diff --git a/emacs.d/init.el b/emacs.d/init.el
index 734f869..2e198d3 100644
--- a/emacs.d/init.el
+++ b/emacs.d/init.el
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 (transient-mark-mode)
 (show-paren-mode 1)
 
+(setq backup-directory-alist '(("." . "~/.backups")))
+
 (defalias 'yes-or-no-p 'y-or-n-p)
 
 (require 'package)
@@ -32,9 +34,6 @@
 
 (require 'use-package)
 
-;; Misc Packages
-(use-package restart-emacs)
-
 ;; Theme
 (use-package modus-themes
   :init