diff --git a/ChangeLog.md b/ChangeLog.md
--- a/ChangeLog.md
+++ b/ChangeLog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 ## Unreleased changes
 
+## 2.8.2.2
+
+* Fix the `mkPersist` function to not require importing the classes explicitly. [#1027](https://github.com/yesodweb/persistent/pull/1027)
+
 ## 2.8.2.1
 
 * Fix the test-suite for persistent-template. [#1023](https://github.com/yesodweb/persistent/pull/1023)
diff --git a/Database/Persist/TH.hs b/Database/Persist/TH.hs
--- a/Database/Persist/TH.hs
+++ b/Database/Persist/TH.hs
@@ -1128,8 +1128,8 @@
         [_] -> mappend <$> singleUniqueKey <*> atLeastOneKey
         (_:_) -> mappend <$> typeErrorMultiple <*> atLeastOneKey
   where
-    requireUniquesPName = mkName "requireUniquesP"
-    onlyUniquePName = mkName "onlyUniqueP"
+    requireUniquesPName = 'requireUniquesP
+    onlyUniquePName = 'onlyUniqueP
     typeErrorSingle = mkOnlyUniqueError typeErrorNoneCtx
     typeErrorMultiple = mkOnlyUniqueError typeErrorMultipleCtx
 
@@ -1160,7 +1160,7 @@
             [ Clause
                 [ WildP ]
                 (NormalB
-                    (VarE (mkName "error") `AppE` LitE (StringL "impossible"))
+                    (VarE 'error `AppE` LitE (StringL "impossible"))
                 )
                 []
             ]
@@ -1871,5 +1871,10 @@
                     ]
 
   where
-    requiredExtensions = [DerivingStrategies, GeneralizedNewtypeDeriving, StandaloneDeriving, UndecidableInstances]
+    requiredExtensions =
+        [ DerivingStrategies
+        , GeneralizedNewtypeDeriving
+        , StandaloneDeriving
+        , UndecidableInstances
+        ]
     extensionToPragma ext = "{-# LANGUAGE " <> show ext <> " #-}"
diff --git a/persistent-template.cabal b/persistent-template.cabal
--- a/persistent-template.cabal
+++ b/persistent-template.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:            persistent-template
-version:         2.8.2.1
+version:         2.8.2.2
 license:         MIT
 license-file:    LICENSE
 author:          Michael Snoyman <michael@snoyman.com>