diff --git a/lisp/mir-defuns.el b/lisp/mir-defuns.el
index 40a7212..88bc5b0 100644
--- a/lisp/mir-defuns.el
+++ b/lisp/mir-defuns.el
@@ -89,11 +89,6 @@ console."
       (setq current-input-method 'japanese-ascii)
     (setq current-input-method 'japanese)))
 
-(defun mir/general-config ()
-  "A batch of commands to run immediately after loading the `general' package.
-Made solely to reduce lines in the init file."
-  (require 'mir-keybinds))
-
 (defun turn-off-line-numbers ()
   "A tiny wrapper around `display-line-numbers-mode' or `linum'.
 For use in hooks."
diff --git a/lisp/mir-packages.el b/lisp/mir-packages.el
index 42c728f..5bf18d8 100644
--- a/lisp/mir-packages.el
+++ b/lisp/mir-packages.el
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 ;; -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ;;; Code:
 
-(elpaca-wait)
 ;; (use-package no-littering) ;a bad start, and we need more
 
 (use-package compat)
@@ -19,7 +18,7 @@
 (use-package general
   :demand t
   :custom (default-input-method "japanese")
-  :config (mir/general-config))
+  :config (require 'mir-keybinds))
 (elpaca-wait)
 (use-package gcmh
   :diminish