diff --git a/src/uu/cut/src/cut.rs b/src/uu/cut/src/cut.rs
index 0555be14f..0d5f79b35 100644
--- a/src/uu/cut/src/cut.rs
+++ b/src/uu/cut/src/cut.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ use uucore::line_ending::LineEnding;
 use self::searcher::Searcher;
 use matcher::{ExactMatcher, Matcher, WhitespaceMatcher};
 use uucore::ranges::Range;
-use uucore::{format_usage, help_about, help_section, help_usage, show, show_error, show_if_err};
+use uucore::{format_usage, help_about, help_section, help_usage, show_error, show_if_err};
 
 mod matcher;
 mod searcher;
diff --git a/src/uu/dd/src/dd.rs b/src/uu/dd/src/dd.rs
index 645c24967..b721d1d72 100644
--- a/src/uu/dd/src/dd.rs
+++ b/src/uu/dd/src/dd.rs
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ use uucore::display::Quotable;
 #[cfg(unix)]
 use uucore::error::set_exit_code;
 use uucore::error::{FromIo, UResult};
-use uucore::{format_usage, help_about, help_section, help_usage, show_error};
 #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
-use uucore::{show, show_if_err};
+use uucore::show_if_err;
+use uucore::{format_usage, help_about, help_section, help_usage, show_error};
 
 const ABOUT: &str = help_about!("dd.md");
 const AFTER_HELP: &str = help_section!("after help", "dd.md");
diff --git a/src/uu/head/src/head.rs b/src/uu/head/src/head.rs
index 5d0d3bedd..83bdd3739 100644
--- a/src/uu/head/src/head.rs
+++ b/src/uu/head/src/head.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use clap::{crate_version, Arg, ArgAction, ArgMatches, Command};
 use std::ffi::OsString;
 use std::io::{self, BufWriter, ErrorKind, Read, Seek, SeekFrom, Write};
 use uucore::display::Quotable;
-use uucore::error::{FromIo, UError, UResult, USimpleError};
+use uucore::error::{FromIo, UResult, USimpleError};
 use uucore::line_ending::LineEnding;
 use uucore::lines::lines;
 use uucore::{format_usage, help_about, help_usage, show};
diff --git a/src/uu/kill/src/kill.rs b/src/uu/kill/src/kill.rs
index b0e18a798..f353fd7ca 100644
--- a/src/uu/kill/src/kill.rs
+++ b/src/uu/kill/src/kill.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use nix::sys::signal::{self, Signal};
 use nix::unistd::Pid;
 use std::io::Error;
 use uucore::display::Quotable;
-use uucore::error::{FromIo, UError, UResult, USimpleError};
+use uucore::error::{FromIo, UResult, USimpleError};
 use uucore::signals::{signal_by_name_or_value, ALL_SIGNALS};
 use uucore::{format_usage, help_about, help_usage, show};
 
diff --git a/src/uu/mkdir/src/mkdir.rs b/src/uu/mkdir/src/mkdir.rs
index 4121278b6..c29905ef4 100644
--- a/src/uu/mkdir/src/mkdir.rs
+++ b/src/uu/mkdir/src/mkdir.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ use uucore::error::{UResult, USimpleError};
 #[cfg(not(windows))]
 use uucore::mode;
 use uucore::{display::Quotable, fs::dir_strip_dot_for_creation};
-use uucore::{format_usage, help_about, help_section, help_usage, show, show_if_err};
+use uucore::{format_usage, help_about, help_section, help_usage, show_if_err};
 
 static DEFAULT_PERM: u32 = 0o777;
 
diff --git a/src/uu/mv/src/mv.rs b/src/uu/mv/src/mv.rs
index 036024f99..60dabf345 100644
--- a/src/uu/mv/src/mv.rs
+++ b/src/uu/mv/src/mv.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ use std::os::windows;
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use uucore::backup_control::{self, source_is_target_backup};
 use uucore::display::Quotable;
-use uucore::error::{set_exit_code, FromIo, UError, UResult, USimpleError, UUsageError};
+use uucore::error::{set_exit_code, FromIo, UResult, USimpleError, UUsageError};
 use uucore::fs::{are_hardlinks_or_one_way_symlink_to_same_file, are_hardlinks_to_same_file};
 use uucore::update_control;
 // These are exposed for projects (e.g. nushell) that want to create an `Options` value, which
diff --git a/src/uu/numfmt/src/numfmt.rs b/src/uu/numfmt/src/numfmt.rs
index d1785209d..d158072fb 100644
--- a/src/uu/numfmt/src/numfmt.rs
+++ b/src/uu/numfmt/src/numfmt.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ use std::str::FromStr;
 
