diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/coding.lua b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/coding.lua
index 3141bddb..8654edec 100644
--- a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/coding.lua
+++ b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/coding.lua
@@ -150,20 +150,19 @@ return {
     },
   },
 
-  -- disable old installations of mini.ai. Optional so it doesn't appear under disabled plugins
+  -- mini.ai has been moved from coding to extras.
+  -- if the config of the user contains mini.ai without the extra:
+  -- warn and disable
   {
     "echasnovski/mini.ai",
-    enabled = function()
+    enabled = function() -- the extra must override this function.
       vim.schedule(function()
         local Config = require("lazy.core.config")
         if Config.spec.disabled["mini.ai"] then
           require("lazy.core.util").warn(
-            [[ `mini.ai` has been moved to extras:
-The core config for nvim-treesitter now contains textobjects
-for `select`, `move` and `swap`.
-If you want to keep using mini.ai, you can add the mini-ai extra:
+            [[ `mini.ai` has been moved to **extras**.
+Please add the `mini.ai` **extra** to your config:
 `lazyvim.plugins.extras.coding.mini-ai`
-By doing so, your original mini.ai setup remains unchanged.
 ]],
             { title = "LazyVim" }
           )
@@ -171,6 +170,6 @@ By doing so, your original mini.ai setup remains unchanged.
       end)
       return false
     end,
-    optional = true,
+    optional = true, -- only warn if the config of the user contains mini.ai
   },
 }
diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/coding/mini-ai.lua b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/coding/mini-ai.lua
index 7d9856eb..2c43e831 100644
--- a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/coding/mini-ai.lua
+++ b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/coding/mini-ai.lua
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ local load_textobjects = false
 local function source_runtime_textobjects(ts_opts)
   -- PERF: no need to load the plugin, if we only need its queries for mini.ai
 
-  if ts_opts.textobjects then -- the user defines textobjects
+  if ts_opts.textobjects then -- the user defined textobjects
     for _, mod in ipairs({ "move", "select", "swap", "lsp_interop" }) do
       if ts_opts.textobjects[mod] and ts_opts.textobjects[mod].enable then
         local Loader = require("lazy.core.loader")
@@ -17,20 +17,15 @@ local function source_runtime_textobjects(ts_opts)
   end
 end
 
-local function spec_decorate_config_property()
-  -- avoid code duplication:
-  -- decorate config function defined in lazyvim.plugins.treesitter
+---@param treesitter_plugin LazyPlugin
+local function decorate_config_function(treesitter_plugin)
+  -- the config function is defined in lazyvim.plugins.treesitter
+  local config_to_decorate = treesitter_plugin.config
 
-  local Config = require("lazy.core.config")
-
-  ---@type LazyPlugin
-  local spec_treesitter = Config.spec.plugins["nvim-treesitter"]
-  local config_to_decorate = spec_treesitter.config
-  spec_treesitter.config = function(_, opts)
+  treesitter_plugin.config = function(_, opts)
     if config_to_decorate then
-      config_to_decorate(spec_treesitter, opts)
+      config_to_decorate(treesitter_plugin, opts)
     end
-
     if load_textobjects then
       source_runtime_textobjects(opts)
     end
@@ -40,8 +35,8 @@ end
 return {
   {
     "nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter",
-    init = function()
-      spec_decorate_config_property()
+    init = function(plugin)
+      decorate_config_function(plugin) -- avoiding code duplication
     end,
     dependencies = {
       {
@@ -66,7 +61,7 @@ return {
   -- Better text-objects
   {
     "echasnovski/mini.ai",
-    enabled = true,
+    enabled = true, -- overrides the function defined in lazyvim.plugins.coding
     -- keys = {
     --   { "a", mode = { "x", "o" } },
     --   { "i", mode = { "x", "o" } },