diff --git a/cabal-audit.cabal b/cabal-audit.cabal
index 671773c..dae34a0 100644
--- a/cabal-audit.cabal
+++ b/cabal-audit.cabal
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ library
     , filepath
     , fused-effects
     , hsec-core             ^>=0.1
-    , hsec-tools            ^>=0.1
+    , hsec-tools            ^>=0.2
     , http-client
     , kan-extensions
     , optparse-applicative
diff --git a/src/Distribution/Audit.hs b/src/Distribution/Audit.hs
index 7828214..91f4ac2 100644
--- a/src/Distribution/Audit.hs
+++ b/src/Distribution/Audit.hs
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-{-# OPTIONS_GHC -Wno-orphans #-}
-
 -- | provides the @cabal-audit@ plugin which works as follows:
 --
 -- 1. parse command line arguments to pass on to cabal to build
@@ -22,7 +20,6 @@ import Data.Foldable (for_)
 import Data.Functor.Identity (Identity (runIdentity))
 import Data.List qualified as List
 import Data.Map qualified as M
-import Data.Monoid (Endo (..))
 import Data.String (IsString (fromString))
 import Data.Text (Text)
 import Data.Text qualified as T
@@ -59,54 +56,15 @@ data AuditException
     CabalException {reason :: String, cabalException :: SomeException}
   deriving stock (Show, Generic)
 
-type DString = Endo String
-
-instance (IsString a, Semigroup a) => IsString (Endo a) where
-  fromString s = Endo (<> fromString s)
-
-runDString :: DString -> String
-runDString = flip appEndo []
-
-eshow :: Show a => a -> DString
-eshow = Endo . shows
-
-etxt :: Text -> Endo String
-etxt = fromString . T.unpack
-
-prettyParseAdvisoryError :: ParseAdvisoryError -> DString
-prettyParseAdvisoryError = \case
-  MarkdownError parseError txt ->
-    mconcat
-      [ "error parsing commonmark markdown: \n\n"
-      , "\t" <> eshow parseError <> "\n"
-      , "\t" <> etxt txt <> "\n"
-      ]
-  MarkdownFormatError txt ->
-    mconcat
-      [ "problem with the structure of the markdown:"
-      , "\t" <> etxt txt
-      ]
-  TomlError _ txt ->
-    mconcat
-      [ "couldn't parse toml:"
-      , "\t" <> etxt txt
-      ]
-  AdvisoryError _ txt ->
-    mconcat
-      [ "problems while parsing advisories:"
-      , "\t" <> etxt txt
-      ]
-
 instance Exception AuditException where
   displayException = \case
     ListAdvisoryValidationError dir errs ->
-      runDString $
-        mconcat
-          [ "Listing the advisories in directory "
-          , fromString dir
-          , " failed with: \n"
-          , mconcat $ prettyParseAdvisoryError <$> errs
-          ]
+      mconcat
+        [ "Listing the advisories in directory "
+        , dir
+        , " failed with: \n"
+        , mconcat $ displayException <$> errs
+        ]
     CabalException ctx (SomeException ex) ->
       "cabal failed while "
         <> ctx