diff --git a/core/prelude-core.el b/core/prelude-core.el
index 67d0287..b2402b3 100644
--- a/core/prelude-core.el
+++ b/core/prelude-core.el
@@ -321,13 +321,6 @@ the current buffer."
   (interactive)
   (insert (format-time-string "%c" (current-time))))
 
-;; (defun prelude-conditionally-enable-paredit-mode ()
-;;   "Enable `paredit-mode' in the minibuffer, during `eval-expression'."
-;;   (if (eq this-command 'eval-expression)
-;;       (paredit-mode 1)))
-
-;; (add-hook 'minibuffer-setup-hook 'prelude-conditionally-enable-paredit-mode)
-
 (defun prelude-recentf-ido-find-file ()
   "Find a recent file using ido."
   (interactive)
diff --git a/modules/prelude-common-lisp.el b/modules/prelude-common-lisp.el
index 45da721..2aa98fb 100644
--- a/modules/prelude-common-lisp.el
+++ b/modules/prelude-common-lisp.el
@@ -63,21 +63,14 @@
 (add-hook 'lisp-mode-hook (lambda () (run-hooks 'prelude-lisp-coding-hook)))
 (add-hook 'slime-repl-mode-hook (lambda () (run-hooks 'prelude-interactive-lisp-coding-hook)))
 
-;; start slime automatically when we open a lisp file
 (defun prelude-start-slime ()
+  "Start SLIME unless it's already running."
   (unless (slime-connected-p)
     (save-excursion (slime))))
 
+;; start slime automatically when we open a lisp file
 (add-hook 'slime-mode-hook 'prelude-start-slime)
 
-;; Stop SLIME's REPL from grabbing DEL,
-;; which is annoying when backspacing over a '('
-;; (defun prelude-override-slime-repl-bindings-with-paredit ()
-;;   (define-key slime-repl-mode-map
-;;     (read-kbd-macro paredit-backward-delete-key) nil))
-
-;; (add-hook 'slime-repl-mode-hook 'prelude-override-slime-repl-bindings-with-paredit)
-
 (eval-after-load "slime"
   '(progn
      (setq slime-complete-symbol-function 'slime-fuzzy-complete-symbol