diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index 5f2787de..aa7d6efd 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -181,6 +181,33 @@ Set to stable melpa.org if you want stable.")
   (setq package-native-compile (native-comp-available-p)))
 
 (package-initialize)
+
+;; When a package is installed the heavy lifting is done by
+;; `package-install-from-archive' and `package-unpack'.  The latter calls
+;; `package-activate-1', then compiles the package, and then calls
+;; `package--reload-previously-loaded' (or `package--load-files-for-activation'
+;; until Emacs-28).  However, `packgage-activate-1' also calls
+;; `package--reload-previously-loaded' (or `package--load-files-for-activation'
+;; until Emacs-28) and only after that adds the newly installed package's
+;; directory to `load-path'.  This however may be not sufficient when some
+;; files `require' files from the package.  Ensure such `require'd files are
+;; visible for the latter call, and allow the original `load-path' to be
+;; updated by the former (likely when loading package autoloads).
+(defun exordium--ensure-pkg-dir-in-load-path (pkg-desc &rest _ignore)
+  "Ensure PKG-DESC directory is in `load-path'."
+  (when-let* (((package-desc-p pkg-desc))
+              (pkg-dir (package-desc-dir pkg-desc)))
+    (unless (or (member (file-name-as-directory pkg-dir) load-path)
+                (member (directory-file-name pkg-dir) load-path))
+      (push pkg-dir load-path))))
+(cond
+ ((fboundp 'package--reload-previously-loaded) ;; Since Emacs-29
+  (advice-add 'package--reload-previously-loaded
+              :before #'exordium--ensure-pkg-dir-in-load-path))
+ ((fboundp 'package--load-files-for-activation) ;; Until Emacs-28
+  (advice-add 'package--load-files-for-activation
+              :before #'exordium--ensure-pkg-dir-in-load-path)))
+
 
 ;; Load the packages we need if they are not installed already
 (let ((package-pinned-packages (append
diff --git a/modules/init-lib.el b/modules/init-lib.el
index 874ccaf3..49a2cdc2 100644
--- a/modules/init-lib.el
+++ b/modules/init-lib.el
@@ -123,49 +123,8 @@ It makes buffer local variable with an extra back tick added."
                  ((version-list-< builtin-version archive-version)))
        (use-package-pin-package package ,archive)
        (condition-case-unless-debug err
-           (let* ((package-install-upgrade-built-in t)
-                  (transaction (package-compute-transaction
-                                (list pkg-desc)
-                                (package-desc-reqs pkg-desc)))
-                  (transaction-load-path (mapcar
-                                          (lambda (desc)
-                                            (expand-file-name
-                                             (package-desc-full-name desc)
-                                             package-user-dir))
-                                          transaction))
-                  (with-load-path
-                   (lambda (orig-fun &rest args)
-                     (let (new-load-path)
-                       ;; Ensure the newly installed package and its
-                       ;; dependencies are is in `load-path', when they are
-                       ;; reloaded.
-                       (let ((load-path (append transaction-load-path load-path)))
-                         (apply orig-fun args)
-                         (setq new-load-path load-path))
-                       ;; After reload, ensure all directories that were added
-                       ;; during reload are in the original `load-path'.
-                       (dolist (dir new-load-path)
-                         (unless (or (member dir transaction-load-path)
-                                     (member dir load-path))
-                           (push dir load-path)))))))
-             (unwind-protect
-                 (progn
-                   ;; `packgage-activate-1' calls
-                   ;; `package--reload-previously-loaded' and then adds the
-                   ;; newly installed package's directory to `load-path'. This
-                   ;; however may be not sufficient when some files `require'
-                   ;; files from the package.  Ensure such `require'd files are
-                   ;; visible for the latter call, and allow the original
-                   ;; `load-path' to be updated by the former (likely when
-                   ;; loading package autoloads).
-                   (advice-add 'package--reload-previously-loaded
-                               :around
-                               with-load-path)
-                   (package-download-transaction transaction)
-                   (package--quickstart-maybe-refresh)
-                   t)
-               (advice-remove 'package--reload-previously-loaded
-                              with-load-path)))
+           (let* ((package-install-upgrade-built-in t))
+             (package-install pkg-desc))
          (error
           (display-warning 'use-package
                            (format "Failed to force ELPA installation %s: %s"