diff --git a/modules/completion/vertico/config.el b/modules/completion/vertico/config.el
index 86ff2b6fb3d..ddad6109217 100644
--- a/modules/completion/vertico/config.el
+++ b/modules/completion/vertico/config.el
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ overrides `completion-styles' during company completion sessions.")
 
   (map! :when (modulep! :editor evil +everywhere)
         :map vertico-map
+        "M-RET" #'vertico-exit-input
+        "C-SPC" #'+vertico/embark-preview
+        "C-j"   #'vertico-next
+        "C-M-j" #'vertico-next-group
+        "C-k"   #'vertico-previous
+        "C-M-k" #'vertico-previous-group
         "C-h" (cmds! (eq 'file (vertico--metadata-get 'category)) #'vertico-directory-up)
         "C-l" (cmds! (eq 'file (vertico--metadata-get 'category)) #'+vertico/enter-or-preview))
 
diff --git a/modules/config/default/+evil-bindings.el b/modules/config/default/+evil-bindings.el
index 0027b280ccd..5cd3be6591f 100644
--- a/modules/config/default/+evil-bindings.el
+++ b/modules/config/default/+evil-bindings.el
@@ -206,17 +206,7 @@
        (:after helm-occur :map helm-occur-map
         [C-return] #'helm-occur-run-goto-line-ow)
        (:after helm-grep :map helm-grep-map
-        [C-return] #'helm-grep-run-other-window-action))
-
-      (:when (modulep! :completion vertico)
-        (:after vertico
-         :map vertico-map
-         "M-RET" #'vertico-exit-input
-         "C-SPC" #'+vertico/embark-preview
-         "C-j"   #'vertico-next
-         "C-M-j" #'vertico-next-group
-         "C-k"   #'vertico-previous
-         "C-M-k" #'vertico-previous-group)))
+        [C-return] #'helm-grep-run-other-window-action)))
 
 
 ;;; :ui