diff --git a/Cask b/Cask
index e2e7d843f..c3b16f21f 100644
--- a/Cask
+++ b/Cask
@@ -167,6 +167,9 @@
 (depends-on "anaconda-mode")
 (depends-on "nose")
 
+;; Ruby -- modules/module-regex.el
+(depends-on "pcre2el")
+
 ;; Ruby -- modules/module-ruby.el
 (depends-on "enh-ruby-mode")
 (depends-on "ruby-refactor")
diff --git a/modules/module-regex.el b/modules/module-regex.el
index 88a92704a..f5b32289a 100644
--- a/modules/module-regex.el
+++ b/modules/module-regex.el
@@ -3,11 +3,9 @@
 (use-package re-builder
   :commands (re-builder reb-mode-buffer-p)
   :config
-  (use-package pcre2el
-    :functions (rxt--re-builder-switch-pcre-mode)
-    :config
-    (setq reb-re-syntax 'pcre)
-    (bind! :map rxt-help-mode-map :n [escape] 'kill-buffer-and-window))
+  (require 'pcre2el)
+  (setq reb-re-syntax 'pcre)
+  (bind! :map rxt-help-mode-map :n [escape] 'kill-buffer-and-window)
 
   (add-hook! reb-mode 'narf|reb-cleanup)
   (evil-set-initial-state 'reb-mode 'insert)