 use units::{IEC_BASES, SI_BASES};
 use uucore::display::Quotable;
-use uucore::error::{UError, UResult};
+use uucore::error::UResult;
 use uucore::ranges::Range;
 use uucore::{format_usage, help_about, help_section, help_usage, show, show_error};
 
diff --git a/src/uu/realpath/src/realpath.rs b/src/uu/realpath/src/realpath.rs
index 64806fbab..b099a5f37 100644
--- a/src/uu/realpath/src/realpath.rs
+++ b/src/uu/realpath/src/realpath.rs
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@ use std::{
 use uucore::fs::make_path_relative_to;
 use uucore::{
     display::{print_verbatim, Quotable},
-    error::{FromIo, UResult},
+    error::{FromIo, UClapError, UResult},
     format_usage,
     fs::{canonicalize, MissingHandling, ResolveMode},
     help_about, help_usage,
     line_ending::LineEnding,
+    show_if_err,
 };
-use uucore::{error::UClapError, show, show_if_err};
 
 static ABOUT: &str = help_about!("realpath.md");
 const USAGE: &str = help_usage!("realpath.md");
diff --git a/src/uu/shred/src/shred.rs b/src/uu/shred/src/shred.rs
index eb63f0e5f..04f81bf23 100644
--- a/src/uu/shred/src/shred.rs
+++ b/src/uu/shred/src/shred.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use uucore::display::Quotable;
 use uucore::error::{FromIo, UResult, USimpleError, UUsageError};
 use uucore::parse_size::parse_size_u64;
-use uucore::{format_usage, help_about, help_section, help_usage, show, show_error, show_if_err};
+use uucore::{format_usage, help_about, help_section, help_usage, show_error, show_if_err};
 
 const ABOUT: &str = help_about!("shred.md");
 const USAGE: &str = help_usage!("shred.md");
diff --git a/src/uu/tail/src/tail.rs b/src/uu/tail/src/tail.rs
index 0488e0808..edac4b151 100644
--- a/src/uu/tail/src/tail.rs
+++ b/src/uu/tail/src/tail.rs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ use std::fs::File;
 use std::io::{self, stdin, stdout, BufRead, BufReader, BufWriter, Read, Seek, SeekFrom, Write};
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use uucore::display::Quotable;
-use uucore::error::{get_exit_code, set_exit_code, FromIo, UError, UResult, USimpleError};
+use uucore::error::{get_exit_code, set_exit_code, FromIo, UResult, USimpleError};
 use uucore::{show, show_error};
 
 #[uucore::main]
diff --git a/src/uu/touch/src/touch.rs b/src/uu/touch/src/touch.rs
index d9399a051..51c09801b 100644
--- a/src/uu/touch/src/touch.rs
+++ b/src/uu/touch/src/touch.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ use std::ffi::OsString;
 use std::fs::{self, File};
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use uucore::display::Quotable;
-use uucore::error::{FromIo, UError, UResult, USimpleError};
+use uucore::error::{FromIo, UResult, USimpleError};
 use uucore::{format_usage, help_about, help_usage, show};
 
 const ABOUT: &str = help_about!("touch.md");
diff --git a/src/uucore/src/lib/macros.rs b/src/uucore/src/lib/macros.rs
index ad86d5308..d1a09c281 100644
--- a/src/uucore/src/lib/macros.rs
+++ b/src/uucore/src/lib/macros.rs
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ pub static UTILITY_IS_SECOND_ARG: AtomicBool = AtomicBool::new(false);
 #[macro_export]
 macro_rules! show(
     ($err:expr) => ({
+        use $crate::error::UError;
         let e = $err;
         $crate::error::set_exit_code(e.code());
         eprintln!("{}: {}", $crate::util_name(), e);
@@ -131,7 +132,7 @@ macro_rules! show(
 macro_rules! show_if_err(
     ($res:expr) => ({
         if let Err(e) = $res {
-            show!(e);
+            $crate::show!(e);
         }
     })
 );