diff --git a/.config/nvim/lua/config.lua b/.config/nvim/lua/config.lua
index 0c41db4d..c581f95c 100644
--- a/.config/nvim/lua/config.lua
+++ b/.config/nvim/lua/config.lua
@@ -20,15 +20,3 @@ for setting, value in pairs(buffer_settings) do
     vim.o[setting] = value
     vim.bo[setting] = value
 end
-
-vim.api.nvim_exec([[
-    augroup python_format
-        autocmd!
-        autocmd BufWritePre *.py Black
-    augroup END
-
-    augroup fix_indent
-        autocmd!
-        autocmd BufWritePre * retab!
-    augroup END
-]], false)
diff --git a/.config/nvim/plugin/autocmds.vim b/.config/nvim/plugin/autocmds.vim
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..69192346
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.config/nvim/plugin/autocmds.vim
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+augroup formatting
+  autocmd!
+  autocmd BufWritePre * retab!
+  autocmd BufWritePre *.py Black
+augroup END