diff --git a/global.org b/global.org
index b6b0849..dc71bfa 100644
--- a/global.org
+++ b/global.org
@@ -895,14 +895,7 @@
     with abbrev mode shortcuts
 
    #+begin_src emacs-lisp
-     (setq nicknames-alist
-           '(("Micheal Pawliuk" . "Mike")
-             ("Konstantin Khanin" . "Kostya")
-             ("Nicholas[ ]+Fleming". "Nick")
-             ("Pramathanath Sastry". "Pramath")
-             ("Dmitry Dolgopyat" . "Dima")
-             ("Buddhima Kasun Fernando Akurugodage (Staff)" . "Kasun")))
-     ;; the above should be moved to a private file
+     (load-file "~/.emacs.d/confidential.el")
 
      (defun wilder/mu4e-process-recipient-name (name)
        (interactive)