diff --git a/lua/mappings.lua b/lua/mappings.lua
index d7797562..f5cb5ea0 100644
--- a/lua/mappings.lua
+++ b/lua/mappings.lua
@@ -133,7 +133,8 @@ map("n", "<Leader>fh", [[<Cmd>Telescope help_tags<CR>]], opt)
 map("n", "<Leader>fo", [[<Cmd>Telescope oldfiles<CR>]], opt)
 
 -- bufferline tab stuff
-map("n", "<S-t>", ":enew<CR>", opt) -- new tab
+map("n", "<S-t>", ":enew<CR>", opt) -- new buffer
+map("n", "<C-t>b", ":tabnew<CR>", opt) -- new tab
 map("n", "<S-x>", ":bd!<CR>", opt) -- close tab
 
 -- move between tabs
diff --git a/lua/options.lua b/lua/options.lua
index 2210681e..81325510 100644
--- a/lua/options.lua
+++ b/lua/options.lua
@@ -59,16 +59,6 @@ g.loaded_spec = 0
 
 local M = {}
 
-function M.is_buffer_empty()
-    -- Check whether the current buffer is empty
-    return vim.fn.empty(vim.fn.expand("%:t")) == 1
-end
-
-function M.has_width_gt(cols)
-    -- Check if the windows width is greater than a given number of columns
-    return vim.fn.winwidth(0) / 2 > cols
-end
-
 -- file extension specific tabbing
 -- vim.cmd([[autocmd Filetype python setlocal expandtab tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4]])