diff --git a/modules/init-helm.el b/modules/init-helm.el
index 768d3b80..43005413 100644
--- a/modules/init-helm.el
+++ b/modules/init-helm.el
@@ -36,19 +36,16 @@
   (helm-split-window-default-side 'other)
 
   (helm-split-width-threshold
-   (when (eq exordium-split-window-preffered-direction
-             'longest)
+   (when (eq exordium-split-window-preffered-direction 'longest)
      split-width-threshold))
 
   (helm-split-window-state
-   (if (memq exordium-split-window-preffered-direction
-            '(horizontal longest-horizontal))
+   (if (eq exordium-split-window-preffered-direction 'horizontal)
        'horizontal
      'vertical))
 
   (helm-split-window-other-side-when-one-window
-   (if (memq exordium-split-window-preffered-direction
-             '(horizontal longest-horizontal))
+   (if (eq exordium-split-window-preffered-direction 'horizontal)
        'right
      'below))
 
diff --git a/modules/init-prefs.el b/modules/init-prefs.el
index c80916cb..84ca2f46 100644
--- a/modules/init-prefs.el
+++ b/modules/init-prefs.el
@@ -58,10 +58,6 @@ on the frame shape: in landscape orientation it will be like
 `horizontal', but in portrait it will be like `vertical'.
 Basically, the longest of the two dimension is split first.
 
-When set `longest-vertical' or `longest-horizontal' then Helm
-will use vertical/below or horizontal/right respectively for
-window splitting.
-
 If both `split-width-threshold' and `split-height-threshold'
 cannot be satisfied, it will fallback to split vertically."
   :group 'exordium
@@ -71,11 +67,7 @@ cannot be satisfied, it will fallback to split vertically."
           (const :tag "Try to split horizontally first"
                  horizontal)
           (const :tag "Try to split along the longest edge"
-                 longest)
-          (const :tag "Try to split along the longest edge or vertically in Helm"
-                 longest-vertical)
-          (const :tag "Try to split along the longest edge or horizontally in Helm"
-                 longest-horizontal)))
+                 longest)))
 
 (defcustom exordium-line-mode t
   "Whether the current line is highlighted or not."
diff --git a/modules/init-window-manager.el b/modules/init-window-manager.el
index ffdeae11..b7778a8d 100644
--- a/modules/init-window-manager.el
+++ b/modules/init-window-manager.el
@@ -34,11 +34,7 @@
 (use-package window
   :ensure nil
   :custom
-  (split-window-preferred-direction
-   (if (memq exordium-split-window-preffered-direction
-             '(longest longest-vertical longest-horizontal))
-       'longest
-     exordium-split-window-preffered-direction))
+  (split-window-preferred-direction exordium-split-window-preffered-direction)
   :functions (exordium--window-try-vertical-split
               exordium--window-try-horizontal-split
               exordium-split-window-sensibly)
@@ -61,8 +57,7 @@
       (let ((window (or window (selected-window))))
         (or (if (or
                  (eq exordium-split-window-preffered-direction 'horizontal)
-                 (and (memq exordium-split-window-preffered-direction
-                            '(longest longest-horizontal longest-vertical))
+                 (and (eq exordium-split-window-preffered-direction 'longest)
                       (> (frame-width) (frame-height))))
                 (or (exordium--window-try-horizontal-split window)
                     (exordium--window-try-vertical-split window))