diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@
     - env: CABALVER=1.24 GHCVER=8.0.2
       compiler: ": #GHC 8.0.2"
       addons: {apt: {packages: [cabal-install-1.24,ghc-8.0.2], sources: [hvr-ghc]}}
-    - env: CABALVER=2.0 GHCVER=8.2.1
-      compiler: ": #GHC 8.2.1"
-      addons: {apt: {packages: [cabal-install-2.0,ghc-8.2.1], sources: [hvr-ghc]}}
+    - env: CABALVER=2.0 GHCVER=8.2.2
+      compiler: ": #GHC 8.2.2"
+      addons: {apt: {packages: [cabal-install-2.0,ghc-8.2.2], sources: [hvr-ghc]}}
     - env: CABALVER=head GHCVER=head
       compiler: ": #GHC head"
       addons: {apt: {packages: [cabal-install-head,ghc-head], sources: [hvr-ghc]}}
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.markdown b/CHANGELOG.markdown
--- a/CHANGELOG.markdown
+++ b/CHANGELOG.markdown
@@ -1,3 +1,19 @@
+5.5 [2017.12.07]
+---
+* `Data.Bifunctor.TH` now derives `bimap`/`bitraverse`
+  implementations for empty data types that are strict in the argument.
+* `Data.Bifunctor.TH` no longer derives `bifoldr`/`bifoldMap` implementations
+  that error on empty data types. Instead, they simply return the folded state
+  (for `bifoldr`) or `mempty` (for `bifoldMap`).
+* When using `Data.Bifunctor.TH` to derive `Bifunctor` or `Bitraversable`
+  instances for data types where the last two type variables are at phantom
+  roles, generated `bimap`/`bitraverse` implementations now use `coerce` for
+  efficiency.
+* Add `Options` to `Data.Bifunctor.TH`, along with variants of existing
+  functions that take `Options` as an argument. For now, the only configurable
+  option is whether derived instances for empty data types should use the
+  `EmptyCase` extension (this is disabled by default).
+
 5.4.2
 -----
 * Make `deriveBitraversable` use `liftA2` in derived implementations of `bitraverse` when possible, now that `liftA2` is a class method of `Applicative` (as of GHC 8.2)
diff --git a/bifunctors.cabal b/bifunctors.cabal
--- a/bifunctors.cabal
+++ b/bifunctors.cabal
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name:          bifunctors
 category:      Data, Functors
-version:       5.4.2
+version:       5.5
 license:       BSD3
 cabal-version: >= 1.8
 license-file:  LICENSE
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 synopsis:      Bifunctors
 description:   Bifunctors
 build-type:    Simple
-tested-with:   GHC == 7.0.4, GHC == 7.2.2, GHC == 7.4.2, GHC == 7.6.3, GHC == 7.8.4, GHC == 7.10.3, GHC == 8.0.2
+tested-with:   GHC == 7.0.4, GHC == 7.2.2, GHC == 7.4.2, GHC == 7.6.3, GHC == 7.8.4, GHC == 7.10.3, GHC == 8.0.2, GHC == 8.2.2
 extra-source-files: .travis.yml CHANGELOG.markdown README.markdown
 
 source-repository head
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
     comonad             >= 4     && < 6,
     containers          >= 0.1   && < 0.6,
     template-haskell    >= 2.4   && < 2.13,
+    th-abstraction      >= 0.2.2 && < 0.3,
     transformers        >= 0.2   && < 0.6,
     transformers-compat >= 0.5   && < 0.6
 
diff --git a/src/Data/Bifunctor/TH.hs b/src/Data/Bifunctor/TH.hs
--- a/src/Data/Bifunctor/TH.hs
+++ b/src/Data/Bifunctor/TH.hs
@@ -31,32 +31,45 @@
     -- $make
     -- * 'Bifunctor'
     deriveBifunctor
+  , deriveBifunctorOptions
   , makeBimap
+  , makeBimapOptions
     -- * 'Bifoldable'
   , deriveBifoldable
+  , deriveBifoldableOptions
   , makeBifold
+  , makeBifoldOptions
   , makeBifoldMap
+  , makeBifoldMapOptions
   , makeBifoldr
+  , makeBifoldrOptions
   , makeBifoldl
+  , makeBifoldlOptions
     -- * 'Bitraversable'
   , deriveBitraversable
+  , deriveBitraversableOptions
   , makeBitraverse
+  , makeBitraverseOptions
   , makeBisequenceA
+  , makeBisequenceAOptions
   , makeBimapM
+  , makeBimapMOptions
   , makeBisequence
+  , makeBisequenceOptions
+    -- * 'Options'
+  , Options(..)
+  , defaultOptions
   ) where
 
 import           Control.Monad (guard, unless, when, zipWithM)
 
 import           Data.Bifunctor.TH.Internal
 import           Data.Either (rights)
-#if MIN_VERSION_template_haskell(2,8,0) && !(MIN_VERSION_template_haskell(2,10,0))
-import           Data.Foldable (foldr')
-#endif
 import           Data.List
 import qualified Data.Map as Map (fromList, keys, lookup, size)
 import           Data.Maybe
 
+import           Language.Haskell.TH.Datatype
 import           Language.Haskell.TH.Lib
 import           Language.Haskell.TH.Ppr
 import           Language.Haskell.TH.Syntax
@@ -65,6 +78,22 @@
 -- User-facing API
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+-- | Options that further configure how the functions in "Data.Bifunctor.TH"
+-- should behave.
+newtype Options = Options
+  { emptyCaseBehavior :: Bool
+    -- ^ If 'True', derived instances for empty data types (i.e., ones with
+    --   no data constructors) will use the @EmptyCase@ language extension.
+    --   If 'False', derived instances will simply use 'seq' instead.
+    --   (This has no effect on GHCs before 7.8, since @EmptyCase@ is only
+    --   available in 7.8 or later.)
+  } deriving (Eq, Ord, Read, Show)
+
+-- | Conservative 'Options' that doesn't attempt to use @EmptyCase@ (to
+-- prevent users from having to enable that extension at use sites.)
+defaultOptions :: Options
+defaultOptions = Options { emptyCaseBehavior = False }
+
 {- $derive
 
