diff --git a/src/Test/QuickCheck/Checkers.hs b/src/Test/QuickCheck/Checkers.hs
index 5d048d3..7432943 100644
--- a/src/Test/QuickCheck/Checkers.hs
+++ b/src/Test/QuickCheck/Checkers.hs
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ import Data.Monoid hiding (
                           )
 
 import Data.Complex
-import Data.Ord
 import Data.Proxy
 import Data.Ratio
 import Data.Functor.Identity
@@ -269,9 +268,6 @@ instance EqProp (f a) => EqProp (Alt f a)
 instance EqProp (f a) => EqProp (Ap f a)
 #endif
 
--- Orderings
-instance EqProp a => EqProp (Down a)
-
 -- Lists
 instance EqProp a => EqProp [a]
 instance EqProp a => EqProp (NonEmpty a)