diff --git a/core/core-editor.el b/core/core-editor.el
index 149caef78..23207de9f 100644
--- a/core/core-editor.el
+++ b/core/core-editor.el
@@ -134,9 +134,8 @@ savehist file."
         recentf-max-saved-items 300
         recentf-filename-handlers '(file-truename abbreviate-file-name)
         recentf-exclude
-        (list #'file-remote-p "\\.\\(?:gz\\|gif\\|svg\\|png\\|jpe?g\\)$"
-              "^/tmp/" "^/ssh:" "\\.?ido\\.last$" "\\.revive$" "/TAGS$"
-              "^/var/folders/.+$"
+        (list "\\.\\(?:gz\\|gif\\|svg\\|png\\|jpe?g\\)$" "^/tmp/" "^/ssh:"
+              "\\.?ido\\.last$" "\\.revive$" "/TAGS$" "^/var/folders/.+$"
               ;; ignore private DOOM temp files (but not all of them)
               (lambda (file) (file-in-directory-p file doom-local-dir))))
   (unless noninteractive