diff --git a/Cabal.cabal b/Cabal.cabal
index 33760e3b09a36e118ddb8793442f507a8892a84b..f1bbe240b124d4173dd685db7af7de428559f394 100644
--- a/Cabal.cabal
+++ b/Cabal.cabal
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ Library
   Other-Modules:
         Distribution.GetOpt,
         Distribution.Compat.TempFile
-        Distribution.Compat.Exception
         Distribution.Simple.GHC.Makefile
 
   Extensions: CPP