diff --git a/core/prelude-global-keybindings.el b/core/prelude-global-keybindings.el
index 3801933..396d5b9 100644
--- a/core/prelude-global-keybindings.el
+++ b/core/prelude-global-keybindings.el
@@ -76,9 +76,9 @@
 
 (define-key 'help-command (kbd "C-i") 'info-display-manual)
 
-;; a complement to the zap-to-char command, that doesn't eat up the target character
-(autoload 'zap-up-to-char "misc" "Kill up to, but not including ARGth occurrence of CHAR.")
-(global-set-key (kbd "M-Z") 'zap-up-to-char)
+;; replace zap-to-char functionaity with the more powerful zop-to-char
+(global-set-key (kbd "M-z") 'zop-to-char)
+(global-set-key (kbd "M-Z") 'zop-up-to-char)
 
 ;; kill lines backward
 (global-set-key (kbd "C-<backspace>") (lambda ()
diff --git a/core/prelude-packages.el b/core/prelude-packages.el
index ead95da..39873a5 100644
--- a/core/prelude-packages.el
+++ b/core/prelude-packages.el
@@ -71,7 +71,8 @@
     smartrep
     undo-tree
     volatile-highlights
-    zenburn-theme)
+    zenburn-theme
+    zop-to-char)
   "A list of packages to ensure are installed at launch.")
 
 (defun prelude-packages-installed-p ()