest 
 -- (eg: ./.ghc.environment.x86_64-darwin-8.8.3).