 'deriveBifunctor', 'deriveBifoldable', and 'deriveBitraversable' automatically
@@ -166,40 +195,68 @@
 -- | Generates a 'Bifunctor' instance declaration for the given data type or data
 -- family instance.
 deriveBifunctor :: Name -> Q [Dec]
-deriveBifunctor = deriveBiClass Bifunctor
+deriveBifunctor = deriveBifunctorOptions defaultOptions
 
+-- | Like 'deriveBifunctor', but takes an 'Options' argument.
+deriveBifunctorOptions :: Options -> Name -> Q [Dec]
+deriveBifunctorOptions = deriveBiClass Bifunctor
+
 -- | Generates a lambda expression which behaves like 'bimap' (without requiring a
 -- 'Bifunctor' instance).
 makeBimap :: Name -> Q Exp
-makeBimap = makeBiFun Bimap
+makeBimap = makeBimapOptions defaultOptions
 
+-- | Like 'makeBimap', but takes an 'Options' argument.
+makeBimapOptions :: Options -> Name -> Q Exp
+makeBimapOptions = makeBiFun Bimap
+
 -- | Generates a 'Bifoldable' instance declaration for the given data type or data
 -- family instance.
 deriveBifoldable :: Name -> Q [Dec]
-deriveBifoldable = deriveBiClass Bifoldable
+deriveBifoldable = deriveBifoldableOptions defaultOptions
 
--- | Generates a lambda expression which behaves like 'bifold' (without requiring a
+-- | Like 'deriveBifoldable', but takes an 'Options' argument.
+deriveBifoldableOptions :: Options -> Name -> Q [Dec]
+deriveBifoldableOptions = deriveBiClass Bifoldable
+
+--- | Generates a lambda expression which behaves like 'bifold' (without requiring a
 -- 'Bifoldable' instance).
 makeBifold :: Name -> Q Exp
-makeBifold name = appsE [ makeBifoldMap name
-                        , varE idValName
-                        , varE idValName
-                        ]
+makeBifold = makeBifoldOptions defaultOptions
 
--- | Generates a lambda expression which behaves like 'bifoldMap' (without requiring a
--- 'Bifoldable' instance).
+-- | Like 'makeBifold', but takes an 'Options' argument.
+makeBifoldOptions :: Options -> Name -> Q Exp
+makeBifoldOptions opts name = appsE [ makeBifoldMapOptions opts name
+                                    , varE idValName
+                                    , varE idValName
+                                    ]
+
+-- | Generates a lambda expression which behaves like 'bifoldMap' (without requiring
+-- a 'Bifoldable' instance).
 makeBifoldMap :: Name -> Q Exp
-makeBifoldMap = makeBiFun BifoldMap
+makeBifoldMap = makeBifoldMapOptions defaultOptions
 
+-- | Like 'makeBifoldMap', but takes an 'Options' argument.
+makeBifoldMapOptions :: Options -> Name -> Q Exp
+makeBifoldMapOptions = makeBiFun BifoldMap
+
 -- | Generates a lambda expression which behaves like 'bifoldr' (without requiring a
 -- 'Bifoldable' instance).
 makeBifoldr :: Name -> Q Exp
-makeBifoldr = makeBiFun Bifoldr
+makeBifoldr = makeBifoldrOptions defaultOptions
 
+-- | Like 'makeBifoldr', but takes an 'Options' argument.
+makeBifoldrOptions :: Options -> Name -> Q Exp
+makeBifoldrOptions = makeBiFun Bifoldr
+
 -- | Generates a lambda expression which behaves like 'bifoldl' (without requiring a
 -- 'Bifoldable' instance).
 makeBifoldl :: Name -> Q Exp
-makeBifoldl name = do
+makeBifoldl = makeBifoldlOptions defaultOptions
+
+-- | Like 'makeBifoldl', but takes an 'Options' argument.
+makeBifoldlOptions :: Options -> Name -> Q Exp
+makeBifoldlOptions opts name = do
   f <- newName "f"
   g <- newName "g"
   z <- newName "z"
@@ -207,7 +264,10 @@
   lamE [varP f, varP g, varP z, varP t] $
     appsE [ varE appEndoValName
           , appsE [ varE getDualValName
-                  , appsE [ makeBifoldMap name, foldFun f, foldFun g, varE t]
+                  , appsE [ makeBifoldMapOptions opts name
+                          , foldFun f
+                          , foldFun g
+                          , varE t]
                   ]
           , varE z
           ]
@@ -223,112 +283,195 @@
 -- | Generates a 'Bitraversable' instance declaration for the given data type or data
 -- family instance.
 deriveBitraversable :: Name -> Q [Dec]
-deriveBitraversable = deriveBiClass Bitraversable
+deriveBitraversable = deriveBitraversableOptions defaultOptions
 
--- | Generates a lambda expression which behaves like 'bitraverse' (without requiring a
--- 'Bitraversable' instance).
+-- | Like 'deriveBitraversable', but takes an 'Options' argument.
+deriveBitraversableOptions :: Options -> Name -> Q [Dec]
+deriveBitraversableOptions = deriveBiClass Bitraversable
+
+-- | Generates a lambda expression which behaves like 'bitraverse' (without
+-- requiring a 'Bitraversable' instance).
 makeBitraverse :: Name -> Q Exp
-makeBitraverse = makeBiFun Bitraverse
+makeBitraverse = makeBitraverseOptions defaultOptions
 
--- | Generates a lambda expression which behaves like 'bisequenceA' (without requiring a
--- 'Bitraversable' instance).
+-- | Like 'makeBitraverse', but takes an 'Options' argument.
+makeBitraverseOptions :: Options -> Name -> Q Exp
+makeBitraverseOptions = makeBiFun Bitraverse
+
+-- | Generates a lambda expression which behaves like 'bisequenceA' (without
+-- requiring a 'Bitraversable' instance).
 makeBisequenceA :: Name -> Q Exp
-makeBisequenceA name = appsE [ makeBitraverse name
-                             , varE idValName
-                             , varE idValName
-                             ]
+makeBisequenceA = makeBisequenceAOptions defaultOptions
 
