diff --git a/init.example.el b/init.example.el
index e5d9ddc5f..aaae090b1 100644
--- a/init.example.el
+++ b/init.example.el
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
        :lang
       ;assembly          ; assembly for fun or debugging
       ;(cc +irony +rtags); C/C++/Obj-C madness
-      ;(clojure +joker)  ; java with a lisp
+      ;clojure           ; java with a lisp
       ;common-lisp       ; if you've seen one lisp, you've seen them all
       ;coq               ; proofs-as-programs
       ;crystal           ; ruby at the speed of c
diff --git a/modules/lang/clojure/+joker.el b/modules/lang/clojure/+joker.el
deleted file mode 100644
index cb0ac937e..000000000
--- a/modules/lang/clojure/+joker.el
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-;;; lang/clojure/+joker.el -*- lexical-binding: t; -*-
-
-(def-package! flycheck-joker
-  :after (flycheck clojure-mode))
diff --git a/modules/lang/clojure/config.el b/modules/lang/clojure/config.el
index 8a10c40a3..ad2a334ea 100644
--- a/modules/lang/clojure/config.el
+++ b/modules/lang/clojure/config.el
@@ -38,5 +38,6 @@
           :localleader
           :desc "Refactor hydra" :n "r" #'hydra-cljr-help-menu/body)))
 
-(when (and (featurep! +joker) (featurep! :feature syntax-checker))
-  (load! "+joker"))
+(when (featurep! :feature syntax-checker)
+  (def-package! flycheck-joker
+    :after (flycheck clojure-mode)))
diff --git a/modules/lang/clojure/packages.el b/modules/lang/clojure/packages.el
index 50bef036b..1f62de5fc 100644
--- a/modules/lang/clojure/packages.el
+++ b/modules/lang/clojure/packages.el
@@ -4,6 +4,5 @@
 (package! cider)
 (package! clj-refactor)
 
-(when (and (featurep! :feature syntax-checker)
-           (featurep! +joker))
+(when (featurep! :feature syntax-checker)
   (package! flycheck-joker))