diff --git a/modules/ui/popup/+hacks.el b/modules/ui/popup/+hacks.el
index 499d3d84a..e69ba4ae5 100644
--- a/modules/ui/popup/+hacks.el
+++ b/modules/ui/popup/+hacks.el
@@ -282,16 +282,6 @@ instead of switch-to-buffer-*."
   (set-popup-rule! "\\(^\\*Contents\\|'s annots\\*$\\)" :ignore t))
 
 
-;; `treemacs'
-(after! treemacs
-  (set-popup-rule! "^ \\*Treemacs" :side 'left :size treemacs-width :quit nil :ttl 0)
-  (defun +popup*set-popup (&rest _)
-    "Create and setup a buffer for treemacs in the right position and size."
-    (pop-to-buffer (treemacs--get-framelocal-buffer))
-    (treemacs--forget-last-highlight))
-  (advice-add #'treemacs--setup-buffer :override #'+popup*set-popup))
-
-
 ;; `wgrep'
 (progn
   ;; close the popup after you're done with a wgrep buffer
diff --git a/modules/ui/treemacs/config.el b/modules/ui/treemacs/config.el
index 9f596546d..7e6f399e0 100644
--- a/modules/ui/treemacs/config.el
+++ b/modules/ui/treemacs/config.el
@@ -9,11 +9,17 @@
       treemacs-sorting 'alphabetic-desc
       treemacs-show-hidden-files t
       treemacs-goto-tag-strategy 'refetch-index
-      ;; for `treemacs-persistence'
+      treemacs-display-in-side-window t
       treemacs-persist-file (concat doom-cache-dir "treemacs-persist"))
 
 
 (after! treemacs
+  (set-popup-rule! "^ \\*Treemacs"
+    :side treemacs-position
+    :size treemacs-width
+    :quit nil
+    :ttl 0)
+
   (defvar +treemacs-use-git-mode
     (pcase (cons (not (null (executable-find "git")))
                  (not (null (executable-find "python3"))))