diff --git a/src/system.clj b/src/system.clj
index e317eea..b8cee5e 100644
--- a/src/system.clj
+++ b/src/system.clj
@@ -34,11 +34,6 @@
       (yaml/parse-stream datafile))
     (catch Exception e nil)))
 
-(defn system []
-  {:config nil
-   :state nil
-   :irc nil})
-
 (defn start [system]
   (let [config (load-config "config.yaml")
         state (atom (load-state (:data-file config)))
@@ -58,7 +53,7 @@
 (defn restart [system-var]
   (do
     (alter-var-root system-var stop)
-    (alter-var-root system-var (constantly system))
+    (alter-var-root system-var (constantly nil))
     (alter-var-root system-var start)))
 
 (defn -main [& args]