diff --git a/core/core-editor.el b/core/core-editor.el
index 464913887..40775e60a 100644
--- a/core/core-editor.el
+++ b/core/core-editor.el
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ savehist file."
 
 (def-package! ws-butler
   ;; a less intrusive `delete-trailing-whitespaces' on save
-  :after-call (after-find-file) 
+  :after-call (after-find-file)
   :config
   (setq ws-butler-global-exempt-modes
         (append ws-butler-global-exempt-modes
diff --git a/modules/completion/company/config.el b/modules/completion/company/config.el
index 71a071cf4..cca1c43e9 100644
--- a/modules/completion/company/config.el
+++ b/modules/completion/company/config.el
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@
   :config
   (add-to-list 'company-frontends 'company-tng-frontend)
   (define-key! company-active-map
-    [return] nil
-    [tab]         #'company-select-next
-    [backtab]     #'company-select-previous))
+    [return]  nil
+    [tab]     #'company-select-next
+    [backtab] #'company-select-previous))
 
 
 ;;
diff --git a/modules/lang/common-lisp/config.el b/modules/lang/common-lisp/config.el
index ca93024bc..22551bba5 100644
--- a/modules/lang/common-lisp/config.el
+++ b/modules/lang/common-lisp/config.el
@@ -17,10 +17,9 @@
     :definition #'sly-edit-definition
     :documentation #'sly-describe-symbol)
 
-  (after! smartparens
-    (sp-with-modes '(sly-mrepl-mode)
-      (sp-local-pair "'" "'" :actions nil)
-      (sp-local-pair "`" "`" :actions nil)))
+  (sp-with-modes '(sly-mrepl-mode)
+    (sp-local-pair "'" "'" :actions :rem)
+    (sp-local-pair "`" "`" :actions :rem))
 
   ;;
   (defun +common-lisp|cleanup-sly-maybe ()
diff --git a/modules/lang/python/config.el b/modules/lang/python/config.el
index 14ee8fc82..d4c694611 100644
--- a/modules/lang/python/config.el
+++ b/modules/lang/python/config.el
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@
     :return "return" :yield "yield")
 
   (define-key python-mode-map (kbd "DEL") nil) ; interferes with smartparens
-  (sp-with-modes 'python-mode
-    (sp-local-pair "'" nil :unless '(sp-point-before-word-p
-                                     sp-point-after-word-p
-                                     sp-point-before-same-p)))
+  (sp-local-pair 'python-mode "'" nil
+                 :unless '(sp-point-before-word-p
+                           sp-point-after-word-p
+                           sp-point-before-same-p))
 
   (setq-hook! 'python-mode-hook tab-width python-indent-offset)