--- | Generates a lambda expression which behaves like 'bimapM' (without requiring a
--- 'Bitraversable' instance).
+-- | Like 'makeBitraverseA', but takes an 'Options' argument.
+makeBisequenceAOptions :: Options -> Name -> Q Exp
+makeBisequenceAOptions opts name = appsE [ makeBitraverseOptions opts name
+                                         , varE idValName
+                                         , varE idValName
+                                         ]
+
+-- | Generates a lambda expression which behaves like 'bimapM' (without
+-- requiring a 'Bitraversable' instance).
 makeBimapM :: Name -> Q Exp
-makeBimapM name = do
+makeBimapM = makeBimapMOptions defaultOptions
+
+-- | Like 'makeBimapM', but takes an 'Options' argument.
+makeBimapMOptions :: Options -> Name -> Q Exp
+makeBimapMOptions opts name = do
   f <- newName "f"
   g <- newName "g"
   lamE [varP f, varP g] . infixApp (varE unwrapMonadValName) (varE composeValName) $
-                          appsE [makeBitraverse name, wrapMonadExp f, wrapMonadExp g]
+                          appsE [ makeBitraverseOptions opts name
+                                , wrapMonadExp f
+                                , wrapMonadExp g
+                                ]
   where
     wrapMonadExp :: Name -> Q Exp
     wrapMonadExp n = infixApp (conE wrapMonadDataName) (varE composeValName) (varE n)
 
--- | Generates a lambda expression which behaves like 'bisequence' (without requiring a
--- 'Bitraversable' instance).
+-- | Generates a lambda expression which behaves like 'bisequence' (without
+-- requiring a 'Bitraversable' instance).
 makeBisequence :: Name -> Q Exp
-makeBisequence name = appsE [ makeBimapM name
-                            , varE idValName
-                            , varE idValName
-                            ]
+makeBisequence = makeBisequenceOptions defaultOptions
 
+-- | Like 'makeBisequence', but takes an 'Options' argument.
+makeBisequenceOptions :: Options -> Name -> Q Exp
+makeBisequenceOptions opts name = appsE [ makeBimapMOptions opts name
+                                        , varE idValName
+                                        , varE idValName
+                                        ]
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 -- Code generation
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 -- | Derive a class instance declaration (depending on the BiClass argument's value).
-deriveBiClass :: BiClass -> Name -> Q [Dec]
-deriveBiClass biClass name = withType name fromCons where
-  fromCons :: Name -> Cxt -> [TyVarBndr] -> [Con] -> Maybe [Type] -> Q [Dec]
-  fromCons name' ctxt tvbs cons mbTys = (:[]) `fmap` do
-    (instanceCxt, instanceType)
-        <- buildTypeInstance biClass name' ctxt tvbs mbTys
-    instanceD (return instanceCxt)
-              (return instanceType)
-              (biFunDecs biClass cons)
+deriveBiClass :: BiClass -> Options -> Name -> Q [Dec]
+deriveBiClass biClass opts name = do
+  info <- reifyDatatype name
+  case info of
+    DatatypeInfo { datatypeContext = ctxt
+                 , datatypeName    = parentName
+                 , datatypeVars    = vars
+                 , datatypeVariant = variant
+                 , datatypeCons    = cons
+                 } -> do
+      (instanceCxt, instanceType)
+          <- buildTypeInstance biClass parentName ctxt vars variant
+      (:[]) `fmap` instanceD (return instanceCxt)
+                             (return instanceType)
+                             (biFunDecs biClass opts parentName vars cons)
 
 -- | Generates a declaration defining the primary function(s) corresponding to a
 -- particular class (bimap for Bifunctor, bifoldr and bifoldMap for Bifoldable, and
 -- bitraverse for Bitraversable).
 --
 -- For why both bifoldr and bifoldMap are derived for Bifoldable, see Trac #7436.
-biFunDecs :: BiClass -> [Con] -> [Q Dec]
-biFunDecs biClass cons = map makeFunD $ biClassToFuns biClass where
-  makeFunD :: BiFun -> Q Dec
-  makeFunD biFun =
-    funD (biFunName biFun)
-         [ clause []
-                  (normalB $ makeBiFunForCons biFun cons)
-                  []
-         ]
+biFunDecs :: BiClass -> Options -> Name -> [Type] -> [ConstructorInfo] -> [Q Dec]
+biFunDecs biClass opts parentName vars cons =
+  map makeFunD $ biClassToFuns biClass
+  where
+    makeFunD :: BiFun -> Q Dec
+    makeFunD biFun =
+      funD (biFunName biFun)
+           [ clause []
+                    (normalB $ makeBiFunForCons biFun opts parentName vars cons)
+                    []
+           ]
 
 -- | Generates a lambda expression which behaves like the BiFun argument.
-makeBiFun :: BiFun -> Name -> Q Exp
-makeBiFun biFun name = withType name fromCons where
-  fromCons :: Name -> Cxt -> [TyVarBndr] -> [Con] -> Maybe [Type] -> Q Exp
-  fromCons name' ctxt tvbs cons mbTys =
-    -- We force buildTypeInstance here since it performs some checks for whether
-    -- or not the provided datatype can actually have bimap/bifoldr/bitraverse/etc.
-    -- implemented for it, and produces errors if it can't.
-    buildTypeInstance (biFunToClass biFun) name' ctxt tvbs mbTys
-      `seq` makeBiFunForCons biFun cons
+makeBiFun :: BiFun -> Options -> Name -> Q Exp
+makeBiFun biFun opts name = do
+  info <- reifyDatatype name
+  case info of
+    DatatypeInfo { datatypeContext = ctxt
+                 , datatypeName    = parentName
+                 , datatypeVars    = vars
+                 , datatypeVariant = variant
+                 , datatypeCons    = cons
+                 } ->
+      -- We force buildTypeInstance here since it performs some checks for whether
+      -- or not the provided datatype can actually have bimap/bifoldr/bitraverse/etc.
+      -- implemented for it, and produces errors if it can't.
+      buildTypeInstance (biFunToClass biFun) parentName ctxt vars variant
+        >> makeBiFunForCons biFun opts parentName vars cons
 
