diff --git a/modules/ui/doom-modeline/config.el b/modules/ui/doom-modeline/config.el
index 086800c3d..b8fe7a2c4 100644
--- a/modules/ui/doom-modeline/config.el
+++ b/modules/ui/doom-modeline/config.el
@@ -33,33 +33,13 @@
   (add-hook 'doom-escape-hook #'anzu--reset-status t)
   (add-hook 'iedit-mode-end-hook #'anzu--reset-status))
 
+
 (def-package! evil-anzu
-  :requires evil
+  :defer t
   :init
   (add-transient-hook! #'evil-ex-start-search (require 'evil-anzu))
-  (add-transient-hook! #'evil-ex-start-word-search (require 'evil-anzu))
-  :config
-  (setq anzu-cons-mode-line-p nil
-        anzu-minimum-input-length 1
-        anzu-search-threshold 250)
+  (add-transient-hook! #'evil-ex-start-word-search (require 'evil-anzu)))
 
-  (defun +doom-modeline*fix-anzu-count (positions here)
-    (cl-loop for (start . end) in positions
-             collect t into before
-             when (and (>= here start) (<= here end))
-             return (length before)
-             finally return 0))
-  (advice-add #'anzu--where-is-here :override #'+doom-modeline*fix-anzu-count)
-
-  ;; Avoid anzu conflicts across buffers
-  (mapc #'make-variable-buffer-local
-        '(anzu--total-matched anzu--current-position anzu--state
-          anzu--cached-count anzu--cached-positions anzu--last-command
-          anzu--last-isearch-string anzu--overflow-p))
-  ;; Ensure anzu state is cleared when searches & iedit are done
-  (add-hook 'isearch-mode-end-hook #'anzu--reset-status t)
-  (add-hook 'doom-escape-hook #'anzu--reset-status t)
-  (add-hook 'iedit-mode-end-hook #'anzu--reset-status))
 
 ;; fish-style modeline
 (def-package! shrink-path