diff --git a/modules/lang/php/config.el b/modules/lang/php/config.el
index 6609f877d..216835eaa 100644
--- a/modules/lang/php/config.el
+++ b/modules/lang/php/config.el
@@ -73,15 +73,7 @@
   :init
   (add-to-list '+php--company-backends 'company-ac-php-backend nil #'eq)
   (add-hook 'php-mode-hook #'+php|init-ac-php-core-eldoc)
-  (setq ac-php-tags-path (concat doom-cache-dir "ac-php/"))
-  ;; loaded by `company-php'
-  (after! ac-php-core
-    (when (equal ac-php-ctags-executable
-                 (concat ac-php-root-directory "phpctags"))
-      ;; prioritize phpctags in PATH
-      (setq ac-php-ctags-executable
-            (or (executable-find "phpctags")
-                ac-php-ctags-executable)))))
+  (setq ac-php-tags-path (concat doom-cache-dir "ac-php/")))
 
 
 ;;