diff --git a/lua/plugins/treesitter.lua b/lua/plugins/treesitter.lua
index 0385db8..94695d7 100644
--- a/lua/plugins/treesitter.lua
+++ b/lua/plugins/treesitter.lua
@@ -7,11 +7,6 @@ return {
     },
     config = function(_, opts)
       require("nvim-treesitter.configs").setup(opts)
-
-      -- enable MDX markdown
-      vim.filetype.add { extension = { mdx = "mdx" } }
-      local ft_to_parser = require("nvim-treesitter.parsers").filetype_to_parsername
-      ft_to_parser.mdx = "markdown"
     end,
     opts = {
       ensure_installed = {
@@ -92,4 +87,10 @@ return {
       },
     },
   },
+
+  {
+    "davidmh/mdx.nvim",
+    config = true,
+    dependencies = { "nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter" },
+  },
 }