diff --git a/modules/completion/helm/autoload/evil.el b/modules/completion/helm/autoload/evil.el
index 486a1a396..da37452fc 100644
--- a/modules/completion/helm/autoload/evil.el
+++ b/modules/completion/helm/autoload/evil.el
@@ -4,12 +4,6 @@
 ;;
 ;; Project searching
 
-;;;###autoload (autoload '+helm:pt "completion/helm/autoload/evil" nil t)
-(evil-define-command +helm:pt (all-files-p query)
-  "Ex interface for `+helm/pt'"
-  (interactive "<!><a>")
-  (+helm/pt all-files-p query))
-
 ;;;###autoload (autoload '+helm:grep "completion/helm/autoload/evil" nil t)
 (evil-define-command +helm:grep (all-files-p query)
   "Ex interface for `+helm/grep'"
@@ -29,12 +23,6 @@
   (+helm/rg all-files-p query))
 
 
-;;;###autoload (autoload '+helm:pt-from-cwd "completion/helm/autoload/evil" nil t)
-(evil-define-command +helm:pt-from-cwd (query &optional recurse-p)
-  "Ex interface for `+helm/pt-from-cwd'."
-  (interactive "<a><!>")
-  (+helm/pt-from-cwd (not recurse-p) query))
-
 ;;;###autoload (autoload '+helm:grep-from-cwd "completion/helm/autoload/evil" nil t)
 (evil-define-command +helm:grep-from-cwd (query &optional recurse-p)
   "Ex interface for `+helm/grep-from-cwd'."
diff --git a/modules/completion/helm/autoload/helm.el b/modules/completion/helm/autoload/helm.el
index 4b73feaf3..c132b29a2 100644
--- a/modules/completion/helm/autoload/helm.el
+++ b/modules/completion/helm/autoload/helm.el
@@ -55,12 +55,6 @@ workspace."
         (when all-files-p "-z -uu")
         (unless recursive-p "--maxdepth 1")))
 
-(defun +helm-pt-search-args (all-files-p recursive-p)
-  (list "pt --nocolor --nogroup -e"
-        "-S"
-        (if all-files-p "-z -a")
-        (unless recursive-p "--depth 1")))
-
 ;;
 (defun +helm--grep-source ()
   (require 'helm-projectile)
@@ -133,7 +127,7 @@ order.
                      (and (or (executable-find "grep")
                               (executable-find "git"))
                           'grep)
-                     (user-error "No search engine specified (is ag, rg, pt or git installed?)")))
+                     (user-error "No search engine specified (is ag, rg, or git installed?)")))
          (query (or query
                     (when (use-region-p)
                       (let ((beg (or (bound-and-true-p evil-visual-beginning) (region-beginning)))
@@ -152,7 +146,6 @@ order.
           (pcase engine
             (`ag   (+helm-ag-search-args all-files recursive))
             (`rg   (+helm-rg-search-args all-files recursive))
-            (`pt   (+helm-pt-search-args all-files recursive))
             ('grep (+helm--grep-search directory query prompt all-files recursive)
                    (cl-return t))))
          (helm-ag-base-command (string-join command " ")))
@@ -208,8 +201,6 @@ ARG (universal argument), include all files, even hidden or compressed ones."
 ;;;###autoload (autoload '+helm/rg-from-cwd "completion/helm/autoload/helm" nil t)
 ;;;###autoload (autoload '+helm/ag "completion/helm/autoload/helm" nil t)
 ;;;###autoload (autoload '+helm/ag-from-cwd "completion/helm/autoload/helm" nil t)
-;;;###autoload (autoload '+helm/pt "completion/helm/autoload/helm" nil t)
-;;;###autoload (autoload '+helm/pt-from-cwd "completion/helm/autoload/helm" nil t)
 ;;;###autoload (autoload '+helm/grep "completion/helm/autoload/helm" nil t)
 ;;;###autoload (autoload '+helm/grep-from-cwd "completion/helm/autoload/helm" nil t)
 
diff --git a/modules/completion/helm/config.el b/modules/completion/helm/config.el
index ca4d26e52..b559b34d7 100644
--- a/modules/completion/helm/config.el
+++ b/modules/completion/helm/config.el
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ;;; completion/helm/config.el -*- lexical-binding: t; -*-
 
