diff --git a/spacemacs/keybindings.el b/spacemacs/keybindings.el
index dc4131335..469aae934 100644
--- a/spacemacs/keybindings.el
+++ b/spacemacs/keybindings.el
@@ -216,8 +216,3 @@
   "ms"  'sp-forward-slurp-sexp
   "mta"  (lambda () (interactive) (ert t))
   "mtf" 'ert)
-;; rcirc ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-(eval-after-load "rcirc"
-  '(progn
-     (define-key rcirc-mode-map (kbd "C-j") 'rcirc-insert-prev-input)
-     (define-key rcirc-mode-map (kbd "C-k") 'rcirc-insert-next-input)))
diff --git a/spacemacs/packages.el b/spacemacs/packages.el
index dd42c644c..9346be06f 100644
--- a/spacemacs/packages.el
+++ b/spacemacs/packages.el
@@ -1379,7 +1379,9 @@ which require an initialization must be listed explicitly in the list."
       ;;          (concat spacemacs-extensions-directory "rcirc-reconnect/rcirc-reconnect.el"))
       ;; identify info are stored in a separate location, skip errors
       ;; if the feature cannot be found.
-      (require 'pinit-rcirc nil 'noerror))))
+      (require 'pinit-rcirc nil 'noerror)
+      (define-key rcirc-mode-map (kbd "C-j") 'rcirc-insert-prev-input)
+      (define-key rcirc-mode-map (kbd "C-k") 'rcirc-insert-next-input))))
 
 (defun spacemacs/init-recentf ()
   (use-package recentf