diff --git a/init.example.el b/init.example.el
index cbecc46d0..16f2709a1 100644
--- a/init.example.el
+++ b/init.example.el
@@ -10,18 +10,14 @@
         +docsets)        ; ...or in Dash docsets locally
        snippets          ; my elves. They type so I don't have to
        spellcheck        ; tasing you for misspelling mispelling
-       (syntax-checker   ; tasing you for every semicolon you forget
-        +childframe)     ; use childframes for error popups (Emacs 26+ only)
+       syntax-checker    ; tasing you for every semicolon you forget
        workspaces        ; tab emulation, persistence & separate workspaces
 
        :completion
-       (company          ; the ultimate code completion backend
-        +auto)           ; as-you-type code completion
-       (helm             ; the *other* search engine for love and life
-        +fuzzy)          ; enable fuzzy search backend for helm
-       ;;ido               ; the other *other* search engine...
-       ;;(ivy              ; a search engine for love and life
-       ;; +fuzzy)          ; enable fuzzy search backend for ivy
+       company           ; the ultimate code completion backend
+       helm              ; the *other* search engine for love and life
+       ;;ido              ; the other *other* search engine...
+       ;;ivy              ; a search engine for love and life
 
        :ui
        ;;deft              ; notational velocity for Emacs