-(defvar +helm-project-search-engines '(rg ag pt)
+(defvar +helm-project-search-engines '(rg ag)
   "What search tools for `+helm/project-search' (and `+helm-file-search' when no
 ENGINE is specified) to try, and in what order.
 
diff --git a/modules/completion/ivy/README.org b/modules/completion/ivy/README.org
index 49f99e929..84c1afc9d 100644
--- a/modules/completion/ivy/README.org
+++ b/modules/completion/ivy/README.org
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 * Description
 This module provides Ivy integration for a variety of Emacs commands, as well as
-a unified interface for project search and replace, powered by ag, rg, pt,
+a unified interface for project search and replace, powered by ag, rg,
 git-grep & grep (whichever is available).
 
 #+begin_quote
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ This module optionally depends on one of:
 
 + [[https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep][ripgrep]] (rg)
 + [[https://github.com/ggreer/the_silver_searcher][the_silver_searcher]] (ag)
-+ [[https://github.com/monochromegane/the_platinum_searcher][the_platinum_searcher]] (pt)
 
 Ripgrep is recommended, but the order of its results aren't deterministic and it
 doesn't support full PCRE (at the time of writing). The_silver_searcher is a
@@ -114,7 +113,7 @@ https://assets.doomemacs.org/completion/ivy/projectile.png
 
 ** Project search & replace
 This module provides interactive text search and replace using the first search
-program available on your system (rg, ag, pt, git-grep or grep).
+program available on your system (rg, ag, git-grep or grep).
 
 | Keybind   | Description                     |
 |-----------+---------------------------------|
@@ -136,7 +135,6 @@ current directory (recursively), respectively:
 
 + ~+ivy/ag~ / ~+ivy/ag-from-cwd~
 + ~+ivy/rg~ / ~+ivy/rg-from-cwd~
-+ ~+ivy/pt~ / ~+ivy/pt-from-cwd~
 + ~+ivy/grep~ / ~+ivy/grep-from-cwd~
 
 The universal argument (=SPC u= for evil users; =C-u= otherwise) changes the
@@ -149,11 +147,9 @@ This module also provides Ex Commands for evil users:
 |-----------------------+------------------------------------------------|
 | ~:ag[!] [QUERY]~      | Search project w/ ag[fn:1]                     |
 | ~:rg[!] [QUERY]~      | Search project w/ rg[fn:1]                     |
-| ~:pt[!] [QUERY]~      | Search project w/ pt[fn:1]                     |
 | ~:grep[!] [QUERY]~    | Search project w/ git-grep/grep[fn:1]          |
 | ~:agcwd[!] [QUERY]~   | Search this directory w/ the_silver_searcher   |
 | ~:rgcwd[!] [QUERY]~   | Search this directory w/ ripgrep               |
-| ~:ptcwd[!] [QUERY]~   | Search this directory w/ the_platinum_searcher |
 | ~:grepcwd[!] [QUERY]~ | Search this directory w/ git-grep/grep         |
 
 The optional BANG functions is equivalent to the universal argument for the
diff --git a/modules/completion/ivy/autoload/evil.el b/modules/completion/ivy/autoload/evil.el
index e1aca9103..bb7906aab 100644
--- a/modules/completion/ivy/autoload/evil.el
+++ b/modules/completion/ivy/autoload/evil.el
@@ -17,12 +17,6 @@
 ;;
 ;; Project searching
 
