diff --git a/modules/email/mu4e/config.el b/modules/email/mu4e/config.el
index 17577014a..b05c00c38 100644
--- a/modules/email/mu4e/config.el
+++ b/modules/email/mu4e/config.el
@@ -97,14 +97,6 @@
   (when (fboundp 'imagemagick-register-types)
     (imagemagick-register-types))
 
-  (set-evil-initial-state!
-    '(mu4e-main-mode
-      mu4e-view-mode
-      mu4e-headers-mode
-      mu4e-compose-mode
-      mu4e~update-mail-mode)
-    'normal)
-
   (map! :localleader
         :map mu4e-compose-mode-map
         :desc "send and exit" "s" #'message-send-and-exit