diff --git a/core/defuns/defuns-nlinum.el b/core/defuns/defuns-nlinum.el
index 28065ec67..33d8f5a63 100644
--- a/core/defuns/defuns-nlinum.el
+++ b/core/defuns/defuns-nlinum.el
@@ -11,50 +11,40 @@
 (defun doom|nlinum-enable (&rest _)
   (nlinum-mode +1)
   (add-hook 'post-command-hook 'doom|nlinum-hl-line nil t)
-  (doom|nlinum-unhl-line))
+  (doom--nlinum-unhl-line))
 
 ;;;###autoload
 (defun doom|nlinum-disable (&rest _)
   (nlinum-mode -1)
   (remove-hook 'post-command-hook 'doom|nlinum-hl-line t)
-  (doom|nlinum-unhl-line))
+  (doom--nlinum-unhl-line))
 
-;;;###autoload
-(defun doom|nlinum-unhl-line ()
+(defun doom--nlinum-unhl-line ()
   "Unhighlight line number"
   (when doom--hl-nlinum-overlay
     (let* ((disp (get-text-property
                   0 'display (overlay-get doom--hl-nlinum-overlay 'before-string)))
            (str (nth 1 disp)))
       (put-text-property 0 (length str) 'face 'linum str)
-      (setq doom--hl-nlinum-overlay nil
-            doom--hl-nlinum-line nil)
+      (setq doom--hl-nlinum-overlay nil)
       disp)))
 
 ;;;###autoload
-(defun doom|nlinum-hl-line (&optional line)
+(defun doom|nlinum-hl-line ()
   "Highlight line number"
-  (let ((line-no (or line (string-to-number (format-mode-line "%l")))))
-    (unless doom--hl-nlinum-line
-      (setq doom--hl-nlinum-line line-no))
-    (if (and nlinum-mode (or (not (= line-no doom--hl-nlinum-line))
-                             (memq this-command '(next-line previous-line
-                                                  evil-window-bottom evil-window-top
-                                                  evil-goto-line evil-goto-first-line))))
-        (let* ((pbol (line-beginning-position))
-               (peol (1+ pbol))
-               (max (point-max)))
-          ;; Handle EOF case
-          (when (>= peol max)
-            (setq peol max))
-          (jit-lock-fontify-now pbol peol)
-          (let ((ov (--first (overlay-get it 'nlinum) (overlays-in pbol peol))))
-            (when ov
-              (doom|nlinum-unhl-line)
-              (let ((str (nth 1 (get-text-property 0 'display (overlay-get ov 'before-string)))))
-                (put-text-property 0 (length str) 'face 'doom-nlinum-highlight str)
-                (setq doom--hl-nlinum-line line-no
-                      doom--hl-nlinum-overlay ov))))))))
+  (let* ((pbol (line-beginning-position))
+         (peol (1+ pbol))
+         (max (point-max)))
+    ;; Handle EOF case
+    (when (>= peol max)
+      (setq peol max))
+    (jit-lock-fontify-now pbol peol)
+    (let ((ov (--first (overlay-get it 'nlinum) (overlays-in pbol peol))))
+      (doom--nlinum-unhl-line)
+      (when ov
+        (let ((str (nth 1 (get-text-property 0 'display (overlay-get ov 'before-string)))))
+          (put-text-property 0 (length str) 'face 'doom-nlinum-highlight str)
+          (setq doom--hl-nlinum-overlay ov))))))
 
 (provide 'defuns-nlinum)
 ;;; defuns-nlinum.el ends here