diff --git a/Annex/Content.hs b/Annex/Content.hs
index 3e3e958686..0bce5633fe 100644
--- a/Annex/Content.hs
+++ b/Annex/Content.hs
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ cleanObjectLoc key = do
 		removeparents file n = do
 			let dir = parentDir file
 			maybe noop (const $ removeparents dir (n-1))
-				=<< catchMaybeIO (removeDirectory dir)
+				<=< catchMaybeIO $ removeDirectory dir
 
 {- Removes a key's file from .git/annex/objects/ -}
 removeAnnex :: Key -> Annex ()
diff --git a/Annex/Queue.hs b/Annex/Queue.hs
index c019aed6cc..97a759d103 100644
--- a/Annex/Queue.hs
+++ b/Annex/Queue.hs
@@ -23,13 +23,13 @@ import Config
 addCommand :: String -> [CommandParam] -> [FilePath] -> Annex ()
 addCommand command params files = do
 	q <- get
-	store =<< inRepo (Git.Queue.addCommand command params files q)
+	store <=< inRepo $ Git.Queue.addCommand command params files q
 
 {- Adds an update-index stream to the queue. -}
 addUpdateIndex :: Git.UpdateIndex.Streamer -> Annex ()
 addUpdateIndex streamer = do
 	q <- get
-	store =<< inRepo (Git.Queue.addUpdateIndex streamer q)
+	store <=< inRepo $ Git.Queue.addUpdateIndex streamer q
 
 {- Runs the queue if it is full. Should be called periodically. -}
 flushWhenFull :: Annex ()
diff --git a/Command/Commit.hs b/Command/Commit.hs
index f53ab7e097..d3ce3d7bb1 100644
--- a/Command/Commit.hs
+++ b/Command/Commit.hs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ seek = [withNothing start]
 start :: CommandStart
 start = next $ next $ do
 	Annex.Branch.commit "update"
-	_ <- runhook =<< inRepo (Git.hookPath "annex-content")
+	_ <- runhook <=< inRepo $ Git.hookPath "annex-content"
 	return True
 	where
 		runhook (Just hook) = liftIO $ boolSystem hook []
diff --git a/Command/Unused.hs b/Command/Unused.hs
index 1224d05457..03a709534e 100644
--- a/Command/Unused.hs
+++ b/Command/Unused.hs
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ checkRemoteUnused name = go =<< fromJust <$> Remote.byName (Just name)
 			_ <- check "" (remoteUnusedMsg r) (remoteunused r) 0
 			next $ return True
 		remoteunused r =
-			excludeReferenced =<< loggedKeysFor (Remote.uuid r)
+			excludeReferenced <=< loggedKeysFor $ Remote.uuid r
 
 check :: FilePath -> ([(Int, Key)] -> String) -> Annex [Key] -> Int -> Annex Int
 check file msg a c = do
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ withKeysReferencedInGit a = do
 withKeysReferencedInGitRef :: (Key -> Annex ()) -> Git.Ref -> Annex ()
 withKeysReferencedInGitRef a ref = do
 	showAction $ "checking " ++ Git.Ref.describe ref
-	go =<< inRepo (LsTree.lsTree ref)
+	go <=< inRepo $ LsTree.lsTree ref
 	where
 		go [] = noop
 		go (l:ls)
diff --git a/Remote/Rsync.hs b/Remote/Rsync.hs
index df4e0a44f2..3c449b5de0 100644
--- a/Remote/Rsync.hs
+++ b/Remote/Rsync.hs
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ rsyncUrls o k = map use annexHashes
                 f = keyFile k
 
 store :: RsyncOpts -> Key -> Annex Bool
-store o k = rsyncSend o k =<< inRepo (gitAnnexLocation k)
+store o k = rsyncSend o k <=< inRepo $ gitAnnexLocation k
 
 storeEncrypted :: RsyncOpts -> (Cipher, Key) -> Key -> Annex Bool
 storeEncrypted o (cipher, enck) k = withTmp enck $ \tmp -> do
diff --git a/Seek.hs b/Seek.hs
index eed4a81558..2cf0d8d460 100644
--- a/Seek.hs
+++ b/Seek.hs
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ withValue v a params = do
  -}
 withField :: Option -> (Maybe String -> Annex a) -> (a -> CommandSeek) -> CommandSeek
 withField option converter = withValue $
-	converter =<< Annex.getField (Option.name option)
+	converter <=< Annex.getField $ Option.name option
 
 withFlag :: Option -> (Bool -> CommandSeek) -> CommandSeek
 withFlag option = withValue $ Annex.getFlag (Option.name option)
diff --git a/Upgrade/V2.hs b/Upgrade/V2.hs
index 202ba5b167..c001bc5a95 100644
--- a/Upgrade/V2.hs
+++ b/Upgrade/V2.hs
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ inject source dest = do
 
 logFiles :: FilePath -> Annex [FilePath]
 logFiles dir = return . filter (".log" `isSuffixOf`)
-		=<< liftIO (getDirectoryContents dir)
+		<=< liftIO $ getDirectoryContents dir
 
 push :: Annex ()
 push = do