diff --git a/Language/Haskell/GhcMod/Monad.hs b/Language/Haskell/GhcMod/Monad.hs
index 046a323..d08ad11 100644
--- a/Language/Haskell/GhcMod/Monad.hs
+++ b/Language/Haskell/GhcMod/Monad.hs
@@ -78,9 +78,7 @@ newtype GhcMod a = GhcMod {
     deriving (Functor,
               Applicative,
               Monad,
-#if __GLASGOW_HASKELL__ >= 708
               MonadIO,
-#endif
               MonadReader GhcModEnv,
               MonadWriter GhcModWriter,
               MonadState GhcModState)