diff --git a/.emacs.d/lisp/code/code-hub.el b/.emacs.d/lisp/code/code-hub.el
index 54e6a76..b56fd08 100644
--- a/.emacs.d/lisp/code/code-hub.el
+++ b/.emacs.d/lisp/code/code-hub.el
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 (kotct/hub "code"
            (editorconfig-c
             magit-c
-            smartparens-c
             indentation
             code-navigation))
 
diff --git a/.emacs.d/lisp/code/languages/c.el b/.emacs.d/lisp/code/languages/c.el
index 9ca9bd7..4737c8b 100644
--- a/.emacs.d/lisp/code/languages/c.el
+++ b/.emacs.d/lisp/code/languages/c.el
@@ -3,10 +3,4 @@
 ;; set style to linux
 (setf c-default-style "linux")
 
-;; use tab-width for indentation
-(kotct/setf-tab c-basic-offset)
-
-;; use smart tabs
-(smart-tabs-insinuate 'c)
-
 (provide 'c)
diff --git a/.emacs.d/lisp/code/languages/fish.el b/.emacs.d/lisp/code/languages/fish.el
index 5c6c742..bd8187f 100644
--- a/.emacs.d/lisp/code/languages/fish.el
+++ b/.emacs.d/lisp/code/languages/fish.el
@@ -1,11 +1,3 @@
 (require 'fish-mode)
 
-(smart-tabs-add-language-support fish fish-mode-hook
-  ((fish-indent-line . standard-indent)
-   (fish-indent-region . standard-indent)))
-
-(smart-tabs-insinuate 'fish)
-
-(add-hook 'fish-mode-hook (lambda () (setf indent-tabs-mode t)))
-
 (provide 'fish)
diff --git a/.emacs.d/lisp/code/languages/java.el b/.emacs.d/lisp/code/languages/java.el
index d4d330e..edf8446 100644
--- a/.emacs.d/lisp/code/languages/java.el
+++ b/.emacs.d/lisp/code/languages/java.el
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
 ;; TODO: implement IDE-like java editing
 
-(smart-tabs-insinuate 'java)
-
 (provide 'java)
diff --git a/.emacs.d/lisp/code/languages/ruby.el b/.emacs.d/lisp/code/languages/ruby.el
index 760be20..e0eff61 100644
--- a/.emacs.d/lisp/code/languages/ruby.el
+++ b/.emacs.d/lisp/code/languages/ruby.el
@@ -1,20 +1,5 @@
 (require 'indentation)
 
-;; Set ruby-indent-level to global-tab-width
-(kotct/setq-default-tab ruby-indent-level)
-
-;; Add Smart Tabs language support for Ruby using the
-;; `smart-tabs-add-language-support' macro.
-(smart-tabs-add-language-support ruby ruby-mode-hook
-  ((ruby-indent-line . ruby-indent-level)
-   (ruby-indent-level . ruby-indent-level)))
-
-;; Apply Ruby language support to Smart Tabs.
-(smart-tabs-insinuate 'ruby)
-
-;; Use tabs mode in Ruby by default.
-(setf ruby-indent-tabs-mode t)
-
 ;; Don't use SMIE because SMIE sucks.
 (setf ruby-use-smie nil)
 
diff --git a/.emacs.d/lisp/code/languages/rust.el b/.emacs.d/lisp/code/languages/rust.el
index d2df13b..0c6d820 100644
--- a/.emacs.d/lisp/code/languages/rust.el
+++ b/.emacs.d/lisp/code/languages/rust.el
@@ -1,18 +1,5 @@
 (require 'indentation)
 
-;; Set `rust-indent-offset' to the `global-tab-width' value.
-(kotct/setq-default-tab rust-indent-offset)
-
-;; Add language support for Rust.
-(smart-tabs-add-language-support rust rust-mode-hook
-  ((rust-mode-indent-line . rust-indent-offset)))
-
-;; Use `indent-tabs-mode' in `rust-mode'
-(add-hook 'rust-mode-hook (lambda () (setf indent-tabs-mode t)))
-
-;; Turn on Rust support in Smart Tabs.
-(smart-tabs-insinuate 'rust)
-
 ;; Don't indent `where' clauses in Rust.
 (setf rust-indent-where-clause nil)
 
diff --git a/.emacs.d/lisp/code/languages/sh.el b/.emacs.d/lisp/code/languages/sh.el
index 250e03d..b48eae3 100644
--- a/.emacs.d/lisp/code/languages/sh.el
+++ b/.emacs.d/lisp/code/languages/sh.el
@@ -1,12 +1,5 @@
 (require 'indentation)
 
-;; Synchronize `sh-basic-offset' and `sh-indentation' to the global tab size
-(kotct/setf-tab sh-basic-offset)
-(kotct/setf-tab sh-indentation)
-
-;; Always use indent-tabs-mode in sh-mode
-(add-hook 'sh-mode-hook (lambda () (setf indent-tabs-mode t)))
-
 ;; Indent case labels at the same level as the case statement
 (setf sh-indent-for-case-label 0)
 
diff --git a/.emacs.d/lisp/code/languages/web-c.el b/.emacs.d/lisp/code/languages/web-c.el
index c9ff96a..9d8960f 100644
--- a/.emacs.d/lisp/code/languages/web-c.el
+++ b/.emacs.d/lisp/code/languages/web-c.el
@@ -19,6 +19,4 @@
 (setf web-mode-enable-control-block-indentation nil)
 (setf web-mode-script-padding 0)
 
-(add-hook 'web-mode-hook (lambda () (setf indent-tabs-mode t)))
-
 (provide 'web-c)
diff --git a/.emacs.d/lisp/code/smartparens-c.el b/.emacs.d/lisp/code/smartparens-c.el
deleted file mode 100644
index 1d66cf9..0000000
--- a/.emacs.d/lisp/code/smartparens-c.el
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-(require 'smartparens-config)
-
-(smartparens-global-mode t)
-
-(provide 'smartparens-c)
diff --git a/.emacs.d/lisp/package/dependencies.el b/.emacs.d/lisp/package/dependencies.el
index d648d9b..09dca26 100644
--- a/.emacs.d/lisp/package/dependencies.el
+++ b/.emacs.d/lisp/package/dependencies.el
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
     rust-mode ;; for editing Rust code
     yaml-mode ;; for editing YAML files
     buttercup ;; for tests
-    smartparens ;; for dealing with paired control flow symbols
     gitignore-mode ;; for editing .gitignore files
     gitattributes-mode ;; for editing .gitattributes files
     gitconfig-mode ;; for editing .git/config files