 -- | Generates a lambda expression for the given constructors.
 -- All constructors must be from the same type.
-makeBiFunForCons :: BiFun -> [Con] -> Q Exp
-makeBiFunForCons biFun cons = do
+makeBiFunForCons :: BiFun -> Options -> Name -> [Type] -> [ConstructorInfo] -> Q Exp
+makeBiFunForCons biFun opts _parentName vars cons = do
   argNames <- mapM newName $ catMaybes [ Just "f"
                                        , Just "g"
                                        , guard (biFun == Bifoldr) >> Just "z"
                                        , Just "value"
                                        ]
   let ([map1, map2], others) = splitAt 2 argNames
-      z     = head others -- If we're deriving bifoldr, this will be well defined
-                          -- and useful. Otherwise, it'll be ignored.
-      value = last others
+      z          = head others -- If we're deriving bifoldr, this will be well defined
+                               -- and useful. Otherwise, it'll be ignored.
+      value      = last others
+      lastTyVars = map varTToName $ drop (length vars - 2) vars
+      tvMap      = Map.fromList $ zip lastTyVars [map1, map2]
   lamE (map varP argNames)
       . appsE
       $ [ varE $ biFunConstName biFun
-        , if null cons
-             then appE (varE errorValName)
-                       (stringE $ "Void " ++ nameBase (biFunName biFun))
-             else caseE (varE value)
-                        (map (makeBiFunForCon biFun z map1 map2) cons)
+        , makeFun z value tvMap
         ] ++ map varE argNames
+  where
+    makeFun :: Name -> Name -> TyVarMap -> Q Exp
+    makeFun z value tvMap = do
+#if MIN_VERSION_template_haskell(2,9,0)
+      roles <- reifyRoles _parentName
+#endif
+      case () of
+        _
 
+#if MIN_VERSION_template_haskell(2,9,0)
+          | Just (rs, PhantomR) <- unsnoc roles
+          , Just (_,  PhantomR) <- unsnoc rs
+         -> biFunPhantom z value
+#endif
+
+          | null cons && emptyCaseBehavior opts && ghc7'8OrLater
+         -> biFunEmptyCase biFun z value
+
+          | null cons
+         -> biFunNoCons biFun z value
+
+          | otherwise
+         -> caseE (varE value)
+                  (map (makeBiFunForCon biFun z tvMap) cons)
+
+    ghc7'8OrLater :: Bool
+#if __GLASGOW_HASKELL__ >= 708
+    ghc7'8OrLater = True
+#else
+    ghc7'8OrLater = False
+#endif
+
+#if MIN_VERSION_template_haskell(2,9,0)
+    biFunPhantom :: Name -> Name -> Q Exp
+    biFunPhantom z value =
+        biFunTrivial coerce
+                     (varE pureValName `appE` coerce)
+                     biFun z
+      where
+        coerce :: Q Exp
+        coerce = varE coerceValName `appE` varE value
+#endif
+
 -- | Generates a lambda expression for a single constructor.
-makeBiFunForCon :: BiFun -> Name -> Name -> Name -> Con -> Q Match
-makeBiFunForCon biFun z map1 map2 con = do
-  let conName = constructorName con
-  (ts, tvMap) <- reifyConTys biFun conName map1 map2
-  argNames    <- newNameList "_arg" $ length ts
-  makeBiFunForArgs biFun z tvMap conName ts argNames
+makeBiFunForCon :: BiFun -> Name -> TyVarMap -> ConstructorInfo -> Q Match
+makeBiFunForCon biFun z tvMap
+  (ConstructorInfo { constructorName    = conName
+                   , constructorContext = ctxt
+                   , constructorFields  = ts }) = do
+    ts'      <- mapM resolveTypeSynonyms ts
+    argNames <- newNameList "_arg" $ length ts'
+    if (any (`predMentionsName` Map.keys tvMap) ctxt
+          || Map.size tvMap < 2)
+          && not (allowExQuant (biFunToClass biFun))
+       then existentialContextError conName
+       else makeBiFunForArgs biFun z tvMap conName ts' argNames
 
