diff --git a/.emacs.d/init.el b/.emacs.d/init.el
index 8aedcb2..2152b39 100644
--- a/.emacs.d/init.el
+++ b/.emacs.d/init.el
@@ -41,12 +41,7 @@
       dired-listing-switches "-alh --group-directories-first"
       wdired-allow-to-change-permissions t)
 
-;; some packages
-(package-install 'nerd-icons)
-(package-install 'pdf-tools)
-
 ;; modes
-(require 'cc-mode)
 (package-install 'git-modes)
 (package-install 'json-mode)
 (package-install 'lua-mode)
@@ -72,7 +67,6 @@
               tab-width w))
 
 (add-hook 'prog-mode-hook 'display-line-numbers-mode)
-(add-hook 'text-mode-hook 'hl-line-mode)
 
 (add-hook 'prog-mode-hook 'indent-tab-hook)
 (add-hook 'sgml-mode-hook 'indent-spc-hook)
@@ -90,8 +84,6 @@
 (add-hook 'org-mode-hook 'auto-fill-mode)
 
 ;; file extensions
-(add-to-list 'auto-mode-alist '("\\.yuck\\'" . lisp-mode))
-(add-to-list 'auto-mode-alist '("\\.eml\\'" . mail-mode))
 (add-to-list 'auto-mode-alist '("\\.scd\\'" . markdown-mode))
 (add-to-list 'auto-mode-alist '("\\.nix\\'" . nix-mode))
 (add-to-list 'auto-mode-alist '("\\.3lua\\'" . nroff-mode))
@@ -235,7 +227,6 @@
 
 ;; nyan-mode
 (package-install 'nyan-mode)
-(setq nyan-animate-nyancat t)
 (nyan-mode)
 
 ;; breadcrumbs
@@ -297,12 +288,6 @@
 
 ;; misc
 
-;; guess the major mode from file name
-(setq-default major-mode (lambda ()
-                           (unless buffer-file-name
-                             (let ((buffer-file-name (buffer-name)))
-                               (set-auto-mode)))))
-
 ;; save files and your position in them
 (save-place-mode)
 (recentf-mode)