diff --git a/fay-base.cabal b/fay-base.cabal
--- a/fay-base.cabal
+++ b/fay-base.cabal
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 name:                fay-base
-version:             0.14.3.0
+version:             0.14.3.1
 synopsis:            The base package for Fay.
 description:         The base package for Fay.
                      This package exports Prelude and FFI which you probably want to use with Fay.
 license:             BSD3
 license-file:        LICENSE
 author:              Chris Done
-maintainer:          Adam Bergmark
+maintainer:          adam@edea.se
 homepage:            https://github.com/faylang/fay-base
 bug-reports:         https://github.com/faylang/fay-base/issues
 copyright:           2012 Chris Done
diff --git a/src/Prelude.hs b/src/Prelude.hs
--- a/src/Prelude.hs
+++ b/src/Prelude.hs
@@ -901,7 +901,6 @@
 product xs = foldl (*) 1 xs
 
 sum :: Num a => [a] -> a
-sum [] = error "sum: empty list"
 sum xs = foldl (+) 0 xs
 
 scanl :: (a -> b -> a) -> a -> [b] -> [a]