diff --git a/early-init.el b/early-init.el
index dd09f16..dc91cba 100644
--- a/early-init.el
+++ b/early-init.el
@@ -213,32 +213,21 @@
 					(gitlab . "acdw"))
 	      straight-base-dir acdw/var-dir)
 
-;; Run `straight''s bootstrap code, after gitting the code directly.
-(if (not (executable-find "git"))
-    (error "No 'git' in $PATH!")
-  (call-process "git" nil
-		(get-buffer-create "*bootstrap-straight-messages*")
-		nil
-		"clone"
-		"https://github.com/raxod502/straight.el"
-		(expand-file-name "repos/straight.el"
-				  straight-base-dir))
-  (defvar bootstrap-version)
-  (let ((bootstrap-file
-	 (expand-file-name
-	  "repos/straight.el/bootstrap.el"
-	  straight-base-dir))
-	(bootstrap-version 5))
-    (unless (file-exists-p bootstrap-file)
-      (with-current-buffer
-	  (url-retrieve-synchronously
-	   (concat
-	    "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/"
-	    "raxod502/straight.el/develop/install.el")
-	   'silent 'inhibit-cookies)
-	(goto-char (point-max))
-	(eval-print-last-sexp)))
-    (load bootstrap-file nil 'nomessage)))
+;; Run `straight''s bootstrap code
+(defvar bootstrap-version)
+(let ((bootstrap-file
+       (expand-file-name
+	"repos/straight.el/bootstrap.el"
+	straight-base-dir))
+      (bootstrap-version 5))
+  (unless (file-exists-p bootstrap-file)
+    (with-current-buffer
+	(url-retrieve-synchronously
+	 "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/raxod502/straight.el/develop/install.el"
+	 'silent 'inhibit-cookies)
+      (goto-char (point-max))
+      (eval-print-last-sexp)))
+  (load bootstrap-file nil 'nomessage))
 
 
 ;; `use-package'