diff --git a/lua/nvim-tree/explorer/init.lua b/lua/nvim-tree/explorer/init.lua
index 1ab6b136bfe..08ee47c5dd6 100644
--- a/lua/nvim-tree/explorer/init.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree/explorer/init.lua
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ function Explorer:reload_explorer()
 end
 
 function Explorer:reload_git()
-  if not git.config.git or not git.config.git.enable or event_running then
+  if not config.g.git.enable or event_running then
     return
   end
   event_running = true
diff --git a/lua/nvim-tree/git/init.lua b/lua/nvim-tree/git/init.lua
index 84837287619..1078c2cd682 100644
--- a/lua/nvim-tree/git/init.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree/git/init.lua
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ local DirectoryNode = require("nvim-tree.node.directory")
 ---@alias nvim_tree.git.ProjectDirs table<"direct" | "indirect", nvim_tree.git.PathXYs>
 
 local M = {
-  config = {},
-
   ---all projects keyed by toplevel
   ---@type table<string, nvim_tree.git.Project>
   _projects_by_toplevel = {},