diff --git a/.config/nvim/flake.nix b/.config/nvim/flake.nix
index 71c097a..2206ad7 100644
--- a/.config/nvim/flake.nix
+++ b/.config/nvim/flake.nix
@@ -65,9 +65,6 @@
 
           startupPlugins = {
             general = with pkgs.vimPlugins; [
-              lze
-              lzextras
-
               eyeliner-nvim
               fzf-lua
               ltex_extra-nvim
diff --git a/.config/nvim/init.lua b/.config/nvim/init.lua
index 72bd50d..2ed7ee5 100644
--- a/.config/nvim/init.lua
+++ b/.config/nvim/init.lua
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@ require("vim")
 require("ftdetect")
 require("keymaps")
 require("highlight")
-require("paq-setup") -- when not on nixCats
 require("diagnostic")
 
+require("paq-setup") -- when not on nixCats
+
 -- vim.opt.background = "dark"
 -- vim.opt.laststatus = 3
diff --git a/.config/nvim/lua/nixCatsUtils/lzUtils.lua b/.config/nvim/lua/nixCatsUtils/lzUtils.lua
deleted file mode 100644
index bf992f2..0000000
--- a/.config/nvim/lua/nixCatsUtils/lzUtils.lua
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
--- Source: https://github.com/BirdeeHub/nixCats-nvim/blob/main/templates/example/lua/nixCatsUtils/lzUtils.lua
---[[
-  This directory is the luaUtils template.
-  You can choose what things from it that you would like to use.
-  And then delete the rest.
-  Everything in this directory is optional.
---]]
-
-local M = {}
--- A nixCats specific lze handler that you can use to conditionally enable by category easier.
--- at the start of your config, register with
--- require('lze').register_handlers(require('nixCatsUtils.lzUtils').for_cat)
--- before any calls to require('lze').load using the handler have been made.
--- accepts:
--- for_cat = { "your" "cat" };
--- for_cat = { cat = { "your" "cat" }, default = bool }
--- for_cat = "your.cat";
--- for_cat = { cat = "your.cat", default = bool }
--- where default is an alternate value for when nixCats was NOT used to install the config
-M.for_cat = {
-  spec_field = "for_cat",
-  set_lazy = false,
-  modify = function(plugin)
-    if type(plugin.for_cat) == "table" and plugin.for_cat.cat ~= nil then
-      if vim.g[ [[nixCats-special-rtp-entry-nixCats]] ] ~= nil then
-        plugin.enabled = nixCats(plugin.for_cat.cat) or false
-      else
-        plugin.enabled = plugin.for_cat.default
-      end
-    else
-      plugin.enabled = nixCats(plugin.for_cat) or false
-    end
-    return plugin
-  end,
-}
-
-return M