diff --git a/settings/general-settings.el b/settings/general-settings.el
index b6b560ff..263fcfa5 100644
--- a/settings/general-settings.el
+++ b/settings/general-settings.el
@@ -219,11 +219,6 @@ with a drive letter and a colon.")
 
 (setq bookmark-default-file (concat user-cache-directory "bookmarks"))
 
-(use-package comint  ;; parent mode of many shell modes
-  :bind (:map comint-mode-map
-              ("<up>" . comint-previous-input)
-              ("<down>" . comint-next-input)))
-
 (use-package transient
   :load-path (lambda() (concat user-emacs-directory "lisp/transient"))
   :defer t
diff --git a/settings/shell-settings.el b/settings/shell-settings.el
index 08b40d46..2889c628 100644
--- a/settings/shell-settings.el
+++ b/settings/shell-settings.el
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 ;;; shell-settings.el --- Summary  -*- lexical-binding: t -*-
 ;;; Commentary:
 ;;; Code:
+(use-package comint  ;; parent mode of many shell modes
+  :bind (:map comint-mode-map
+              ("<up>" . comint-previous-input)
+              ("<down>" . comint-next-input)))
+
 (use-package sh-script
   :defer t
   :config