diff --git a/modules/email/mu4e/autoload/advice.el b/modules/email/mu4e/autoload/advice.el
index c053d83e7..29b24d502 100644
--- a/modules/email/mu4e/autoload/advice.el
+++ b/modules/email/mu4e/autoload/advice.el
@@ -1,37 +1,5 @@
 ;;; email/mu4e/autoload/advice.el -*- lexical-binding: t; -*-
 
-;;;###autoload
-(defun +mu4e~main-action-str-prettier-a (str &optional func-or-shortcut)
-  "Highlight the first occurrence of [.] in STR.
-If FUNC-OR-SHORTCUT is non-nil and if it is a function, call it
-when STR is clicked (using RET or mouse-2); if FUNC-OR-SHORTCUT is
-a string, execute the corresponding keyboard action when it is
-clicked."
-  (let ((newstr
-         (replace-regexp-in-string
-          "\\[\\(..?\\)\\]"
-          (lambda(m)
-            (format "%s"
-                    (propertize (match-string 1 m) 'face 'mu4e-highlight-face)))
-          (replace-regexp-in-string "\t\\*" (format "\t%s" +mu4e-main-bullet) str)))
-        (map (make-sparse-keymap))
-        (func (if (functionp func-or-shortcut)
-                  func-or-shortcut
-                (if (stringp func-or-shortcut)
-                    (lambda()(interactive)
-                      (execute-kbd-macro func-or-shortcut))))))
-    (define-key map [mouse-2] func)
-    (define-key map (kbd "RET") func)
-    (put-text-property 0 (length newstr) 'keymap map newstr)
-    (put-text-property (string-match "[A-Za-z].+$" newstr)
-                       (- (length newstr) 1) 'mouse-face 'highlight newstr)
-    newstr))
-
-;;;###autoload
-(defun +mu4e~main-keyval-str-prettier-a (str)
-  "Replace '*' with `+mu4e-main-bullet' in STR."
-  (replace-regexp-in-string "\t\\*" (format "\t%s" +mu4e-main-bullet) str))
-
 ;; Org msg LaTeX image scaling
 
 ;;;###autoload
diff --git a/modules/email/mu4e/config.el b/modules/email/mu4e/config.el
index e3b5c2d99..8ab1418ff 100644
--- a/modules/email/mu4e/config.el
+++ b/modules/email/mu4e/config.el
@@ -360,18 +360,6 @@ This should already be the case yet it does not always seem to be."
     :before #'mu4e-compose-resend
     (read-only-mode -1))
 
-  (defvar +mu4e-main-bullet "⚫"
-    "Prefix to use instead of \"	*\" in the mu4e main view.
-This is enacted by `+mu4e--main-action-str-prettier-a' and
-`+mu4e--main-keyval-str-prettier-a'.")
-
-  (advice-add #'mu4e--key-val :filter-return #'+mu4e--main-keyval-str-prettier-a)
-  (advice-add #'mu4e--main-action-str :override #'+mu4e--main-action-str-prettier-a)
-  (when (modulep! :editor evil)
-    ;; As +mu4e--main-action-str-prettier replaces [k]ey with key [q]uit should
-    ;; become quit
-    (setq evil-collection-mu4e-end-region-misc "quit"))
-
   ;; process lock control
   (when IS-WINDOWS
     (setq