 -- | Generates a lambda expression for a single constructor's arguments.
 makeBiFunForArgs :: BiFun
@@ -455,196 +598,27 @@
 -- Template Haskell reifying and AST manipulation
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
--- | Boilerplate for top level splices.
---
--- The given Name must meet one of two criteria:
---
--- 1. It must be the name of a type constructor of a plain data type or newtype.
--- 2. It must be the name of a data family instance or newtype instance constructor.
---
--- Any other value will result in an exception.
-withType :: Name
-         -> (Name -> Cxt -> [TyVarBndr] -> [Con] -> Maybe [Type] -> Q a)
-         -> Q a
-withType name f = do
-  info <- reify name
-  case info of
-    TyConI dec ->
-      case dec of
-        DataD ctxt _ tvbs
-#if MIN_VERSION_template_haskell(2,11,0)
-              _
-#endif
-              cons _ -> f name ctxt tvbs cons Nothing
-        NewtypeD ctxt _ tvbs
-#if MIN_VERSION_template_haskell(2,11,0)
-                 _
-#endif
-                 con _ -> f name ctxt tvbs [con] Nothing
-        _ -> error $ ns ++ "Unsupported type: " ++ show dec
-#if MIN_VERSION_template_haskell(2,7,0)
-# if MIN_VERSION_template_haskell(2,11,0)
-    DataConI _ _ parentName   -> do
-# else
-    DataConI _ _ parentName _ -> do
-# endif
-      parentInfo <- reify parentName
-      case parentInfo of
-# if MIN_VERSION_template_haskell(2,11,0)
-        FamilyI (DataFamilyD _ tvbs _) decs ->
-# else
-        FamilyI (FamilyD DataFam _ tvbs _) decs ->
-# endif
-          let instDec = flip find decs $ \dec -> case dec of
-                DataInstD _ _ _
-# if MIN_VERSION_template_haskell(2,11,0)
-                          _
-# endif
-                          cons _ -> any ((name ==) . constructorName) cons
-                NewtypeInstD _ _ _
-# if MIN_VERSION_template_haskell(2,11,0)
-                             _
-# endif
-                             con _ -> name == constructorName con
-                _ -> error $ ns ++ "Must be a data or newtype instance."
-           in case instDec of
-                Just (DataInstD ctxt _ instTys
-# if MIN_VERSION_template_haskell(2,11,0)
-                                _
-# endif
-                                cons _)
-                  -> f parentName ctxt tvbs cons $ Just instTys
-                Just (NewtypeInstD ctxt _ instTys
-# if MIN_VERSION_template_haskell(2,11,0)
-                                   _
-# endif
-                                   con _)
-                  -> f parentName ctxt tvbs [con] $ Just instTys
-                _ -> error $ ns ++
-                  "Could not find data or newtype instance constructor."
-        _ -> error $ ns ++ "Data constructor " ++ show name ++
-          " is not from a data family instance constructor."
-# if MIN_VERSION_template_haskell(2,11,0)
-    FamilyI DataFamilyD{} _ ->
-# else
-    FamilyI (FamilyD DataFam _ _ _) _ ->
-# endif
-      error $ ns ++
-        "Cannot use a data family name. Use a data family instance constructor instead."
-    _ -> error $ ns ++ "The name must be of a plain data type constructor, "
-                    ++ "or a data family instance constructor."
-#else
-    DataConI{} -> dataConIError
-    _          -> error $ ns ++ "The name must be of a plain type constructor."
-#endif
-  where
-    ns :: String
-    ns = "Data.Bifunctor.TH.withType: "
-
--- | Deduces the instance context and head for an instance.
+-- For the given Types, generate an instance context and head. Coming up with
+-- the instance type isn't as simple as dropping the last types, as you need to
+-- be wary of kinds being instantiated with *.
+-- See Note [Type inference in derived instances]
 buildTypeInstance :: BiClass
                   -- ^ Bifunctor, Bifoldable, or Bitraversable
                   -> Name
                   -- ^ The type constructor or data family name
                   -> Cxt
                   -- ^ The datatype context
-                  -> [TyVarBndr]
-                  -- ^ The type variables from the data type/data family declaration
-                  -> Maybe [Type]
-                  -- ^ 'Just' the types used to instantiate a data family instance,
-                  -- or 'Nothing' if it's a plain data type
+                  -> [Type]
+                  -- ^ The types to instantiate the instance with
+                  -> DatatypeVariant
+                  -- ^ Are we dealing with a data family instance or not
                   -> Q (Cxt, Type)
--- Plain data type/newtype case
-buildTypeInstance biClass tyConName dataCxt tvbs Nothing =
-    let varTys :: [Type]
-        varTys = map tvbToType tvbs
-    in buildTypeInstanceFromTys biClass tyConName dataCxt varTys False
--- Data family instance case
---
--- The CPP is present to work around a couple of annoying old GHC bugs.
--- See Note [Polykinded data families in Template Haskell]
-buildTypeInstance biClass parentName dataCxt tvbs (Just instTysAndKinds) = do
-#if !(MIN_VERSION_template_haskell(2,8,0)) || MIN_VERSION_template_haskell(2,10,0)
-    let instTys :: [Type]
-        instTys = zipWith stealKindForType tvbs instTysAndKinds
-#else
-    let kindVarNames :: [Name]
-        kindVarNames = nub $ concatMap (tyVarNamesOfType . tvbKind) tvbs
-
-        numKindVars :: Int
-        numKindVars = length kindVarNames
-
-        givenKinds, givenKinds' :: [Kind]
-        givenTys                :: [Type]
-        (givenKinds, givenTys) = splitAt numKindVars instTysAndKinds
-        givenKinds' = map sanitizeStars givenKinds
-
-        -- A GHC 7.6-specific bug requires us to replace all occurrences of
-        -- (ConT GHC.Prim.*) with StarT, or else Template Haskell will reject it.
-        -- Luckily, (ConT GHC.Prim.*) only seems to occur in this one spot.
-        sanitizeStars :: Kind -> Kind
-        sanitizeStars = go
-          where
-            go :: Kind -> Kind
-            go (AppT t1 t2)                 = AppT (go t1) (go t2)
-            go (SigT t k)                   = SigT (go t) (go k)
-            go (ConT n) | n == starKindName = StarT
-            go t                            = t
-
-    -- If we run this code with GHC 7.8, we might have to generate extra type
-    -- variables to compensate for any type variables that Template Haskell
-    -- eta-reduced away.
-    -- See Note [Polykinded data families in Template Haskell]
-    xTypeNames <- newNameList "tExtra" (length tvbs - length givenTys)
-
-    let xTys   :: [Type]
-        xTys = map VarT xTypeNames
-        -- ^ Because these type variables were eta-reduced away, we can only
-        --   determine their kind by using stealKindForType. Therefore, we mark
-        --   them as VarT to ensure they will be given an explicit kind annotation
-        --   (and so the kind inference machinery has the right information).
-
-        substNamesWithKinds :: [(Name, Kind)] -> Type -> Type
-        substNamesWithKinds nks t = foldr' (uncurry substNameWithKind) t nks
-
-        -- The types from the data family instance might not have explicit kind
-        -- annotations, which the kind machinery needs to work correctly. To
-        -- compensate, we use stealKindForType to explicitly annotate any
-        -- types without kind annotations.
-        instTys :: [Type]
-        instTys = map (substNamesWithKinds (zip kindVarNames givenKinds'))
-                  -- Note that due to a GHC 7.8-specific bug
-                  -- (see Note [Polykinded data families in Template Haskell]),
-                  -- there may be more kind variable names than there are kinds
-                  -- to substitute. But this is OK! If a kind is eta-reduced, it
-                  -- means that is was not instantiated to something more specific,
-                  --   so we need not substitute it. Using stealKindForType will
-                  --   grab the correct kind.
-                $ zipWith stealKindForType tvbs (givenTys ++ xTys)
-#endif
-    buildTypeInstanceFromTys biClass parentName dataCxt instTys True
-
--- For the given Types, generate an instance context and head. Coming up with
--- the instance type isn't as simple as dropping the last types, as you need to
--- be wary of kinds being instantiated with *.
--- See Note [Type inference in derived instances]
-buildTypeInstanceFromTys :: BiClass
-                         -- ^ Bifunctor, Bifoldable, or Bitraversable
-                         -> Name
-                         -- ^ The type constructor or data family name
-                         -> Cxt
-                         -- ^ The datatype context
-                         -> [Type]
-                         -- ^ The types to instantiate the instance with
-                         -> Bool
-                         -- ^ True if it's a data family, False otherwise
-                         -> Q (Cxt, Type)
-buildTypeInstanceFromTys biClass tyConName dataCxt varTysOrig isDataFamily = do
+buildTypeInstance biClass tyConName dataCxt varTysOrig variant = do
     -- Make sure to expand through type/kind synonyms! Otherwise, the
     -- eta-reduction check might get tripped up over type variables in a
     -- synonym that are actually dropped.
     -- (See GHC Trac #11416 for a scenario where this actually happened.)
-    varTysExp <- mapM expandSyn varTysOrig
+    varTysExp <- mapM resolveTypeSynonyms varTysOrig
 
     let remainingLength :: Int
         remainingLength = length varTysOrig - 2
@@ -674,7 +648,7 @@
         -- All of the type variables mentioned in the dropped types
         -- (post-synonym expansion)
         droppedTyVarNames :: [Name]
-        droppedTyVarNames = concatMap tyVarNamesOfType droppedTysExpSubst
+        droppedTyVarNames = freeVariables droppedTysExpSubst
 
