diff --git a/default.nix b/default.nix
index 68b2df9d..00dcd76a 100644
--- a/default.nix
+++ b/default.nix
@@ -239,19 +239,6 @@ let
     '';
   in (emacsPackages.emacsWithPackages (epkgs: [ load-config-from-site ]));
 
-  # create a `emacs.d` dir to be loaded using `--init-directory` flag from Emacs 29+
-  # this will allow proper usage of `early-init.el`, fixing FOUC issues and improving
-  # startup performance
-  emacs-dir = runCommand "emacs-dir" { } ''
-    mkdir -p $out
-    cat > $out/early-init.el << EOF
-    (load "${doom-emacs}/early-init.el")
-    EOF
-    cat > $out/init.el << EOF
-    (load "default.el")
-    EOF
-  '';
-
   build-summary = writeShellScript "build-summary" ''
     printf "\n${fmt.green}Successfully built nix-doom-emacs!${fmt.reset}\n"
     printf "${fmt.bold}  ==> doom-emacs is installed to ${doom-emacs}${fmt.reset}\n"
@@ -263,7 +250,7 @@ in emacs.overrideAttrs (esuper:
     # `--init-directory` is supported by Emacs 29+ only
     initDirArgs = lib.optionalString isEmacs29 ''
       if [[ $(basename $1) == emacs ]] || [[ $(basename $1) == emacs-* ]]; then
-        wrapArgs+=(--add-flags '--init-directory ${emacs-dir}')
+        wrapArgs+=(--add-flags '--init-directory ${doom-emacs}')
       fi
     '';
     cmd = ''