diff --git a/lua/mappings.lua b/lua/mappings.lua
index efed688..9a24979 100644
--- a/lua/mappings.lua
+++ b/lua/mappings.lua
@@ -8,6 +8,35 @@ vim.keymap.del("n", "<C-n>")
 vim.keymap.del("n", "<leader>rn")
 map("n", "<leader>rn", vim.lsp.buf.rename, { desc = "LSP Rename" })
 
+-- NvChad binds these to telescope, which is not installed (fzf-lua is the picker).
+-- Drop them all, then restore the ones fzf.lua does not already cover.
+for _, lhs in ipairs {
+  "<leader>ff",
+  "<leader>fw",
+  "<leader>fb",
+  "<leader>fh",
+  "<leader>fo",
+  "<leader>fz",
+  "<leader>ma",
+  "<leader>cm",
+  "<leader>gt",
+  "<leader>pt",
+} do
+  pcall(vim.keymap.del, "n", lhs)
+end
+
+local function fzf(picker)
+  return function()
+    require("fzf-lua")[picker]()
+  end
+end
+
+map("n", "<leader>fo", fzf "oldfiles", { desc = "Old files" })
+map("n", "<leader>fh", fzf "helptags", { desc = "Help tags" })
+map("n", "<leader>fz", fzf "blines", { desc = "Find in current buffer" })
+map("n", "<leader>ma", fzf "marks", { desc = "Marks" })
+map("n", "<leader>cm", fzf "git_commits", { desc = "Git commits" })
+
 map("n", ";", ":", { desc = "CMD enter command mode" })
 
 -- close current buffer
diff --git a/lua/plugins/fzf.lua b/lua/plugins/fzf.lua
index 12e6d47..0fab734 100644
--- a/lua/plugins/fzf.lua
+++ b/lua/plugins/fzf.lua
@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
 return {
+  -- shipped by NvChad; fzf-lua is the picker, and its telescope-based mappings
+  -- are replaced in lua/mappings.lua
+  {
+    "nvim-telescope/telescope.nvim",
+    enabled = false,
+  },
+
   {
     "ibhagwan/fzf-lua",
     dependencies = { "nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons" },