diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index 868cbd2a7..9678eb96c 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@
         module-swift         ; yay, emoji variables!
         module-markdown      ; markdown
         ;; module-rust
-        module-r             ; for science!
         module-vim           ; the confessional
         module-web           ; for the 2.0'er
 
diff --git a/modules/module-r.el b/modules/module-r.el
deleted file mode 100644
index 54542baff..000000000
--- a/modules/module-r.el
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-;;; module-r.el
-
-(use-package ess-site :mode (("\\.r$" . R-mode)))
-
-(provide 'module-r)
-;;; module-r.el ends here