diff --git a/modules/completion/vertico/autoload/vertico.el b/modules/completion/vertico/autoload/vertico.el
index 44c255483..51b52c4af 100644
--- a/modules/completion/vertico/autoload/vertico.el
+++ b/modules/completion/vertico/autoload/vertico.el
@@ -95,23 +95,6 @@ If ARG (universal argument), include all files, even hidden or compressed ones."
   (interactive)
   (consult-line (thing-at-point 'symbol)))
 
-;;;###autoload
-(defun +vertico/backward-updir ()
-  "Delete char before or go up directory for file cagetory vertico buffers."
-  (interactive)
-  (let ((metadata (completion-metadata (minibuffer-contents)
-                                       minibuffer-completion-table
-                                       minibuffer-completion-predicate)))
-    (if (and (eq (char-before) ?/)
-             (eq (completion-metadata-get metadata 'category) 'file))
-        (let ((new-path (minibuffer-contents)))
-          (delete-region (minibuffer-prompt-end) (point-max))
-          (insert (abbreviate-file-name
-                   (file-name-directory
-                    (directory-file-name
-                     (expand-file-name new-path))))))
-      (call-interactively 'backward-delete-char))))
-
 ;;;###autoload
 (defun +vertico-embark-target-package-fn ()
   "Targets Doom's package! statements and returns the package name"
diff --git a/modules/completion/vertico/config.el b/modules/completion/vertico/config.el
index 9769b34ca..2c89c25fa 100644
--- a/modules/completion/vertico/config.el
+++ b/modules/completion/vertico/config.el
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ overrides `completion-styles' during company completion sessions.")
   ;; Cleans up path when moving directories with shadowed paths syntax, e.g.
   ;; cleans ~/foo/bar/// to /, and ~/foo/bar/~/ to ~/.
   (add-hook 'rfn-eshadow-update-overlay-hook #'vertico-directory-tidy)
-  (map! :map vertico-map [backspace] #'+vertico/backward-updir))
+  (map! :map vertico-map [backspace] #'vertico-directory-delete-char))
 
 
 (use-package! orderless