Execute (syntax/qf.vim handles unused customqf): if exists('*neomake#quickfix#FormatQuickfix') delfunction neomake#quickfix#FormatQuickfix delfunction neomake#quickfix#is_enabled endif call setloclist(0, [{ \ 'lnum': 1, \ 'text': 'E123 error nmcfg:{"name": "python", "short": "py"}', \}]) lopen lclose " Does not autoload files. Assert !exists('*neomake#quickfix#is_enabled')