diff --git a/dotfiles/emacs.d/README.org b/dotfiles/emacs.d/README.org
index eaa16874..a851cc4d 100644
--- a/dotfiles/emacs.d/README.org
+++ b/dotfiles/emacs.d/README.org
@@ -763,10 +763,9 @@ A macro for composing functions together to build an interactive command to copy
     (setq lexical-binding new-binding)))
 #+END_SRC
 ** Other
+The stuff in this section is pretty crusty. I don't think its used anywhere, but
+I keep it around just in case I need it.
 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
-(defun imalison:join-paths (&rest paths)
-  (substring (mapconcat 'file-name-as-directory paths nil) 0 -1))
-
 (defun random-choice (choices)
   (nth (random (length choices)) choices))
 
@@ -835,12 +834,6 @@ A macro for composing functions together to build an interactive command to copy
 (defun make-frame-if-none-exists-and-focus ()
   (make-frame-visible (select-frame (make-frame-if-none-exists))))
 
-(defun open-pdf ()
-  (interactive)
-  (let ( (pdf-file (replace-regexp-in-string
-                    "\.tex$" ".pdf" buffer-file-name)))
-    (shell-command (concat "open " pdf-file))))
-
 (defun notification-center (title message)
   (cl-flet ((encfn (s) (encode-coding-string s (keyboard-coding-system))))
     (shell-command