diff --git a/modules/completion/selectrum/README.org b/modules/completion/selectrum/README.org
index 5bfae6993..eb641c518 100644
--- a/modules/completion/selectrum/README.org
+++ b/modules/completion/selectrum/README.org
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ TODO
 #+end_quote
 
 ** Module Flags
-+ ~+prescient~ Enables prescient filtering and sorting for Selectrum searches.
-+ ~+orderless~ Enables orderless filtering for Selectrum searches.
++ ~+prescient~ Enables prescient filtering and sorting for Selectrum searches
+  instead of orderless.
 
 ** Plugins
 [[https://github.com/raxod502/selectrum][selectrum]]
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ TODO
 [[https://github.com/oantolin/embark/][embark]]
 [[https://github.com/oantolin/embark/][embark-consult]]
 [[https://github.com/minad/marginalia][marginalia]]
-[[https://github.com/raxod502/prescient.el][prescient]]* (~+prescient~)
-[[https://github.com/oantolin/orderless][orderless]]* (~+orderless~)
+[[https://github.com/oantolin/orderless][orderless]] (unless ~+prescient~)
+[[https://github.com/raxod502/prescient.el][prescient]] (~+prescient~)
 [[https://github.com/minad/consult/][consult-flycheck]] (~:checkers syntax~)
 
 * Prerequisites
diff --git a/modules/completion/selectrum/config.el b/modules/completion/selectrum/config.el
index 3e7ec61b5..065711130 100644
--- a/modules/completion/selectrum/config.el
+++ b/modules/completion/selectrum/config.el
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   (setq selectrum-display-action nil
         selectrum-num-candidates-displayed 15
         selectrum-extend-current-candidate-highlight t)
-  (unless (featurep! +orderless)
+  (when (featurep! +prescient)
     (setq completion-styles '(substring partial-completion)))
   :config
   (setq selectrum-fix-vertical-window-height 17
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
     `(orderless-without-literal . ,(substring pattern 1))))
 
 (use-package! orderless
-  :when (featurep! +orderless)
+  :when (not (featurep! +prescient))
   :after selectrum
   :init
   (setq orderless-component-separator "[ &]"
diff --git a/modules/completion/selectrum/packages.el b/modules/completion/selectrum/packages.el
index aa525443e..fa16b4828 100644
--- a/modules/completion/selectrum/packages.el
+++ b/modules/completion/selectrum/packages.el
@@ -3,10 +3,8 @@
 
 (package! selectrum :pin "093f7e96a323179ee2a68a5a674e7fa2c5d721b8")
 
-(when (featurep! +prescient)
-  (package! selectrum-prescient :pin "ed2b762241bbea03e374dc9dcd4fbe207c6b2ea4"))
-
-(when (featurep! +orderless)
+(if (featurep! +prescient)
+    (package! selectrum-prescient :pin "ed2b762241bbea03e374dc9dcd4fbe207c6b2ea4")
   (package! orderless :pin "87ab7e47e343285f7afd42779c78551332b8fd84"))
 
 (package! consult :pin "e04a404c8d8ca137be2b3b7cf664a11712639c31")