diff --git a/local/bin/gpg b/local/bin/gpg
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..b7dfb29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/local/bin/gpg
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/usr/bin/gpg2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/notmuch-config b/notmuch-config
index d5e5444..5d0a987 100644
--- a/notmuch-config
+++ b/notmuch-config
@@ -86,13 +86,3 @@ exclude_tags=killed;deleted;spam;
 #
 [maildir]
 synchronize_flags=true
-
-# Cryptography related configuration
-#
-# The following option is supported here:
-#
-#	gpg_path
-#		binary name or full path to invoke gpg.
-#
-[crypto]
-gpg_path=gpg2