-;;;###autoload (autoload '+ivy:pt "completion/ivy/autoload/evil" nil t)
-(evil-define-command +ivy:pt (all-files-p query)
-  "Ex interface for `+ivy/pt'"
-  (interactive "<!><a>")
-  (+ivy/pt all-files-p query))
-
 ;;;###autoload (autoload '+ivy:grep "completion/ivy/autoload/evil" nil t)
 (evil-define-command +ivy:grep (all-files-p query)
   "Ex interface for `+ivy/grep'"
@@ -42,12 +36,6 @@
   (+ivy/rg all-files-p query))
 
 
-;;;###autoload (autoload '+ivy:pt-from-cwd "completion/ivy/autoload/evil" nil t)
-(evil-define-command +ivy:pt-from-cwd (query &optional recurse-p)
-  "Ex interface for `+ivy/pt-from-cwd'."
-  (interactive "<a><!>")
-  (+ivy/pt-from-cwd (not recurse-p) query))
-
 ;;;###autoload (autoload '+ivy:grep-from-cwd "completion/ivy/autoload/evil" nil t)
 (evil-define-command +ivy:grep-from-cwd (query &optional recurse-p)
   "Ex interface for `+ivy/grep-from-cwd'."
diff --git a/modules/completion/ivy/autoload/ivy.el b/modules/completion/ivy/autoload/ivy.el
index 4a4b8aac8..63a232aa7 100644
--- a/modules/completion/ivy/autoload/ivy.el
+++ b/modules/completion/ivy/autoload/ivy.el
@@ -399,20 +399,13 @@ order.
                    (counsel-projectile-grep))
                (counsel-projectile-grep)))))
         (`ag
-         (let ((args (concat (if all-files " -a")
+         (let ((args (concat " -S" (if all-files " -a")
                              (unless recursive " --depth 1"))))
            (counsel-ag query directory args (format prompt args))))
         (`rg
-         (let ((args (concat (if all-files " -uu")
+         (let ((args (concat " -S" (if all-files " -uu")
                              (unless recursive " --maxdepth 1"))))
            (counsel-rg query directory args (format prompt args))))
-        (`pt
-         (let ((counsel-pt-base-command
-                (concat counsel-pt-base-command
-                        (if all-files " -U")
-                        (unless recursive " --depth=1")))
-               (default-directory directory))
-           (counsel-pt query)))
         (_ (error "No search engine specified"))))))
 
 (defun +ivy--get-command (format)
@@ -451,8 +444,6 @@ ARG (universal argument), include all files, even hidden or compressed ones."
 ;;;###autoload (autoload '+ivy/rg-from-cwd "completion/ivy/autoload/ivy" nil t)
 ;;;###autoload (autoload '+ivy/ag "completion/ivy/autoload/ivy" nil t)
 ;;;###autoload (autoload '+ivy/ag-from-cwd "completion/ivy/autoload/ivy" nil t)
-;;;###autoload (autoload '+ivy/pt "completion/ivy/autoload/ivy" nil t)
-;;;###autoload (autoload '+ivy/pt-from-cwd "completion/ivy/autoload/ivy" nil t)
 ;;;###autoload (autoload '+ivy/grep "completion/ivy/autoload/ivy" nil t)
 ;;;###autoload (autoload '+ivy/grep-from-cwd "completion/ivy/autoload/ivy" nil t)
 
diff --git a/modules/completion/ivy/config.el b/modules/completion/ivy/config.el
index f39009d9a..c763a76d1 100644
--- a/modules/completion/ivy/config.el
+++ b/modules/completion/ivy/config.el
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ When 'everything, also preview virtual buffers")
   "An alist of tags for `+ivy/tasks' to include in its search, whose CDR is the
 face to render it with.")
 
-(defvar +ivy-project-search-engines '(rg ag pt)
+(defvar +ivy-project-search-engines '(rg ag)
   "What search tools for `+ivy/project-search' (and `+ivy-file-search' when no
 ENGINE is specified) to try, and in what order.
 
