diff --git a/early-init.el b/early-init.el
deleted file mode 100644
index c5bf213..0000000
--- a/early-init.el
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-;; compile-angel pre-setup
-(if (native-comp-available-p)
-    (progn
-      (setq load-prefer-newer t)
-      (setq native-comp-jit-compilation nil)))
diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index 75c2dde..95bcfd1 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -23,15 +23,6 @@
 
 (straight-use-package 'use-package)
 
-;; compile angel
-(use-package compile-angel
-  :when (native-comp-available-p)
-  :straight t
-  :demand t
-  :config
-  (setq compile-angel-verbose t)
-  (compile-angel-on-load-mode))
-
 ;;; basic interface stuff
 (menu-bar-mode 1)
 (global-display-line-numbers-mode -1)