diff --git a/modules/tools/editorconfig/config.el b/modules/tools/editorconfig/config.el
index 5fb5bfa87..f98078c97 100644
--- a/modules/tools/editorconfig/config.el
+++ b/modules/tools/editorconfig/config.el
@@ -1,21 +1,5 @@
 ;;; tools/editorconfig/config.el -*- lexical-binding: t; -*-
 
-;; editorconfig cannot procure the correct settings for extension-less files.
-;; Executable scripts with a shebang line, for example. So why not use Emacs'
-;; major mode to drop editorconfig a hint? This is accomplished by temporarily
-;; appending an extension to `buffer-file-name' when we talk to editorconfig.
-(defvar +editorconfig-mode-alist
-  '((emacs-lisp-mode . "el")
-    (js2-mode        . "js")
-    (perl-mode       . "pl")
-    (php-mode        . "php")
-    (python-mode     . "py")
-    (ruby-mode       . "rb")
-    (sh-mode         . "sh"))
-  "An alist mapping major modes to extensions. Used by
-`doom--editorconfig-smart-detection-a' to give editorconfig filetype hints.")
-
-
 ;; Handles whitespace (tabs/spaces) settings externally. This way projects can
 ;; specify their own formatting rules.
 (use-package! editorconfig
@@ -30,20 +14,6 @@
   (add-to-list 'editorconfig-exclude-regexps
                "\\.\\(zip\\|\\(doc\\|xls\\|ppt\\)x\\)\\'")
 
-  (defadvice! +editorconfig--smart-detection-a (fn)
-    "Retrieve the properties for the current file. If it doesn't have an
-extension, try to guess one."
-    :around #'editorconfig-call-editorconfig-exec
-    (let ((buffer-file-name
-           (if (and (not (bound-and-true-p org-src-mode))
-                    (file-name-extension buffer-file-name))
-               buffer-file-name
-             (format "%s%s" (buffer-file-name (buffer-base-buffer))
-                     (if-let (ext (alist-get major-mode +editorconfig-mode-alist))
-                         (concat "." ext)
-                       "")))))
-      (funcall fn)))
-
   (add-hook! 'editorconfig-after-apply-functions
     (defun +editorconfig-disable-indent-detection-h (props)
       "Inhibit `dtrt-indent' if an explicit indent_style and indent_size is