diff --git a/config.scm b/config.scm
index a24132e..5d970bc 100644
--- a/config.scm
+++ b/config.scm
@@ -1,18 +1,12 @@
 (use-modules
  (gnu)
+ (gnu packages)
  (gnu packages shells)
  (guix profiles)
  (guix packages)
  (srfi srfi-1))
 (use-service-modules desktop docker networking ssh xorg)
 
-(define (manifest->packages manifest)
-  "Return the list of packages in MANIFEST."
-  (filter-map (lambda (entry)
-                (let ((item (manifest-entry-item entry)))
-                  (if (package? item) item #f)))
-              (manifest-entries manifest)))
-
 (operating-system
   (locale "en_CA.utf8")
   (timezone "America/Toronto")
@@ -52,26 +46,25 @@
                 %base-user-accounts))
 
   (packages
-    (append
-      (manifest->packages
-        (specifications->manifest
-          '("docker"
-            "docker-cli"
-            "docker-compose"
-            "ratpoison"
-	    "nss-certs"
-	    "xterm"
-	    "recutils"
-	    "emacs"
-	    "emacs-guix"
-	    "emacs-exwm"
-	    "graphviz"
-            "iptables"
-	    "tmux"
-	    "xterm"
-	    "xrandr"
-	    "xsetroot")))
-	%base-packages))
+   (append
+    (map specification->package
+     '("docker"
+       "docker-cli"
+       "docker-compose"
+       "ratpoison"
+       "nss-certs"
+       "xterm"
+       "recutils"
+       "emacs"
+       "emacs-guix"
+       "emacs-exwm"
+       "graphviz"
+       "iptables"
+       "tmux"
+       "xterm"
+       "xrandr"
+       "xsetroot"))
+    %base-packages))
 
   (services (cons* (service docker-service-type)
                    (service iptables-service-type