diff --git a/core/prelude-packages.el b/core/prelude-packages.el
index 9b7ded6..ead95da 100644
--- a/core/prelude-packages.el
+++ b/core/prelude-packages.el
@@ -74,9 +74,6 @@
     zenburn-theme)
   "A list of packages to ensure are installed at launch.")
 
-(when (version<= "24.4" emacs-version)
-  (add-to-list 'prelude-packages 'magit-filenotify))
-
 (defun prelude-packages-installed-p ()
   "Check if all packages in `prelude-packages' are installed."
   (every #'package-installed-p prelude-packages))
diff --git a/modules/prelude-programming.el b/modules/prelude-programming.el
index 8e3472b..27b45a4 100644
--- a/modules/prelude-programming.el
+++ b/modules/prelude-programming.el
@@ -82,9 +82,6 @@ This functions should be added to the hooks of major modes for programming."
 (add-hook 'prog-mode-hook (lambda ()
                             (run-hooks 'prelude-prog-mode-hook)))
 
-(when (version<= "24.4" emacs-version)
-  (add-hook 'magit-status-mode-hook (lambda () (magit-filenotify-mode 1))))
-
 ;; enable on-the-fly syntax checking
 (if (fboundp 'global-flycheck-mode)
     (global-flycheck-mode +1)