diff --git a/modules/app/calendar/config.el b/modules/app/calendar/config.el
index 4b2045dbf..27ef08979 100644
--- a/modules/app/calendar/config.el
+++ b/modules/app/calendar/config.el
@@ -92,8 +92,4 @@
   :defer t
   :init
   (defvar org-gcal-dir (concat doom-cache-dir "org-gcal/"))
-  (defvar org-gcal-token-file (concat org-gcal-dir "token.gpg"))
-  :config
-  ;; hack to avoid the deferred.el error
-  (defun org-gcal--notify (title mes)
-    (message "org-gcal::%s - %s" title mes)))
+  (defvar org-gcal-token-file (concat org-gcal-dir "token.gpg")))