diff --git a/gnus.el b/gnus.el
index e0171e3..e87e67b 100644
--- a/gnus.el
+++ b/gnus.el
@@ -76,7 +76,9 @@
 ;;; Gnus behavior options
 (setq gnus-gcc-mark-as-read t
       message-signature (or (file-exists-p message-signature-file)
-                            "~ acdw"))
+                            "~ acdw")
+      gnus-save-newsrc-file nil
+      gnus-read-newsrc-file nil)
 
 ;;; Gnus UI options
 (setq gnus-thread-sort-functions '(gnus-thread-sort-by-most-recent-date