diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index 3289885..53a89c7 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@ local pluginman_opt = true
 local pluginman_repo = "https://github.com/wbthomason/packer.nvim"
 local print_err = vim.api.nvim_err_writeln
 
--- interal replacement
--- add the following to init.lua to tell nvim not source the default filetype.vim
-vim.g.did_load_filetypes = 1
 
 local bootstrap = function()
 	local execute = vim.api.nvim_command
diff --git a/lua/plugins.lua b/lua/plugins.lua
index 49d4e76..fda9f22 100644
--- a/lua/plugins.lua
+++ b/lua/plugins.lua
@@ -12,14 +12,6 @@ return require("packer").startup {
 		-- Packer can manage itself as an optional plugin
 		use { "wbthomason/packer.nvim", opt = true }
 
-		-- replacement
-		-- add the following to init.lua to tell nvim not source the default filetype.vim
-		-- vim.g.did_load_filetypes = 1
-		-- following to core status: https://github.com/nathom/filetype.nvim/issues/36
-		use {
-			"nathom/filetype.nvim",
-		}
-
 		-- treesitter = AST (syntax/parsing)
 		-- LSP = whole-project semantic analysis
 		-- https://github.com/nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter
@@ -458,7 +450,7 @@ return require("packer").startup {
 		-- "justinmk/vim-sneak"
 		use {
 			"phaazon/hop.nvim",
-			branch = 'v2',
+			branch = "v2",
 			config = [[require('config.hop')]],
 		}