diff --git a/build-constraints.yaml b/build-constraints.yaml
index fb42f306..efeb81ed 100644
--- a/build-constraints.yaml
+++ b/build-constraints.yaml
@@ -1107,6 +1107,9 @@ packages:
         # @mr's packages
         - ftp-client
         - ftp-client-conduit
+        # other: real maintainers pls steal these back
+        - text-format  # needed by liquid-fixpoint
+        - liquid-fixpoint
 
     "Daniel Díaz dhelta.diaz@gmail.com @Daniel-Diaz":
         - bimap-server
@@ -4847,8 +4850,6 @@ packages:
         # - language-lua2 # https://github.com/mitchellwrosen/language-lua2/issues/4 # GHC 8.2.1
         - cassava
 
-        - text-format < 0 # via base-4.13.0.0
-
     # Packages without maintainers that cause issues,
     # this is to prevent us from including them by accident. They can
     # be removed from this list if they are fixed.