diff --git a/dotfiles/emacs.d/auto-save-list/.saves-5311-ares~ b/dotfiles/emacs.d/auto-save-list/.saves-5311-ares~
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index 79fb83e..0000000
--- a/dotfiles/emacs.d/auto-save-list/.saves-5311-ares~
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@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-/home/taylor/.emacs.d/package.el
-/home/taylor/.emacs.d/#package.el#
-/home/taylor/.emacs.d/init.el
-/home/taylor/.emacs.d/#init.el#
diff --git a/dotfiles/emacs.d/init.el~ b/dotfiles/emacs.d/init.el~
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index bd6a2bf..0000000
--- a/dotfiles/emacs.d/init.el~
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-(require 'package)
-(package-initialize)
diff --git a/dotfiles/emacs.d/package.el~ b/dotfiles/emacs.d/package.el~
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index 82e5edb..0000000
--- a/dotfiles/emacs.d/package.el~
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@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-(require 'cl)
- 
-(defvar my-packages
-  '(ack-and-a-half clojure-mode coffee-mode paredit)
-  "Packages to make sure are installed")
- 
-(defun my-packages-installed-p ()
-  (loop for p in my-packages
-        when (not (package-installed-p p)) do (return nil)
-        finally (return t)))
- 
-(unless (my-packages-installed-p)
-  ;; check for new packages (package versions)
-  (package-refresh-contents)
-  ;; install the missing packages
-  (dolist (p my-packages)
-    (when (not (package-installed-p p))
-      (package-install p))))