diff --git a/early-init.el b/early-init.el
index 8beec8fb5..6d883882a 100644
--- a/early-init.el
+++ b/early-init.el
@@ -3,11 +3,8 @@
 ;; Emacs HEAD (27+) introduces early-init.el, which is run before init.el,
 ;; before package and UI initialization happens.
 
-
-(defconst doom-gc-cons-upper-limit 268435456 ; 256mb
-          "The temporary value for `gc-cons-threshold' to defer it.")
-;; This reduces gcs-done from 4 to 1 on startup
-(setq gc-cons-threshold doom-gc-cons-upper-limit)
+;; Defer garbage collection further back in the startup process
+(setq gc-cons-threshold 268435456)
 
 ;; Package initialize occurs automatically, before `user-init-file' is
 ;; loaded, but after `early-init-file'. Doom handles package