diff --git a/modules/feature/evil/packages.el b/modules/feature/evil/packages.el
index 20ee93058..1e04024de 100644
--- a/modules/feature/evil/packages.el
+++ b/modules/feature/evil/packages.el
@@ -1,17 +1,9 @@
 ;; -*- no-byte-compile: t; -*-
 ;;; feature/evil/packages.el
 
-;; `evil-collection' uses the `with-helm-buffer' macro, but this requires helm
-;; be loaded before it is byte-compiled during installation. To ensure this, we
-;; declare helm before evil-collection.
-(when (featurep! :completion helm)
-  (depends-on! :completion helm))
-
-;;
 (package! evil)
 (package! evil-args)
 (package! evil-commentary)
-(package! evil-collection)
 (package! evil-easymotion)
 (package! evil-embrace)
 (package! evil-escape)
@@ -27,3 +19,13 @@
 (package! evil-vimish-fold)
 (package! evil-visualstar)
 (package! exato)
+
+
+;;
+(when (featurep! +everywhere)
+  ;; `evil-collection-neotree' uses the `neotree-make-executor' macro, but this
+  ;; requires neotree be available during byte-compilation (while installing).
+  (when (featurep! :ui neotree)
+    (depends-on! :ui neotree))
+
+  (package! evil-collection))