diff --git a/core/core-flycheck.el b/core/core-flycheck.el
index 73746cf4b..5c29a405b 100644
--- a/core/core-flycheck.el
+++ b/core/core-flycheck.el
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@
         flycheck-check-syntax-automatically '(save mode-enabled idle-change)
         flycheck-disabled-checkers '(emacs-lisp-checkdoc make))
   :config
-  (add-unreal-buffer! "^\\*Flycheck.*\\*$")
-
   (bind! :map flycheck-error-list-mode-map
          :n [escape] 'kill-this-buffer
          :n "q"      'kill-this-buffer)
diff --git a/core/core-helm.el b/core/core-helm.el
index b3ada0e4b..8f6d388aa 100644
--- a/core/core-helm.el
+++ b/core/core-helm.el
@@ -22,10 +22,7 @@
   :config
   (evil-set-initial-state 'helm-mode 'emacs)
 
-  (add-popwin-rule! "^\\*[Hh]elm.*?\\*\\'" :regexp t :position bottom :height 15)
-  (add-unreal-buffer! "^\\*[Hh]elm.*\\*$")
   (after! winner
-    ;; Tell winner-mode to ignore helm buffers
     (dolist (bufname '("*helm recentf*"
                        "*helm projectile*"
                        "*helm imenu*"
diff --git a/core/core-quickrun.el b/core/core-quickrun.el
index 1b3e0326d..a29fed07e 100644
--- a/core/core-quickrun.el
+++ b/core/core-quickrun.el
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@
              quickrun-replace-region
              helm-quickrun)
   :config
-  (add-popwin-rule! "*quickrun*" :position bottom :height 15)
-  (add-unreal-buffer! "\\`\\*quickrun\\*\\'")
   (add-to-list 'quickrun-file-alist '("\\.gvy$" . "groovy")))
 
 (provide 'core-quickrun)
diff --git a/modules/module-eshell.el b/modules/module-eshell.el
index aad4bb570..931bbe498 100644
--- a/modules/module-eshell.el
+++ b/modules/module-eshell.el
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@
   :defer t
   :init
   (evil-set-initial-state 'eshell-mode 'normal)
-  (add-popwin-rule! "*eshell*" :position left :width 80 :stick t :dedicated t)
-
   (setq eshell-directory-name (! (concat narf-temp-dir "eshell"))
         eshell-scroll-to-bottom-on-input 'all
         eshell-buffer-shorthand t