diff --git a/taskchampion/src/lib.rs b/taskchampion/src/lib.rs
index 9042dc2de..e3e4bc00d 100644
--- a/taskchampion/src/lib.rs
+++ b/taskchampion/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-#[macro_use]
-extern crate failure;
-
 mod errors;
 mod operation;
 mod replica;
diff --git a/taskchampion/src/task.rs b/taskchampion/src/task.rs
index a8b95989b..75e852fda 100644
--- a/taskchampion/src/task.rs
+++ b/taskchampion/src/task.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use crate::replica::Replica;
 use crate::taskstorage::TaskMap;
 use chrono::prelude::*;
-use failure::Fallible;
+use failure::{format_err, Fallible};
 use std::convert::TryFrom;
 use uuid::Uuid;
 
diff --git a/taskchampion/src/taskstorage/inmemory.rs b/taskchampion/src/taskstorage/inmemory.rs
index 6b272874c..559a2a06f 100644
--- a/taskchampion/src/taskstorage/inmemory.rs
+++ b/taskchampion/src/taskstorage/inmemory.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use crate::operation::Operation;
 use crate::taskstorage::{TaskMap, TaskStorage, TaskStorageTxn};
-use failure::Fallible;
+use failure::{format_err, Fallible};
 use std::collections::hash_map::Entry;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use uuid::Uuid;
diff --git a/taskchampion/src/taskstorage/kv.rs b/taskchampion/src/taskstorage/kv.rs
index da275c90e..14198428c 100644
--- a/taskchampion/src/taskstorage/kv.rs
+++ b/taskchampion/src/taskstorage/kv.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use crate::operation::Operation;
 use crate::taskstorage::{TaskMap, TaskStorage, TaskStorageTxn};
-use failure::Fallible;
+use failure::{format_err, Fallible};
 use kv::msgpack::Msgpack;
 use kv::{Bucket, Config, Error, Integer, Serde, Store, ValueBuf};
 use std::convert::TryInto;