diff --git a/henforcer.cabal b/henforcer.cabal
index d93bc97..b248072 100644
--- a/henforcer.cabal
+++ b/henforcer.cabal
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 cabal-version: 3.4
 
 name:           henforcer
-version:        1.0.0.1
+version:        1.0.0.2
 synopsis:       GHC plugin to enforce user specified rules on code.
 description:    Please see the README on GitHub at <https://github.com/flipstone/henforcer#readme>
 category:       Development, Compiler Plugin, static-analysis
diff --git a/src/CompatGHC.hs b/src/CompatGHC.hs
index 34b8975..b9a5457 100644
--- a/src/CompatGHC.hs
+++ b/src/CompatGHC.hs
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ module CompatGHC
   , SrcSpan
   , generatedSrcSpan
   , getLoc
+  , isGoodSrcSpan
   , ideclAs
   , ideclName
   , ideclPkgQual
@@ -110,6 +111,7 @@ import GHC
   , ideclPkgQual
   , ideclQualified
   , ideclSafe
+  , isGoodSrcSpan
   , locA
   , mkModuleName
   , moduleName
diff --git a/src/Henforcer/CodeStructure/Import/Import.hs b/src/Henforcer/CodeStructure/Import/Import.hs
index a5907b7..26fdbee 100644
--- a/src/Henforcer/CodeStructure/Import/Import.hs
+++ b/src/Henforcer/CodeStructure/Import/Import.hs
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ module Henforcer.CodeStructure.Import.Import
   , importIsOpenWithNoHidingOrAlias
   ) where
 
+import qualified Data.Maybe as Maybe
+
 import qualified CompatGHC
 import Henforcer.CodeStructure.Import.Scheme (Alias (WithoutAlias), Scheme (Scheme), buildScheme)
 
@@ -48,7 +50,14 @@ getImports tcGblEnv =
   let
     name = CompatGHC.moduleName $ CompatGHC.tcg_mod tcGblEnv
    in
-    fmap (Import name) $ CompatGHC.tcg_rn_imports tcGblEnv
+    Maybe.mapMaybe
+      ( \imp ->
+          -- Remove synthetic imports, e.g. transitively imported Backpack signatures
+          if CompatGHC.isGoodSrcSpan . CompatGHC.locA $ CompatGHC.getLoc imp
+            then Just (Import name imp)
+            else Nothing
+      )
+      (CompatGHC.tcg_rn_imports tcGblEnv)
 
 {- | Determine if the import is open, with no qualification, no alias, and no hiding