diff --git a/.dir-locals.el b/.dir-locals.el
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index 7591deb90c50bbb7f649928ec145819d0897da1e..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/.dir-locals.el
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@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-((python-mode . ((project-venv-name . "fslpy")))
-
- ; make our bodgy wx widgets installation work nicely with emacs
- (nil . ((eval . (setenv "PYTHONPATH" "/Users/paulmc/Projects/props"))))
- (nil . ((eval . (setenv "PYTHONHOME" "/Users/paulmc/.virtualenvs/fslpy")))))