diff --git a/initialize b/initialize
index d82b253..a94996c 100755
--- a/initialize
+++ b/initialize
@@ -20,22 +20,6 @@ cat > $HAMACS_DEST/init.el <<EOF
 ;; We'll be using straight. So, we don't want duplicated package loading:
 (setq package-enable-at-startup nil)
 
-;; Configure package.el to include MELPA.
-;;  (require 'package)
-;;  (add-to-list 'package-archives '("gnu" . "https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/") t)
-;;  (add-to-list 'package-archives '("melpa" . "https://melpa.org/packages/") t)
-;;  (add-to-list 'package-archives '("org" . "http://orgmode.org/elpa/") t)
-;;  (package-initialize)
-
-;; Ensure that use-package is installed.
-;;
-;; If use-package isn't already installed, it's extremely likely that this is a
-;; fresh installation! So we'll want to update the package repository and
-;; install use-package before loading the literate configuration.
-;; (when (not (package-installed-p 'use-package))
-;;   (package-refresh-contents)
-;;   (package-install 'use-package))
-
 (defvar hamacs-source-dir "$HAMACS_DIR" "Where we be.")
 
 ;; Let's rock: