diff --git a/src/Context.cpp b/src/Context.cpp
index 7a2e21c8d..86b24bc52 100644
--- a/src/Context.cpp
+++ b/src/Context.cpp
@@ -221,12 +221,8 @@ int Context::initialize (int argc, const char** argv)
     // Initialize the database.
     tdb2.set_location (data_dir);
 
-/*
-    // Hook system init, plus post-start event occurring at the first possible
-    // moment after hook initialization.
+    // First opportunity to run a hook script.
     hooks.initialize ();
-    hooks.trigger ("on-launch");
-*/
   }
 
   catch (const std::string& message)
diff --git a/src/Hooks.cpp b/src/Hooks.cpp
index 0609b826e..7bf981439 100644
--- a/src/Hooks.cpp
+++ b/src/Hooks.cpp
@@ -40,5 +40,11 @@ Hooks::~Hooks ()
 {
 }
 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+void Hooks::initialize ()
+{
+  // TODO Scan <rc.data.location>/hooks
+}
+
 // TODO Time the hook runs.
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/src/Hooks.h b/src/Hooks.h
index 6103fffab..8ce5954a9 100644
--- a/src/Hooks.h
+++ b/src/Hooks.h
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ public:
   Hooks (const Hooks&);             // Deliberately unimplemented
   Hooks& operator= (const Hooks&);  // Deliberately unimplemented
 
+  void initialize ();
+
 private:
 };