diff --git a/home/emacs/init.el b/home/emacs/init.el
index 9a389450..d20f2ffc 100644
--- a/home/emacs/init.el
+++ b/home/emacs/init.el
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@
 (setq user-full-name "Evie Litherland-Smith"
       user-mail-address "evie@xenia.me.uk")
 
-(require 'custom-defaults-config)
+;; TODO customise and then re-enable
+;; (require 'custom-defaults-config)
 (require 'custom-email-config)
 (require 'custom-feed-config)
 (require 'custom-ide-config)