diff --git a/modules/lang/latex/+ref.el b/modules/lang/latex/+ref.el
index 5acd2ddec..3338f5b0f 100644
--- a/modules/lang/latex/+ref.el
+++ b/modules/lang/latex/+ref.el
@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
 ;;; lang/latex/+ref.el -*- lexical-binding: t; -*-
 
-(when (stringp +latex-bibtex-file)
-  (setq bibtex-completion-bibliography (list (expand-file-name +latex-bibtex-file))
-        reftex-default-bibliography bibtex-completion-bibliography))
-
-
 (use-package! reftex
   :hook (LaTeX-mode . reftex-mode)
   :config