diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index b21b5a0..478cc0e 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -579,6 +579,10 @@
           ;; recognize those too.
           (setq table-cell-horizontal-chars "-=:")))
 
+(use-package tex
+  :init (add-to-list 'major-mode-remap-alist '(latex-mode . LaTeX-mode))
+  :config (require 'db-latex))
+
 (use-package textile-mode
   :config (progn
             ;; Do not wrap lines automatically in textile mode, as text produced
@@ -2816,11 +2820,6 @@ eventuelly be set to nil, however)."
 
 ;; * Other Programming Modes
 
-(when (package-installed-p "auctex")
-  (when (boundp 'major-mode-remap-alist)
-    (add-to-list 'major-mode-remap-alist '(latex-mode . LaTeX-mode)))
-  (require 'db-latex))
-
 (use-package cperl-mode
   :ensure t
   :commands (cperl-mode)