diff --git a/modules/editor/evil/config.el b/modules/editor/evil/config.el
index 6354dc605..34c1cc6ab 100644
--- a/modules/editor/evil/config.el
+++ b/modules/editor/evil/config.el
@@ -33,8 +33,7 @@ directives. By default, this only recognizes C directives.")
   :hook (doom-init-modules . evil-mode)
   :demand t
   :preface
-  (setq evil-want-visual-char-semi-exclusive t
-        evil-ex-search-vim-style-regexp t
+  (setq evil-ex-search-vim-style-regexp t
         evil-ex-visual-char-range t  ; column range for ex commands
         evil-mode-line-format 'nil
         ;; more vim-like behavior