diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c024857..4797201 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -29,6 +29,5 @@ worg-backend-dependent-execution-update.org
 /_minted-README
 /eln-cache
 /elpa
-/quelpa
 /tree-sitter
 /var
diff --git a/README.org b/README.org
index cfb0a36..e31deb5 100644
--- a/README.org
+++ b/README.org
@@ -4178,10 +4178,11 @@ install and use [[https://gitlab.com/andreyorst/ob-fennel][ob-fennel]] with the
 #+name: lst:install-ob-fennel-mode
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp -n
 (when (and (executable-find "fennel")
-           (ensure-package-installation 'fennel-mode 'quelpa))
+           (ensure-package-installation 'fennel-mode))
   (unless (package-installed-p 'ob-fennel)
-    (quelpa '(ob-fennel :repo "andreyorst/ob-fennel" :fetcher gitlab)))
-  (when (ensure-package-selection 'ob-fennel)
+    (package-vc-install "https://gitlab.com/andreyorst/ob-fennel"))
+  (when (package-installed-p 'ob-fennel)
+    (ensure-package-installation 'ob-fennel)
     (set-org-babel-language-activity 'fennel (fboundp 'fennel-mode))))
 #+end_src