diff --git a/core/autoload/ui.el b/core/autoload/ui.el
index 53ad06409..a9cc20766 100644
--- a/core/autoload/ui.el
+++ b/core/autoload/ui.el
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@ are open."
   (with-silent-modifications
     (ansi-color-apply-on-region compilation-filter-start (point))))
 
+;;;###autoload
+(defun doom|disable-show-paren-mode ()
+  "Turn off `show-paren-mode' buffer-locally."
+  (setq-local show-paren-mode nil))
+
 
 ;;
 ;; Commands
diff --git a/core/core-ui.el b/core/core-ui.el
index adfdc5d62..acdcda9e9 100644
--- a/core/core-ui.el
+++ b/core/core-ui.el
@@ -298,10 +298,6 @@ read-only or not file-visiting."
 (def-package! paren
   ;; highlight matching delimiters
   :after-call (after-find-file doom-switch-buffer-hook)
-  :init
-  (defun doom|disable-show-paren-mode ()
-    "Turn off `show-paren-mode' buffer-locally."
-    (set (make-local-variable 'show-paren-mode) nil))
   :config
   (setq show-paren-delay 0.1
         show-paren-highlight-openparen t