diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index b25b3a5..d8397d6 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -252,7 +252,6 @@
 ;;
 ;; ace jump mode major function
 ;;
-(add-to-list 'load-path "~/.emacs.d/ace-jump-mode/")
 (autoload
   'ace-jump-mode
   "ace-jump-mode"
@@ -309,7 +308,6 @@ a file in the home directory."
 			  (concat emacs-dir basename)
 			(concat "~/.emacs-" basename)))))
 
-(add-to-list 'load-path "~/.emacs.d/multiple-cursors.el")
 (require 'multiple-cursors)
 (global-set-key (kbd "C->") 'mc/mark-next-like-this)
 (global-set-key (kbd "C-<") 'mc/mark-previous-like-this)
@@ -344,9 +342,7 @@ This is the same as using \\[set-mark-command] with the prefix argument."
 ;;   (deactivate-mark nil))
 ;; (define-key global-map [remap exchange-point-and-mark] 'exchange-point-and-mark-no-activate)
 
-(add-to-list 'load-path "~/.emacs.d")
 
-(add-to-list 'load-path "~/.emacs.d/bibretrieve")
 (byte-recompile-directory "~/.emacs.d/bibretrieve" 0)
 (load "bibretrieve")