     -- If any of the dropped types were polykinded, ensure that they are of kind *
     -- after substituting * for the dropped kind variables. If not, throw an error.
@@ -715,6 +689,13 @@
           map (substNamesWithKindStar (union droppedKindVarNames kvNames'))
             $ take remainingLength varTysOrig
 
+        isDataFamily :: Bool
+        isDataFamily = case variant of
+                         Datatype        -> False
+                         Newtype         -> False
+                         DataInstance    -> True
+                         NewtypeInstance -> True
+
         remainingTysOrigSubst' :: [Type]
         -- See Note [Kind signatures in derived instances] for an explanation
         -- of the isDataFamily check.
@@ -759,55 +740,6 @@
     tName = varTToName t
 
 {-
-Note [Polykinded data families in Template Haskell]
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
-In order to come up with the correct instance context and head for an instance, e.g.,
-
-  instance C a => C (Data a) where ...
-
-We need to know the exact types and kinds used to instantiate the instance. For
-plain old datatypes, this is simple: every type must be a type variable, and
-Template Haskell reliably tells us the type variables and their kinds.
-
-Doing the same for data families proves to be much harder for three reasons:
-
-1. On any version of Template Haskell, it may not tell you what an instantiated
-   type's kind is. For instance, in the following data family instance:
-
-     data family Fam (f :: * -> *) (a :: *)
-     data instance Fam f a
-
-   Then if we use TH's reify function, it would tell us the TyVarBndrs of the
-   data family declaration are:
-
-     [KindedTV f (AppT (AppT ArrowT StarT) StarT),KindedTV a StarT]
-
-   and the instantiated types of the data family instance are:
-
-     [VarT f1,VarT a1]
-
-   We can't just pass [VarT f1,VarT a1] to buildTypeInstanceFromTys, since we
-   have no way of knowing their kinds. Luckily, the TyVarBndrs tell us what the
-   kind is in case an instantiated type isn't a SigT, so we use the stealKindForType
-   function to ensure all of the instantiated types are SigTs before passing them
-   to buildTypeInstanceFromTys.
-2. On GHC 7.6 and 7.8, a bug is present in which Template Haskell lists all of
-   the specified kinds of a data family instance efore any of the instantiated
-   types. Fortunately, this is easy to deal with: you simply count the number of
-   distinct kind variables in the data family declaration, take that many elements
-   from the front of the  Types list of the data family instance, substitute the
-   kind variables with their respective instantiated kinds (which you took earlier),
-   and proceed as normal.
-3. On GHC 7.8, an even uglier bug is present (GHC Trac #9692) in which Template
-   Haskell might not even list all of the Types of a data family instance, since
-   they are eta-reduced away! And yes, kinds can be eta-reduced too.
-
-   The simplest workaround is to count how many instantiated types are missing from
-   the list and generate extra type variables to use in their place. Luckily, we
-   needn't worry much if its kind was eta-reduced away, since using stealKindForType
-   will get it back.
-
 Note [Kind signatures in derived instances]
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
@@ -883,49 +815,6 @@
         kind substitution as in the other case.
 -}
 
--- Determines the types of a constructor's arguments as well as the last type
--- parameters (along with their map functions), expanding through any type synonyms.
--- The type parameters are determined on a constructor-by-constructor basis since
--- they may be refined to be particular types in a GADT.
-reifyConTys :: BiFun
-            -> Name
-            -> Name
-            -> Name
-            -> Q ([Type], TyVarMap)
-reifyConTys biFun conName map1 map2 = do
-    info          <- reify conName
-    (ctxt, uncTy) <- case info of
-        DataConI _ ty _
-#if !(MIN_VERSION_template_haskell(2,11,0))
-                 _
-#endif
-                 -> fmap uncurryTy (expandSyn ty)
-        _ -> error "Must be a data constructor"
-    let (argTys, [resTy]) = splitAt (length uncTy - 1) uncTy
-        unapResTy = unapplyTy resTy
-        -- If one of the last type variables is refined to a particular type
-        -- (i.e., not truly polymorphic), we mark it with Nothing and filter
-        -- it out later, since we only apply map functions to arguments of
-        -- a type that it (1) one of the last type variables, and (2)
-        -- of a truly polymorphic type.
-        mbTvNames = map varTToName_maybe $
-                        drop (length unapResTy - 2) unapResTy
-        -- We use Map.fromList to ensure that if there are any duplicate type
-        -- variables (as can happen in a GADT), the rightmost type variable gets
-        -- associated with the map function.
-        --
-        -- See Note [Matching functions with GADT type variables]
-        tvMap = Map.fromList
-                    . catMaybes -- Drop refined types
-                    $ zipWith (\mbTvName sp ->
-                                  fmap (\tvName -> (tvName, sp)) mbTvName)
-                              mbTvNames [map1, map2]
-    if (any (`predMentionsName` Map.keys tvMap) ctxt
-         || Map.size tvMap < 2)
-         && not (allowExQuant (biFunToClass biFun))
-       then existentialContextError conName
-       else return (argTys, tvMap)
-
 {-
 Note [Matching functions with GADT type variables]
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
@@ -1025,17 +914,6 @@
   "Cannot eta-reduce to an instance of form \n\tinstance (...) => "
   ++ pprint instanceType
 
