diff --git a/default.nix b/default.nix
index 6f518c96..ac671f29 100644
--- a/default.nix
+++ b/default.nix
@@ -228,12 +228,7 @@ let
   # without installing ~/.emacs.d
   emacs = let
     load-config-from-site = writeTextDir "share/emacs/site-lisp/default.el" ''
-      (message "doom-emacs is not placed in `doom-private-dir',
-      loading from `site-lisp'")
-      ${# TODO: remove once Emacs 29+ is released and commonly available
-        lib.optionalString (!isEmacs29) ''
-        (load "${doom-emacs}/early-init.el")
-      ''}
+      (message "doom-emacs is not placed in `doom-private-dir', loading from `site-lisp'")
       (load "${doom-emacs}/lisp/doom.el")
       (load "${doom-emacs}/lisp/doom-start.el")
     '';