diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # debug-dump
 
+## 0.1.0.2
+
+  * Revert unnecessary strictness
+
 ## 0.1.0.1
 
   * Bug fix for strictness
diff --git a/debug-dump.cabal b/debug-dump.cabal
--- a/debug-dump.cabal
+++ b/debug-dump.cabal
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cabal-version: 1.18
 name: debug-dump
-version: 0.1.0.1
+version: 0.1.0.2
 license: BSD3
 license-file: LICENSE
 copyright: Copyright: (c) 2019 Vanessa McHale
diff --git a/src/Debug/Trace/Dump.hs b/src/Debug/Trace/Dump.hs
--- a/src/Debug/Trace/Dump.hs
+++ b/src/Debug/Trace/Dump.hs
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@
 
 traceFileBSL :: FilePath -> BSL.ByteString -> a -> a
 traceFileBSL fp bytes x = unsafePerformIO $
-    bytes `seq` BSL.writeFile fp bytes $> x
+    BSL.writeFile fp bytes $> x
 
 traceFileText :: FilePath -> T.Text -> a -> a
 traceFileText fp txt x = unsafePerformIO $
-    txt `seq` TIO.writeFile fp txt $> x
+    TIO.writeFile fp txt $> x
 
 traceFile :: FilePath -> String -> a -> a
 traceFile fp str x = unsafePerformIO $
-    str `seq` writeFile fp str $> x
+    writeFile fp str $> x