diff --git a/starter-kit-elpa.el b/starter-kit-elpa.el
index e230802728..c0b0c30edb 100644
--- a/starter-kit-elpa.el
+++ b/starter-kit-elpa.el
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@
                                    'js2-mode
                                    'css-mode
                                    'gist
-                                   'nxml-mode
-                                   'paredit)
+                                   'nxml-mode)
   "Libraries that should be installed by default.")
 
 (defun starter-kit-elpa-install ()
@@ -44,4 +43,4 @@ just have to assume it's online."
 ;; unable to reproduce:
 (autoload 'paredit-mode "paredit")
 
-(provide 'starter-kit-elpa)
\ No newline at end of file
+(provide 'starter-kit-elpa)