diff --git a/.emacs.d/init.el b/.emacs.d/init.el
index 6f63801..1d5495b 100644
--- a/.emacs.d/init.el
+++ b/.emacs.d/init.el
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@
             (add-to-list 'load-path directory)
             (let ((default-directory directory))
               (normal-top-level-add-subdirs-to-load-path)))
-        '("/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp" "~/.emacs.d/site-lisp"))
-  (add-to-list 'load-path "~/.emacs.d/"))
+        '("/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp" "~/.emacs.d/site-lisp")))
 
 (require 'ext)
 (require 'mode-icons)
@@ -226,6 +225,7 @@
                       "Access to a protected member"))))
 (setq frame-title-format '(:eval (concat "emacs: " (buffer-name))))
 (setq geiser-repl-history-filename "~/.emacs.d/geiser-history")
+(setq gnus-init-file "~/.emacs.d/gnus")
 (setq gtags-auto-update t)
 (setq help-at-pt-display-when-idle t)
 (setq ido-auto-merge-delay-time 1000000)
@@ -262,7 +262,6 @@
         ("marmalade" . "http://marmalade-repo.org/packages/")))
 (setq package-load-list '((htmlize "1.39")
                           (lua-mode "20111107")
-                          (python "0.24.2")
                           all))
 (setq php-function-call-face 'font-lock-function-name-face)
 (setq php-mode-force-pear t)