@@ -230,11 +230,7 @@ evil-ex-specific constructs, so we disable it solely in evil-ex."
     (setq counsel-locate-cmd #'counsel-locate-cmd-mdfind))
   (setq counsel-find-file-ignore-regexp "\\(?:^[#.]\\)\\|\\(?:[#~]$\\)\\|\\(?:^Icon?\\)"
         counsel-describe-function-function #'helpful-callable
-        counsel-describe-variable-function #'helpful-variable
-        ;; Add smart-casing (-S) to default command arguments:
-        counsel-rg-base-command "rg -S --no-heading --line-number --color never %s ."
-        counsel-ag-base-command "ag -S --nocolor --nogroup %s"
-        counsel-pt-base-command "pt -S --nocolor --nogroup -e %s")
+        counsel-describe-variable-function #'helpful-variable)
 
   (add-to-list 'swiper-font-lock-exclude #'+doom-dashboard-mode nil #'eq)
 
@@ -273,7 +269,7 @@ evil-ex-specific constructs, so we disable it solely in evil-ex."
             (with-ivy-window (insert (format "[[%s]]" path)))) "insert org-link (abs. path)")))
 
   (ivy-add-actions
-   'counsel-ag ; also applies to `counsel-rg' & `counsel-pt'
+   'counsel-ag ; also applies to `counsel-rg'
    '(("O" +ivy-git-grep-other-window-action "open in other window"))))
 
 
diff --git a/modules/editor/evil/+commands.el b/modules/editor/evil/+commands.el
index de2058f01..8859ebac9 100644
--- a/modules/editor/evil/+commands.el
+++ b/modules/editor/evil/+commands.el
@@ -61,8 +61,6 @@
        (evil-ex-define-cmd "agc[wd]"   #'+ivy:ag-from-cwd)
        (evil-ex-define-cmd "rg"        #'+ivy:rg)
        (evil-ex-define-cmd "rgc[wd]"   #'+ivy:rg-from-cwd)
-       (evil-ex-define-cmd "pt"        #'+ivy:pt)
-       (evil-ex-define-cmd "ptc[wd]"   #'+ivy:pt-from-cwd)
        (evil-ex-define-cmd "grep"      #'+ivy:grep)
        (evil-ex-define-cmd "grepc[wd]" #'+ivy:grep-from-cwd)
        (evil-ex-define-cmd "sw[iper]"  #'+ivy:swiper)
@@ -73,8 +71,6 @@
        (evil-ex-define-cmd "agc[wd]"   #'+helm:ag-from-cwd)
        (evil-ex-define-cmd "rg"        #'+helm:rg)
        (evil-ex-define-cmd "rgc[wd]"   #'+helm:rg-from-cwd)
-       (evil-ex-define-cmd "pt"        #'+helm:pt)
-       (evil-ex-define-cmd "ptc[wd]"   #'+helm:pt-from-cwd)
        (evil-ex-define-cmd "grep"      #'+helm:grep)
        (evil-ex-define-cmd "grepc[wd]" #'+helm:grep-from-cwd)
        ;; (evil-ex-define-cmd "todo"     #'+helm:todo) TODO implement `+helm:todo'
diff --git a/modules/editor/evil/README.org b/modules/editor/evil/README.org
index 9832f20fb..a8209cb27 100644
--- a/modules/editor/evil/README.org
+++ b/modules/editor/evil/README.org
@@ -122,8 +122,6 @@ And these are text objects added by this module:
 | ~:mv[!] NEWPATH~      | Move the current file to NEWPATH                                                     |
 | ~:na[rrow]~           | Narrow the buffer to the selection                                                   |
 | ~:pad~                | Open a scratch pad for running code quickly                                          |
-| ~:pt[!]~              | Perform a project search with pt                                                     |
-| ~:ptcwd[!]~           | Perform a project search with pt from the current directory                          |
 | ~:ral[ign][!] REGEXP~ | Right-Align text that matches REGEXP. If BANG, align all matches on each line        |
 | ~:repl~               | Open a REPL and/or copy the current selection to it                                  |
 | ~:retab~              | Convert indentation to the default within the selection                              |