diff --git a/modules/config/default/config.el b/modules/config/default/config.el
index 8857a43c3..60e54beec 100644
--- a/modules/config/default/config.el
+++ b/modules/config/default/config.el
@@ -276,9 +276,10 @@ or if the current buffer is read-only or not file-visiting."
         (sp-local-pair "f'''" "'''")
         (sp-local-pair "f'" "'"))
       ;; Original keybind interferes with smartparens rules
-      (define-key (or (bound-and-true-p python-base-mode-map)
-                      python-mode-map)
-                  (kbd "DEL") nil)
+      (after! python
+        (define-key (or (bound-and-true-p python-base-mode-map)
+                        python-mode-map)
+                    (kbd "DEL") nil))
       ;; Interferes with the def snippet in doom-snippets
       ;; TODO Fix this upstream, in doom-snippets, instead
       (setq sp-python-insert-colon-in-function-definitions nil))))