diff --git a/lisp/init.el b/lisp/init.el
index f849e2e23..4fbd7a362 100644
--- a/lisp/init.el
+++ b/lisp/init.el
@@ -13,19 +13,6 @@
 (doom-require 'doom-projects)
 (doom-require 'doom-editor)
 
-;; COMPAT: `safe-local-variable-directories' was introduced in Emacs 30.1
-(unless (boundp 'safe-local-variable-directories)
-  (defvar safe-local-variable-directories ())
-  (define-advice hack-local-variables-filter (:around (fn variables dir-name) respect)
-    (let ((enable-local-variables
-           (if (delq nil (mapcar (lambda (dir)
-                                   (and dir-name dir
-                                        (file-equal-p dir dir-name)))
-                                 safe-local-variable-directories))
-               :all
-             enable-local-variables)))
-      (funcall fn variables dir-name))))
-
 ;; Ensure .dir-locals.el in $EMACSDIR and $DOOMDIR are always respected
 (add-to-list 'safe-local-variable-directories doom-emacs-dir)
 (add-to-list 'safe-local-variable-directories doom-user-dir)