diff --git a/esqueleto.cabal b/esqueleto.cabal
index a6cdf85..dd25c12 100644
--- a/esqueleto.cabal
+++ b/esqueleto.cabal
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ library
     , attoparsec >= 0.13 && < 0.14
     , blaze-html
     , bytestring
-    , containers
     , conduit >=1.3
     , containers
     , monad-logger