diff --git a/modules/lang/latex/config.el b/modules/lang/latex/config.el
index 8cc779e7a..407cc6f29 100644
--- a/modules/lang/latex/config.el
+++ b/modules/lang/latex/config.el
@@ -125,22 +125,25 @@ If no viewers are found, `latex-preview-pane' is used.")
   :hook (LaTeX-mode . cdlatex-mode)
   :config
   ;; Disabling keys that have overlapping functionality with other parts of Doom
-  ;; smartparens takes care of inserting closing delimiters
-  (define-key cdlatex-mode-map  "$" nil)
-  (define-key cdlatex-mode-map  "(" nil)
-  (define-key cdlatex-mode-map  "{" nil)
-  (define-key cdlatex-mode-map  "[" nil)
-  (define-key cdlatex-mode-map  "|" nil)
-  (define-key cdlatex-mode-map  "<" nil)
-  ;; TAB is used for cdlatex's snippets and navigation. But have yasnippet for that.
-  (when (featurep! :editor snippets)
-    (define-key cdlatex-mode-map  "\t" nil))
-
-  ;; AUCTeX takes care of auto-inserting {} on _^ if you want, with `TeX-electric-sub-and-superscript'
-  (define-key cdlatex-mode-map  "^" nil)
-  (define-key cdlatex-mode-map  "_" nil)
-  ;; AUCTeX already provides this with `LaTeX-insert-item'
-  (define-key cdlatex-mode-map  [(control return)] nil))
+  (map! :map cdlatex-mode-map
+        ;; smartparens takes care of inserting closing delimiters, and if you
+        ;; don't use smartparens you probably won't want these also.
+        :g  "$" nil
+        :g  "(" nil
+        :g  "{" nil
+        :g  "[" nil
+        :g  "|" nil
+        :g  "<" nil
+        ;; TAB is used for cdlatex's snippets and navigation. But have yasnippet
+        ;; for that.
+        (:when (featurep! :editor snippets)
+          :g "TAB" nil)
+        ;; AUCTeX takes care of auto-inserting {} on _^ if you want, with
+        ;; `TeX-electric-sub-and-superscript'
+        :g  "^" nil
+        :g  "_" nil
+        ;; AUCTeX already provides this with `LaTeX-insert-item'
+        :g  [(control return)] nil))
 
 
 ;; Nicely indent lines that have wrapped when visual line mode is activated