diff --git a/modules/lang/elixir/config.el b/modules/lang/elixir/config.el
index 5ce920e70..b12b3426c 100644
--- a/modules/lang/elixir/config.el
+++ b/modules/lang/elixir/config.el
@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@
 (def-package! elixir-mode
   :mode "\\.exs?$"
   :mode "\\.elixir2$"
+  :init
+  ;; sp's default elixir rules are obnoxious, so disable them
+  (provide 'smartparens-elixir)
   :config
-  ;; disable standard config; more disruptive than it needs to be
-  (map-delete sp-pairs 'elixir-mode)
-  ;; only complete the basics
+  ;; ...and only complete the basics
   (sp-with-modes 'elixir-mode
     (sp-local-pair "do" "end"
                    :when '(("RET" "<evil-ret>"))
diff --git a/modules/lang/latex/config.el b/modules/lang/latex/config.el
index 61b877c43..256723085 100644
--- a/modules/lang/latex/config.el
+++ b/modules/lang/latex/config.el
@@ -18,12 +18,8 @@
   "Sets the directory where AUCTeX will search for PDFs associated to BibTeX references."
   `(setq +latex-bibtex-dir ,dir))
 
-
-(after! smartparens-latex
-  (map-delete sp-pairs 'LaTeX-mode)
-  (map-delete sp-pairs 'latex-mode)
-  (map-delete sp-pairs 'tex-mode)
-  (map-delete sp-pairs 'plain-tex-mode))
+;; sp's default latex rules are obnoxious, so disable them
+(provide 'smartparens-latex)
 
 
 ;;
diff --git a/modules/lang/lua/config.el b/modules/lang/lua/config.el
index 7d0d206c8..9a2dece5a 100644
--- a/modules/lang/lua/config.el
+++ b/modules/lang/lua/config.el
@@ -3,14 +3,16 @@
 (def-package! lua-mode
   :mode "\\.lua$"
   :interpreter "lua"
+  :init
+  ;; sp's default lua rules are obnoxious, so disable them. Use snippets
+  ;; instead!
+  (provide 'smartparens-lua)
   :config
   (add-hook 'lua-mode-hook #'flycheck-mode)
 
   (set! :lookup 'lua-mode :documentation 'lua-search-documentation)
   (set! :electric 'lua-mode :words '("else" "end"))
   (set! :repl 'lua-mode #'+lua/repl)
-  ;; sp's lua-specific rules are obnoxious, so we disable them
-  (map-delete sp-pairs 'lua-mode)
 
   (def-menu! +lua/build-menu
     "Build/compilation commands for `lua-mode' buffers."