diff --git a/.emacs.d/early-init.el b/.emacs.d/early-init.el
index 86cdb8c..3750a45 100644
--- a/.emacs.d/early-init.el
+++ b/.emacs.d/early-init.el
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
       (startup-redirect-eln-cache (convert-standard-filename (expand-file-name "var/eln-cache/" user-emacs-directory))))))
 
 (setq inhibit-startup-message t)
+(setq initial-scratch-message nil)
 (push '(tool-bar-lines . 0) default-frame-alist)
 (push '(menu-bar-lines . 0) default-frame-alist)
 (push '(vertical-scroll-bars) default-frame-alist)
@@ -18,4 +19,4 @@
 
 (add-to-list 'default-frame-alist '(undecorated-round . t))
 
-(customize-set-variable 'initial-major-mode 'fundamental-mode)
+(customize-set-variable 'initial-major-mode 'emacs-lisp-mode)
diff --git a/.emacs.d/init.el b/.emacs.d/init.el
index c8166a9..32a6203 100644
--- a/.emacs.d/init.el
+++ b/.emacs.d/init.el
@@ -122,25 +122,6 @@
 
 (use-package dash)
 
-(use-package dashboard
-  :if window-system
-  :config
-  (dashboard-setup-startup-hook)
-  :init
-  (setq dashboard-center-content t
-        dashboard-banner-logo-title nil
-        dashboard-set-footer nil
-        dashboard-show-shortcuts nil
-        dashboard-startup-banner (expand-file-name
-                                  "resources/emacs.png"
-                                  user-emacs-directory)
-        dashboard-items '((recents . 8)
-                          (agenda . 8))
-        dashboard-display-icons-p t
-        dashboard-icon-type 'nerd-icons
-        dashboard-set-heading-icons t
-        dashboard-set-file-icons t))
-
 (use-package denote
   :bind (("C-c n n" . denote)
          ("C-c n l" . denote-link)