diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index 6153f42..9c002e5 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -287,47 +287,15 @@ If the current window occupies the whole frame, split it."
             (end (- (re-search-forward "\n```") 3)))
 	(write-region start end elpaca-bootstrap-file))))
   (load-file elpaca-bootstrap-file)
-  (elpaca 'dash)
+  (elpaca 'dash (require 'dash))
   (elpaca elpaca-use-package
 	  (elpaca-use-package-mode)
 	  (setq elpaca-use-package-by-default t))
-  (elpaca-wait)
-  (require 'dash)
-  ;; (setq use-package-git-keyword :ensure)
+  ;; (elpaca-wait)
   )
 
-(defun nix-bootstrap ()
-  "placeholder function. Ideally, load nix packages"
-  (message "you never set up nix packages, baka!")
-  (require 'dash)
-					;(setq use-package-git-keyword :nix)
-  (straight-bootstrap)
-  )
-(defun plist-remove (key plist)
-  "Remove KEY and its immediately following value from PLIST."
-  (if (member key plist)
-      (let ((index (cl-position key plist)))
-	(-remove-at-indices `(,index ,(1+ index)) plist))
-    plist))
-;; (plist-remove :ensure '(use-package package))
-;; (if (executable-find "home-manager")
-;;     ;; (nix-bootstrap)
-;;     (straight-bootstrap)
-;;   (if (eq system-type 'windows-nt)
-;;       (straight-bootstrap)
-;;     (elpaca-bootstrap)))
-;; (straight-bootstrap)
 (elpaca-bootstrap)
 
-;; (fset #'use-package--orig (symbol-function #'use-package))
-;; (defmacro use-package (&rest args)
-;;   "re-definition of use-package to replace the downloader depending on system"
-;;   ;; (require 'dash)
-;;   (if (eq use-package-git-keyword :nix)
-;;       `(use-package--orig ,@(plist-remove :ensure args))
-;;     `(use-package--orig ,@(-replace :ensure use-package-git-keyword args))))
-;; (use-package lua-mode :ensure nil)
-
 (setq init-hook 'elpaca-after-init-hook)
 ;; do the things
 (add-hook 'server-after-make-frame-hook #'mir/graphical-setup)