diff --git a/persistable-record/persistable-record.cabal b/persistable-record/persistable-record.cabal
index 2d65e147..01a97329 100644
--- a/persistable-record/persistable-record.cabal
+++ b/persistable-record/persistable-record.cabal
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ test-suite nested
   hs-source-dirs:      test
   ghc-options:         -Wall
   if impl(ghc >= 8)
-    ghc-options:         -Wcompat -Wnoncanonical-monadfail-instances
+    ghc-options:         -Wcompat
 
   default-language:    Haskell2010
 
diff --git a/persistable-types-HDBC-pg/persistable-types-HDBC-pg.cabal b/persistable-types-HDBC-pg/persistable-types-HDBC-pg.cabal
index 491880b7..2227e0d2 100644
--- a/persistable-types-HDBC-pg/persistable-types-HDBC-pg.cabal
+++ b/persistable-types-HDBC-pg/persistable-types-HDBC-pg.cabal
@@ -65,6 +65,6 @@ test-suite test
   hs-source-dirs:      test
   ghc-options:         -Wall
   if impl(ghc >= 8)
-    ghc-options:         -Wcompat -Wnoncanonical-monadfail-instances
+    ghc-options:         -Wcompat
 
   default-language:     Haskell2010
diff --git a/relational-query-HDBC/relational-query-HDBC.cabal b/relational-query-HDBC/relational-query-HDBC.cabal
index a94f8f0d..403df97c 100644
--- a/relational-query-HDBC/relational-query-HDBC.cabal
+++ b/relational-query-HDBC/relational-query-HDBC.cabal
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ test-suite convertible-iso
   hs-source-dirs:      test
   ghc-options:         -Wall
   if impl(ghc >= 8)
-    ghc-options:         -Wcompat -Wnoncanonical-monadfail-instances
+    ghc-options:         -Wcompat
 
   default-language:    Haskell2010
 
diff --git a/relational-query/relational-query.cabal b/relational-query/relational-query.cabal
index 9feeb2d8..077def56 100644
--- a/relational-query/relational-query.cabal
+++ b/relational-query/relational-query.cabal
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ test-suite sqls
   hs-source-dirs:      test
   ghc-options:         -Wall -fsimpl-tick-factor=200
   if impl(ghc >= 8)
-    ghc-options:         -Wcompat -Wnoncanonical-monadfail-instances
+    ghc-options:         -Wcompat
 
   default-language:    Haskell2010
 
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ test-suite sqlsArrow
   hs-source-dirs:      test
   ghc-options:         -Wall
   if impl(ghc >= 8)
-    ghc-options:         -Wcompat -Wnoncanonical-monadfail-instances
+    ghc-options:         -Wcompat
 
   default-language:    Haskell2010
 
diff --git a/relational-record-examples/relational-record-examples.cabal b/relational-record-examples/relational-record-examples.cabal
index f0cce83f..e977e654 100644
--- a/relational-record-examples/relational-record-examples.cabal
+++ b/relational-record-examples/relational-record-examples.cabal
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ executable examples
 
   ghc-options:         -Wall
   if impl(ghc >= 8)
-    ghc-options:         -Wcompat -Wnoncanonical-monadfail-instances
+    ghc-options:         -Wcompat
 
   default-language:    Haskell2010
 
@@ -112,6 +112,6 @@ executable specialized-examples
 
   ghc-options:         -Wall
   if impl(ghc >= 8)
-    ghc-options:         -Wcompat -Wnoncanonical-monadfail-instances
+    ghc-options:         -Wcompat
 
   default-language:    Haskell2010
diff --git a/relational-record/relational-record.cabal b/relational-record/relational-record.cabal
index 851a38d7..4c188799 100644
--- a/relational-record/relational-record.cabal
+++ b/relational-record/relational-record.cabal
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ library
   hs-source-dirs:      src
   ghc-options:         -Wall
   if impl(ghc >= 8)
-    ghc-options:         -Wcompat -Wnoncanonical-monadfail-instances
+    ghc-options:         -Wcompat
 
   default-language:    Haskell2010
 
diff --git a/rr-quickcheck/rr-quickcheck.cabal b/rr-quickcheck/rr-quickcheck.cabal
index ddca469c..06f4c3fc 100644
--- a/rr-quickcheck/rr-quickcheck.cabal
+++ b/rr-quickcheck/rr-quickcheck.cabal
@@ -40,6 +40,6 @@ library
   hs-source-dirs:      src
   ghc-options:         -Wall
   if impl(ghc >= 8)
-    ghc-options:         -Wcompat -Wnoncanonical-monadfail-instances
+    ghc-options:         -Wcompat
 
   default-language:    Haskell2010
diff --git a/sql-words/sql-words.cabal b/sql-words/sql-words.cabal
index 89d2eb07..28b1cba8 100644
--- a/sql-words/sql-words.cabal
+++ b/sql-words/sql-words.cabal
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ test-suite monoids
   hs-source-dirs:      test
   ghc-options:         -Wall
   if impl(ghc >= 8)
-    ghc-options:         -Wcompat -Wnoncanonical-monadfail-instances
+    ghc-options:         -Wcompat
 
   default-language:    Haskell2010
 
diff --git a/text-postgresql/text-postgresql.cabal b/text-postgresql/text-postgresql.cabal
index 9a0d0ef6..168683f1 100644
--- a/text-postgresql/text-postgresql.cabal
+++ b/text-postgresql/text-postgresql.cabal
@@ -53,6 +53,6 @@ test-suite test-prop
   hs-source-dirs:      test
   ghc-options:         -Wall
   if impl(ghc >= 8)
-    ghc-options:         -Wcompat -Wnoncanonical-monadfail-instances
+    ghc-options:         -Wcompat
 
   default-language:     Haskell2010