diff --git a/Data/Default/Class.hs b/Data/Default/Class.hs
--- a/Data/Default/Class.hs
+++ b/Data/Default/Class.hs
@@ -33,128 +33,17 @@
 
 -}
 
-{-# LANGUAGE CPP #-}
-
-#define HAVE_GHC_GENERICS (__GLASGOW_HASKELL__ >= 704)
-
-#if HAVE_GHC_GENERICS
-{-# LANGUAGE DefaultSignatures, TypeOperators, FlexibleContexts #-}
-#endif
+{-# LANGUAGE NoImplicitPrelude #-}
 
 {-|
 Module      : Data.Default.Class
-Description : A class for types with a default value.
+Description : A class for types with a default value (compatibility shim).
 
-This module defines a class for types with a default value.
-It also defines 'Default' instances for the types 'Int', 'Int8',
-'Int16', 'Int32', 'Int64', 'Word', 'Word8', 'Word16', 'Word32', 'Word64',
-'Integer', 'Float', 'Double', 'Ratio', 'Complex', 'CShort', 'CUShort',
-'CInt', 'CUInt', 'CLong', 'CULong', 'CLLong', 'CULLong', 'CPtrdiff',
-'CSize', 'CSigAtomic', 'CIntPtr', 'CUIntPtr', 'CIntMax', 'CUIntMax',
-'CClock', 'CTime', 'CUSeconds', 'CSUSeconds', 'CFloat', 'CDouble', '(->)',
-'IO', 'Maybe', '()', '[]', 'Ordering', 'Any', 'All', 'Last', 'First', 'Sum',
-'Product', 'Endo', 'Dual', and tuples.
+This module re-exports the 'Default' class from "Data.Default", for
+compatibility with older code.
 -}
 module Data.Default.Class (
     Default(..)
 ) where
 
-import Data.Int
-import Data.Word
-import Data.Monoid
-import Data.Ratio
-import Data.Complex
-import Foreign.C.Types
-
-#if HAVE_GHC_GENERICS
-import GHC.Generics
-
-class GDefault f where
-    gdef :: f a
-
-instance GDefault U1 where
-    gdef = U1
-
-instance (Default a) => GDefault (K1 i a) where
-    gdef = K1 def
-
-instance (GDefault a, GDefault b) => GDefault (a :*: b) where
-    gdef = gdef :*: gdef
-
-instance (GDefault a) => GDefault (M1 i c a) where
-    gdef = M1 gdef
-#endif
-
--- | A class for types with a default value.
-class Default a where
-    -- | The default value for this type.
-    def :: a
-
-#if HAVE_GHC_GENERICS
-    default def :: (Generic a, GDefault (Rep a)) => a
-    def = to gdef
-#endif
-
-instance Default Int where def = 0
-instance Default Int8 where def = 0
-instance Default Int16 where def = 0
-instance Default Int32 where def = 0
-instance Default Int64 where def = 0
-instance Default Word where def = 0
-instance Default Word8 where def = 0
-instance Default Word16 where def = 0
-instance Default Word32 where def = 0
-instance Default Word64 where def = 0
-instance Default Integer where def = 0
-instance Default Float where def = 0
-instance Default Double where def = 0
-instance (Integral a) => Default (Ratio a) where def = 0
-instance (Default a, RealFloat a) => Default (Complex a) where def = def :+ def
-
-instance Default CShort     where def = 0
-instance Default CUShort    where def = 0
-instance Default CInt       where def = 0
-instance Default CUInt      where def = 0
-instance Default CLong      where def = 0
-instance Default CULong     where def = 0
-instance Default CLLong     where def = 0
-instance Default CULLong    where def = 0
-instance Default CPtrdiff   where def = 0
-instance Default CSize      where def = 0
-instance Default CSigAtomic where def = 0
-instance Default CIntPtr    where def = 0
-instance Default CUIntPtr   where def = 0
-instance Default CIntMax    where def = 0
-instance Default CUIntMax   where def = 0
-instance Default CClock     where def = 0
-instance Default CTime      where def = 0
-#if MIN_VERSION_base(4, 4, 0)
-instance Default CUSeconds  where def = 0
-instance Default CSUSeconds where def = 0
-#endif
-instance Default CFloat     where def = 0
-instance Default CDouble    where def = 0
-
-instance (Default r) => Default (e -> r) where def = const def
-instance (Default a) => Default (IO a) where def = return def
-
-instance Default (Maybe a) where def = Nothing
-
-instance Default () where def = mempty
-instance Default [a] where def = mempty
-instance Default Ordering where def = mempty
-instance Default Any where def = mempty
-instance Default All where def = mempty
-instance Default (Last a) where def = mempty
-instance Default (First a) where def = mempty
-instance (Num a) => Default (Sum a) where def = mempty
-instance (Num a) => Default (Product a) where def = mempty
-instance Default (Endo a) where def = mempty
-
-instance (Default a) => Default (Dual a) where def = Dual def
-instance (Default a, Default b) => Default (a, b) where def = (def, def)
-instance (Default a, Default b, Default c) => Default (a, b, c) where def = (def, def, def)
-instance (Default a, Default b, Default c, Default d) => Default (a, b, c, d) where def = (def, def, def, def)
-instance (Default a, Default b, Default c, Default d, Default e) => Default (a, b, c, d, e) where def = (def, def, def, def, def)
-instance (Default a, Default b, Default c, Default d, Default e, Default f) => Default (a, b, c, d, e, f) where def = (def, def, def, def, def, def)
-instance (Default a, Default b, Default c, Default d, Default e, Default f, Default g) => Default (a, b, c, d, e, f, g) where def = (def, def, def, def, def, def, def)
+import Data.Default
diff --git a/data-default-class.cabal b/data-default-class.cabal
--- a/data-default-class.cabal
+++ b/data-default-class.cabal
@@ -1,18 +1,11 @@
 cabal-version:   3.0
 name:            data-default-class
-version:         0.1.2.2
+version:         0.2.0.0
 category:        Data
-synopsis:        A class for types with a default value
+synopsis:        A class for types with a default value (compatibility shim)
 description:
-    This module defines a class for types with a default value.
-    It also defines 'Default' instances for the types 'Int', 'Int8',
-    'Int16', 'Int32', 'Int64', 'Word', 'Word8', 'Word16', 'Word32', 'Word64',
-    'Integer', 'Float', 'Double', 'Ratio', 'Complex', 'CShort', 'CUShort',
-    'CInt', 'CUInt', 'CLong', 'CULong', 'CLLong', 'CULLong', 'CPtrdiff',
-    'CSize', 'CSigAtomic', 'CIntPtr', 'CUIntPtr', 'CIntMax', 'CUIntMax',
-    'CClock', 'CTime', 'CUSeconds', 'CSUSeconds', 'CFloat', 'CDouble', '(->)',
-    'IO', 'Maybe', '()', '[]', 'Ordering', 'Any', 'All', 'Last', 'First', 'Sum',
-    'Product', 'Endo', 'Dual', and tuples.
+    This module re-exports the 'Default' class from "Data.Default", for
+    compatibility with older code.
 build-type:      Simple
 license:         BSD-3-Clause
 license-file:    LICENSE
@@ -23,11 +16,9 @@
 source-repository head
     type: git
     location: https://github.com/mauke/data-default
+    branch: flare
 
 library
-    build-depends:     base >=2 && <5
-    if impl(ghc == 7.4.*)
-        -- for GHC.Generics
-        build-depends:     ghc-prim ^>=0.2
+    build-depends:     data-default ^>=0.8
     exposed-modules:   Data.Default.Class
     default-language:  Haskell98