diff --git a/contrib/tools/edit-server/packages.el b/contrib/tools/edit-server/packages.el
index 7e8e0f690..a90909c82 100644
--- a/contrib/tools/edit-server/packages.el
+++ b/contrib/tools/edit-server/packages.el
@@ -14,5 +14,6 @@
 
 (defun edit-server/init-edit-server ()
   (use-package edit-server
-    :init (eval-after-load 'edit-server
-            '(edit-server-start))))
+    :init
+    (progn
+      (edit-server-start))))