diff --git a/cardano-cli/src/Cardano/CLI/Shelley/Run/Read.hs b/cardano-cli/src/Cardano/CLI/Shelley/Run/Read.hs
index 21d86b6ade2..87006408658 100644
--- a/cardano-cli/src/Cardano/CLI/Shelley/Run/Read.hs
+++ b/cardano-cli/src/Cardano/CLI/Shelley/Run/Read.hs
@@ -74,8 +74,6 @@ import           Cardano.Api.Shelley
 --TODO: do this nicely via the API too:
 import qualified Cardano.Binary as CBOR
 import           Data.Text (Text)
---TODO: following import needed for orphan Eq Script instance
-import           Cardano.Ledger.Shelley.Scripts ()
 
 import           Cardano.CLI.Shelley.Key
 import           Cardano.CLI.Shelley.Parsers
@@ -169,7 +167,7 @@ renderScriptWitnessError (ScriptWitnessErrorFile err) =
   Text.pack $ displayError err
 renderScriptWitnessError (ScriptWitnessErrorScriptLanguageNotSupportedInEra (AnyScriptLanguage lang) anyEra) =
   "The script language " <> Text.pack (show lang) <> " is not supported in the " <>
-  renderEra anyEra <> " era'."
+  renderEra anyEra <> " era."
 renderScriptWitnessError (ScriptWitnessErrorExpectedSimple file (AnyScriptLanguage lang)) =
   Text.pack $ file <> ": expected a script in the simple script language, " <>
   "but it is actually using " <> show lang <> ". Alternatively, to use " <>
diff --git a/cardano-cli/src/Cardano/CLI/Shelley/Run/Transaction.hs b/cardano-cli/src/Cardano/CLI/Shelley/Run/Transaction.hs
index 9c4a3987d3b..569d63d2888 100644
--- a/cardano-cli/src/Cardano/CLI/Shelley/Run/Transaction.hs
+++ b/cardano-cli/src/Cardano/CLI/Shelley/Run/Transaction.hs
@@ -38,9 +38,6 @@ import           Cardano.Api
 import           Cardano.Api.Byron hiding (SomeByronSigningKey (..))
 import           Cardano.Api.Shelley
 
---TODO: following import needed for orphan Eq Script instance
-import           Cardano.Ledger.Shelley.Scripts ()
-
 import           Cardano.CLI.Run.Friendly (friendlyTxBS, friendlyTxBodyBS)
 import           Cardano.CLI.Shelley.Output
 import           Cardano.CLI.Shelley.Parsers
diff --git a/cardano-cli/src/Cardano/CLI/Shelley/Run/Validate.hs b/cardano-cli/src/Cardano/CLI/Shelley/Run/Validate.hs
index 3d6db51d204..1bd11cd8553 100644
--- a/cardano-cli/src/Cardano/CLI/Shelley/Run/Validate.hs
+++ b/cardano-cli/src/Cardano/CLI/Shelley/Run/Validate.hs
@@ -38,13 +38,12 @@ import           Prelude
 
 import           Cardano.Api
 import           Cardano.Api.Shelley
---TODO: following import needed for orphan Eq Script instance
-import           Cardano.Ledger.Shelley.Scripts ()
 
 import           Data.Bifunctor (first)
 import qualified Data.Map as Map
 import           Data.Maybe
 import qualified Data.Text as Text
+
 data ScriptLanguageValidationError
   = ScriptLanguageValidationError AnyScriptLanguage AnyCardanoEra
   deriving Show