diff --git a/lisp/obsolete.el b/lisp/obsolete.el
index aeab398..be4907e 100644
--- a/lisp/obsolete.el
+++ b/lisp/obsolete.el
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 ;; loaded.
 
 ;;; Code:
+(error "Please don't load `obsolete.el', it's obsolete.")
 
 ;; scribble SVGs in org buffers like it's 2005 (idk I was a baby then)
 (use-package edraw
@@ -190,7 +191,6 @@ See https://emacs.stackexchange.com/questions/2538/how-to-define-additional-mode
 
 
 
-(error "Please don't load `obsolete.el', it's obsolete.")
 
 (provide 'obsolete)
 ;;; obsolete.el ends here