-#if !(MIN_VERSION_template_haskell(2,7,0))
--- | Template Haskell didn't list all of a data family's instances upon reification
--- until template-haskell-2.7.0.0, which is necessary for a derived instance to work.
-dataConIError :: a
-dataConIError = error
-  . showString "Cannot use a data constructor."
-  . showString "\n\t(Note: if you are trying to derive for a data family instance,"
-  . showString "\n\tuse GHC >= 7.4 instead.)"
-  $ ""
-#endif
-
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 -- Class-specific constants
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1195,6 +1073,35 @@
           (VarE liftA2ValName `AppE` conExp `AppE` e1 `AppE` e2) es
 
     return . go . rights $ ess
+
+biFunEmptyCase :: BiFun -> Name -> Name -> Q Exp
+biFunEmptyCase biFun z value =
+    biFunTrivial emptyCase
+                 (varE pureValName `appE` emptyCase)
+                 biFun z
+  where
+    emptyCase :: Q Exp
+    emptyCase = caseE (varE value) []
+
+biFunNoCons :: BiFun -> Name -> Name -> Q Exp
+biFunNoCons biFun z value =
+    biFunTrivial seqAndError
+                 (varE pureValName `appE` seqAndError)
+                 biFun z
+  where
+    seqAndError :: Q Exp
+    seqAndError = appE (varE seqValName) (varE value) `appE`
+                  appE (varE errorValName)
+                        (stringE $ "Void " ++ nameBase (biFunName biFun))
+
+biFunTrivial :: Q Exp -> Q Exp -> BiFun -> Name -> Q Exp
+biFunTrivial bimapE bitraverseE biFun z = go biFun
+  where
+    go :: BiFun -> Q Exp
+    go Bimap      = bimapE
+    go Bifoldr    = varE z
+    go BifoldMap  = varE memptyValName
+    go Bitraverse = bitraverseE
 
 {-
 Note [biFunTriv for Bifoldable and Bitraversable]
diff --git a/src/Data/Bifunctor/TH/Internal.hs b/src/Data/Bifunctor/TH/Internal.hs
--- a/src/Data/Bifunctor/TH/Internal.hs
+++ b/src/Data/Bifunctor/TH/Internal.hs
@@ -15,17 +15,16 @@
 -}
 module Data.Bifunctor.TH.Internal where
 
-import           Control.Monad (liftM)
-
 import           Data.Bifunctor (bimap)
 import           Data.Foldable (foldr')
 import           Data.List
-import qualified Data.Map as Map (fromList, findWithDefault, singleton)
+import qualified Data.Map as Map (singleton)
 import           Data.Map (Map)
 import           Data.Maybe (fromMaybe, mapMaybe)
 import qualified Data.Set as Set
 import           Data.Set (Set)
 
+import           Language.Haskell.TH.Datatype
 import           Language.Haskell.TH.Lib
 import           Language.Haskell.TH.Syntax
 
@@ -43,73 +42,15 @@
 -- Expanding type synonyms
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
--- | Expands all type synonyms in a type. Written by Dan Rosén in the
--- @genifunctors@ package (licensed under BSD3).
-expandSyn :: Type -> Q Type
-expandSyn (ForallT tvs ctx t) = fmap (ForallT tvs ctx) $ expandSyn t
-expandSyn t@AppT{}            = expandSynApp t []
-expandSyn t@ConT{}            = expandSynApp t []
-expandSyn (SigT t k)          = do t' <- expandSyn t
-                                   k' <- expandSynKind k
-                                   return (SigT t' k')
-expandSyn t                   = return t
-
-expandSynKind :: Kind -> Q Kind
-#if MIN_VERSION_template_haskell(2,8,0)
-expandSynKind = expandSyn
-#else
-expandSynKind = return -- There are no kind synonyms to deal with
-#endif
-
-expandSynApp :: Type -> [Type] -> Q Type
-expandSynApp (AppT t1 t2) ts = do
-    t2' <- expandSyn t2
-    expandSynApp t1 (t2':ts)
-expandSynApp (ConT n) ts | nameBase n == "[]" = return $ foldl' AppT ListT ts
-expandSynApp t@(ConT n) ts = do
-    info <- reify n
-    case info of
-        TyConI (TySynD _ tvs rhs) ->
-            let (ts', ts'') = splitAt (length tvs) ts
-                subs = mkSubst tvs ts'
-                rhs' = substType subs rhs
-             in expandSynApp rhs' ts''
-        _ -> return $ foldl' AppT t ts
-expandSynApp t ts = do
-    t' <- expandSyn t
-    return $ foldl' AppT t' ts
-
-type TypeSubst = Map Name Type
-type KindSubst = Map Name Kind
-
-mkSubst :: [TyVarBndr] -> [Type] -> TypeSubst
-mkSubst vs ts =
-   let vs' = map un vs
-       un (PlainTV v)    = v
-       un (KindedTV v _) = v
-   in Map.fromList $ zip vs' ts
-
-substType :: TypeSubst -> Type -> Type
-substType subs (ForallT v c t) = ForallT v c $ substType subs t
-substType subs t@(VarT n)      = Map.findWithDefault t n subs
-substType subs (AppT t1 t2)    = AppT (substType subs t1) (substType subs t2)
-substType subs (SigT t k)      = SigT (substType subs t)
-#if MIN_VERSION_template_haskell(2,8,0)
-                                      (substType subs k)
-#else
-                                      k
-#endif
-substType _ t                  = t
-
-substKind :: KindSubst -> Type -> Type
+applySubstitutionKind :: Map Name Kind -> Type -> Type
 #if MIN_VERSION_template_haskell(2,8,0)
-substKind = substType
+applySubstitutionKind = applySubstitution
 #else
-substKind _ = id -- There are no kind variables!
+applySubstitutionKind _ t = t
 #endif
 
 substNameWithKind :: Name -> Kind -> Type -> Type
-substNameWithKind n k = substKind (Map.singleton n k)
+substNameWithKind n k = applySubstitutionKind (Map.singleton n k)
 
 substNamesWithKindStar :: [Name] -> Type -> Type
 substNamesWithKindStar ns t = foldr' (flip substNameWithKind starK) t ns
@@ -254,27 +195,6 @@
 #endif
 isStarOrVar _      = False
 
