Yes, sorry to be unclear. When Emacs 23 was released I took a good look at my config and noticed that a lot of things I had added over the years weren't needed

Yes, sorry to be unclear. When Emacs 23 was released I took a good look at my config and noticed that a lot of things I had added over the years weren't needed anymore. Looking at the new features in Emacs 24 I expect my config to shrink even more. I am still on Emacs 23 but will switch when it both shows up on Debian Testing and when my workstation needs a reboot.