diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index be8d93a4f..2e4ff6efe 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@
         module-java         ; the poster child for carpal tunnel syndome
         module-js           ; all(hope(abandon(ye(who(enter(here))))))
         module-julia        ; MATLAB, but fast
+        module-latex        ; for writing papers in Emacs
         module-lisp         ; drowning in parentheses
         module-lua          ; one-based indices? one-based indices.
         module-org          ; for organized fearless leader
@@ -101,7 +102,7 @@
         extra-demo          ; allow me to demonstrate...
         extra-tags          ; if you liked it you should've generated a tag for it
         extra-tmux          ; closing the rift between GUI & terminal
-        extra-write         ; for writing papers and fiction in Emacs
+        extra-write         ; for writing fiction in Emacs
 
         ;; Customization
         my-bindings
diff --git a/modules/extra-write.el b/modules/extra-write.el
index 482ded837..ce6311e02 100644
--- a/modules/extra-write.el
+++ b/modules/extra-write.el
@@ -61,40 +61,5 @@ functionality with buffer-local ones, which can be buggy in a minor-mode."
               (visual-fill-column--adjust-window))))
       (apply fn window args))))
 
-(use-package reftex
-  :commands turn-on-reftex
-  :init
-  (setq reftex-plug-into-AUCTeX t
-        reftex-ref-style-default-list '("Cleveref" "Hyperref" "Fancyref")
-        reftex-default-bibliography
-        `(,(expand-file-name "phys.bib" write-mode-biblio-dir)))
-  (add-hook! (LaTeX-mode latex-mode) 'turn-on-reftex))
-
-(use-package helm-bibtex
-  :defer t
-  :init
-  (setq TeX-auto-save t
-        TeX-parse-self t
-        bibtex-dialect 'biblatex
-        bibtex-align-at-equal-sign t
-        bibtex-text-indentation 20)
-  (add-hook! bibtex-mode
-    (local-set-key (kbd "C-c \\") 'bibtex-fill-entry)
-    (setq fill-column 140))
-  (add-hook! (LaTeX-mode latex-mode) 'turn-on-auto-fill)
-
-  :config
-  (setq helm-bibtex-bibliography
-        `(,(expand-file-name "phys.bib" write-mode-biblio-dir))
-
-        helm-bibtex-library-path
-        `(,(expand-file-name "phys-pdf" write-mode-biblio-dir))
-
-        helm-bibtex-notes-path (expand-file-name "notes" write-mode-biblio-dir)
-        helm-bibtex-notes-extension ".org"
-
-        helm-bibtex-pdf-open-function
-        (lambda (fpath) (async-start-process "open-pdf" "/usr/bin/open" nil fpath))))
-
 (provide 'extra-write)
 ;;; extra-write.el ends here
diff --git a/modules/module-latex.el b/modules/module-latex.el
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3eeb09805
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/module-latex.el
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+;;; module-latex.el
+
+(defvar bibtex-dir "~/Dropbox/docs/biblio")
+
+(use-package reftex
+  :commands turn-on-reftex
+  :init
+  (setq reftex-plug-into-AUCTeX t
+        reftex-ref-style-default-list '("Cleveref" "Hyperref" "Fancyref")
+        reftex-default-bibliography
+        `(,(expand-file-name "phys.bib" bibtex-dir)))
+  (add-hook! (LaTeX-mode latex-mode) 'turn-on-reftex))
+
+(use-package helm-bibtex
+  :commands helm-bibtex
+  :init
+  (setq TeX-auto-save t
+        TeX-parse-self t
+        bibtex-dialect 'biblatex
+        bibtex-align-at-equal-sign t
+        bibtex-text-indentation 20)
+  (add-hook! bibtex-mode
+    (local-set-key (kbd "C-c \\") 'bibtex-fill-entry)
+    (setq fill-column 140))
+  (add-hook! (LaTeX-mode latex-mode) 'turn-on-auto-fill)
+
+  :config
+  (setq helm-bibtex-bibliography
+        (list (f-expand "phys.bib" bibtex-dir))
+
+        helm-bibtex-library-path
+        (list (f-expand "phys-pdf" bibtex-dir))
+
+        helm-bibtex-notes-path (f-expand "notes.org" bibtex-dir)
+
+        helm-bibtex-pdf-open-function
+        (lambda (fpath) (async-start-process "open-pdf" "/usr/bin/open" nil fpath))))
+
+(provide 'module-latex)
+;;; module-latex.el ends here