diff --git a/system/home/emacs/default.nix b/system/home/emacs/default.nix
index b00d4e4a..ed70ec53 100644
--- a/system/home/emacs/default.nix
+++ b/system/home/emacs/default.nix
@@ -25,12 +25,6 @@
       withImageMagick = true;
       withPgtk = true;
     };
-    extraConfig = ''
-      (setq use-package-check-before-init t
-            use-package-enable-imenu-support t
-            base16-theme-distinct-fringe-background t
-            base16-theme-highlight-mode-line 'contrast)
-    '';
     extraPackages = epkgs: import ./packages.nix { inherit epkgs; };
   };
   home.packages = with pkgs; [