diff --git a/src/taoensso/nippy/tools.clj b/src/taoensso/nippy/tools.clj
index e36dd0f..e0312b2 100644
--- a/src/taoensso/nippy/tools.clj
+++ b/src/taoensso/nippy/tools.clj
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 (ns taoensso.nippy.tools
   "Utils for community tools that want to add user-configurable Nippy support.
   Used by Carmine, Faraday, etc."
-
-  (:refer-clojure :exclude [binding])
   (:require
-   [taoensso.encore :as enc :refer [binding]]
+   [taoensso.encore :as enc]
    [taoensso.nippy  :as nippy]))
 
 (def ^:dynamic *freeze-opts* nil)
diff --git a/test/taoensso/nippy_tests.clj b/test/taoensso/nippy_tests.clj
index c27397a..95fff52 100644
--- a/test/taoensso/nippy_tests.clj
+++ b/test/taoensso/nippy_tests.clj
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
    [taoensso.truss                :as truss :refer [throws?]]
    [taoensso.encore               :as enc   :refer [ba=]]
    [taoensso.nippy                :as nippy :refer [freeze thaw]]
+   [taoensso.nippy.impl           :as impl]
+   [taoensso.nippy.tools          :as tools]
    [taoensso.nippy.compression    :as compr]
    [taoensso.nippy.crypto         :as crypto]
    [taoensso.nippy-benchmarks     :as benchmarks]))