diff --git a/modules/emacs/dired/config.el b/modules/emacs/dired/config.el
index 66d8aac73..4b0c48eaa 100644
--- a/modules/emacs/dired/config.el
+++ b/modules/emacs/dired/config.el
@@ -71,15 +71,6 @@ Fixes #3939: unsortable dired entries on Windows."
   :hook (dired-mode . diredfl-mode))
 
 
-(use-package! diff-hl
-  :when (featurep! :ui vc-gutter)
-  :hook (dired-mode-hook . diff-hl-margin-local-mode)
-  :init
-  (unless (featurep! :ui vc-gutter +diff-hl)
-    (add-hook 'dired-mode-hook #'diff-hl-dired-mode-unless-remote)
-    (add-hook 'magit-post-refresh-hook #'diff-hl-magit-post-refresh)))
-
-
 (use-package! ranger
   :when (featurep! +ranger)
   :after dired
diff --git a/modules/emacs/dired/packages.el b/modules/emacs/dired/packages.el
index 96dc117e6..c98fd2b83 100644
--- a/modules/emacs/dired/packages.el
+++ b/modules/emacs/dired/packages.el
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
 (package! diredfl :pin "f9140b2c42151dca669003d685c9f079b2e3dc37")
 (package! dired-git-info :pin "9461476a28a5fec0784260f6e318237c662c3430")
-(package! diff-hl :pin "4a08b02afec1fc6b1e84de46cc34f75f6c9c3bcc")
 (package! dired-rsync :pin "7940d9154d0a908693999b0e1ea351a6d365c93d")
 (when (featurep! +ranger)
   (package! ranger :pin "2498519cb21dcd5791d240607a72a204d1761668"))
diff --git a/modules/ui/vc-gutter/config.el b/modules/ui/vc-gutter/config.el
index 988355573..953a5075c 100644
--- a/modules/ui/vc-gutter/config.el
+++ b/modules/ui/vc-gutter/config.el
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ is deferred until the file is saved. Respects `git-gutter:disabled-modes'."
   :when (featurep! +diff-hl)
   :hook (find-file    . diff-hl-mode)
   :hook (vc-dir-mode  . diff-hl-dir-mode)
+  :hook (dired-mode   . diff-hl-dired-mode)
   :hook (diff-hl-mode . diff-hl-flydiff-mode)
   :config
   (set-popup-rule! "^\\*diff-hl" :select nil :size '+popup-shrink-to-fit)