diff --git a/exwm.el b/exwm.el
index 7bb2ebc..8421a35 100644
--- a/exwm.el
+++ b/exwm.el
@@ -52,7 +52,10 @@
 ;;    (setq exwm-input-global-keys `(([?\s-r] . exwm-reset)))
 ;;    (exwm-enable)
 ;;
-;; 3. Link or copy the file 'xinitrc' to '~/.xinitrc'.
+;; 3. Add the following lines to '~/.xinitrc':
+;;
+;;    exec emacs
+;;
 ;; 4. Launch EXWM in a console (e.g. tty1) with
 ;;
 ;;    xinit -- vt01
diff --git a/xinitrc b/xinitrc
deleted file mode 100644
index 4726ac9..0000000
--- a/xinitrc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-echo "The xinitrc file has been deprecated. We do not recommend using
-xinitrc directly as is. Instead copy the relevant settings to your
-xsession or xinitrc file and modify them as needed. The code from here
-will be moved out of the source repository to the manual after the
-next release. See https://github.com/emacs-exwm/exwm/issues/57."
-
-# Disable access control for the current user.
-xhost +SI:localuser:$USER
-
-# Make Java applications aware this is a non-reparenting window manager.
-export _JAVA_AWT_WM_NONREPARENTING=1
-
-# Set default cursor.
-xsetroot -cursor_name left_ptr
-
-# Set keyboard repeat rate.
-xset r rate 200 60
-
-# Uncomment the following block to use the exwm-xim module.
-#export XMODIFIERS=@im=exwm-xim
-#export GTK_IM_MODULE=xim
-#export QT_IM_MODULE=xim
-#export CLUTTER_IM_MODULE=xim
-
-# Finally start Emacs
-exec emacs