diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 86fd41f..bfbade7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,12 +5,6 @@ All notable changes to WuttJamaican will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
-## v0.28.4 (2026-01-03)
-
-### Fix
-
-- refactor InstallHandler slightly, for easier customization
-
 ## v0.28.3 (2026-01-03)
 
 ### Fix
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 7fc6e5f..be897e7 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "WuttJamaican"
-version = "0.28.4"
+version = "0.28.3"
 description = "Base package for Wutta Framework"
 readme = "README.md"
 authors = [{name = "Lance Edgar", email = "lance@wuttaproject.org"}]
diff --git a/src/wuttjamaican/install.py b/src/wuttjamaican/install.py
index 6627b81..44ee3ac 100644
--- a/src/wuttjamaican/install.py
+++ b/src/wuttjamaican/install.py
@@ -161,17 +161,6 @@ class InstallHandler(GenericHandler):
         any problem is found the installer should exit with code 2.
 
         This is normally called by :meth:`run()`.
-
-        The default logic here just calls :meth:`check_appdir()`.
-        """
-        self.check_appdir()
-
-    def check_appdir(self):
-        """
-        Check if the :term:`app dir` already exists; exit with code 2
-        if so.
-
-        This is normally called from :meth:`sanity_check()`.
         """
         # appdir must not yet exist
         appdir = os.path.join(sys.prefix, "app")
@@ -351,48 +340,19 @@ class InstallHandler(GenericHandler):
 
         File templates for this come from
         ``wuttjamaican:templates/install`` by default.
-
-        This method calls
-        :meth:`~wuttjamaican.app.AppHandler.make_appdir()` for the
-        basic structure and then :meth:`write_all_config_files()` for
-        the gory details.
         """
         # app handler makes appdir proper
         appdir = appdir or self.app.get_appdir()
         self.app.make_appdir(appdir)
 
         # but then we also generate some files...
-        self.write_all_config_files(appdir, context)
 
-        self.rprint(f"\n\tappdir created at:  [bold green]{appdir}[/bold green]")
-
-    def write_all_config_files(self, appdir, context):
-        """
-        This method should write all config files within the app dir.
-        It's called from :meth:`make_appdir()`.
-
-        Subclass can override this for specialized installers.
-
-        Note that the app dir may or may not be newly-created, when
-        this method is called.  Some installers may support a
-        "refresh" of the existing app dir.
-
-        Default logic (over)writes 3 files:
-
-        * ``wutta.conf``
-        * ``web.cof``
-        * ``upgrade.sh``
-        """
-        self.write_wutta_conf(appdir, context)
-        self.write_web_conf(appdir, context)
-        self.write_upgrade_sh(appdir, context)
-
-    def write_wutta_conf(self, appdir, context):
+        # wutta.conf
         self.make_config_file(
             "wutta.conf.mako", os.path.join(appdir, "wutta.conf"), **context
         )
 
-    def write_web_conf(self, appdir, context):
+        # web.conf
         web_context = dict(context)
         web_context.setdefault("beaker_key", context.get("pkg_name", "poser"))
         web_context.setdefault("beaker_secret", "TODO_YOU_SHOULD_CHANGE_THIS")
@@ -402,7 +362,7 @@ class InstallHandler(GenericHandler):
             "web.conf.mako", os.path.join(appdir, "web.conf"), **web_context
         )
 
-    def write_upgrade_sh(self, appdir, context):
+        # upgrade.sh
         template = self.templates.get_template("upgrade.sh.mako")
         output_path = os.path.join(appdir, "upgrade.sh")
         self.render_mako_template(template, context, output_path=output_path)
@@ -411,6 +371,8 @@ class InstallHandler(GenericHandler):
             stat.S_IRWXU | stat.S_IRGRP | stat.S_IXGRP | stat.S_IROTH | stat.S_IXOTH,
         )
 
+        self.rprint(f"\n\tappdir created at:  [bold green]{appdir}[/bold green]")
+
     def render_mako_template(
         self,
         template,