diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index f7c16a6..59130ef 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -1027,7 +1027,6 @@
   (setq gdb-many-windows t))
 
 (use-package semantic
-  :hook (after-init . semantic-mode)
   :custom
   (semantic-default-submodes '(global-semanticdb-minor-mode
                                global-semantic-idle-scheduler-mode