diff --git a/vimrc b/vimrc
index 1caa278..dd871d2 100644
--- a/vimrc
+++ b/vimrc
@@ -27,28 +27,6 @@ if has("unix") || has("mac")
     let g:ale_sign_error = '●'
     let g:ale_sign_warning = '●'
     Plugin 'itchyny/lightline.vim'
-    let g:lightline = {
-        \ 'active': {
-        \   'left': [['mode', 'paste'], ['filename', 'modified']],
-        \   'right': [['lineinfo'],
-        \             ['percent'],
-        \             ['readonly', 'linter_warnings', 'linter_errors', 'linter_ok'],
-        \             ['fileformat'],
-        \             ['fileencoding']
-        \            ]
-        \ },
-        \ 'component_expand': {
-        \   'linter_warnings': 'LightlineLinterWarnings',
-        \   'linter_errors': 'LightlineLinterErrors',
-        \   'linter_ok': 'LightlineLinterOK',
-        \   'lineinfo': 'LineInfo'
-        \ },
-        \ 'component_type': {
-        \   'readonly': 'error',
-        \   'linter_warnings': 'warning',
-        \   'linter_errors': 'error'
-        \ },
-        \}
     if executable('ctags')
         Plugin 'ludovicchabant/vim-gutentags'
     endif
@@ -99,6 +77,8 @@ set modelines=1
 set history=200		" keep 200 lines of command line history
 set ruler		" show the cursor position all the time
 set showcmd		" display incomplete commands
+set laststatus=2
+set noshowmode
 set wildmenu		" display completion matches in a status line
 
 set ttimeout		" time out for key codes