diff --git a/core/autoload/text.el b/core/autoload/text.el
index 44e4d695d..4bb427160 100644
--- a/core/autoload/text.el
+++ b/core/autoload/text.el
@@ -143,6 +143,13 @@ line to beginning of line. Same as `evil-delete-back-to-indentation'."
     (unless empty-line-p
       (indent-according-to-mode))))
 
+;;;###autoload
+(defun doom/delete-backward-word (arg)
+  "Like `backward-kill-word', but doesn't affect the kill-ring."
+  (interactive "p")
+  (let (kill-ring)
+    (backward-kill-word arg)))
+
 ;;;###autoload
 (defun doom/dumb-indent ()
   "Inserts a tab character (or spaces x tab-width)."
diff --git a/modules/completion/ivy/config.el b/modules/completion/ivy/config.el
index e9ed06f73..b74623bdb 100644
--- a/modules/completion/ivy/config.el
+++ b/modules/completion/ivy/config.el
@@ -103,7 +103,9 @@ evil-ex-specific constructs, so we disable it solely in evil-ex."
     (let ((completion-in-region-function #'completion--in-region))
       (apply orig-fn args)))
 
-  (define-key ivy-minibuffer-map (kbd "C-c C-e") #'+ivy/woccur)
+  (define-key! ivy-minibuffer-map
+    "C-c C-e" #'+ivy/woccur
+    [remap doom/delete-backward-word] #'ivy-backward-kill-word)
 
   (ivy-mode +1)
 
diff --git a/modules/config/default/+evil-bindings.el b/modules/config/default/+evil-bindings.el
index c6ceb5988..368a300d2 100644
--- a/modules/config/default/+evil-bindings.el
+++ b/modules/config/default/+evil-bindings.el
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     "C-r"    #'evil-paste-from-register
     "C-u"    #'evil-delete-back-to-indentation
     "C-v"    #'yank
-    "C-w"    #'evil-delete-backward-word
+    "C-w"    #'doom/delete-backward-word
     "C-z"    (λ! (ignore-errors (call-interactively #'undo)))
     ;; Scrolling lines
     "C-j"    #'next-line