diff --git a/modules/tools/pdf/autoload/pdf.el b/modules/tools/pdf/autoload/pdf.el
deleted file mode 100644
index 29818bc36..000000000
--- a/modules/tools/pdf/autoload/pdf.el
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-;;; tools/pdf/autoload/pdf.el -*- lexical-binding: t; -*-
-
-;;;###autoload
-(defun +pdf--supply-width-to-create-image-calls-a (orig-fn &rest args)
-  (cl-letf* ((old-create-image (symbol-function #'create-image))
-             ((symbol-function #'create-image)
-              (lambda (file-or-data &optional type data-p &rest props)
-                (apply old-create-image file-or-data type data-p
-                       :width (car (pdf-view-image-size))
-                       props))))
-    (apply orig-fn args)))
-
-;;;###autoload
-(defun +pdf--util-frame-scale-factor-a (orig-fn)
-  (if (and pdf-view-use-scaling
-           (memq (pdf-view-image-type) '(imagemagick image-io))
-           (fboundp 'frame-monitor-attributes))
-      (funcall orig-fn)
-    ;; Add special support for retina displays on MacOS
-    (if (and (eq (framep-on-display) 'ns)
-             EMACS27+)
-        2
-      1)))
-
-;;;###autoload
-(defun +pdf--view-use-scaling-p-a ()
-  "Returns t if on ns window-system on Emacs 27+."
-  (and (eq (framep-on-display) 'ns)
-       EMACS27+
-       pdf-view-use-scaling))
diff --git a/modules/tools/pdf/config.el b/modules/tools/pdf/config.el
index 0664dcab3..91adab6e9 100644
--- a/modules/tools/pdf/config.el
+++ b/modules/tools/pdf/config.el
@@ -39,20 +39,6 @@
              (pdf-view-goto-page page)
              (setq-local +pdf--page-restored-p t)))))
 
-  ;; Add retina support for MacOS users
-  (when IS-MAC
-    (advice-add #'pdf-util-frame-scale-factor :around #'+pdf--util-frame-scale-factor-a)
-    (advice-add #'pdf-view-use-scaling-p :before-until #'+pdf--view-use-scaling-p-a)
-    (defadvice! +pdf--supply-width-to-create-image-calls-a (orig-fn &rest args)
-      :around '(pdf-annot-show-annotation
-                pdf-isearch-hl-matches
-                pdf-view-display-region)
-      (letf! (defun create-image (file-or-data &optional type data-p &rest props)
-               (apply create-image file-or-data type data-p
-                      :width (car (pdf-view-image-size))
-                      props))
-        (apply orig-fn args))))
-
   ;; Handle PDF-tools related popups better
   (set-popup-rules!
     '(("^\\*Outline*" :side right :size 40 :select nil)
@@ -91,4 +77,39 @@
 
     ;; Sets up `pdf-tools-enable-minor-modes', `pdf-occur-global-minor-mode' and
     ;; `pdf-virtual-global-minor-mode'.
-    (pdf-tools-install-noverify)))
+    (pdf-tools-install-noverify))
+
+  ;; Add retina support for MacOS users
+  (eval-when! IS-MAC
+    (defvar +pdf--scaled-p nil)
+
+    (defadvice! +pdf--scale-up-on-retina-display-a (orig-fn &rest args)
+      "Scale up the PDF on retina displays."
+      :around #'pdf-util-frame-scale-factor
+      (cond ((not pdf-view-use-scaling) 1)
+            ((and (memq (pdf-view-image-type) '(imagemagick image-io))
+                  (fboundp 'frame-monitor-attributes))
+             (funcall orig-fn))
+            ;; Add special support for retina displays on MacOS
+            ((and (eq (framep-on-display) 'ns)
+                  (not +pdf--scaled-p)
+                  EMACS27+)
+             (setq-local +pdf--scaled-p t)
+             2)
+            (1)))
+
+    (defadvice! +pdf--use-scaling-on-ns-a ()
+      :before-until #'pdf-view-use-scaling-p
+      (and (eq (framep-on-display) 'ns)
+           EMACS27+
+           pdf-view-use-scaling))
+
+    (defadvice! +pdf--supply-width-to-create-image-calls-a (orig-fn &rest args)
+      :around '(pdf-annot-show-annotation
+                pdf-isearch-hl-matches
+                pdf-view-display-region)
+      (letf! (defun create-image (file-or-data &optional type data-p &rest props)
+               (apply create-image file-or-data type data-p
+                      :width (car (pdf-view-image-size))
+                      props))
+        (apply orig-fn args)))))