diff --git a/modules/config/default/config.el b/modules/config/default/config.el
index 3ab8601cc..6abf44aa1 100644
--- a/modules/config/default/config.el
+++ b/modules/config/default/config.el
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@
         (sp-local-pair "(*" "*)" :actions nil)
         (sp-local-pair "(*" "*"
                        :actions '(insert)
-                       :post-handlers '(("| " "SPC") ("|\n[i]*)[d-2]" "RET")))))
+                       :post-handlers '(("| " "SPC") ("|[i]*)[d-2]" "RET")))))
 
     (after! smartparens-markdown
       (sp-with-modes '(markdown-mode gfm-mode)
diff --git a/modules/lang/ocaml/autoload.el b/modules/lang/ocaml/autoload.el
index 45a942d07..58de22d9c 100644
--- a/modules/lang/ocaml/autoload.el
+++ b/modules/lang/ocaml/autoload.el
@@ -5,5 +5,7 @@
   "Break line at point and indent, continuing comment if within one."
   (interactive)
   (comment-indent-new-line)
-  (when (and +ocaml-prefix-comments-with-asterisk (eq (char-before) ?*))
-    (just-one-space)))
+  (when (eq (char-before) ?*)
+    (just-one-space))
+  (unless (eq (char-after) 32)
+    (save-excursion (insert " "))))
diff --git a/modules/lang/ocaml/config.el b/modules/lang/ocaml/config.el
index 1ae00fcc5..a1d04715e 100644
--- a/modules/lang/ocaml/config.el
+++ b/modules/lang/ocaml/config.el
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 ;;; lang/ocaml/config.el -*- lexical-binding: t; -*-
 
-(defvar +ocaml-prefix-comments-with-asterisk t
-  "If non-nil, continue block comments with a leading asterisk.")
-
-
 ;;
 ;;; Packages