diff --git a/init.example.el b/init.example.el
index 666ef424c..c141b352d 100644
--- a/init.example.el
+++ b/init.example.el
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@
        latex           ; writing papers in Emacs has never been so fun
        lua             ; one-based indices? one-based indices
        markdown        ; writing docs for people to ignore
-       octave          ; math isn't a choice, it's a way of life
        org             ; for organized fearless leader (WIP)
        php             ; make php less awful to work with
        python          ; beautiful is better than ugly
diff --git a/modules/lang/octave/config.el b/modules/lang/octave/config.el
deleted file mode 100644
index 888746ee8..000000000
--- a/modules/lang/octave/config.el
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-;;; lang/octave/config.el
-
-;; built-in
-(def-package! octave
-  :mode (("\\.m$" . octave-mode))
-  :commands (octave-mode run-octave)
-  :config (set! :repl 'octave-mode #'run-octave))
-
-;; (use-package ac-octave
-;;   :config
-;;   (add-hook! octave-mode
-;;     (require 'ac-octave)
-;;     (setq ac-sources '(ac-source-octave))))
-