diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/api.lua b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/api.lua
deleted file mode 100644
index f631192e..00000000
--- a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/api.lua
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
--- plugins that provide apis for other plugins
-return {
-  "nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons",
-  "nvim-lua/plenary.nvim",
-  "MunifTanjim/nui.nvim",
-}
diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/ui.lua b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/ui.lua
index 4108123f..54d74ed5 100644
--- a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/ui.lua
+++ b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/ui.lua
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ return {
         alpha.setup(dashboard.opts)
       end
 
+
       vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("User", {
         pattern = "LazyVimStarted",
         callback = function()
@@ -163,4 +164,10 @@ return {
       })
     end,
   },
+
+  -- icons
+  "nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons",
+
+  -- ui components
+  "MunifTanjim/nui.nvim",
 }
diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/util.lua b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/util.lua
index 81f50f0a..785cbb1a 100644
--- a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/util.lua
+++ b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/util.lua
@@ -8,4 +8,7 @@ return {
       vim.g.startuptime_tries = 10
     end,
   },
+
+  -- library used by other plugins
+  "nvim-lua/plenary.nvim",
 }