diff --git a/doc/tutorial/Client.lhs b/doc/tutorial/Client.lhs
index e7543ddb..fa825e2c 100644
--- a/doc/tutorial/Client.lhs
+++ b/doc/tutorial/Client.lhs
@@ -15,11 +15,10 @@ need to have some language extensions and imports:
 
 module Client where
 
-import Control.Monad.Trans.Except (ExceptT, runExceptT)
 import Data.Aeson
 import Data.Proxy
 import GHC.Generics
-import Network.HTTP.Client (Manager, newManager, defaultManagerSettings)
+import Network.HTTP.Client (newManager, defaultManagerSettings)
 import Servant.API
 import Servant.Client
 ```
diff --git a/servant-client/src/Servant/Client.hs b/servant-client/src/Servant/Client.hs
index 87b819b2..0b7bdeac 100644
--- a/servant-client/src/Servant/Client.hs
+++ b/servant-client/src/Servant/Client.hs
@@ -30,14 +30,13 @@ module Servant.Client
 #if !MIN_VERSION_base(4,8,0)
 import           Control.Applicative        ((<$>))
 #endif
-import           Control.Monad.Reader       (ask)
 import           Data.ByteString.Lazy       (ByteString)
 import           Data.List
 import           Data.Proxy
 import           Data.String.Conversions
 import           Data.Text                  (unpack)
 import           GHC.TypeLits
-import           Network.HTTP.Client        (Manager, Response)
+import           Network.HTTP.Client        (Response)
 import           Network.HTTP.Media
 import qualified Network.HTTP.Types         as H
 import qualified Network.HTTP.Types.Header  as HTTP
diff --git a/servant-client/src/Servant/Common/Req.hs b/servant-client/src/Servant/Common/Req.hs
index 447a20a3..425ef966 100644
--- a/servant-client/src/Servant/Common/Req.hs
+++ b/servant-client/src/Servant/Common/Req.hs
@@ -175,13 +175,13 @@ performRequest :: Method -> Req
                -> ClientM ( Int, ByteString, MediaType
                           , [HTTP.Header], Response ByteString)
 performRequest reqMethod req = do
-  manager <- asks manager
+  m <- asks manager
   reqHost <- asks baseUrl
   partialRequest <- liftIO $ reqToRequest req reqHost
 
   let request = partialRequest { Client.method = reqMethod }
 
-  eResponse <- liftIO $ catchConnectionError $ Client.httpLbs request manager
+  eResponse <- liftIO $ catchConnectionError $ Client.httpLbs request m
   case eResponse of
     Left err ->
       throwError . ConnectionError $ SomeException err