diff --git a/build-constraints.yaml b/build-constraints.yaml
index 34a2951a..2025dec6 100644
--- a/build-constraints.yaml
+++ b/build-constraints.yaml
@@ -1714,7 +1714,9 @@ packages:
 
     "Brandon Martin <brandon@codedmart.com> @codedmart":
         # GHC 8 - engine-io-wai
-        - rethinkdb
+        # rethinkdb-2.2.0.5 requires data-default < 0.7
+        # - rethinkdb
+        []
 
     "Michael Walker <mike@barrucadu.co.uk> @barrucadu":
         # GHC 8 - both
@@ -2409,11 +2411,6 @@ packages:
         - Win32 == 2.3.1.1
 
     "Stackage upper bounds":
-        # https://github.com/fpco/stackage/issues/1469
-        - data-default < 0.7
-        - data-default-class < 0.1
-        - data-default-instances-base < 0.1.0.1
-
         # https://github.com/fpco/stackage/issues/1510
         - pipes < 4.2