diff --git a/modules/emacs/dired/autoload.el b/modules/emacs/dired/autoload.el
index bf911db28..145fdd557 100644
--- a/modules/emacs/dired/autoload.el
+++ b/modules/emacs/dired/autoload.el
@@ -14,18 +14,3 @@
        (not (file-remote-p default-directory))
        (locate-dominating-file "." ".git"))
       (dired-git-info-mode 1)))
-
-;;;###autoload
-(defun +dired-dotfiles-hide ()
-  (set (make-local-variable '+dired-dotfiles-show-p) nil)
-  (dired-mark-files-regexp "^\\\.")
-  (dired-do-kill-lines))
-
-;;;###autoload
-(defun +dired/dotfiles-toggle ()
-  (interactive)
-  (when (equal major-mode 'dired-mode)
-    (if (or (not (boundp '+dired-dotfiles-show-p)) +dired-dotfiles-show-p) ; if currently showing
-        (+dired-dotfiles-hide)
-      (progn (revert-buffer) ; otherwise just revert to re-show
-             (set (make-local-variable '+dired-dotfiles-show-p) t)))))
diff --git a/modules/emacs/dired/config.el b/modules/emacs/dired/config.el
index fe430dd72..579c27ba3 100755
--- a/modules/emacs/dired/config.el
+++ b/modules/emacs/dired/config.el
@@ -47,8 +47,6 @@ only variant that supports --group-directories-first."
 
   ;; hide details by default
   (add-hook 'dired-mode-hook 'dired-hide-details-mode)
-  ;; hide dotfiles by default
-  (add-hook 'dired-after-readin-hook '+dired-dotfiles-hide)
 
   ;; Don't complain about this command being disabled when we use it
   (put 'dired-find-alternate-file 'disabled nil)