diff --git a/frameworks/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/modules/_colors.sass b/frameworks/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/modules/_colors.sass
index 7f0d29fe..59c17b76 100644
--- a/frameworks/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/modules/_colors.sass
+++ b/frameworks/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/modules/_colors.sass
@@ -24,14 +24,3 @@
 !error_color        = #8a1f11
 !error_bg_color     = #FBE3E4
 !error_border_color = #FBC2C4
-
-=link-colors(!normal = !link_color, !hover = !link_hover_color, !active = !link_active_color, !visited = !link_visited_color, !focus = !link_focus_color)
-  :color= !normal
-  &:visited
-    :color= !visited
-  &:focus
-    :color= !focus
-  &:hover
-    :color= !hover
-  &:active
-    :color= !active
diff --git a/frameworks/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/modules/_typography.sass b/frameworks/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/modules/_typography.sass
index 5233d3ab..5968bdb2 100644
--- a/frameworks/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/modules/_typography.sass
+++ b/frameworks/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/modules/_typography.sass
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 @import colors
+@import compass/utilities/links/link_colors
 
 =normal-text
   :font-family "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@
         :margin 1.5em 0 1.5em 1.5em
   a
     :text-decoration underline
-    +link-colors
+    +link-colors(!link_color, !link_hover_color, !link_active_color, !link_visited_color, !link_focus_color)
   blockquote
     :margin 1.5em
     :color #666
diff --git a/frameworks/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/modules/_utilities.sass b/frameworks/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/modules/_utilities.sass
index b2323c5d..ae06c8e9 100644
--- a/frameworks/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/modules/_utilities.sass
+++ b/frameworks/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/modules/_utilities.sass
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-@import compass/utilities
+@import compass/utilities/text/nowrap, compass/utilities/general/clearfix
 
 // Most of these utility classes are not "semantic". If you use them,
 // you are mixing your content and presentation. For shame!