diff --git a/modules/ui/neotree/config.el b/modules/ui/neotree/config.el
index 6d140a672..a3c86353f 100644
--- a/modules/ui/neotree/config.el
+++ b/modules/ui/neotree/config.el
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
         neo-auto-indent-point nil
         neo-autorefresh nil
         neo-mode-line-type 'none
-        neo-window-width 24
+        neo-window-width 30
         neo-show-updir-line nil
         neo-theme 'icons
         neo-banner-message nil
diff --git a/modules/ui/popup/+hacks.el b/modules/ui/popup/+hacks.el
index 29ff92997..4cc8f9e3d 100644
--- a/modules/ui/popup/+hacks.el
+++ b/modules/ui/popup/+hacks.el
@@ -220,12 +220,6 @@ the command buffer."
       (select-window win))))
 
 
-;;;###package neotree
-(after! neotree
-  (advice-add #'neo-util--set-window-width :override #'ignore)
-  (advice-remove #'balance-windows #'ad-Advice-balance-windows))
-
-
 ;;;###package org
 (after! org
   ;; Org has a scorched-earth window management policy I'm not fond of. i.e. it