diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/editor.lua b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/editor.lua
index 18c88d06..c25537f4 100644
--- a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/editor.lua
+++ b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/editor.lua
@@ -46,15 +46,14 @@ return {
       vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("BufEnter", {
         group = vim.api.nvim_create_augroup("Neotree_start_directory", { clear = true }),
         desc = "Start Neo-tree with directory",
+        once = true,
         callback = function()
           if package.loaded["neo-tree"] then
-            vim.api.nvim_del_augroup_by_name("Neotree_start_directory")
             return
           else
             local stats = vim.uv.fs_stat(vim.fn.argv(0))
             if stats and stats.type == "directory" then
               require("neo-tree")
-              vim.api.nvim_del_augroup_by_name("Neotree_start_directory")
             end
           end
         end,