diff --git a/recipes/jekyll-el.rcp b/recipes/jekyll-el.rcp
index 871f8a38..61a9dabb 100644
--- a/recipes/jekyll-el.rcp
+++ b/recipes/jekyll-el.rcp
@@ -3,5 +3,4 @@
        :type git
        :url "git://github.com/diasjorge/jekyll.el.git"
        :load-path (".")
-       :compile ("\\.el$")
        :features jekyll)
diff --git a/recipes/js2-mode.rcp b/recipes/js2-mode.rcp
index e5616c77..a3458313 100644
--- a/recipes/js2-mode.rcp
+++ b/recipes/js2-mode.rcp
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 (:name js2-mode
        :type emacsmirror
        :description "An improved JavaScript editing mode"
-       :compile "js2-mode.el"
        :post-init (lambda ()
             (autoload 'js2-mode "js2-mode" nil t)))
diff --git a/recipes/vcomp.rcp b/recipes/vcomp.rcp
index 84b2e7b9..6b22402c 100644
--- a/recipes/vcomp.rcp
+++ b/recipes/vcomp.rcp
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 (:name vcomp
+       :type emacsmirror
        :website "https://github.com/tarsius/vcomp"
-       :description "Compare version strings"
-       :type git
-       :url "https://github.com/emacsmirror/vcomp.git"
-       :compile "vcomp.el")
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+       :description "Compare version strings")