diff --git a/chezmoi/dot_zshrc b/chezmoi/dot_zshrc
index 79acee6..23aee83 100644
--- a/chezmoi/dot_zshrc
+++ b/chezmoi/dot_zshrc
@@ -5,16 +5,6 @@ if [[ -f /opt/homebrew/opt/antidote/share/antidote/antidote.zsh ]]; then
   zstyle ':plugin:ez-compinit' 'use-cache' 'yes'
   source /opt/homebrew/opt/antidote/share/antidote/antidote.zsh
   antidote load
-# transitional fallback, antigen is unmaintained and brew disables it 2026-11-22
-elif [[ -f /opt/homebrew/share/antigen/antigen.zsh ]]; then
-  source /opt/homebrew/share/antigen/antigen.zsh
-  antigen use oh-my-zsh
-  antigen bundle git
-  antigen bundle macos
-  antigen bundle zsh-users/zsh-autosuggestions
-  antigen bundle zsh-users/zsh-syntax-highlighting
-  antigen theme robbyrussell
-  antigen apply
 fi
 
 ## oh-my-zsh config
@@ -140,7 +130,7 @@ if command -v go >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   export PATH="$PATH:$(go env GOPATH)/bin"
 fi
 
-# Loads additional local zsh config that is not synced via mackup
+# Loads additional local zsh config, deliberately not managed by chezmoi
 if [[ -f "$HOME/.zshlocal" ]]; then
   source $HOME/.zshlocal
 fi