diff --git a/modules/tools/flycheck/autoload.el b/modules/tools/flycheck/autoload.el
index cc8167c4e..4f3ea2929 100644
--- a/modules/tools/flycheck/autoload.el
+++ b/modules/tools/flycheck/autoload.el
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ;;; tools/flycheck/autoload.el -*- lexical-binding: t; -*-
 
 ;;;###autoload
-(defun +flycheck|init-popups ()
+(defun +flycheck-init-popups-h ()
   "Activate `flycheck-posframe-mode' if available and in GUI Emacs.
 Activate `flycheck-popup-tip-mode' otherwise.
 Do nothing if `lsp-ui-mode' is active and `lsp-ui-sideline-enable' is non-nil."
diff --git a/modules/tools/flycheck/config.el b/modules/tools/flycheck/config.el
index 6fee6ed63..e96cd7dbc 100644
--- a/modules/tools/flycheck/config.el
+++ b/modules/tools/flycheck/config.el
@@ -9,34 +9,34 @@ errors.")
 ;;; Packages
 
 (def-package! flycheck
-  :commands (flycheck-list-errors flycheck-buffer)
-  :after-call (doom-switch-buffer-hook after-find-file)
+  :commands flycheck-list-errors flycheck-buffer
+  :after-call doom-switch-buffer-hook after-find-file
   :config
   ;; new-line checks are a mote excessive; idle checks are more than enough
-  (setq flycheck-check-syntax-automatically
-        (delq 'new-line flycheck-check-syntax-automatically))
+  (delq! 'new-line flycheck-check-syntax-automatically)
 
-  (defun +flycheck|buffer ()
-    "Flycheck buffer on ESC in normal mode."
-    (when flycheck-mode
-      (ignore-errors (flycheck-buffer))
-      nil))
-  (add-hook 'doom-escape-hook #'+flycheck|buffer 'append)
+  (add-hook 'doom-escape-hook
+    (defun +flycheck-buffer-h ()
+      "Flycheck buffer on ESC in normal mode."
+      (when flycheck-mode
+        (ignore-errors (flycheck-buffer))
+        nil))
+    'append)
 
-  (defun +flycheck|adjust-syntax-check-eagerness ()
-    "Check for errors less often when there aren't any.
+  (add-hook 'flycheck-after-syntax-check-hook
+    (defun +flycheck-adjust-syntax-check-eagerness-h ()
+      "Check for errors less often when there aren't any.
 Done to reduce the load flycheck imposes on the current buffer."
-    (if flycheck-current-errors
-        (kill-local-variable 'flycheck-idle-change-delay)
-      (setq-local flycheck-idle-change-delay +flycheck-lazy-idle-delay)))
-  (add-hook 'flycheck-after-syntax-check-hook #'+flycheck|adjust-syntax-check-eagerness)
+      (if flycheck-current-errors
+          (kill-local-variable 'flycheck-idle-change-delay)
+        (setq-local flycheck-idle-change-delay +flycheck-lazy-idle-delay))))
 
   (global-flycheck-mode +1))
 
 
 (def-package! flycheck-popup-tip
-  :commands (flycheck-popup-tip-show-popup flycheck-popup-tip-delete-popup)
-  :init (add-hook 'flycheck-mode-hook #'+flycheck|init-popups)
+  :commands flycheck-popup-tip-show-popup flycheck-popup-tip-delete-popup
+  :init (add-hook 'flycheck-mode-hook #'+flycheck-init-popups-h)
   :config
   (setq flycheck-popup-tip-error-prefix "✕ ")
   (after! evil
@@ -46,9 +46,10 @@ Done to reduce the load flycheck imposes on the current buffer."
 
 
 (def-package! flycheck-posframe
-  :when (and EMACS26+ (featurep! +childframe))
+  :when EMACS26+
+  :when (featurep! +childframe)
   :defer t
-  :init (add-hook 'flycheck-mode-hook #'+flycheck|init-popups)
+  :init (add-hook 'flycheck-mode-hook #'+flycheck-init-popups-h)
   :config
   (setq flycheck-posframe-warning-prefix "⚠ "
         flycheck-posframe-info-prefix "··· "