diff --git a/init.vim b/init.vim
index cd64f2f..f6750df 100644
--- a/init.vim
+++ b/init.vim
@@ -14,12 +14,6 @@
     let g:darkcloudpath = get(g:, "darkcloudpath", "/etc/darkcloud-nvimconfig")
 "}}}
 
-"rplugin location: {{{
-lua << EOF
-    vim.env.NVIM_RPLUGIN_MANIFEST = vim.g.darkcloudpath .. "/local/rplugin.vim"
-EOF
-"}}}
-
 "add config directory: (distro-agnostic system-wide)
 let &runtimepath = printf('%s,%s/vim,%s/vim/after,%s/local', &runtimepath, g:darkcloudpath, g:darkcloudpath, g:darkcloudpath)
 
diff --git a/update b/update
index a645f8d..38d480a 100755
--- a/update
+++ b/update
@@ -286,21 +286,6 @@ type -P vim >/dev/null && {
     fi
 }
 
-#
-# UPDATE REMOTE PLUGINS
-#
-
-printf '%s' "$cbg_blue >> Updating remote plugins for neovim:$c_reset"
-$timeout_command --preserve-status --foreground 1m nvim -c ':UpdateRemotePlugins|qa!'
-
-if (( ! $? )); then
-    printf '%s\n' "$cfg_green_bold SUCCESS! $c_reset"
-else
-    reset -I
-    printf '%s\n' "$cfg_red_bold FAIL! $c_reset"
-    error "nvim -c ':UpdateRemotePlugins|qa!'" 'Updating remote plugins for neovim failed'
-fi
-
 #
 # FINISH
 #