diff --git a/core/prelude-ui.el b/core/prelude-ui.el
index b62692a..15906cb 100644
--- a/core/prelude-ui.el
+++ b/core/prelude-ui.el
@@ -75,12 +75,5 @@
 ;; use zenburn as the default theme
 (load-theme 'zenburn t)
 
-(require 'desktop)
-(setq desktop-save t)
-(setq desktop-path (list prelude-savefile-dir))
-(setq desktop-dirname prelude-savefile-dir)
-
-(desktop-save-mode +1)
-
 (provide 'prelude-ui)
 ;;; prelude-ui.el ends here