diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index ac28730..e531391 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ requires-python = ">= 3.8"
 dependencies = [
         "makefun",
         "SQLAlchemy-Utils",
-        "WuttJamaican[db]>=0.16.2",
+        "WuttJamaican[db]",
 ]
 
 
diff --git a/src/wuttasync/cli/base.py b/src/wuttasync/cli/base.py
index 008dd5b..c1fbd55 100644
--- a/src/wuttasync/cli/base.py
+++ b/src/wuttasync/cli/base.py
@@ -56,22 +56,25 @@ def importer_command_template(
             bool,
             typer.Option(help="Allow existing target records to be deleted.")] = False,
 
-        # fields
-        fields: Annotated[
-            str,
-            typer.Option('--fields',
-                         help="List of fields to process.  See also --exclude.")] = None,
-        excluded_fields: Annotated[
-            str,
-            typer.Option('--exclude',
-                         help="List of fields *not* to process.  See also --fields.")] = None,
-
         # dry run?
         dry_run: Annotated[
             bool,
             typer.Option('--dry-run',
                          help="Go through the motions, but rollback the transaction.")] = False,
 
+        # # fields
+        # fields: Annotated[
+        #     str,
+        #     typer.Option('--fields',
+        #                  help="List of fields to process.  If specified, "
+        #                  "any field not listed is excluded regardless "
+        #                  "of --exclude.")] = None,
+        # exclude_fields: Annotated[
+        #     str,
+        #     typer.Option('--exclude',
+        #                  help="List of fields not to process.  If "
+        #                  "specified, any field not listed is (not?) included "
+        #                  "based on app logic and/or --fields.")] = None,
 ):
     """
     Stub function which provides a common param signature; used with
diff --git a/src/wuttasync/importing/base.py b/src/wuttasync/importing/base.py
index d46ae67..164c04f 100644
--- a/src/wuttasync/importing/base.py
+++ b/src/wuttasync/importing/base.py
@@ -82,14 +82,6 @@ class Importer:
        overwrite this attribute directly, for dynamic fields.  If so
        then ``get_fields()`` will return the new value.  And really,
        it's probably just as safe to read this attribute directly too.
-
-    .. attribute:: excluded_fields
-
-       This attribute will often not exist, but is mentioned here for
-       reference.
-
-       It may be specified via constructor param in which case each
-       field listed therein will be removed from :attr:`fields`.
     """
 
     allow_create = True
@@ -191,18 +183,6 @@ class Importer:
         self.supported_fields = self.get_supported_fields()
         self.fields = self.get_fields()
 
-        # fields could be comma-delimited string from cli param
-        if isinstance(self.fields, str):
-            self.fields = self.config.parse_list(self.fields)
-
-        # discard any fields caller asked to exclude
-        excluded = getattr(self, 'excluded_fields', None)
-        if excluded:
-            if isinstance(excluded, str):
-                excluded = self.config.parse_list(excluded)
-            self.fields = [f for f in self.fields
-                           if f not in excluded]
-
     @property
     def orientation(self):
         """
diff --git a/tests/importing/test_base.py b/tests/importing/test_base.py
index 0648dc9..abe121b 100644
--- a/tests/importing/test_base.py
+++ b/tests/importing/test_base.py
@@ -36,20 +36,6 @@ class TestImporter(DataTestCase):
         self.assertTrue(imp.delete)
         self.assertFalse(imp.dry_run)
 
-    def test_constructor_fields(self):
-        model = self.app.model
-
-        # basic importer
-        imp = self.make_importer(model_class=model.Setting, fields='name')
-        self.assertEqual(imp.fields, ['name'])
-
-    def test_constructor_excluded_fields(self):
-        model = self.app.model
-
-        # basic importer
-        imp = self.make_importer(model_class=model.Setting, excluded_fields='value')
-        self.assertEqual(imp.fields, ['name'])
-
     def test_get_model_title(self):
         model = self.app.model
         imp = self.make_importer(model_class=model.Setting)