diff --git a/firestarter b/firestarter
index 82b75c7..99c822d 100755
--- a/firestarter
+++ b/firestarter
@@ -343,17 +343,6 @@ step_execute() {
 			err "Failed to create log directory \"$g_logdir\"" 53
 		fi
 	fi
-	if [ -f "$HOME/.xsessionrc" ]; then
-		if [ -r "$HOME/.xsessionrc" ]; then
-			if ! [ "$dryrun" = "1" ]; then
-				source "$HOME/.xsessionrc"
-			else
-				log "Would have sourced in .xsessionrc"
-			fi
-		else
-			log "Failed to read .xsessionrc"
-		fi
-	fi
 	for file in "$g_configdir"/*; do
 		if ! [ -f "$file" ]; then
 			log "No configuration files found; generating defaults"