diff --git a/README.org b/README.org
index 5cb5794..d2010f5 100644
--- a/README.org
+++ b/README.org
@@ -6399,12 +6399,6 @@ for ~mpv~ while eliminating use of ~mpd~.
   (with-eval-after-load 'emms-mode-line
     (setopt emms-mode-line-format ""))
 
-  (with-eval-after-load 'emms-player-mpd
-    (setopt emms-player-mpd-music-directory (expand-file-name "~/Music")
-            emms-player-mpd-server-name "localhost"
-            emms-player-mpd-server-port "6600"
-            emms-player-mpd-verbose t))
-
   (with-eval-after-load 'emms-player-mpv
     (setopt emms-player-mpv-update-metadata t)
     ;; Uncomment the next two lines in case of too many broken YouTube links:
@@ -6416,76 +6410,11 @@ for ~mpv~ while eliminating use of ~mpd~.
   (with-eval-after-load 'emms-playing-time
     (setopt emms-playing-time-display-format " %s "))
 
-  (with-eval-after-load 'emms-playlist-mode
-    (setopt emms-playlist-mode-center-when-go t))
-
   (with-eval-after-load 'emms-streams
     (setopt emms-streams-file
             (no-littering-expand-etc-file-name "emms/streams.emms"))))
 #+end_src
 
-*** Hiding spurious buffers                                        :noexport:
-:PROPERTIES:
-:CUSTOM_ID: sec:hiding-spurious-buffers
-:END:
-
-When =emms-player-mpd= opens a connection to =mpd= and =mpd= is not running,
-=mpd= responds with a message of the form "OK MPD 0.23.5".  Neither
-=emms-player-mpd= nor its support library =tq= anticipate the "OK MPD 0.23.5"
-message, but send such messages to a new intrusive buffer called =*spurious*=.
-Listing [[lst:hiding-spurious-buffers]] hides those =*spurious*= buffers, but you
-can always switch to them.  See:
-1. [[info:elisp#The Zen of Buffer Display][The Zen of Buffer Display (info)]]
-2. [[https://e17i.github.io/articles-emacs-display-1/][Configuring the Emacs display system]]
-3. [[https://www.masteringemacs.org/article/demystifying-emacs-window-manager][Demystifying Emacs's Window Manager]]
-for technical information.
-
-#+caption[Hiding =*spurious*= buffers]:
-#+caption: Hiding =*spurious*= buffers.
-#+name: lst:hiding-spurious-buffers
-#+begin_src emacs-lisp -n :results silent
-(with-eval-after-load 'emms-player-mpd
-  ;; https://www.masteringemacs.org/article/demystifying-emacs-window-manager
-  ;; Hide `*spurious*' buffers, but you can always switch to them:
-  (add-to-list 'display-buffer-alist
-               '("\\*spurious\\*.*" display-buffer-no-window
-                 (allow-no-window . t))))
-#+end_src
-
-*** [[https://www.musicpd.org/][Music Player Daemon]] configuration                              :noexport:
-:PROPERTIES:
-:CUSTOM_ID: sec:mpd-configuration-file
-:header-args:conf: :tangle no
-:END:
-
-Listing [[lst:darwin-mpd-conf]] proposes a [[https://www.musicpd.org/][Music Player Daemon]] configuration file on
-Darwin that keeps each new connection for a day in order to reduce the rate of
-=*spurious*= generation.
-
-#+caption[A Music Player Daemon configuration file on Darwin]:
-#+caption: A Music Player Daemon configuration file on Darwin.
-#+name: lst:darwin-mpd-conf
-#+begin_src conf -n :tangle (if (eq 'darwin system-type) "~/.mpd/mpd.conf" "no")
-music_directory         "~/Music"
-playlist_directory      "~/.mpd/playlists"
-db_file                 "~/.mpd/mpd.db"
-log_file                "~/.mpd/mpd.log"
-pid_file                "~/.mpd/mpd.pid"
-state_file              "~/.mpd/mpdstate"
-follow_outside_symlinks "yes"
-follow_inside_symlinks  "yes"
-
-bind_to_address         "localhost"
-port                    "6600"
-connection_timeout      "86400"
-
-audio_output {
-  type                  "osx"
-  name                  "CoreAudio"
-  mixer_type            "software"
-}
-#+end_src
-
 * [[info:emacs#Init File][Init File (info)]] footer
 :PROPERTIES:
 :CUSTOM_ID: sec:user-init-file-footer