diff --git a/Cabal-syntax/Cabal-syntax.cabal b/Cabal-syntax/Cabal-syntax.cabal
index 85137dc147c..e09fbfab8a8 100644
--- a/Cabal-syntax/Cabal-syntax.cabal
+++ b/Cabal-syntax/Cabal-syntax.cabal
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ library
     Distribution.Compat.Exception
     Distribution.Compat.Graph
     Distribution.Compat.Lens
-    Distribution.Compat.MonadFail
     Distribution.Compat.Newtype
     Distribution.Compat.NonEmptySet
     Distribution.Compat.Parsing
diff --git a/Cabal-syntax/src/Distribution/Compat/MonadFail.hs b/Cabal-syntax/src/Distribution/Compat/MonadFail.hs
deleted file mode 100644
index 4185bca592f..00000000000
--- a/Cabal-syntax/src/Distribution/Compat/MonadFail.hs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
--- | Compatibility layer for "Control.Monad.Fail"
-module Distribution.Compat.MonadFail (Control.Monad.Fail.MonadFail (fail)) where
-
-import Control.Monad.Fail
diff --git a/Cabal-syntax/src/Distribution/Parsec.hs b/Cabal-syntax/src/Distribution/Parsec.hs
index a3f695bc95b..9b43b6e41a2 100644
--- a/Cabal-syntax/src/Distribution/Parsec.hs
+++ b/Cabal-syntax/src/Distribution/Parsec.hs
@@ -72,9 +72,9 @@ import Distribution.Parsec.Warning
 import Numeric (showIntAtBase)
 import Prelude ()
 
+import qualified Control.Monad.Fail as Fail
 import qualified Distribution.Compat.CharParsing as P
 import qualified Distribution.Compat.DList as DList
-import qualified Distribution.Compat.MonadFail as Fail
 import qualified Text.Parsec as Parsec
 
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diff --git a/Cabal/Cabal.cabal b/Cabal/Cabal.cabal
index 647cb5f1523..47753134565 100644
--- a/Cabal/Cabal.cabal
+++ b/Cabal/Cabal.cabal
@@ -197,7 +197,6 @@ library
     Distribution.Compat.Exception,
     Distribution.Compat.Graph,
     Distribution.Compat.Lens,
-    Distribution.Compat.MonadFail,
     Distribution.Compat.Newtype,
     Distribution.Compat.NonEmptySet,
     Distribution.Compat.Parsing,
diff --git a/changelog.d/pr-11396.md b/changelog.d/pr-11396.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6e1d8ee1d14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/pr-11396.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+synopsis: Remove Distribution.Compat.MonadFail
+packages: [Cabal, Cabal-syntax]
+prs: 11396
+---
+
+Remove obsolete compatibility layer of `Distribution.Compat.MonadFail`, use `Control.Monad.Fail` instead.