diff --git a/src/taoensso/nippy/tools.clj b/src/taoensso/nippy/tools.clj
index bf16683..63175d7 100644
--- a/src/taoensso/nippy/tools.clj
+++ b/src/taoensso/nippy/tools.clj
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 (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]
+   [taoensso.encore :as enc :refer [binding]]
    [taoensso.nippy  :as nippy]))
 
 (def ^:dynamic *freeze-opts* nil)