diff --git a/core/core-lib.el b/core/core-lib.el
index ac3cc00ec..71b7cc71d 100644
--- a/core/core-lib.el
+++ b/core/core-lib.el
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ compilation."
                `(after! (:all ,@features) ,@body)))))
 
 (defmacro quiet! (&rest forms)
-  "Run FORMS without making any noise."
+  "Run FORMS without making any output."
   `(if doom-debug-mode
        (progn ,@forms)
      (let ((old-fn (symbol-function 'write-region)))
@@ -105,10 +105,10 @@ compilation."
 (defmacro add-transient-hook! (hook &rest forms)
   "Attaches transient forms to a HOOK.
 
-HOOK can be a quoted hook or a sharp-quoted function (which will be advised).
+This means FORMS will be evaluated once when that function/hook is first
+invoked, then never again.
 
-These forms will be evaluated once when that function/hook is first invoked,
-then it detaches itself."
+HOOK can be a quoted hook or a sharp-quoted function (which will be advised)."
   (declare (indent 1))
   (let ((append (eq (car forms) :after))
         (fn (intern (format "doom-transient-hook-%s" (cl-incf doom--transient-counter)))))
diff --git a/modules/completion/helm/config.el b/modules/completion/helm/config.el
index 77f7a2855..e582d2b7d 100644
--- a/modules/completion/helm/config.el
+++ b/modules/completion/helm/config.el
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
         helm-move-to-line-cycle-in-source t)
 
   :config
-  (load "helm-autoloads" nil t)
   (add-hook 'doom-init-hook #'helm-mode)
 
   (defvar helm-projectile-find-file-map (make-sparse-keymap))
diff --git a/modules/lang/elm/config.el b/modules/lang/elm/config.el
index 6157cf21d..4fe8af11d 100644
--- a/modules/lang/elm/config.el
+++ b/modules/lang/elm/config.el
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 (def-package! elm-mode
   :mode "\\.elm$"
   :config
-  (load "elm-mode-autoloads" nil t)
   (add-hook! 'elm-mode-hook #'(flycheck-mode rainbow-delimiters-mode))
   (set! :company-backend 'elm-mode '(company-elm))
   (set! :repl 'elm-mode #'run-elm-interactive)
diff --git a/modules/lang/ess/config.el b/modules/lang/ess/config.el
index 50d79744c..7121383f5 100644
--- a/modules/lang/ess/config.el
+++ b/modules/lang/ess/config.el
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 ;;; lang/ess/config.el -*- lexical-binding: t; -*-
 
-(eval-and-compile
-  (load "ess-autoloads" nil t))
-
 (def-package! ess-site
   :commands (R stata julia SAS)
   :mode (("\\.sp\\'"           . S-mode)
diff --git a/modules/lang/haskell/config.el b/modules/lang/haskell/config.el
index 6d5987b1b..aa62ffaab 100644
--- a/modules/lang/haskell/config.el
+++ b/modules/lang/haskell/config.el
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@
   :interpreter (("runghc" . haskell-mode)
                 ("runhaskell" . haskell-mode))
   :config
-  (load "haskell-mode-autoloads" nil t)
-
   (set! :repl 'haskell-mode #'switch-to-haskell)
   (push ".hi" completion-ignored-extensions)
 
diff --git a/modules/lang/latex/config.el b/modules/lang/latex/config.el
index 550750024..b9df559fb 100644
--- a/modules/lang/latex/config.el
+++ b/modules/lang/latex/config.el
@@ -20,11 +20,6 @@
 
 
 (def-package! tex-site
-  :init
-  ;; Manually load the AUCTEX autoloads. This is normally done by
-  ;; package-initialize, ... which we do not use.
-  (load "auctex.el" nil t t)
-  (load "auctex-autoloads.el" nil t t)
   :config
   ;; Set some varibles to fontify common LaTeX commands.
   (load! +fontification)
diff --git a/modules/lang/purescript/config.el b/modules/lang/purescript/config.el
index e4cb6ea54..39eafd64c 100644
--- a/modules/lang/purescript/config.el
+++ b/modules/lang/purescript/config.el
@@ -4,9 +4,7 @@
   :mode "\\.purs$"
   :config
   (add-hook! 'purescript-mode-hook
-    #'(flycheck-mode purescript-indentation-mode rainbow-delimiters-mode))
-
-  (load "purescript-mode-autoloads" nil t))
+    #'(flycheck-mode purescript-indentation-mode rainbow-delimiters-mode)))
 
 ;; (def-package! flycheck-purescript
 ;;   :after purescript-mode
diff --git a/modules/tools/pdf/config.el b/modules/tools/pdf/config.el
index 55eb60b70..f7cb233ab 100644
--- a/modules/tools/pdf/config.el
+++ b/modules/tools/pdf/config.el
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 (def-package! pdf-tools
   :mode ("\\.pdf$" . pdf-view-mode)
-  :init (load "pdf-tools-autoloads" nil t)
   :config
   (unless noninteractive
     (pdf-tools-install))