diff --git a/home/.bash_profile b/home/.bash_profile
index fc55066..9f79eba 100644
--- a/home/.bash_profile
+++ b/home/.bash_profile
@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@ shopt -s histappend;
 # Autocorrect typos in path names when using `cd`
 shopt -s cdspell;
 
-# load the default .profile
-[[ -s "$HOME/.profile" ]] && source "$HOME/.profile"
-
 # load RVM into a shell session *as a function*
 [[ -s "$HOME/.rvm/scripts/rvm" ]] && source "$HOME/.rvm/scripts/rvm"