diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index db832a4ce..7fca50008 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -22,9 +22,6 @@
 [submodule "extensions/elixir"]
 	path = extensions/elixir
 	url = http://github.com/elixir-lang/emacs-elixir
-[submodule "extensions/flymake"]
-	path = extensions/flymake
-	url = http://github.com/illusori/emacs-flymake
 [submodule "extensions/solarized-theme"]
 	path = extensions/solarized-theme
 	url = http://github.com/syl20bnr/solarized-emacs
diff --git a/init-package/init-flymake-cursor.el b/init-package/init-flymake-cursor.el
deleted file mode 100644
index 09827afaf..000000000
--- a/init-package/init-flymake-cursor.el
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-(require 'flymake-cursor)
diff --git a/init-package/init-flymake.el b/init-package/init-flymake.el
deleted file mode 100644
index c20a1b4ad..000000000
--- a/init-package/init-flymake.el
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-(require 'flymake)
-
-;; from http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2571436/emacs-annoying-flymake-dialog-box
-(defun flymake-display-warning (warning)
-  "Display a warning to the user in the mini-buffer instead of a dialog box"
-  (message warning))
-
-;; from http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/FlyMake
-(defun safer-flymake-find-file-hook ()
-  "Don't barf if we can't open this flymake file"
-  (let ((flymake-filename
-         (flymake-create-temp-inplace (buffer-file-name) "flymake")))
-    (if (file-writable-p flymake-filename)
-        (flymake-find-file-hook)
-      (message
-       (format
-        "Couldn't enable flymake; permission denied on %s" flymake-filename)))))
-(add-hook 'find-file-hook 'safer-flymake-find-file-hook)
-
-;; from http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6110691/is-there-a-way-to-make-flymake-to-compile-only-when-i-save
-(eval-after-load "flymake"
-  '(progn
-    (defun flymake-after-change-function (start stop len)
-      "Start syntax check for current buffer if it isn't already running."
-      ;; Do nothing, don't want to run checks until I save.
-      )))
diff --git a/packages.el b/packages.el
index 27ad2f444..39f216972 100644
--- a/packages.el
+++ b/packages.el
@@ -31,10 +31,6 @@
     find-file-in-project
     flycheck
     flycheck-color-mode-line
-    flymake
-    flymake-cursor
-    flymake-easy
-    flymake-haskell-multi
     fuzzy
     ghc
     golden-ratio