--- | Gets all of the type/kind variable names mentioned somewhere in a Type.
-tyVarNamesOfType :: Type -> [Name]
-tyVarNamesOfType = go
-  where
-    go :: Type -> [Name]
-    go (AppT t1 t2) = go t1 ++ go t2
-    go (SigT t _k)  = go t
-#if MIN_VERSION_template_haskell(2,8,0)
-                           ++ go _k
-#endif
-    go (VarT n)     = [n]
-    go _            = []
-
--- | Gets all of the type/kind variable names mentioned somewhere in a Kind.
-tyVarNamesOfKind :: Kind -> [Name]
-#if MIN_VERSION_template_haskell(2,8,0)
-tyVarNamesOfKind = tyVarNamesOfType
-#else
-tyVarNamesOfKind _ = [] -- There are no kind variables
-#endif
-
 -- | @hasKindVarChain n kind@ Checks if @kind@ is of the form
 -- k_0 -> k_1 -> ... -> k_(n-1), where k0, k1, ..., and k_(n-1) can be * or
 -- kind variables.
@@ -282,7 +202,7 @@
 hasKindVarChain kindArrows t =
   let uk = uncurryKind (tyKind t)
   in if (length uk - 1 == kindArrows) && all isStarOrVar uk
-        then Just (concatMap tyVarNamesOfKind uk)
+        then Just (freeVariables uk)
         else Nothing
 
 -- | If a Type is a SigT, returns its kind signature. Otherwise, return *.
@@ -290,15 +210,6 @@
 tyKind (SigT _ k) = k
 tyKind _          = starK
 
--- | If a VarT is missing an explicit kind signature, steal it from a TyVarBndr.
-stealKindForType :: TyVarBndr -> Type -> Type
-stealKindForType tvb t@VarT{} = SigT t (tvbKind tvb)
-stealKindForType _   t        = t
-
--- | Monadic version of concatMap
-concatMapM :: Monad m => (a -> m [b]) -> [a] -> m [b]
-concatMapM f xs = liftM concat (mapM f xs)
-
 -- | A mapping of type variable Names to their map function Names. For example, in a
 -- Bifunctor declaration, a TyVarMap might look like (a ~> f, b ~> g), where
 -- a and b are the last two type variables of the datatype, and f and g are the two
@@ -308,31 +219,16 @@
 thd3 :: (a, b, c) -> c
 thd3 (_, _, c) = c
 
--- | Extracts the name of a constructor.
-constructorName :: Con -> Name
-constructorName (NormalC name      _  ) = name
-constructorName (RecC    name      _  ) = name
-constructorName (InfixC  _    name _  ) = name
-constructorName (ForallC _    _    con) = constructorName con
-#if MIN_VERSION_template_haskell(2,11,0)
-constructorName (GadtC    names _ _)    = head names
-constructorName (RecGadtC names _ _)    = head names
-#endif
+unsnoc :: [a] -> Maybe ([a], a)
+unsnoc []     = Nothing
+unsnoc (x:xs) = case unsnoc xs of
+                  Nothing    -> Just ([], x)
+                  Just (a,b) -> Just (x:a, b)
 
 -- | Generate a list of fresh names with a common prefix, and numbered suffixes.
 newNameList :: String -> Int -> Q [Name]
 newNameList prefix n = mapM (newName . (prefix ++) . show) [1..n]
 
--- | Extracts the kind from a TyVarBndr.
-tvbKind :: TyVarBndr -> Kind
-tvbKind (PlainTV  _)   = starK
-tvbKind (KindedTV _ k) = k
-
--- | Convert a TyVarBndr to a Type.
-tvbToType :: TyVarBndr -> Type
-tvbToType (PlainTV n)    = VarT n
-tvbToType (KindedTV n k) = SigT (VarT n) k
-
 -- | Applies a typeclass constraint to a type.
 applyClass :: Name -> Name -> Pred
 #if MIN_VERSION_template_haskell(2,10,0)
@@ -520,6 +416,9 @@
 bifoldMapConstValName :: Name
 bifoldMapConstValName = mkBifunctorsName_v "Data.Bifunctor.TH.Internal" "bifoldMapConst"
 
+coerceValName :: Name
+coerceValName = mkNameG_v "ghc-prim" "GHC.Prim" "coerce"
+
 bitraverseConstValName :: Name
 bitraverseConstValName = mkBifunctorsName_v "Data.Bifunctor.TH.Internal" "bitraverseConst"
 
@@ -567,6 +466,9 @@
 
 getDualValName :: Name
 getDualValName = mkNameG_v "base" "Data.Monoid" "getDual"
+
+seqValName :: Name
+seqValName = mkNameG_v "ghc-prim" "GHC.Prim" "seq"
 
 traverseValName :: Name
 traverseValName = mkNameG_v "base" "Data.Traversable" "traverse"
diff --git a/tests/BifunctorSpec.hs b/tests/BifunctorSpec.hs
--- a/tests/BifunctorSpec.hs
+++ b/tests/BifunctorSpec.hs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {-# LANGUAGE CPP #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE EmptyDataDecls #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE ExistentialQuantification #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE FlexibleContexts #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE GADTs #-}
@@ -8,6 +9,11 @@
 {-# LANGUAGE TemplateHaskell #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE TypeFamilies #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE UndecidableInstances #-}
+#if __GLASGOW_HASKELL__ >= 708
+{-# LANGUAGE EmptyCase #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE RoleAnnotations #-}
+#endif
+
 {-# OPTIONS_GHC -fno-warn-name-shadowing #-}
 {-# OPTIONS_GHC -fno-warn-unused-matches #-}
 #if __GLASGOW_HASKELL__ >= 800
@@ -105,6 +111,12 @@
 data IntHashFun a b
     = IntHashFun ((((a -> Int#) -> b) -> Int#) -> a)
 
+data Empty1 a b
+data Empty2 a b
+#if __GLASGOW_HASKELL__ >= 708
+type role Empty2 nominal nominal
+#endif
+
 -- Data families
 
 data family   StrangeFam x  y z
@@ -207,6 +219,15 @@
 $(deriveBitraversable ''IntHash)
 
 $(deriveBifunctor     ''IntHashFun)
+
+$(deriveBifunctor     ''Empty1)
+$(deriveBifoldable    ''Empty1)
+$(deriveBitraversable ''Empty1)
+
+-- Use EmptyCase here
+$(deriveBifunctorOptions     defaultOptions{emptyCaseBehavior = True} ''Empty2)
+$(deriveBifoldableOptions    defaultOptions{emptyCaseBehavior = True} ''Empty2)
+$(deriveBitraversableOptions defaultOptions{emptyCaseBehavior = True} ''Empty2)
 
 #if MIN_VERSION_template_haskell(2,7,0)
 -- Data families
