diff --git a/lua/core/default_config.lua b/lua/core/default_config.lua
index 43ece40..17444b0 100644
--- a/lua/core/default_config.lua
+++ b/lua/core/default_config.lua
@@ -23,11 +23,6 @@ M.plugins = {
   override = {},
   remove = {},
   user = {},
-  options = {
-    lspconfig = {
-      setup_lspconf = "", -- path of lspconfig file
-    },
-  },
 }
 
 -- check core.mappings for table structure
diff --git a/lua/plugins/configs/lspconfig.lua b/lua/plugins/configs/lspconfig.lua
index 6f7547b..ecb376a 100644
--- a/lua/plugins/configs/lspconfig.lua
+++ b/lua/plugins/configs/lspconfig.lua
@@ -6,10 +6,13 @@ end
 
 require("base46").load_highlight "lsp"
 require "nvchad_ui.lsp"
+require "plugins.configs.lsp_installer"
 
 local M = {}
 local utils = require "core.utils"
 
+-- export on_attach & capabilities for custom lspconfigs
+
 M.on_attach = function(client, bufnr)
   local vim_version = vim.version()
 
@@ -31,9 +34,9 @@ M.on_attach = function(client, bufnr)
   end
 end
 
-local capabilities = vim.lsp.protocol.make_client_capabilities()
+M.capabilities = vim.lsp.protocol.make_client_capabilities()
 
-capabilities.textDocument.completion.completionItem = {
+M.capabilities.textDocument.completion.completionItem = {
   documentationFormat = { "markdown", "plaintext" },
   snippetSupport = true,
   preselectSupport = true,
@@ -53,7 +56,7 @@ capabilities.textDocument.completion.completionItem = {
 
 lspconfig.sumneko_lua.setup {
   on_attach = M.on_attach,
-  capabilities = capabilities,
+  capabilities = M.capabilities,
 
   settings = {
     Lua = {
@@ -72,11 +75,4 @@ lspconfig.sumneko_lua.setup {
   },
 }
 
--- requires a file containing user's lspconfigs
-local addlsp_confs = utils.load_config().plugins.options.lspconfig.setup_lspconf
-
-if #addlsp_confs ~= 0 then
-  require(addlsp_confs).setup_lsp(M.on_attach, capabilities)
-end
-
 return M
diff --git a/lua/plugins/init.lua b/lua/plugins/init.lua
index 43636c1..f245359 100644
--- a/lua/plugins/init.lua
+++ b/lua/plugins/init.lua
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ local plugins = {
   -- lsp stuff
 
   ["williamboman/nvim-lsp-installer"] = {
-    opt = true,
     cmd = require("core.lazy_load").lsp_cmds,
     setup = function()
       require("core.lazy_load").on_file_open "nvim-lsp-installer"
@@ -94,7 +93,6 @@ local plugins = {
     after = "nvim-lsp-installer",
     module = "lspconfig",
     config = function()
-      require "plugins.configs.lsp_installer"
       require "plugins.configs.lspconfig"
     end,
   },