diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index dd0d99e..42ac12b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -7,10 +7,12 @@ years, so please feel free to point out where it can be improved.
 
 These days I have a fairly homogenous environment across my different
 installations, so there's not a lot of effort put in to making things
-backwards-compatible.  I mostly run a snapshot build on a Linux
-(Ubuntu) host, and the latest stable build on windows.  Most
+backwards-compatible. I mostly run a snapshot build on a Linux
+(Ubuntu) host, and the [latest
+build](https://github.com/kiennq/emacs-build) on windows. Most
 configuration should be portable, but there are facilities to load
-platform-specific (and host-specific) code when necessary.
+platform-specific (and host-specific) code when necessary. I assume a
+very recent Emacs.
 
 Installation
 ------------
@@ -21,11 +23,9 @@ where-ever you feel like and just symlink `init.el` to `~/.emacs`; it
 is designed to be portable like this.
 
 I use [use-package](https://github.com/jwiegley/use-package) now,
-after years with [el-get](https://github.com/dimitri/el-get).  Most
-packages are on melpa (and alternatives) now, and for those that
-aren't, the
-[quelpa plugin for use-package](https://github.com/quelpa/quelpa-use-package)
-smooths over the cracks.
+after years with [el-get](https://github.com/dimitri/el-get).  There
+are a couple of helpers for packages that are only on github, or
+sometimes at a URL (which I host on gists).
 
 General Notes
 -------------
diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index 34bbb25..3880c4f 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -107,11 +107,6 @@ temporary file and using `package-install-file'"
       (package-install-file tmp-file)
       (delete-file tmp-file))))
 
-;;; For toggle-case, optionally others not on elpa:
-(use-package quelpa-use-package
-  :init (setq quelpa-update-melpa-p nil)
-  :config (quelpa-use-package-activate-advice))
-
 ;;; Utility packages; load here before other customisations that may use them.
 (use-package dash :defer t)
 (use-package s    :defer t)