diff --git a/modules/lang/emacs-lisp/config.el b/modules/lang/emacs-lisp/config.el
index 2752b2d43..3f2478fa1 100644
--- a/modules/lang/emacs-lisp/config.el
+++ b/modules/lang/emacs-lisp/config.el
@@ -62,16 +62,7 @@
   :commands auto-compile-on-save-mode
   :config
   (setq auto-compile-display-buffer nil
-        auto-compile-use-mode-line nil)
-
-  (defun +emacs-lisp*load-after-compile (success)
-    "Reload the current emacs-lisp file after it's recompiled, if an older
-version is loaded."
-    (when (eq success t)
-      (let ((buffer-path (file-truename buffer-file-name)))
-        (when (assoc buffer-path load-history)
-          (load-file buffer-path)))))
-  (advice-add #'auto-compile-byte-compile :filter-return #'+emacs-lisp*load-after-compile))
+        auto-compile-use-mode-line nil))
 
 
 (def-package! highlight-quoted