diff --git a/modules/app/rss/config.el b/modules/app/rss/config.el
index 64a513fbc..343e74bd2 100644
--- a/modules/app/rss/config.el
+++ b/modules/app/rss/config.el
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@
   (make-directory elfeed-db-directory t)
 
   ;; Ensure elfeed buffers are treated as real
-  (cl-pushnew (lambda (buf) (string-match-p "^\\*elfeed" (buffer-name buf)))
-              doom-real-buffer-functions)
+  (push (lambda (buf) (string-match-p "^\\*elfeed" (buffer-name buf)))
+        doom-real-buffer-functions)
 
   ;; Enhance readability of a post
   (add-hook 'elfeed-show-mode-hook #'+rss|elfeed-wrap)
diff --git a/modules/feature/evil/config.el b/modules/feature/evil/config.el
index 907d47678..76025d596 100644
--- a/modules/feature/evil/config.el
+++ b/modules/feature/evil/config.el
@@ -209,13 +209,12 @@ across windows."
     (cons (format "(%s " (or (read-string "(") "")) ")"))
 
   ;; Add escaped-sequence support to embrace
-  (cl-pushnew (cons ?\\ (make-embrace-pair-struct
-                         :key ?\\
-                         :read-function #'+evil--embrace-escaped
-                         :left-regexp "\\[[{(]"
-                         :right-regexp "\\[]})]"))
-              (default-value 'embrace--pairs-list)
-              :key #'car)
+  (push (cons ?\\ (make-embrace-pair-struct
+                   :key ?\\
+                   :read-function #'+evil--embrace-escaped
+                   :left-regexp "\\[[{(]"
+                   :right-regexp "\\[]})]"))
+        (default-value 'embrace--pairs-list))
 
   ;; Add extra pairs
   (add-hook 'LaTeX-mode-hook #'embrace-LaTeX-mode-hook)
@@ -238,7 +237,7 @@ across windows."
   (add-hook 'doom-post-init-hook #'evil-escape-mode)
   :config
   ;; no `evil-escape' in minibuffer
-  (cl-pushnew #'minibufferp evil-escape-inhibit-functions :test #'eq)
+  (push #'minibufferp evil-escape-inhibit-functions)
   (map! :irvo "C-g" #'evil-escape))
 
 
diff --git a/modules/lang/swift/config.el b/modules/lang/swift/config.el
index 140dc926e..966c74f2e 100644
--- a/modules/lang/swift/config.el
+++ b/modules/lang/swift/config.el
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   (add-hook 'swift-mode-hook #'flycheck-mode)
   :config
   (set! :repl 'swift-mode #'swift-mode-run-repl) ; TODO test this
-  (cl-pushnew 'swift flycheck-checkers))
+  (push 'swift flycheck-checkers))
 
 
 (def-package! company-sourcekit
diff --git a/modules/org/org/config.el b/modules/org/org/config.el
index 46ae32b43..dcb041d27 100644
--- a/modules/org/org/config.el
+++ b/modules/org/org/config.el
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ between the two."
 (defun +org-hacks ()
   "Getting org to behave."
   ;; Don't open separate windows
-  (cl-pushnew '(file . find-file) org-link-frame-setup)
+  (push '(file . find-file) org-link-frame-setup)
 
   ;; Let OS decide what to do with files when opened
   (setq org-file-apps
diff --git a/modules/tools/electric-indent/config.el b/modules/tools/electric-indent/config.el
index 1a7bf5ade..809b07800 100644
--- a/modules/tools/electric-indent/config.el
+++ b/modules/tools/electric-indent/config.el
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
       (backward-word)
       (looking-at-p
        (concat "\\<" (regexp-opt doom-electric-indent-words))))))
-(cl-pushnew #'+electric-indent|char electric-indent-functions :test #'eq)
+(push #'+electric-indent|char electric-indent-functions)
 
 (def-setting! :electric (modes &rest plist)
   "Declare :words (list of strings) or :chars (lists of chars) in MODES that