diff --git a/lib/completion.zsh b/lib/completion.zsh
index 9c2dfecca..fdd0a8536 100644
--- a/lib/completion.zsh
+++ b/lib/completion.zsh
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@ setopt always_to_end
 
 WORDCHARS=''
 
-autoload -U compinit
-compinit -i
-
 zmodload -i zsh/complist
 
 ## case-insensitive (all),partial-word and then substring completion
diff --git a/lib/key-bindings.zsh b/lib/key-bindings.zsh
index 7196a88ff..c7ad907d7 100644
--- a/lib/key-bindings.zsh
+++ b/lib/key-bindings.zsh
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 # TODO: Explain what some of this does..
-autoload -U compinit
-compinit -i
 
 bindkey -e
 bindkey '\ew' kill-region
diff --git a/oh-my-zsh.sh b/oh-my-zsh.sh
index 291772dfe..bf108afce 100644
--- a/oh-my-zsh.sh
+++ b/oh-my-zsh.sh
@@ -7,12 +7,23 @@ fpath=($ZSH/functions $fpath)
 # TIP: Add files you don't want in git to .gitignore
 for config_file ($ZSH/lib/*.zsh) source $config_file
 
-# Load all of your custom configurations from custom/
-for config_file ($ZSH/custom/*.zsh) source $config_file
+# Add all defined plugins to fpath
+plugin=${plugin:=()}
+for plugin ($plugins) fpath=($ZSH/plugins/$plugin $fpath)
+
+# Load and run compinit
+autoload -U compinit
+compinit -i
 
 # Load all of the plugins that were defined in ~/.zshrc
-plugin=${plugin:=()}
-for plugin ($plugins) source $ZSH/plugins/$plugin/$plugin.plugin.zsh
+for plugin ($plugins); do
+  if [ -f $ZSH/plugins/$plugin/$plugin.plugin.zsh ]; then
+    source $ZSH/plugins/$plugin/$plugin.plugin.zsh
+  fi
+done
+
+# Load all of your custom configurations from custom/
+for config_file ($ZSH/custom/*.zsh) source $config_file
 
 # Load the theme
 source "$ZSH/themes/$ZSH_THEME.zsh-theme"
diff --git a/plugins/brew/brew.plugin.zsh b/plugins/brew/brew.plugin.zsh
deleted file mode 100644
index 353a18942..000000000
--- a/plugins/brew/brew.plugin.zsh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-# add brew completion function to path
-fpath=($ZSH/plugins/brew $fpath)
-autoload -U compinit
-compinit -i
diff --git a/plugins/cpanm/cpanm.plugin.zsh b/plugins/cpanm/cpanm.plugin.zsh
deleted file mode 100644
index af52d3e8b..000000000
--- a/plugins/cpanm/cpanm.plugin.zsh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-# add cpanm completion function to path
-fpath=($ZSH/plugins/cpanm $fpath)
-autoload -U compinit
-compinit -i
diff --git a/plugins/gem/gem.plugin.zsh b/plugins/gem/gem.plugin.zsh
deleted file mode 100644
index d4e5c6584..000000000
--- a/plugins/gem/gem.plugin.zsh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-# add gem completion function to path
-fpath=($ZSH/plugins/gem $fpath)
-autoload -U compinit
-compinit -i
diff --git a/plugins/github/github.plugin.zsh b/plugins/github/github.plugin.zsh
index 8d4580654..df7053ba7 100644
--- a/plugins/github/github.plugin.zsh
+++ b/plugins/github/github.plugin.zsh
@@ -5,7 +5,3 @@ if [ "$commands[(I)hub]" ]; then
     function git(){hub "$@"}
 fi
 
-# add github completion function to path
-fpath=($ZSH/plugins/github $fpath)
-autoload -U compinit
-compinit -i
diff --git a/plugins/macports/macports.plugin.zsh b/plugins/macports/macports.plugin.zsh
index cbbc49265..277352e32 100644
--- a/plugins/macports/macports.plugin.zsh
+++ b/plugins/macports/macports.plugin.zsh
@@ -6,7 +6,3 @@ alias puni="sudo port uninstall inactive"
 alias puo="sudo port upgrade outdated"
 alias pup="psu && puo"
 
-# add macports completion function to path
-fpath=($ZSH/plugins/macports $fpath)
-autoload -U compinit
-compinit -i
diff --git a/plugins/npm/npm.plugin.zsh b/plugins/npm/npm.plugin.zsh
deleted file mode 100644
index 826f0f7b0..000000000
--- a/plugins/npm/npm.plugin.zsh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-# add npm completion function to path
-fpath=($ZSH/plugins/npm $fpath)
-autoload -U compinit
-compinit -i
diff --git a/plugins/pip/pip.plugin.zsh b/plugins/pip/pip.plugin.zsh
deleted file mode 100644
index bf9f23968..000000000
--- a/plugins/pip/pip.plugin.zsh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-# add brew completion function to path
-fpath=($ZSH/plugins/pip $fpath)
-autoload -U compinit
-compinit -i
diff --git a/plugins/redis-cli/redis-cli.plugin.zsh b/plugins/redis-cli/redis-cli.plugin.zsh
deleted file mode 100644
index af5a843c9..000000000
--- a/plugins/redis-cli/redis-cli.plugin.zsh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-# add redis completion function to path
-fpath=($ZSH/plugins/redis-cli $fpath)
-autoload -U compinit
-compinit -i
diff --git a/plugins/vagrant/vagrant.plugin.zsh b/plugins/vagrant/vagrant.plugin.zsh
deleted file mode 100644
index 5e9bcf10a..000000000
--- a/plugins/vagrant/vagrant.plugin.zsh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-fpath=($ZSH/plugins/vagrant $fpath)
-autoload -U compinit
-compinit -i